Cuccinelli shuns Cruz limelight

[onehandle]

Source: Politico



RICHMOND, Va.— That was awkward.

In the clearest sign yet of the potent effect of the government shutdown on the Virginia governor’s race, Republican Ken Cuccinelli avoided being photographed with Ted Cruz at a gala they headlined here Saturday night—even leaving before the Texas senator rose to speak.

Backstage, a source said, Cuccinelli urged Cruz to work with Democrats to end the federal shutdown. But he did not make that point, or even acknowledge Cruz, in short public comments to some 1,100 social conservatives.

Cruz has become the face of GOP intransigence, and the conservative attorney general’s effort to distance himself from congressional Republicans reflects how damaging Cuccinelli realizes a prolonged shutdown may be for his campaign.

For his part, Cruz heaped praise on his “friend” Cuccinelli and argued passionately in a 54-minute speech that their party can still win the messaging fight over the shutdown if the people just speak out loudly enough.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/10/cuccinelli-shuns-cruz-limelight-97888.html

[titaniumsalute]

1. I'm beginning to wonder if this is the end of Cruz

The shutdown is proving very unpopular with the US population. Cruz is the face of the shutdown. Numerous righties are already trying to reverse the effects. Cruz is keeping his head in the sand. We'll see.

[Jack Rabbit]

7. Nonsense.

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[cstanleytech]

14. True enough but the other thing is....people have short memories and Cruz doesnt have to worry

about being re-elected for years by which time this will have likely faded away if (as many of us suspect) it ends up blowing up in the republican parties faces so we will probably have to put up with him for awhile.

[tartan2]

2. This is very interesting because Cuccinelli is just as bat shit crazy as Cruz

but what I want to know is where in hell is Paulie Boy Ryan? Man he sure is keeping a low profile.

[Lobo27]

3. There is regular insane GoP cray cray and there is...

Ted Cruz crazy. Him and his father must be literally insane, i mean it, a psyche ward would be like wtf do we do with them.

[tofuandbeer]

4. Good point: behind the scenes the GOP is probably prepping someone to save the day,

maybe it's going to be that bastard (Ryan).

[cosmicone]

5. Different cave, different bat. n/t

[Rozlee]

6. Same shit.

[The Last Dem.]

8. Good one !

[Dawson Leery]

9. He was for the shutdown before he was against it, he was for Cruz before he was against him.

Flip flop Ken doll.

[OldRedneck]

10. A 54-minute speech?!?!?!?!?

Cruz spoke for 54 minutes??

No wonder Cooch left . . . probably caught himself dozing off.

[Nanjing to Seoul]

13. I cannot handle 54 seconds of Ted Talk.

54 minutes should be nothing short of a war crime for torture.

[DallasNE]

11. "Speak Out LOUDLY Enough"

That is what it is all about? Speak loudly enough to drown out the voices of reason. Sometimes the truth is painful when heard.

[Nanjing to Seoul]

12. For his part, Cruz heaped praise on his “friend” Cuccinelli and argued passionately in a 54-minute

speech that their party can still win the messaging fight over the shutdown if the people just speak out loudly enough.

Goebbels said the same thing: "If you tell a lie long enough, loud enough and to enough people, the lie becomes reality."

[cstanleytech]

15. What, you didnt get the memo that the P in GOP stands for Pinocchio? nt

[Kingofalldems]

16. Of course it's a trick, betcha he's a big fan of Cruz.

And atheist Ayn Rand for that matter.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

17. ever try to press the negative ends of a strong magnet together?

Newton's 4th law, the one covering quantum chromo-dynamic interaction of light and gravity, proves that putting La Cruz and El Cuchinelly in close proximity is likely to result in the atoms contained in each of their skulls reaching critical mass. The resulting explosion often mimics "spontaneous combustion" but for the fact that the collateral damage is far greater in this case. Low flying aircraft, nearby auto traffic, and underground water, gas and sewer lines have been damaged beyond repair in other cases.

[JimboBillyBubbaBob]

18. As a Virginian,

I see two Putzes in the same pod!

[DFW]

19. Like the broken clock that is nevertheless right twice a day

Even Kuchicrazy does something sensible every now and then. I'm still not impressed.

[Cha]

20. I can understand why.. doesn't want even less votes for being photoged

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with the asshole who shutdown the government. How many in Virginia are furloughed?

[KamaAina]

21. A LOT.

Not only in NoVa but in the Tidewater region as well (Navy).

[Cha]

22. I figured.. my first thought. thanks KamaAina