Colin Allred’s quote:
“You can’t be for the mob on January 6 and for the officers. You can’t. I was on the House floor when we went through the votes. I remember when you objected to the results in Arizona. Y’all at home might remember where you were on January 6, what you were doing. I know where I was, and I know where he was. I remember when they told us to reach under our seats for these gas masks I didn’t know we had because they had deployed tear gas in the rotunda. The officers locked all the doors, we barred the doors… And I texted my wife Aly, who was seven months pregnant with our son Cameron and at home with our son Jordan who wasn’t yet two, “Whatever happens, I love you.” I took off my suit jacket, and I was prepared to defend the House floor from the mob. At the same time, after he’d gone around the country lying about the election, after he’d been the architect of the attempt to overthrow an election, when that mob came, Senator Cruz was hiding in a supply closet."
As a trans girl in Texas I’m really hoping we can finally get Cruz the hell out of here. He has done nothing for us and everything for himself.
Isn’t he the zodiac killer?
Ted Cruz at my son.
I’ve seen Ted Cruz eat a booger.
I sold him on a timeshare in Cancun, Mexico.
15% of the year, that place is 100% Ted’s.
I will never forget 9/11 2017 when Ted Cruz shared his like of incest porn with the world. It almost humanized him after he endorsed the guy calling his wife is ugly.
Any serial killer that doesn’t get caught is at least a billion times more intelligent than Rafael Cruz, please don’t give him that much credit.
It’s a Reddit joke. Lol an oldie but a goodie
The day Ted Cruz leaves office is the day he stops taking vacations while his state is being frozen over or hit by a storm.
Christ. What a greasy fuck. Looks like medical waste rolled around in a pile of pubes
Too bad Allred is willing to throw trans people under the bus in his bid for congress.
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I do not like that boy Ted Cruz
I do not like how he eats his poos.
I do not like his beady eyes
I do not like his bald face lies.
That boy Ted Cruz does make me sick
That boy Ted Cruz can eat a dick.
Can you do this on every post please?
Lemmy’s own Poem for your Sprog.
Well it’s originally from John Oliver
True but I just love the combination of rhythm and sarcasm.
Nothing will make me happier than to see that smug cunt Cruz booted out of the senate.
Actually, that is not true. Ken Paxton in federal prison would make me happier.
Nothing will make me happier than to see that smug cunt Cruz booted out of the senate.
I wouldn’t hold my breath. He won his primary by more votes than Trump did this year. Cruz is intensely popular in the televangelical wing of the party and firmly entrenched in the state. Meanwhile, Allred still has middling name recognition and lackluster enthusiasm.
I’d have a party if either of those happen.
I’d consider moving to texas
Let’s not go crazy.
If it’s of any consolation, there’s some joy to be found in watching him utterly degrade himself in service of the even bigger piece of shit that made an absolute mockery of both Cruz and his family.
I highly agree with this statement lol
You’ll find a picture of Ted Cruz’s face in the dictionary right next to the definition of Smarmy Fuck.
I do not like that man Ted Cruz
I do not like his far-right views
I do not like his stupid chin
I do not like his smarmy grin
John and his writers are a treasure
Plus I’m fairly certain he ate my son, which is a major bummer.
And the word craven.
Second upvote in one day for the use of the word ‘smarmy’
And coward
See also “Miserable son of a bitch”.
smarmy fuck
That’s reserved for another (full-Canadian) career politician bent on ruining this country instead. And he could get in.
I feel like I should be able to tell which one you’re referring to, but honestly, there’s quite a few that meet this description…
My post was deleted earlier (improperly linked the debate livestream), but I think that Allred held up really well and got Cruz so mad he was yelling at parts, which in contrast Allred hadn’t shown much anger until the very end where Cruz started to try and twist Allreds words before their closing statements. My worry was that there would be a few answers like the economic plans or the ongoing conflicts in Israel that could have been a point where Allred could be weak in, but instead it was reassuring that he was able to tie it in to his overall message for Texans to fire Cruz by showing himself as competent and able to view problems as a bigger picture instead of freaking out about transgender sports.
Cruz was such a shitshow. “I don’t have to answer because I’m not part of the state legislature”. We know exactly what that means you fucking coward. Brave Sir Rafael ran away.
This should be his theme song
My post was deleted earlier (improperly linked the debate livestream)
Why did this get your comment deleted? This is Lemmy, not fucking reddit; why the fuck are we removing comments for shit like linking to a offsite livestream??
It says post, not comment.
Thank you, that helps; i’m fine with higher standards for posts
Agreed. Take care.
The Capitol Police were heroes on J6. An issue that didn’t get widely reported were the incidents of suicide among those officers. Source
Nothing to laugh about.
Hiding in a supply closet. I have no idea if that is true but it sure sounds like something Ted Cruz would do.
When you don’t have time to get to Cancun…
It’s from his own book that he released in 2022.
Crazy, how in the heck did he spin that to make himself look good?
Yeah, I have no trouble believing Ted Cruz would cower in a supply closet while the patriots on the floor were preparing to defend the House against Ted’s insurrectionist buddies.
I mean to be fair so would I. But then I wouldn’t turn around and defend the fuckers that had me hiding
There were multiple terrified Repubs fleeing or cowering who then later decided to tell lies. “Just a regular tour.”
He’s familiar with the closets location and had a key to it from all the fucking his secretaries in it, probably
He will come out of the closet some day.
Ted Cruz and Elon Musk. Both born outside of USA. Both are actively trying to dismantle democracy.
Hey, Canada is pretty big on democracy, too. But Cruz is a piece of shit.
He’s Canadian? Didn’t he run for president in 2016? I know I could ddg this…
Wikipedia shows him as dual citizenship, born to an American mother (father may have been American, but only one parent is needed), and renounced his Canadian citizenship 10 years or so ago. Samantha Bee did a piece on him, showing some bad acting in high school, although it could have just been high school quality acting. I believe he was living in Toronto at the time.
Soft teeth Ted was born in Calgary, Alberta.
Ted Cruz is a ball sack with no balls
Hmm, well, that would certainly explain his weak beard lol.
And true to character Ted proceeded to prove him right by rambling about illegal immigrants.
