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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCruz's response to bomb threats illustrates how Republicans are complete frauds about 'civility'
On the heels of reports that bombs had been sent to the Clintons, President Obama, CNN, and others on Wednesday morning, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) took to Twitter to denounce incivility in politics.
Violence is never OK. Reports of bombs being sent to the homes of Obama, Clinton, and Soros are deeply, deeply disturbing, Cruz wrote. America is better than this. Political disagreements are fine, even healthy, but we should always be civil and respect each others humanity.
Link to tweet
During a campaign rally less than 24 hours earlier, however, Cruz joked about the extrajudicial imprisonment of both Beto ORourke the Democratic candidate running against him for a Texas U.S. Senate seat and Hillary Clinton.
After one of his supporters yelled lock him up! in reference to ORourke, Cruz quipped that Well, you know, theres a double-occupancy cell with Hillary Clinton, adding, yall are gonna get me in trouble with that.
Link to tweet
The disconnect between what Cruz said on Tuesday and what he tweeted on Wednesday illustrates how Republicans dont have a leg to stand on when it comes to denouncing incivility in politics.
https://thinkprogress.org/ted-cruz-decries-incivility-hours-after-calling-for-extrajudicial-imprisonment-of-democrats-136376e6196d/?fbclid=IwAR3e8F7XU1XfDlR6aJcyYkoQ8HvK8Bte7_GOTCzNv9wNnKoJZA7od5IkpXI
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Cruz's response to bomb threats illustrates how Republicans are complete frauds about 'civility' (Original Post)
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
Oct 2018
OP
I'm surprised that the republicans didn't offer 'prayers and thoughts'....hypocrites. NT
SWBTATTReg
Oct 2018
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NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)1. He didn't write that.
wcmagumba
(2,886 posts)2. Bombs sent to multiple Democrats...
at the same time is just an "incivility"...wtf is wrong with these
criminals...?
SWBTATTReg
(22,133 posts)3. I'm surprised that the republicans didn't offer 'prayers and thoughts'....hypocrites. NT