Pic Of The Moment: Funny How That Works

[EarlG]

Full transcript: POLITICO's Glenn Thrush interviews Ted Cruz

Amid Winter Storms, Sens. Cruz, Cornyn Urge Biden to Approve Gov. Abbott's Request for Disaster Declaration

Texas Republicans mocked after begging Biden for help: 'Didn't Texas want to secede?'

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[mr_lebowski]

1. Older pics like that remind me ... the beard was actually a good idea

He does look just a tiny bit less dreadful with it vs. without it.

[magicarpet]

6. Unctuous, smarmy & slimy Ted Cruz,...

Somebody explained,... Ted Cruz looks like the type of guy,...

..... that would sell very dangerous fireworks out of the trunk of his car to little ones outside on recess break at an elementary school play ground.

[sandensea]

9. He also looks like what he is: a typical right-wing Latin American kleptocrat

The kind that wails about family values and "protecting your (white) family's savings from populists giving it all away to (brown) layabouts!" (a standard RW refrain south of the border)

And is later found to have stashed millions in Panama, Miami, or Luxembourg.

[dlk]

18. Perfect analogy!

He definitely doesn’t believe in democracy or the Constitution. And as he ages, he only looks creepier and slimier, more like who he really is.

[sandensea]

25. Thank you. Que sera, right?

People like Cruz, Rubio, and Ileana Ros are a problem because they they import the worst of Latin American politics: nepotism and corruption for me; but inquisition (or worse) for thee.

And they're very determined to impose these ways on the U.S body politic if they can. They see traditional U.S. politics as naive - almost gullible, and easy to manipulate with a little flag-waving.

Like Putin does.

[dlk]

30. Yes, connivers all

They manipulate our country’s deep seated streak of racism as a means to an end.

[ancianita]

45. Right!

You nailed them.

[marble falls]

36. While he looks exceptionally creepy, he'll never look as creepy as he really is.

[dlk]

42. Vile and disgusting...

[Journeyman]

13. I'm told he has all the personality and grace of . . .

a warm public toilet seat.

[erronis]

19. The beard? I thought he was wearing a merkin (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merkin)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merkin

[FM123]

2. says "rugged individualist" Ted Cruz

[wnylib]

37. The only thing rugged about Ted Cruz

is his brain. Very rocky terrain there

[AZ8theist]

41. "Rugged individualist" must be a euphemism for "spineless wormshit coward"....

just guessin'....

[Hotler]

3. Hey Ted, bootstraps aren't socialism. nt

[magicarpet]

4. Help me,... help me,... but when it comes to others, .... ook them.....

[mr_lebowski]

5. I'd tell 'em they can go rake their fucking forest if I were Joe

Probably best that I'm not Joe.

[nuxvomica]

7. Our rep, Stefanik is always calling Democrats socialists

So imagine my surprise when opening the local paper and seeing a front-page story on her crowing about bringing government funding for high-bandwidth wifi to the district.

[sandensea]

8. Soshilism for me - but not for thee

That's been the centerpiece of right-wing economic policy for decades.

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

10. Bet republicans never shared anything as a kids...nt

[quakerboy]

15. Bet they happily shared

Anything anyone else had, especially if they had the status to take it from them without consequences.

And squalled like Anything if anyone (other than a bigger bully) wanted anything of theirs.

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

16. Oh yea stole someone's cookies and then passed them out to their friends...nt

[NoMoreRepugs]

11. Hypocrite is a synonym for Republican.

[Pepsidog]

12. That's what I tell Trumpers, how socialism is all around us and, roads, schools, sewer, water etc.

[LymphocyteLover]

14. LMAO!!!

[Warren_Pointe]

17. Texas state socialism is a failure,

so now federal socialism has to make up for it. California and New York are full of communists, so they should pony-up.
How do they expect to afford secession?

[Mr. Ected]

20. I don't live in Texas and based on voting patterns I don't support over 50% of their population

Therefore, and applying their own standards, I shouldn't have to part with one red cent to benefit the State of Texas.

[Jetheels]

21. these rugged individualist/anti socialist bs congressmen and women

accept free gold star government health care for life.
That we’re all paying for.
And have jobs in a government they don’t even believe is necessary or that should exist.
Hypocritical much?

[moose65]

22. OK, this may not be popular around here, but here goes

I understand the sentiment here, I really do. But aren't we falling right into their trap when we say that things like this are somehow "socialist"? Shouldn't we try to push back against all those socialism claims?

Government using its money to help its citizens isn't socialism. Paying taxes isn't socialism. Fire departments and police aren't examples of socialism. Sidewalks and public parks aren't socialism. Even universal healthcare isn't socialism.

Socialism is a system whereby the government owns the means of production, and everyone is an employee of that government. As far as I know, there isn't a single Democratic politician who advocates for anything like that.

[wnylib]

38. You are right that those things

do not really fit a definition of socialism. But the Traitor Party calls ALL public services socialism in their push for privatization of those same public services. But their version of privatization is government contracts with private companies, making those companies government welfare recipientd, AKA corporate welfare. What they really want is to have the power and control of public services in the hands of conservative individuals and businesses and have the public pay them their salaries through tax supported contracts.

They are bottom feeding scum hoping that by calling us socialists, nobody will notice their own nursing at the government nipple (that we pay for).

[dalton99a]

23. Kick

[BobTheSubgenius]

24. It's incredible to me that mouthpieces like this rube have such little grasp on the subject.

You have to start with the undeniable premise that there is no purely capitalist society in the world. Not only that, there never has been one, and there never will be.

The very best people like him can reasonably expect to achieve is a mixed economy, leaning towards capitalism. EVERY country on earth has some amount of socialism in their makeup.

[Ferrets are Cool]

26. They don't consider it socialism unless it's liberals and or minorities receiving it.

You know, white privilege.

[kairos12]

27. No role for government Ted. Ayn Rand to the max.

[Volaris]

28. No. And welcome to Galts Gulch, motherfucker.

Begs the question of who would they beg help from if Texas HAD seceded from the Union, as some there have advocated for.

Hey Ted...Donald Trump is a 'billionaire', maybe go ask him for some scratch.

[Blue Owl]

29. That's a lot of snowflakes ya got there, Ted

[SWBTATTReg]

31. I love the reminder that they wanted TX to secede at one point and here they are, begging for help.

What hypocrites.

If I recall correctly, one of the northeastern states needed help too at one point (I can't recall what for), and they mocked that request for help, and they also mocked Puerto Rico (hurricane) when it asked for help. NY needed help too in the initial CV outbreak w/ breathing apparatus, for it's very sick CV patients, and of course we all saw the moronic PINO deny any help to NY because they hurt trump's feelings. trump should be charged w/ murder w/ regards to his ignorance of the CV epidemic. He's was more worried about his election chances than people getting sick from the CV.

Like they say, don't say anything until you walked in someone else's shoes for a while. Does one think that they will learn? No. Even when rump made an enemies list. Even when rump made a distinction of serving red states first, showering them w/ cash, fed. aid, etc. vs. blue states.

[orleans]

32. the next time they start singing their song of socialism or seceding we should shove this up their

ass

(lol. ran out of room on that top line)

[Vinca]

33. That's perfect, Earl. Last month Texas was wanting to secede, this month

they've got their hands out.

[Lock him up.]

34. Hey teddybaby: no conviction, no relief. How bow dat uh?

It's the tRump way. It's called quid pro quo...

[marble falls]

35. It will be even funnier when Ted gets to ponder 'socialism' in a jail cell.

[wnylib]

39. Sure would be a shame if

Cruz was in a car that careened off the road in the ice storm, to flip, roll, and crash into a deep ravine.

Or if the weight of ice caused a tree to crash onto the roof of the building he was in, crushing him beneath it.

If such a catastrophe happened, we could rescue him before he died of his injuries, but only if it we were sure that it was constitutional. I think we would need a Dem vote to impartially determine that.

[yuiyoshida]

40. Why would anyone listen to Ted Cruz

He tried to overthrow a US Election!

[Evolve Dammit]

43. In the top 10 of "most punchable faces" anywhere! Here's lookin' at you Teddy.

[Yavin4]

44. Shouldn't the invisible hand of the market clear away the snow? n/t