Worms & Lightening Rods

[H2O Man]

"Not every man who throws worms in the water is a friend of the fish." -- Malcolm X


It's hard to find an official as repulsive as Ted Cruz, but stick with me here. Ronald Reagan's first Secretary of the Interior was James Watt. He was widely known as the most anti-environmental ever to hold that position. Although he would later deny saying it, Watt had been quoted as saying something along the lines of using up natural resources would bring about the return of Christ.

I remember watching this being reported on the news with my father. I said, "What a flaming asshole!" My father replied, "No, no. This is a tactic republicans use in a crunch. Watt is serving as a lightening rod, to keep people focusing on him, rather than more criminal things."

When Ted Cruz talks about his "one door" policy, he isn't serious. He's trying to distract the attention away from the discussion about if Amendment 2 is intended to protect the "rights" of shit-stains to commit mass-murder. He is dangling his schriveled penis like a worm, hoping to our attention on him. Cruz does not believe in the nonsense he utters.

As the Civil Rights saying from my youth noted, "Kepp your eyes on the prize."

[Saoirse9]

1. He's such a moron

I pay no attention to him. I do pay attention to the good people on our side who are not distracted by him.

I never consciously decided not to pay attention to him but he's so ridiculous and boring in his communication I just stopped ages ago.

Except when the Cruz family deserted their sweet little dog during a freeze and power outage. Abusing animals always gets my attention.

[H2O Man]

2. It is best

to not react to such bullshit, and simply re-direct the conversation. Quasi-human lightening rods are not worth trying to get the truth from. But they can be used to show others how they attempt to distract.

[Saoirse9]

3. Good point

Let him talk. Maybe smart people in our party can talk about how useful he is as a lightening rod.

[librechik]

4. thanks for the all-too-appropriate imagery there, H2O man

Cruz needs to put that dangler away before somebody bites it off.

[H2O Man]

5. Perhaps a fish

using it for tooth floss?

[Hekate]

6. Your father was a very wise man to see the misdirection for what it is

[H2O Man]

8. Thank you!

My father was raised in an extended family that was FDR Democrats. He loved politics, and from an early age learned that union workers should always vote for Democrats. I have letters he wrote as the union rep on the railroad, and they influenced my efforts as the county workers' union vp. His father wanted him to be a lawyer, but the law school he applied to said he needed to be a year older to get in, as he had graduated at an early age. So he started working on the railroad, and liked it enough that he didn't re-apply to pursue his education.

[spanone]

7. I remember Watt. Despicable critter.

'Keep your eye on the prize'

wise to remember.

K&R

[H2O Man]

9. Watt was a shithead.

Just a terrible human being.

[malaise]

10. K & R

Wise words

[H2O Man]

12. Thank you!

[Wounded Bear]

11. There's no "e" in lightning...and yes, the door thing is another distraction...

to get us debating/arguing about meaningless trivialities and not the real problem.

[H2O Man]

14. My father was one

of 14 siblings. They spelled our last name many different ways .... with or without an "a," one or two "l's," one or two "t's." It is mandatory for Irish to mis-spell words, even if they are speaking rather than writing. In fact, there can be two "e's" in the word in question, when speaking of fire flies ..... or, "enlightening bugs." (If I had a penny for every time a friend noted my spelling error, I'd be richer than Elon Muskette.)

Cruz gets tasked with being the lightning rod, because those who find him repulsive tend to react to his crap. He isn't worried about losing votes, because he knows his base hates him, too. The republican leadership -- if it can be called that -- did not want one of the jackasses from the House being the party's lead spokesperson, because they are at risk of losing support.

[MagickMuffin]

13. Unfortunately, he's my senator, but he loves to insert his wiggler wherever he Can'cun!

Both our senators suck, but Ted takes the lead. John waits in the shadows.

[H2O Man]

15. Yikes!

There appears to be a possibility -- even a likelihood -- that Texas will change. But that seems to be based on access to the polls.

I find Cruz more repulsive that MTG, because unlike her, he is intelligent. He knows what he says is wrong, just 100% wrong, but he delights in saying it. Greene is just stupid.