Mysterious dude in Iowa is following Ted Cruz around and accusing him of liking Nickelback

[KamaAina]

http://m.mysanantonio.com/news/local/politics/article/A-mysterious-dude-in-Iowa-keeps-accusing-Ted-Cruz-6785507.php

Liking the rock band Nickelback is a pretty heinous accusation by most standards, but it takes on a new flavor when hurled at a presidential candidate.

Especially if that candidate is Ted Cruz.

A young male protester has continuously showed up to Cruz events during January in Iowa holding a sign declaring, "Ted Cruz Likes Nickelback."...

Tying Cruz to the Canadian band Nickelback — whose members grew up in Alberta, the same Canadian province where the Texas senator was born — has the double, but obscure, whammy of reminding primary voters of the questions raised by Trump while also implying that Cruz has terrible musical taste.

Troll level: Jedi. (h/t Will Pitt )

[Lizzie Poppet]

1. What a horrible thing to say...

...about Nickelback.

[randys1]

2. Brilliant, actually. Draws attention to his being from Canada and attacks the vicious fascist

in a lighthearted way.

Brilliant.

[Lizzie Poppet]

4. Um...

You realize my comment wasn't the least bit serious, right?

[randys1]

7. Of course...I was just using you to respond to the thread

[Ned_Devine]

42. Does that other guy's shirt say "back to back world war champs"? Holy shit the stupidity

[randys1]

43. Oh lord it does...SIGH

[daleanime]

51. I missed that.....

quite disgusting.

[mdbl]

58. I know. It is terribly insulting to Nickelback

Why can't Cruz just stick to devil worship music?

[HuckleB]

3. Trump faces the same accusations.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/us-politics/12093773/Donald-Trump-faces-accusations-that-hes-a-Nickelback-fan.html

[NightWatcher]

5. And the guys from Creed with they had at least one fan

[FLPanhandle]

6. Forgive a culturally illiterate old man but who is Nickelback?

And why are they hated?

[KamaAina]

8. They're a Canadian band known mostly for their junior high-level lyrics.

And they're hated because they just plain suck.

[FLPanhandle]

9. Thanks.

I may have to look them up on youtube just to see how bad they are.

[KamaAina]

10. No! Don't do it!

[FLPanhandle]

13. I should have listened to you.

That was bad.

Now I can appreciate the insult to Cruz though.

[Wilms]

14. I just sampled a couple of their songs.

[JoeyT]

73. Then you heard 'em all.

That's one of the reasons everyone hates Nickelback so much. They'd be another generic crappy bland radio rock band if they weren't played relentlessly and every single one of their songs didn't sound exactly the same.

[Roy Rolling]

16. I'm gonna do it!

I need to hear again why they've become a cult phenomenon of mediocrity.

[groundloop]

17. While you're punishing your ears you might look up Justin Beiber as well

Of all the great music that's come out of Canada Beiber and Nickelback have to be among the worst.

If you want to sample some GOOD Canadian rock look up The Tragically Hip.

[vicman]

32. Arrogant Worms!

Canadian is Canadian

[OriginalGeek]

36. I paid money to see these Quebeccers live

and I'd happily do it again

[winterwar]

71. I would love to see those guys live

They kick ass

[OriginalGeek]

94. You are correct sir

And hella nice guys too. When not on stage they hang around the merch table and bullshit with anyone who wants. Take pics, sign stuff, just generally be awesome dudes and it feels to me like they genuinely mean it.

[KingCharlemagne]

57. Hard to believe the same country that produced Bieber also

produced Gordon Lightfoot and Bruce Cockburn. (Dating myself, I suspect

[jopacaco]

78. I love the Hip

In fact, we are listening to Trouble at the Henhouse right now!

[marble falls]

93. Crash Test Dummies:

[snooper2]

18. Oh come on, you know it is a guilty pleasure of yours...I bet you can't watch this

without start singing it...

because you know the words!

[abakan]

75. Oh thanks!

Now I have to stop my ears from bleeding.

[barbtries]

79. shit. i like that song.

i don't like ted cruz.

[Initech]

23. I love all genres of music and Nickelback is about as terrible as it gets.

Only thing worse would be accusing Ted Cruz of liking Justin Beiber.

[KamaAina]

24. Well, Bieber is also Canadian

[ChisolmTrailDem]

31. What is the best one can get? nt

[Initech]

34. Impossible to determine what's "best"...

Kind of a relative term there. There's good and terrible in just about every genre. If we're talking rock or metal I'd take Dream Theater, Motorhead or Iron Maiden over Nickelback any day of the week.

[ChisolmTrailDem]

35. The three you named suck worse that Nickelback...

See how that works?

[Initech]

37. Are you a Nickelback apologist?

Or just pointing out holes in my argument?

[Unknown Beatle]

74. Definitely The Beatles.

Hootie and the Blowfish - The worse.

IMO

[laundry_queen]

53. See, that's why I like them

They remind me of the bush parties I went to when I was a junior high kid in Alberta

[TexasBushwhacker]

62. And the Autotuned singing n/t

[winterwar]

72. It's nauseating-

[Brother Buzz]

11. Maybe he's just warming up for baseball season and beta-testing some new Hunter Pence signs

[KamaAina]

12. Stupid Mutts fan. Their own mayor eats pizza with a fork.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025281207

[gregcrawford]

91. Yeah! And Jon Stewart bitch-slapped him for it!

[snooper2]

19. those are hilarious ROFL

[BlancheSplanchnik]

20. I have no idea who Hunter Pence is,

And I'm only vaguely aware of the Mets.....

But this is hilarious!!

[KamaAina]

22. Outfielder for the 2012 and 2014 world champion SF Giants

He was not around for our 2010 title run, but this is another even-numbered year!

[BlancheSplanchnik]

28. Uh... Giants...uh....

Jonathan Swift wrote a story about them, right?

[KamaAina]

30. The rest of baseball does tend to look rather Lilliputian

in the even-numbered years.

[LeftyMom]

46. He moves like he was kludged together out of spare parts and might fail at any moment.

He has a sense of humor about it.

[KittyWampus]

25. Sports fan insults are hilarious.

[Brother Buzz]

39. It's impossible to insult Hunter Pence, arguably the screwiest oddball player in baseball

So they just have fun with it. The game is raising the bar with each new sign:

"Hunter Pence Thinks Kansas City's in Kansas."

"Hunter Pence Picks the Hamburger in the Hot Dog Race."

"Hunter Pence eats kale so you don't have to."

"Hunter Pence still uses a dial-up modem and has a Myspace account."

[KatyMan]

40. He took the Pepsi Challenge

and chose Jif...

[Brother Buzz]

41. I guarantee Hunter Pence would give that one a thumbs up from right field

[KamaAina]

81. Kansas City is in Kansas

Well, one of them, anyway. Just not the one the Royals play in.

[Dont call me Shirley]

89. Living in KCK is like a permanent nickelback lovefest.

[KamaAina]

90. I have heard that there is terrific barbecue there

in an old gas station.

[cannabis_flower]

44. What's wrong with preferring baths?

I'm short and a lot of the time the shower hits me in the face and it's annoying. And I like a nice soak in a tub of hot water.

[Brother Buzz]

45. Pence prefers the bath for health reasons...

He has Scheuermann's disease, a spinal disorder that left him with no flexibility in his thoracic spine.

And this also explains his totally unorthodox gangly alien/stork-like style of playing. By all measures, he shouldn't even be playing MLB, but he has the biggest heart in baseball, bar none, and worked hard to develop mechanics that work well for him despite being just plain ugly to watch.

Runs like a rotary phone thrown into a running clothes dryer. Throws like an effete Frenchman throwing a bookcase uphill. Swings a bat like his elbows are stapled to his knees and his underwear is pulled over his head. Stares at you while you aren’t looking.

[KamaAina]

83. I did not know that about Hunter.

I wonder if his totally unorthodox gangly alien/stork-like style of playing is why he's always getting injured.

[Brother Buzz]

84. Always getting injured? He was an iron man of baseball until the 2015 season

Pence played in 383 consecutive games before the injury kept him out of the lineup. Prior to the end of that streak, Pence's consecutive games started streak came to an end on the second-to-last day of the 2014 season. He was given a day of rest in game 161 against the San Diego Padres but did appear as a pinch-hitter, keeping the games played streak alive. He missed, like, twelve innings of play his entire time with the Giants until he busted his arm.

2015 was an odd year (nudge, nudge, wink, wink), but I look forward to the 2016 season, and predict Hunter Pence will become the kale growers association spokesperson.

[randys1]

76. LOL, I can see why they hate Hunter, he is so good it drives em crazy

[Jake Stern]

15. I don't like Carnival Cruz

but saying he likes Nickelback is really hitting below the belt.

[randome]

21. You have to aim low to insult a moron.

[hr][font color="blue"][center]Stop looking for heroes. BE one.[/center][/font][hr]

[youceyec]

26. Nickel

atomic number 28.

[WhoIsNumberNone]

27. I once went to this Teabagger rally

and there was a guy there with a sign that was just a big pair of testicles which he would hold over people's heads. His friend had a sign that said "I got Teabagged" in a word balloon indicating the person next to him. He'd just go and stand next to people...

[smiley]

69. Best laugh of the day...

Thanks for the visual.

[MADem]

29. A sign is cheaper and easier than a Mountie costume!!! nt

[WillowTree]

33. Juvenile.

[flying rabbit]

47. I get the humor

but Nickelback isn't that bad. They are just trendy to dislike.

[klook]

48. That is hilarious

and brilliant.

[Are_grits_groceries]

49. Mocking someone and making them seem less than serious

is a very effective way of bringing someone down. If they can't handle the ridicule or the humor takes hold, that can be the end.

[TrollBuster9090]

50. Ted Cruz Likes K.D. Lang Would Be Better.

?partner=allrovi.com

[tazkcmo]

52. The mud slinging!!!

The Europeans are laughing at us and our political drama.

[Des Moines De Mon]

54. I LIKE NICKELBACK!!!

There, I said it! And whatever you're gonna do to me for saying it, believe me, it'll be nothing compared to the slings and arrows I've already endured!

[Kalidurga]

55. Buck up it could be worse

You could be a Monkees fan.

[Des Moines De Mon]

56. Hey I'm too busy singing to put anybody down

And yes, this one is sarcastic!

[7962]

60. I dont get it either. They're not bad. Look at the shit that charts today

[Des Moines De Mon]

61. Exactly

Thank you!

[uponit7771]

64. +1

[Tab]

59. Donald Trump likes ABBA

"Dancing queen" in particular.

Main exception from Nickleback is that Abba actually had talent.

[KamaAina]

65. Indeed. It is impossible to imagine a Broadway show based on Nickelback!

[LynneSin]

66. WAIT ONE GOSH DARN SECOND - THOSE ARE FIGHTING WORDS

I like ABBA too

[Tab]

67. I do too, I just picked it because it seemed so un-Trumpish.

Full disclosure: I am a former disco DJ during the disco years (!). Don't tell anyone. But it was a cool-ass job, and ABBA had a lot of good music. I still listen to it.

My son used to listen to Nickelback, but I couldn't name you a single song. At least ColdPlay had some good songs. Nickelback was just a waste of bandwidth, IMHO.

[AtheistCrusader]

63. That dude is a genius.

Put him in charge of our space program. We'll be on mars in 9 months.

[Reter]

68. I don't get Millennial humor

If he had a sign that said "Donald Trump Smells His Own Farts" that would be hysterical. Generation X humor rules.

[winterwar]

70. My new hero

Keep it up buddy. You got a fan in me.

[etherealtruth]

77. This may be my favorite post .... ever

[niyad]

80. what is nickelback, and why should anybody care?

[KamaAina]

82. See post #8 upthread.

[Tab]

85. Ya know, I kinda think Asia would be a worst over-hyped band.

"Supergroup" (lol).

[KamaAina]

86. Nice post, Jeb! !

"Ted Cruz Likes Asia" would fit perfectly with Jeb!'s quixotic campaign against Asian anchor babies.

[Tab]

87. I honestly wasn't thinking it that far through.

Thanks for doing the mental work

[Cali_Democrat]

88. LOL!

That's hilarious!

[Texas Blues]

92. You know, Ted Cruz may not even be eligible to be a US Senator!

If Ted Cruz cannot legally run for president, since he was never naturalized as a citizen, he's not even eligible to be a US Senator, or practice law. He has committed several felonies, and every court decision he litigated can be rendered null and void. Just because he rnounced his Canadian citizen doesn't mean that he's an American citizen.

If someone would get the attention of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, make it clear that it is against Canadian law for any citizen to renounce their own citizenship without being a citizen of another country. Since Ted Cruz was never formally a US Citizen, he should be 100% Canadian citizen, and subject so many felonies in the US his farts wouldn't make a sound by the time he got out of serving his sentence in prison.