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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe 10 best things about Ted Cruz running for president - Mark Morford
1: Cruz announced his candidacy at Liberty University, ranked by Forbes as the 636th best university in the nation (out of 650), and by U.S. News as No. 80 among Regional Universities (South). It apparently has the 141st best online bachelors program in the country. Liberty was founded by the late, greatly repellant charlatan, homophobe and vicious ogre of religion, Jerry Falwell, about whom the late, great Chris Hitchens one quipped, via savage obituary, there is no vileness that cannot be freely uttered by a man whose name is prefaced with the word Reverend. Hitchs scathing post-mortem on the disgusting Falwell bears a delightful re-read, if for no other reason than to acknowledge what sort of racist, anti-Semitic, misogynist horse of abject villainy Cruz is willing to hitch his dumbwagon to.
2: The only reason Cruz, a notoriously pretentious Harvard law jerk, was willing to hang out with such non-Ivy dimwits? Because Liberty made attendance to Cruz speech mandatory for all students, so it would appear to TV viewers that Cruz can actually draw a crowd (he cant). Quoteth the National Journal: They make you come. If you dont come, you get punished, said Ana Delgado, a [Liberty] sophomore, who said students face a $10 fine for not showing up at convocation. Delgado is undecided about who shell support in 2016, but she didnt like being forced to be part of Cruzs announcement. Let us all enjoy the savage irony of a presidential candidate talking up the virtues of freedom and liberty to an audience that enjoyed neither.
3: Cruz vehement refusal to accept the science of climate change which was enough to make Jerry Brown call him absolutely unfit for the presidency will bring out the worst in his own partys already fractured, combative extremism; his opponents will either have to sigh heavily and agree with Cruz radicalism, or play the moderate card and risk alienating the wrath of the dumbed-down base to which Cruz, like Sarah Palin before him, is shamelessly appealing. Either way, the debates should be a clown car of lowest common-denominator, anti-intellectual delight.
4: He makes for pitch perfect jokes: Ted Cruz wanting to be president is like Chuck E. Cheese wanting to win a James Beard Award. Ted Cruz wanting to be president is like Ebola wanting to be an Ebola vaccine. Ted Cruz wanting to be president is like a marshmallow peep wanting to win Best in Show. Just off the top of my head! See how easy? Can you think of some too?
2: The only reason Cruz, a notoriously pretentious Harvard law jerk, was willing to hang out with such non-Ivy dimwits? Because Liberty made attendance to Cruz speech mandatory for all students, so it would appear to TV viewers that Cruz can actually draw a crowd (he cant). Quoteth the National Journal: They make you come. If you dont come, you get punished, said Ana Delgado, a [Liberty] sophomore, who said students face a $10 fine for not showing up at convocation. Delgado is undecided about who shell support in 2016, but she didnt like being forced to be part of Cruzs announcement. Let us all enjoy the savage irony of a presidential candidate talking up the virtues of freedom and liberty to an audience that enjoyed neither.
3: Cruz vehement refusal to accept the science of climate change which was enough to make Jerry Brown call him absolutely unfit for the presidency will bring out the worst in his own partys already fractured, combative extremism; his opponents will either have to sigh heavily and agree with Cruz radicalism, or play the moderate card and risk alienating the wrath of the dumbed-down base to which Cruz, like Sarah Palin before him, is shamelessly appealing. Either way, the debates should be a clown car of lowest common-denominator, anti-intellectual delight.
4: He makes for pitch perfect jokes: Ted Cruz wanting to be president is like Chuck E. Cheese wanting to win a James Beard Award. Ted Cruz wanting to be president is like Ebola wanting to be an Ebola vaccine. Ted Cruz wanting to be president is like a marshmallow peep wanting to win Best in Show. Just off the top of my head! See how easy? Can you think of some too?
the rest: http://blog.sfgate.com/morford/2015/03/23/the-10-best-things-about-ted-cruz-running-for-president/
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The 10 best things about Ted Cruz running for president - Mark Morford (Original Post)
madokie
Mar 2015
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(7,830 posts)1. " like Chuck E. Cheese wanting to win a James Beard Award.”
He's very beatable! Fun article, truth, thanks for posting!