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kentuck

(111,110 posts)
Thu Oct 3, 2013, 02:40 PM Oct 2013

"Lemmings with suicide vests...."

Grover Norquist accused Ted Cruz of pushing House Republicans "into traffic and wandered away".

But is that really what happened?

It is always better to blame one person than to blame a group or a Party but the truth of the matter is that these House Republicans "followed" Cruz into traffic and looked around and he wasn't there? Isn't that closer to the truth?
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/10/02/grover-norquist-ted-cruz-pushed-house-republicans-into-traffic-and-wandered-away/


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Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) had choice words for fellow House Republicans who are willing to see the government shut down over their opposition to Obamacare: "Lemmings with suicide vests," he called them.

"They have to be more than just a lemming. Because jumping to your death is not enough," he said.

"You have this group saying somehow if you’re not with them, you’re with Obamcare. If you’re not with their plan -- exactly what they want to do, you’re with Obamcare. It’s getting a little old," he said.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2013/09/30/nunes-calls-fellow-house-republicans-lemmings-with-suicide-vests/

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"Lemmings with suicide vests...." (Original Post) kentuck Oct 2013 OP
To be fair, Grover is the one who gave Cruz the map ... Myrina Oct 2013 #1
Grover is trying to get attention... kentuck Oct 2013 #4
Repulican Devin Nunes "We are in the valley of death" Ellipsis Oct 2013 #2
Nunes also says teabaggers aren't really conservative meow2u3 Oct 2013 #3

Myrina

(12,296 posts)
1. To be fair, Grover is the one who gave Cruz the map ...
Thu Oct 3, 2013, 02:51 PM
Oct 2013

.... he's the one who started all the 'down government in a bathtub' bullshit that the Baggers salivate over .... Ted was vain enough to take the keys & drive, and his passengers are too stupid to see that the car is going over the cliff with them in it.

kentuck

(111,110 posts)
4. Grover is trying to get attention...
Thu Oct 3, 2013, 03:17 PM
Oct 2013

He's a mite jealous that Ted Cruz is getting all the attention from his Party.

meow2u3

(24,774 posts)
3. Nunes also says teabaggers aren't really conservative
Thu Oct 3, 2013, 03:04 PM
Oct 2013

He's onto something. Teabaggers are seditionist, insurrectionist neo-Confederates hellbent on destroying the United States from within.

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