WTF???? Ted Cruz Walks Out Of Nelson Mandela Memorial Service In Protest

[MADem]

131. I heard that the CODEL, which was mostly Dems, gave him some shit.

The CBC was well represented, I wouldn't be surprised if they let him know that they thought he was an ass.


Rep. Marcia Fudge, a Democrat from Warrensville Heights attended Nelson Mandela's memorial service today in South Africa as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus. (Sabrina Eaton, The Plain Dealer)

Fudge said she the other U.S. congress members who attended the ceremony -- mostly members of Congressional Black Caucus, which she chairs -- were seated in a loge out of the rain. South Africa's government gave her group good seats because of its longtime relationship with Mandela, said Fudge.

"For those who may not know, it was the CBC that put in place the legislation that put sanctions against South Africa to end apartheid, and that took Mandela off the terrorist list," Fudge said. "There was a close relationship between Mandela and the CBC."

Fudge said she was exhausted after boarding an Air Force plane on Monday with more than a dozen other members of Congress for the 19-hour flight. She expects to arrive back in Washington tomorrow night. She said the only U.S. Senator on the trip, Texas Republican Ted Cruz, sat with the CBC throughout the journey and "has been a part of the team."

"He is an interesting fellow," Fudge said of Cruz, a Tea Party favorite.

http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2013/12/rep_marcia_fudge_says_nelson_m.html


I love me some Marcia--if she's anything like me, with the right tone, "interesting fellow" can translate to mean "fucking asshole!"