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edhopper

(33,587 posts) Fri Oct 18, 2013, 12:58 PM Oct 2013

If Ted Cruz is supposedly so smart...

Why doesn't he understand what the debt limited is (Hey Ted, it doesn't raise the debt, just pays for the one we have.)
Thinks coming from the State with the highest uninsured population in the country and takes pride in not insuring any more. (no Medicaid increase)
AND does not understand the simple message of "Green Eggs and Ham", something the average 5 year old gets. It isn't bad to try new things instead of always saying "No."

Can you claim to be smart when you are wrong about everything?

It's easy to be "the smartest guy in the room" when you hang out with morons.

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If Ted Cruz is supposedly so smart... (Original Post) edhopper Oct 2013 OP

He knows it - he just figures the rest of us don't Siwsan Oct 2013 #1

+1000 n/t Bonhomme Richard Oct 2013 #2

I wonder how Mrs Cruz fels about this photo malaise Oct 2013 #3

or this one edhopper Oct 2013 #4

Even better malaise Oct 2013 #8

He may want to watch out for the First Dude BumRushDaShow Oct 2013 #10

Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaah hahahahha malaise Oct 2013 #12

Ideology, dominionist theology, and a belief in his own fucking infallibility Agnosticsherbet Oct 2013 #5

He's not eligble to run for President, though Aerows Oct 2013 #6

Actually he is, according to Politifact and Congress. Agnosticsherbet Oct 2013 #11

I don't think he is stupid edhopper Oct 2013 #7

Who new? malaise Oct 2013 #9

Ted Cruz, 74% approval with Tea Partiers BarackTheVote Oct 2013 #13

Siwsan

(26,268 posts)

1. He knows it - he just figures the rest of us don't

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Fri Oct 18, 2013, 01:09 PM

Oct 2013

He is a megalomaniacal, sociopathic liar with an ego the size of Montana and a conscience that would fit on the tip of a needle, with room to spare.

Bonhomme Richard

(9,000 posts)

2. +1000 n/t

Reply to Siwsan (Reply #1)

Fri Oct 18, 2013, 01:14 PM

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malaise

(269,054 posts)

3. I wonder how Mrs Cruz fels about this photo

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Fri Oct 18, 2013, 01:15 PM

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edhopper

(33,587 posts)

4. or this one

Reply to malaise (Reply #3)

Fri Oct 18, 2013, 01:19 PM

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malaise

(269,054 posts)

8. Even better

Reply to edhopper (Reply #4)

Fri Oct 18, 2013, 01:45 PM

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BumRushDaShow

(129,096 posts)

10. He may want to watch out for the First Dude

Reply to malaise (Reply #8)

Fri Oct 18, 2013, 01:50 PM

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malaise

(269,054 posts)

12. Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaah hahahahha

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #10)

Fri Oct 18, 2013, 01:55 PM

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Agnosticsherbet

(11,619 posts)

5. Ideology, dominionist theology, and a belief in his own fucking infallibility

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Fri Oct 18, 2013, 01:25 PM

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Last edited Fri Oct 18, 2013, 01:56 PM - Edit history (1)

Ted Cruz is a fanatic narcissist on a fucking mission from his twisted idea of God, but he isn't stupid.

Actually, his move to the top of the heap mirrors President Obama's rise. President Obama new what to say and how to move Democrats, liberals, the youth, and progressives (that is not exactly the same group). Ted Cruz has a populist appeal to Tea Party, Libertarians, Religious Conservatives, and the far right (those are also not exactly synonymous). If we dismiss him as stupid because he doesn't see things from our enlightened point of view we will underestimate him, just as we underestimated the appeal of the Tea Party and their ilk.

Aerows

(39,961 posts)

6. He's not eligble to run for President, though

Reply to Agnosticsherbet (Reply #5)

Fri Oct 18, 2013, 01:28 PM

Oct 2013

He's only been a US citizen for about 6 years.

Agnosticsherbet

(11,619 posts)

11. Actually he is, according to Politifact and Congress.

Reply to Aerows (Reply #6)

Fri Oct 18, 2013, 01:55 PM

Oct 2013

Is Ted Cruz, born in Canada, eligible to run for president?
In 2008, we reviewed research and polled several legal experts. The consensus was that someone is a "natural born" citizen if they have citizenship at birth and don’t have to go through a naturalization process to become a citizen.

If that’s the definition, then Cruz is a natural born citizen by being born to an American mother and having her citizenship at birth. (This same logic would apply to Obama, even if he were born in another country, which he wasn’t.)

The Congressional Research Service published a report on the issue after the 2008 election; the agency is tasked with providing authoritative research to all members of Congress. It, too, supported the thinking that "natural born" citizenship means citizenship held "at birth."

edhopper

(33,587 posts)

7. I don't think he is stupid

Reply to Agnosticsherbet (Reply #5)

Fri Oct 18, 2013, 01:29 PM

Oct 2013

his history shows him to be quite bright. BUY he thinks he is the smartest guy in the room, he has since college from all accounts.
He isn't, there are Senators smarter than him, and he happens to be provably wrong about most things.

Much like Scalia at the SCOTUS.

malaise

(269,054 posts)

9. Who new?

Reply to Agnosticsherbet (Reply #5)

Fri Oct 18, 2013, 01:47 PM

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BarackTheVote

(938 posts)

13. Ted Cruz, 74% approval with Tea Partiers

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Fri Oct 18, 2013, 02:37 PM

Oct 2013

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