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Related: About this forumTed Cruz manages to get even MORE repulsive
He honors Mandela by leaving his service and thinks it's big of him to not endorse a nutjob. Why he's the worst
JOAN WALSH
OK, Sen. Ted Cruz showed me: I accused him of hypocrisy for his Nelson Mandela praise last week praise that horrified his racist wingnut Facebook fans and he followed up by attending Mandelas memorial service this week.
Thats nice. But far from getting into the What Would Mandela Do? spirit of the day, he made headlines by walking out on the speech by Cuban President Raúl Castro. President Obama, meanwhile, is being torched by the right for shaking Castros hand, and even seeming to bow to the Communist leader; cant some tall conservatives, at least, explain that what we saw was a tall man greeting someone shorter? Nah.
Of course, Cruz couldnt pull off his walkout with quiet dignity. ABC News broke the story, and its headline reads Cruz says he walked out of Mandela service when Raul Castro spoke. Get that? It appears Cruz wasnt spotted walking out, he announced it, with a hectoring statement from his spokeswoman to ABC: Sen. Cruz very much hopes that Castro learns the lessons of Nelson Mandela. For decades, Castro has wrongly imprisoned and tortured countless innocents. Just as Mandela was released after 27 years in prison, Castro should finally release his political prisoners. He should hold free elections, and once and for all, set the Cuban people free. I can very much promise you that Ted Cruz has not learned the lessons of Nelson Mandela.
Communist Cuba did indeed help the African National Congress and Mandela always expressed his gratitude. Castro had as much right as Obama to speak at the service. In fact, one lesson of Mandela applies to Cuba today: We should stop seeing the world in Cold War terms which is what led the U.S., particularly Ronald Reagan and the American right, to support Mandelas jailers and their apartheid rule and realize that we can do more to support democracy in Cuba by engaging with Castro than by walking out on him.
Also: Are we supposed to think its a big deal that Cruz wont endorse Steve Stockman against liberal Texas Sen. John Cornyn (he of the second most conservative voting record in the U.S. Senate, which is saying something). Because its not. As the senator has said many times, he will likely not get involved in any incumbent primaries, Cruzs communications director told Jonathan Martin. (Thats a promise he made to mend fences with his GOP colleagues after his government shutdown fiasco.)
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Ted Cruz manages to get even MORE repulsive (Original Post)
DonViejo
Dec 2013
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walkingman
(7,610 posts)1. As a Texan, I am repulsed by Sen. Ted Cruz
Once again I see my great state being represented by someone that doesn't seem to understand that he is representing the interests of Texans - not his spiteful or ideological ideas. How someone like this could get elected is beyond me. This is not an example of everyday Texans but rather the power structure that has become so public in the last 15 years. First with George W. Bush and then his successor Rick Perry.
Just shut up, please!!
JustAnotherGen
(31,819 posts)3. We don't blame you!
I won't hold Cruz against you - if you don't hold Christie against me!
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