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Panich52

(5,829 posts) Wed Apr 22, 2015, 09:28 PM Apr 2015

John McCain openly mocks presidential candidate Ted Cruz

Daily Kos

He may be a presidential candidate, but at this point fellow senators are openly mocking Sen. Ted Cruz. Cruz has been telling supporters that he's been "pressing" Sen. John McCain to hold hearings on gun restrictions on military bases (Cruz is ag'in em, obviously.) That's news to McCain, who takes the opportunity to lay into Cruz just for the fun of doing it.
“I was fascinated to hear that because I haven’t heard a thing about it from him. Nor has my staff heard from his staff,” McCain said of Cruz (R-Texas). “It came as a complete surprise to me that he had been pressing me. Maybe it was some medium that I’m not familiar with.” [...]
McCain went to great lengths to ridicule Cruz for suggesting the two had discussed the issue. He joked that perhaps Cruz was bouncing messages off the “ozone layer.”

“Maybe it was through, you know, hand telegraph. Maybe sign language,” McCain said. “Ask him how he communicated with me because I’d be very interested. Because who knows what I’m missing.”

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Cruz now says he might have misspoken ...

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John McCain openly mocks presidential candidate Ted Cruz (Original Post) Panich52 Apr 2015 OP

I'm going to choke to death this election season, from laughing while eating popcorn arcane1 Apr 2015 #1

Eat your popcorn, laugh and be merry arcane. Marie Marie Apr 2015 #5

smoke signals? nt LiberalElite Apr 2015 #2

Another case of Cruz being delusional. nt Ilsa Apr 2015 #3

"Maybe it was some medium that I’m not familiar with.” Politicalboi Apr 2015 #4

. arcane1 Apr 2015 #7

Maybe it's 2naSalit Apr 2015 #9

Love when they turn on each other... I read rand called john mccain and lindsey graham Cha Apr 2015 #6

Cruz has made more enemies in his own party than he has in ours Warpy Apr 2015 #8

I've got a hand signal for both of them. xfundy Apr 2015 #10

arcane1

(38,613 posts)

1. I'm going to choke to death this election season, from laughing while eating popcorn

Reply to Panich52 (Original post)

Wed Apr 22, 2015, 09:58 PM

Apr 2015

Marie Marie

(9,999 posts)

5. Eat your popcorn, laugh and be merry arcane.

Reply to arcane1 (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 22, 2015, 10:14 PM

Apr 2015

I'll be giggling right there with you. No worries - I know the Heimlich maneuver and will rescue you if necessary. This is going to be fun.

LiberalElite

(14,691 posts)

2. smoke signals? nt

Reply to Panich52 (Original post)

Wed Apr 22, 2015, 10:05 PM

Apr 2015

Ilsa

(61,696 posts)

3. Another case of Cruz being delusional. nt

Reply to Panich52 (Original post)

Wed Apr 22, 2015, 10:09 PM

Apr 2015

Politicalboi

(15,189 posts)

4. "Maybe it was some medium that I’m not familiar with.”

Reply to Panich52 (Original post)

Wed Apr 22, 2015, 10:09 PM

Apr 2015

It's called a cell phone Johnny.

arcane1

(38,613 posts)

7. .

Reply to Politicalboi (Reply #4)

Wed Apr 22, 2015, 10:27 PM

Apr 2015

2naSalit

(86,743 posts)

9. Maybe it's

Reply to Politicalboi (Reply #4)

Wed Apr 22, 2015, 10:33 PM

Apr 2015

that divine telepathy Cruz is so fond of... I guess if you're not one of his followers, you just don't get the message.

Cha

(297,496 posts)

6. Love when they turn on each other... I read rand called john mccain and lindsey graham

Reply to Panich52 (Original post)

Wed Apr 22, 2015, 10:17 PM

Apr 2015

.."Pres Obama's lap dogs". LOL

Good.. cruz is using his bullshit on his fellow bullshiters.

Warpy

(111,318 posts)

8. Cruz has made more enemies in his own party than he has in ours

Reply to Panich52 (Original post)

Wed Apr 22, 2015, 10:32 PM

Apr 2015

which is a very good thing, indeed, because otherwise he could be a very dangerous man.

I'm waiting for someone to be asked about Rubio and reply "Who?" Rubio has been absent more than any other member in either house of Congress.

Of course, he's not making enemies when he's not there. Maybe Cruz's biggest mistake was attending sessions and opening his mouth when he did so.

xfundy

(5,105 posts)

10. I've got a hand signal for both of them.

Reply to Panich52 (Original post)

Wed Apr 22, 2015, 10:55 PM

Apr 2015

You know what it is.

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