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joeybee12

(56,177 posts)
Wed Jun 10, 2015, 04:39 PM Jun 2015

Mark Cuban says he hears Ted Cruz is 'a jerk' and 'everybody hates him'

According to Mark Cuban, Ted Cruz might not be the best person to lead our country.

I was recently listening to a podcast of Cuban being interviewed by Barry Ritholtz of Bloomberg last November. At the end of the nearly two-hour interview, the conversation turned to Cruz.

Cuban said that whenever he's in Washington DC, he hears bad stuff about Cruz. It's all secondhand, but it's pretty brutal.

"The one thing I hear about Ted Cruz, and I don't know the guy, is that he's a jerk, and everybody hates him. This is all secondhand; everybody I talk to that knows anybody that works for him, they've all quit or been fired and the turnover is enormous ...

"I've heard it time in and time out, again and again and again and again..."


Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/mark-cuban-on-ted-cruz-2015-6#ixzz3ch5B0u62

Maybe Mark hears this so often is because it's true!

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Mark Cuban says he hears Ted Cruz is 'a jerk' and 'everybody hates him' (Original Post) joeybee12 Jun 2015 OP
Well, color me shocked!! Ok, not really Siwsan Jun 2015 #1
The video of his address to Oriental Christians Betty Karlson Jun 2015 #2
What are Oriental Christians? rufus dog Jun 2015 #37
Christians from the Orient: Betty Karlson Jun 2015 #44
Every time I see that look on his face it reminds me of the class snitch. hobbit709 Jun 2015 #3
Yeah, when the teacher asks, who put the frog in my desk... joeybee12 Jun 2015 #5
That is IT. hifiguy Jun 2015 #6
He makes Eddie Haskell look like a stand up dude. nt MADem Jun 2015 #35
Reminds me of... 63splitwindow Jun 2015 #38
Raised by a preacher who says he's going to inherit the world's wealth for God... arcane1 Jun 2015 #4
I can't speak for everybody... Aerows Jun 2015 #7
Really? stage left Jun 2015 #8
The jerk store called... tridim Jun 2015 #9
George . . . is that you???? Vinca Jun 2015 #16
...I WISH they'd run outta you! calimary Jun 2015 #26
Scuttlebutt here in TX - TBF Jun 2015 #10
Good news... joeybee12 Jun 2015 #11
They are both horrific - TBF Jun 2015 #31
What do you Expect from a Dominionist? ruffburr Jun 2015 #12
..... trusty elf Jun 2015 #13
Okay, that just gives me the creepy crawlies... Dont call me Shirley Jun 2015 #19
Cruz bling. That is sick. kairos12 Jun 2015 #22
LoLoLoL !! BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2015 #34
You know how I love your stuff! MADem Jun 2015 #36
Here are couple of other shots of him--oh, wait. . . . tblue37 Jun 2015 #39
NO NO NO!!! AndreaCG Jun 2015 #41
But I still can't help but see Grandpa Munster every time I look at Cruz. Not the politics, but tblue37 Jun 2015 #43
R#16 & K for, well, DERSHOWITZ & TOOBIN tell us Carnival CRUZ is very very smart!1 nt UTUSN Jun 2015 #14
Smart and Jerk, are not mutually exclusive ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2015 #18
God made him King of the Seven Mountains Kingofalldems Jun 2015 #15
He doesn't think Cruz is a jerk from his policies???? nt valerief Jun 2015 #17
Welcome to the whole of the general population's Phlem Jun 2015 #20
A conservative journalist told me Ted Cruz has no friends in Congress mainer Jun 2015 #21
I've never met Ted Cruz either, but I've read and seen him on news shows and he is stupid. demosincebirth Jun 2015 #23
A good friend of mine has a brother who is an attorney avebury Jun 2015 #29
Stupid and dangerous equals......... Fill in the blank. demosincebirth Jun 2015 #40
Ted Cruz has a face Unknown Beatle Jun 2015 #24
You know what the Rude Pundit says... calimary Jun 2015 #25
The least popular US Senator. Dawson Leery Jun 2015 #27
For someone who is supposed to be so heated, avebury Jun 2015 #28
Incredible how gossip spreads goldent Jun 2015 #30
Of course that didn't stop them from running Romney - TBF Jun 2015 #32
I've heard exactly the same thing about Cruz. Paladin Jun 2015 #33
Mark Cuban is a dick too diamondhead Jun 2015 #42
HE DOESN'T KNOW HIM Skittles Jun 2015 #45
Are you trying to make an argument? diamondhead Jun 2015 #46
YOU SAID "TAKES ONE TO KNOW ONE" Skittles Jun 2015 #47

Siwsan

(26,298 posts)
1. Well, color me shocked!! Ok, not really
Wed Jun 10, 2015, 04:46 PM
Jun 2015

That's pretty much what's been reported about him, during his college years, too. Rafael puts out just about the most smug and arrogant vibes ever transmitted by anything close to a human being.

 

Betty Karlson

(7,231 posts)
2. The video of his address to Oriental Christians
Wed Jun 10, 2015, 04:49 PM
Jun 2015

(many of the New Americans or still with refugee status) pretty much corroborates the story.

 

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)
5. Yeah, when the teacher asks, who put the frog in my desk...
Wed Jun 10, 2015, 04:54 PM
Jun 2015

Teddy stands up and points to that person immediately, then beams while the teacher thanks him and the other kids throw stuff at him.

 

arcane1

(38,613 posts)
4. Raised by a preacher who says he's going to inherit the world's wealth for God...
Wed Jun 10, 2015, 04:50 PM
Jun 2015

That's pretty much a guaranteed asshole in the making.

tridim

(45,358 posts)
9. The jerk store called...
Wed Jun 10, 2015, 05:10 PM
Jun 2015

How could anyone not already know that Cruz is a jerk?

Off topic sort of, I just checked my wifi connections on my phone and someone has their router labelled as "TedCruzTaint".

TBF

(32,106 posts)
10. Scuttlebutt here in TX -
Wed Jun 10, 2015, 05:11 PM
Jun 2015

he has fans but just as many repugs down here like Scott Walker (there's no accounting for taste). I don't think Ted has the support to make a serious run if Texans are looking elsewhere.

TBF

(32,106 posts)
31. They are both horrific -
Wed Jun 10, 2015, 07:30 PM
Jun 2015

and I actually think Walker is the bigger threat with the Koch Bros. $$$ behind him. The only one who can take him out is Jeb, imo.

ruffburr

(1,190 posts)
12. What do you Expect from a Dominionist?
Wed Jun 10, 2015, 05:23 PM
Jun 2015

Another whack job interpretation of the old testament, Where do these people come from?

AndreaCG

(2,331 posts)
41. NO NO NO!!!
Wed Jun 10, 2015, 10:38 PM
Jun 2015

Grandpa Munster Al Lewis was a great unabashed liberal. He'd have been supporting Sanders I suspect.

tblue37

(65,490 posts)
43. But I still can't help but see Grandpa Munster every time I look at Cruz. Not the politics, but
Wed Jun 10, 2015, 10:47 PM
Jun 2015

the features--but ONLY when Al Lewis is made up as Grandpa Munster, not in any other role.

 

1StrongBlackMan

(31,849 posts)
18. Smart and Jerk, are not mutually exclusive ...
Wed Jun 10, 2015, 05:44 PM
Jun 2015

In fact, it can be argued that there is a direct, and positive, correlation between being smart and Jerkdom, with a dependent variant being the degree that one believes in one's smartness.

mainer

(12,031 posts)
21. A conservative journalist told me Ted Cruz has no friends in Congress
Wed Jun 10, 2015, 05:57 PM
Jun 2015

No one really associates with him, even from the GOP. The only people who are close to him are his wife and his dad.

avebury

(10,952 posts)
29. A good friend of mine has a brother who is an attorney
Wed Jun 10, 2015, 07:06 PM
Jun 2015

in the DFW area. She asked him what he thought of Cruz and his response was that Cruz is very dangerous.

avebury

(10,952 posts)
28. For someone who is supposed to be so heated,
Wed Jun 10, 2015, 07:05 PM
Jun 2015

Cruz does not seem to have a difficult time leading them around.

TBF

(32,106 posts)
32. Of course that didn't stop them from running Romney -
Wed Jun 10, 2015, 07:32 PM
Jun 2015

also a worldclass jerk - so who knows ...

I can't begin to fathom how conservatives think.

 

diamondhead

(54 posts)
46. Are you trying to make an argument?
Thu Jun 11, 2015, 02:09 PM
Jun 2015

So by repeating things that others heard and spreading vicious rumors, this makes Mark Cuban NOT a dick? He's a dick for other reasons, mind you, but this doesn't exactly work in his favor now does it?

Skittles

(153,202 posts)
47. YOU SAID "TAKES ONE TO KNOW ONE"
Thu Jun 11, 2015, 08:16 PM
Jun 2015

I was merely pointing out Mr. Cuban does not know that teabagging piece of shit Cruz. By the way, I don't know Mr. Cruz either but I know enough to know he is a TEABAGGING PIECE OF SHIT.

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