Peter King Boycotting GOP Fundraiser Headlined By Cruz

[DonViejo]

TOM KLUDT 2:11 PM EDT, TUESDAY MAY 28, 2013

Rep. Peter King (R-NY) will follow through on his vow to not help Republicans who voted against a Hurricane Sandy relief bill, telling BuzzFeed in a story published Tuesday that he's skipping a GOP fundraiser that will be headlined by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX).

As he has for the last several months, King rejected the idea of "acknowledging people who are voting against us in our hour of need." Cruz voted against a Sandy aid measure that passed the Senate in January and will headline a Wednesday fundraiser that will raise money for New York Republicans.

"Once I found it was him,” King told BuzzFeed. “I decided not to go. I don’t know if I would have gone or not because of scheduling things, but that made it easy once I found out it was Ted Cruz.”

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Jeb Bush Headlining Manhattan Fundraiser Next Month

HUNTER WALKER 1:01 PM EDT, TUESDAY MAY 28, 2013
Jeb Bush will headline the 51st Annual State Dinner of the New York State Conservative Party next month.

Christopher Ruddy, the CEO and founder of the conservative Newsmax Media Inc. will also be speaking at the dinner. According to an invitation posted on the New York State Conservative Party's website the event will take place june 25 at the Sheraton New York in Midtown Manhattan.

"Our theme this year is 'Defending Liberty,' and that’s important: Right now liberty is under attack in New York like never before," the invitation says. "Our special guests Jeb Bush and Christopher Ruddy are fighting for what’s right in the media and in politics and public policy."

Tickets to the dinner start at $500.

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[Beacool]

1. Good for King!!!

I don't agree with him on most things, but good for him to denounce the Baggers who voted against relief money for Sandy.

[CBHagman]

2. "Ted Cruz" and "Manhattan" just don't go together.

The phrase I'm searching for is "As welcome as Ian Paisley at the Knights of Columbus hall in 1988."

[Paladin]

3. Glad to hear it.

I think Peter King is an abrasive jerk---but Ted Cruz makes King look like Winston Churchill, by comparison. Anything that speeds up Cruz's toxic downhill slide is fine by me.....

[freshwest]

5. +1. Let's hope Carnival Cruz takes Jeb to down to infamy along with him.

[tridim]

4. So Dummy-brain is giving Poopy-head the silent treatment?

[Cha]

6. Looks like.. I am liking that Peter King is highlighting Cruz' refusal to give

aid to Sandy Storm Victims, though.

Hopefully, Texas will never be in a crisis like NJ, OK, NY, Joplin, or anyother Extreme Storm Ravaged State of our Union. Mr smug asshole would be on the begging end.

Actually Texas does need Fed Funds for West, Texas.. sorry, I do not know how that's working out.