Ted Cruz blasts Obama team for failing to “connect the dots” before Garland attack

[TexasTowelie]

Source: Dallas Morning News

WASHINGTON – Sen. Ted Cruz accused the Obama administration Tuesday of bungling, asserting that federal officials should have intercepted the two men shot dead Sunday before they reached an anti-Muslim conference in Garland.

“Once again, as with Nidal Hasan and the Tsarnaev brothers, we have radical Islamic terrorists who this Administration knew about and yet failed to connect the dots and prevent this act of terrorism,” Cruz said.

He was referring to Hasan’s November 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood, and the Boston Marathon bombing, saying they reflect “the same evil” behind the attack in suburban Dallas. A Garland police officer shot dead the heavily armed attackers, Phoenix residents Elton Simpson and Nadir Soofi, before they could disrupt the gathering.

Federal homeland security officials had been tracking at least one of the men, and had warned local authorities before the conference to be on the lookout. At the White House on Tuesday, press secretary Josh Earnest called it a good example of federal-local coordination in the face of people seeking to commit acts of terrorism.

Read more: http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/05/ted-cruz-blasts-obama-team-for-failing-to-connect-the-dots-before-garland-attack.html/

[TheCowsCameHome]

1. With Ted Cruz, it's connect the (i)d(i)ot.

This guy is such a loser.

[WinkyDink]

2. September 11, 2001.

[murielm99]

3. Cruz does not know what he is talking about.

The local people did just fine. They did not need to have a bunch of Feds come in and tell them what to do. Cooperation is better.

It was a shameful incident, but what can anyone expect from a hate group and a pair of jihadists?

[3catwoman3]

13. "Cruz does not know what he is talking about."

That never seems to deter him.

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

4. Hey Ted, how does it feel knowing only morons support your candidacy?

[Fred Sanders]

6. Harvard and Princeton educated Ted pandering to the idiot crowd, it takes a lot of talent and zero morales.

[Thespian2]

5. Ted

is not smart enough to recognize his utter stupidity...

[OldRedneck]

7. When one group of idjit assholes . . .

. . . holds a public meeting to mock and attack another group of idjit assholes, don't be surprised when someone gets shot.

And don't be surprised when another idjit asshole tries to score political points off the whole stupid affair.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

8. I'm tellin' ya,...they're trolls....

They know their fan base is out their giggling and saying, "Oh yeah,...look at em, they're upset, that was a good un."

[truthisfreedom]

9. Sounds like team Obama connected the dots.

Ted's so full of shit I can smell it from here.

[okaawhatever]

19. Exactly. What part of "Dept of Homeland Security was watching at least one of them and warned

local officials to be on the lookout" is Obama not connecting the dots?

[Raine1967]

10. Ted Cruz is trolling America.

He sounds like every asshat in every comments section of every news story.

[George II]

11. BUT THE "ATTACK" NEVER TOOK PLACE!!!!

Does he realize that? The dumb fuck.

[Liberalagogo]

12. That's nice dear.

Here's some more crayons for you. Just try to stay in between the lines.

[allan01]

14. once again ted cruz winds up with foot in mouth illness

[Suji to Seoul]

15. Yet this asshole is electable, but Bernie Sanders is not, according to the media and people here

Amazing who is deemed electable and who is not.

[liberalgunwilltravel]

16. Jade Helm

Well Ted, the Feds did connect all the dots, that's what Jade Helm 15 was actually about, but you and your idiot Governor blew their cover, so what could they do?

[douggg]

17. Maybe Ted can explain the dots as Bush led America into 9-11

There must be a lot of dots he can look at.

[Cha]

18. cruz is like mittload.. blame everything on the President. That works for some people.

[BobTheSubgenius]

20. Does this loon think that the federal govt. has infinite resources,

and infinite manpower, so they can follow absolutely everyone that might possibly be a threat, one day? And, that they should know about every event, no matter how small and local, that might trigger a violent reaction?