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csziggy

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13. Cruz is probably a lot like Ben Carson - can't be taught

Reply to EdwardBernays (Reply #3)

Sun Jan 17, 2016, 07:43 PM

Jan 2016

What he thinks he already knows.

In Cruz's case he may be listening to the voice of God and the messages in his head drown out everything else.

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Ted Cruz Does Not Understand What 'Carpet Bombing' Means [View all] Miles Archer Jan 2016 OP

He thinks it's his dog having diarrhea on the carpet. CanonRay Jan 2016 #1

That really made me lol,nt gwheezie Jan 2016 #2

It is as effective as stomping on the carpet to kill fleas. Downwinder Jan 2016 #4

Ha! Air burst. Eleanors38 Jan 2016 #12

I had a similar thought but yours is much better. Duty. kairos12 Jan 2016 #33

Which is odd EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #3

Why? tabasco Jan 2016 #7

The head of the CIA EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #8

Really? tabasco Jan 2016 #14

Well EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #20

Yes. THIS. Cruz understands the religious blood lust Hortensis Jan 2016 #25

Yep EdwardBernays Jan 2016 #26

Maybe brilliant is code for diabolical? kairos12 Jan 2016 #34

:) Or maybe the professor was warning Hortensis Jan 2016 #35

Cruz is probably a lot like Ben Carson - can't be taught csziggy Jan 2016 #13

He didn't even understand the main point of Green Eggs and Ham. tanyev Jan 2016 #5

There are many reasons to abhor the idea of... 3catwoman3 Jan 2016 #6

I always kind of scoffed laundry_queen Jan 2016 #10

Rude pundit nailed it ryan_cats Jan 2016 #16

Cruz is basically "Zed" from "Pulp Fiction." Miles Archer Jan 2016 #17

ugh laundry_queen Jan 2016 #18

Zed is pretty much the guy you described in the last sentence of your post... Miles Archer Jan 2016 #22

If Cruz ryan_cats Jan 2016 #24

Ah. laundry_queen Jan 2016 #28

Sounds spot on. nt laundry_queen Jan 2016 #19

Really. I have asked before that people not include LiberalElite Jan 2016 #21

How would he know, he's never wore a military uniform. Come to think about it B Calm Jan 2016 #9

Yes, he does. SEE: Swatting mosquitoes with baseball bat. nt Eleanors38 Jan 2016 #11

Unfortunately, Cruz is right and HuffPo author is wrong. We carpet-bombed the Iraqi stevenleser Jan 2016 #15

Thanks. Hortensis Jan 2016 #36

That's what my dog did before house training. MineralMan Jan 2016 #23

God, that face. Make it stop. Please. eom saltpoint Jan 2016 #27

easy way to teach him w0nderer Jan 2016 #29

Carpet bombing is considered a war crime as of the 1977 Protocol I of the Geneva Conventions..... steve2470 Jan 2016 #30

It depends. Carpet bombing troop concentrations is not a war crime stevenleser Jan 2016 #37

Should we be surprised? This has become the norm for the level mfcorey1 Jan 2016 #31

More fake tough-guy talk from a mewling child-man seeking to lead the Republicans Bucky Jan 2016 #32

He knows. He's just being dishonest. Eugene Jan 2016 #38