"The idea that these clowns are "bright stars" is laughable. They're wacko birds."

[babylonsister]

http://www.boomantribune.com/story/2013/5/30/15252/0428

You've Been Palinized

by BooMan
Thu May 30th, 2013 at 03:25:02 PM EST


Ted Cruz is a real comedian.

“If you sit back and you list who are the brightest stars in the Republican Party, who are the most effective advocates for free-market principles, you come up with names like Marco Rubio, like Mike Lee, like Rand Paul, like Pat Toomey, like Scott Walker,” Cruz said as a man in the audience at the New York State Republican Party dinner yelled his name.

“You have to go back to World War II to see such a transformation of the people leading the fight, leading the argument for conservative principles, being an entirely new generation of leaders stepping forward.” Cruz continued, describing the men who grew up while Reagan served in office. “In this new generation of leaders, you see the echoes of that same communication, that same love story of freedom, echoing we are right and all of us together are working to communicate that message.”

The idea that these clowns are "bright stars" is laughable. They're wacko birds. Pretty much everything that they think they know about Ronald Reagan is false. About the only thing they should be giving Reagan credit for is starting the process of the conservative takeover of the Republican Party. Reagan made Ted Cruz possible, but he had very little in common with him.

For starters, Reagan had a personality. When he stole little kids' lunch money, he had a smile on his face. He wasn't rude about it.

Mike Lee and Rand Paul are just aggressively stupid, and Ted Cruz specializes in weaponizing other people's stupid. The future of the GOP isn't bright; it's dismal. It's dismal because the party has been Palinized. And Cruz's "bright stars" are the proof of that.

[randome]

1. Rubio is another 'bright star'. No one is driving the GOP clown car.

It just keeps puttering on.

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2. The role of president was played by Ronald Reagan. Period.

If one thinks that Reagan was a great president - they need to thank the script writers.

All he did was learn the lines.

[eppur_se_muova]

4. Hence the title of this biography ...

http://www.amazon.com/President-Reagan-Lifetime-Lou-Cannon/dp/1891620916

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7. It makes perfect sense. eom

[OKNancy]

3. I keep hearing Cruz referred to as "smart"

or intelligent. He sure seems like a dumbass to me. I wonder if that Harvard education taught him to just be a sly liar and a demagogue.
Does he really believe what he says or is he just manipulating?

[eppur_se_muova]

5. "... a stupid person's idea of what a smart person sounds like."

OK, it was said in regards to Newt, but it sums up most of the Republican "Intelligentsia".
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=433x826856

[LeftInTX]

6. I'm pretty sure he's manipulating

Cruz caused Cornyn to make a sudden right turn. Cornyn was somewhat reasonable and suddenly he aligned with Rev. Hagee. Hagee is this televangelist - both Cornyn and Hagee live in San Antonio. Cornyn could have aligned with Hagee years ago if he wanted.

Cruz pushed Cornyn in this direction. Cornyn probably don't believe this crap and neither does Cruz.

[FSogol]

8. Remember when Bobby Jindal was a rising star in the GOP? Good times.