Ted Cruz pours sand from canister into bowl to represent portions of strawberries consumed by crew
Pictured above: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas)
The Texas senator isn't happy his citizenship eligibility for president is being questioned.
01/07/2016 10:15 pm ET | Updated 5 hours ago
WEBSTER CITY, Iowa -- Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) says he thinks John McCain questioning his citizenship is an indication that the political establishment is in "full panic mode," and that the Arizona Republican senator's real motivation is that he secretly supports Marco Rubio for the Republican nomination.
"I think there's no doubt that the Washington cartel is in full panic mode," Cruz said, responding to questions from reporters before a town hall in an airplane hangar in Webster City, Iowa. "Everybody knows John McCain is going to endorse Marco Rubio."
The Texas senator's comments came after McCain said it's "worth looking into" whether Cruz is eligible to be the Republican presidential nominee since he was born in Canada. In an interview with a Phoenix CBS affiliate on Wednesday, McCain said questions raised by GOP front-runner Donald Trump over Cruz's eligibility are plausible.
Cruz says he anticipates Rubio will get an endorsement from McCain, which is why McCain brought up his birthplace as a potential stumbling block. "Their foreign policies are almost identical. Their immigration policies are identical," Cruz continued. "So it's no surprise that people who are supporting other candidates in this race are going to jump on the silly attacks that occur as we get closer and closer to this election."
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...Captain Queeg's paranoid / schizophrenic persecution complex mentality. He's right, the crew is wrong, everyone is out to get him.
Just like Ted's description of what's going on in his own life.
...I don't believe Cruz is blind to the percentage of people who loathe him. I see it more as apathy on his part. He probably knows, and just doesn't care. It's like the scene with Chaz Palminteri in "A Bronx Tale," where Lillo Brancato asks him if he would rather be respected or feared. Palminteri chooses "feared." My guess is that in Ted Cruz's mind, he probably thinks that the number of people who are disgusted by him is clear proof that he's "doing something right," but I just think it's a matter of this guy being slime and a lot of people on both sides of the aisle can see it.
So yes, I agree with you 100%...Trump and McCain are out to get him. Many of my conservative friends like Cruz. I think we already know that neither Ben Carson nor Carly Fiorina are going to get the nomination. If Trump implodes, they will most likely back either Cruz or Rubio.
If I walked through life as a complete dick, I'd accept the fact that I had painted a bullseye on my own back. I don't think that's the case with Cruz, and I do believe he has a bit of "persecution complex" going on.
