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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Heather MC
(8,084 posts)Has he never heard of Video Playback?
ffr
(22,671 posts)Heather MC
(8,084 posts)Nothing it is!
jsr
(7,712 posts)Nanjing to Seoul
(2,088 posts)Love how the tea party has destroyed the GOP in four short years.
florida08
(4,106 posts)Aka Koch bros
by "people" he means the corporation type not the flesh and blood ones.
From their favorite shill last year...
warrior1
(12,325 posts)ChairmanAgnostic
(28,017 posts)BeyondGeography
(39,377 posts)Liar. Liar.
Southside
(338 posts)"... 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.
liberal N proud
(60,339 posts)What a fucking clown.
mikeysnot
(4,757 posts)when you shut down the government of "we the people", we ALL LOSE!
DhhD
(4,695 posts)him or others?
lonestarnot
(77,097 posts)ass.
MADem
(135,425 posts)OK....just so we are all clear on that!
Javaman
(62,532 posts)Skidmore
(37,364 posts)Octobrist
(32 posts)Cruz is from Canada, and I'm serious in making this point!
hobbit709
(41,694 posts)Octobrist
(32 posts)regardless of national boundaries. Hey, just sayin'
JBoy
(8,021 posts)IronLionZion
(45,514 posts)born into single-payer and sent here to bring down the American Republican party from within!
ColesCountyDem
(6,943 posts)marble falls
(57,162 posts)to the fact he can't become POTUS and he becomes the new hire at FOX.
samsingh
(17,600 posts)repugs are being extortionists. you can't negotiate with extortionists.
ffr
(22,671 posts)How am I doing. -Cruz
handmade34
(22,757 posts)Scuba
(53,475 posts)libdem4life
(13,877 posts)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)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.
Orsino
(37,428 posts)Gothmog
(145,489 posts)struggle4progress
(118,330 posts)blkmusclmachine
(16,149 posts)Blue Owl
(50,488 posts)n/t
Skittles
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