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meegbear

(25,438 posts)
Mon Oct 7, 2013, 09:08 AM Oct 2013

Ted Cruz: 'I Didn't Say Republicans Will Win' Shutdown Fight

Source: TalkingPointsMemo.com

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) denied Sunday that he ever predicted that the budget dispute currently embroiling Washington will result in a Republican victory.

During an interview on CNN's "State of the Union," host Candy Crowley asked Cruz about remarks he made at an event on Saturday night in Virginia.

"You talked last night -- you were at a Virginia Republican event in Richmond and said Republicans will win this," Crowley said. "And by that, I believe you meant what you wanted in exchange for a spending bill. What does win this mean to you? What does that have to look like for a Republican victory?" But the junior senator from Texas denied the premise of Crowley's question.

"Let me be clear, I didn't say Republicans will win this," he said. "Listen, I think career politicians in both parties have been part of the problem. What I said is the American people are going to win."

Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/ted-cruz-i-didn-t-say-republicans-will-win-shutdown-fight-video



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Ted Cruz: 'I Didn't Say Republicans Will Win' Shutdown Fight (Original Post) meegbear Oct 2013 OP
Free bag of Cheetos to the first person who shuts this Jackass up!! Heather MC Oct 2013 #1
I'll do it for nothing. I don't like Cheetos. ffr Oct 2013 #21
Now see that's how you negotiate!! Heather MC Oct 2013 #24
"The American people are going to win" jsr Oct 2013 #2
Did this douchebag just concede that he will lose and the GOP is fucked? Nanjing to Seoul Oct 2013 #3
Yeah the 1% florida08 Oct 2013 #4
Indeed 2naSalit Oct 2013 #27
Rise and fall of a koch sucker warrior1 Oct 2013 #5
koch sucher? ChairmanAgnostic Oct 2013 #28
Liar BeyondGeography Oct 2013 #6
Did he put a target on senior GOP leaders? Southside Oct 2013 #7
Then why in the hell is this asshat dragging the country thought this? liberal N proud Oct 2013 #8
No teddy mikeysnot Oct 2013 #9
Cruz seems to be delusional. Is he inferring that the person asking the question is deceiving DhhD Oct 2013 #10
Oh yeah. American people are going to win. They will see when it's over to get rid of your dumb lonestarnot Oct 2013 #11
So, basically, he fucked over the country for pure sport. MADem Oct 2013 #12
he's such a stinking pile of fail. nt Javaman Oct 2013 #13
He is a narcissist--a total sociopathic ego. Skidmore Oct 2013 #18
Stalin was from Georgia: He wasn't a Russian. Hitler was from Austria: He wasn't a German. Octobrist Oct 2013 #14
OOH!! hobbit709 Oct 2013 #16
Megalomania is megalomania is megalomania, Octobrist Oct 2013 #19
For the last time - JBoy Oct 2013 #25
He's a secret double agent! IronLionZion Oct 2013 #34
Proudly casting Rec #5! n/t ColesCountyDem Oct 2013 #15
AND he's my senator. There will be no getting rid of this swine until everybody wises up to.... marble falls Oct 2013 #17
he's a lying piece of shit samsingh Oct 2013 #20
I was sent to DC to stir things up ffr Oct 2013 #22
... handmade34 Oct 2013 #23
The American People are already losers in this one, dumbass. Scuba Oct 2013 #26
Career politicians as opposed to Short Term politicians ...The latter will describe Mr. Cruz. libdem4life Oct 2013 #29
Why are we focusing on Cruz? Cruz is nothing but a shiny object. A Simple Game Oct 2013 #30
That's just a thin layer of grease. n/t Orsino Oct 2013 #37
Juanita Jean had some fun with this idiot Gothmog Oct 2013 #31
"When I said we should drive off the cliff, I didn't mean it was a good idea" struggle4progress Oct 2013 #32
Canadian bacon. blkmusclmachine Oct 2013 #33
Ted Cruz' joyride -- layin' donuts in the GOP parking lot Blue Owl Oct 2013 #35
you represent 18% of the people, you teabagging piece of shit Skittles Oct 2013 #36
 

Heather MC

(8,084 posts)
1. Free bag of Cheetos to the first person who shuts this Jackass up!!
Mon Oct 7, 2013, 09:15 AM
Oct 2013

Has he never heard of Video Playback?

 

Nanjing to Seoul

(2,088 posts)
3. Did this douchebag just concede that he will lose and the GOP is fucked?
Mon Oct 7, 2013, 09:28 AM
Oct 2013

Love how the tea party has destroyed the GOP in four short years.

2naSalit

(86,765 posts)
27. Indeed
Mon Oct 7, 2013, 11:56 AM
Oct 2013

by "people" he means the corporation type not the flesh and blood ones.

From their favorite shill last year...

Southside

(338 posts)
7. Did he put a target on senior GOP leaders?
Mon Oct 7, 2013, 09:55 AM
Oct 2013

"... I think career politicians in both parties have been part of the problem"

In South Jamaica Queens, that sounds like a threat to GOP leaders! The Tea Party is out for their blood. I can see Pelosi gaining power as the smart republicans from blue and purple territories work with her to protect themselves from the Tea Party. Keep talking Cruz, your group has money, your group has stolen grassroots tactics from groups like ACORN (they are down with civil disobedience now?), but your group is a one trick pony built on Obamacare. Smart republicans know that ship has sailed.

Thank you for the post. Thank you Democratic Underground for the enlightenment.

DhhD

(4,695 posts)
10. Cruz seems to be delusional. Is he inferring that the person asking the question is deceiving
Mon Oct 7, 2013, 10:01 AM
Oct 2013

him or others?

 

lonestarnot

(77,097 posts)
11. Oh yeah. American people are going to win. They will see when it's over to get rid of your dumb
Mon Oct 7, 2013, 10:07 AM
Oct 2013

ass.

 

Octobrist

(32 posts)
14. Stalin was from Georgia: He wasn't a Russian. Hitler was from Austria: He wasn't a German.
Mon Oct 7, 2013, 10:28 AM
Oct 2013

Cruz is from Canada, and I'm serious in making this point!

IronLionZion

(45,514 posts)
34. He's a secret double agent!
Mon Oct 7, 2013, 09:04 PM
Oct 2013

born into single-payer and sent here to bring down the American Republican party from within!

marble falls

(57,162 posts)
17. AND he's my senator. There will be no getting rid of this swine until everybody wises up to....
Mon Oct 7, 2013, 10:32 AM
Oct 2013

to the fact he can't become POTUS and he becomes the new hire at FOX.

 

libdem4life

(13,877 posts)
29. Career politicians as opposed to Short Term politicians ...The latter will describe Mr. Cruz.
Mon Oct 7, 2013, 01:20 PM
Oct 2013

Put differently, those who have at least some reputation for working together vs. those who just blew into town with tea bags hanging off their straw hats.

A Simple Game

(9,214 posts)
30. Why are we focusing on Cruz? Cruz is nothing but a shiny object.
Mon Oct 7, 2013, 01:29 PM
Oct 2013

Much as I dislike him, Cruz didn't shut down the government. Cruz isn't even in the House, he is a Senator. (I hated to put a capital S on Senator)

The tea party didn't shut down the government.

The Republicans shut down the government. If the poor Republicans hadn't wanted to shut down the government, it wouldn't be shut down right now.

Please don't fall for the "the tea party (or Cruz) did it, what are we poor Republicans supposed to do?" trick.

The tea party is only a distraction, always has been, and they are only pushing the Republican agenda. The tea party didn't bring up a kill Obamacare vote 42 times, the Republicans did. The tea party doesn't want lower taxes, the Republicans do. Etc., etc., etc.

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