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Rafael Cruz meets the sound of silence
03/12/15
By Steve Benen
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has only been in the Senate for a couple of years, but he’s been a popular fixture on the Republican speaking circuit. In fact, the far-right Texan has become quite an accomplished orator, delivering polished, red-meat speeches, without notes or a teleprompter, complete with predetermined pauses for applause.
But what happens when Cruz strays from the Republican bubble...
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Watching the Texas Republican deliver applause lines without applause is surprisingly unnerving. Take a look at this clip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=OWkImxhTFTk
Cruz vows to abolish the IRS. Silence.
Cruz wants to “padlock the I.R.S. building and put all those I.R.S. agents on our southern border.” Silence.
Cruz wants to repeal of “every word” of the Affordable Care Act. Silence.
Weigel talked to some of the attendees and “no one had anything good to say about Cruz.” One IAFF leader said, in reference to Cruz’s speech, “I had to take a shower after listening to that.”
Whoda thunk-----whoda thunk the mostly reliable mostly Republican Firefighters would embarrass Rafael on his home turf? Maybe it was his attempt to poison the vote on funding DHS, or maybe it's...?
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Rafael Cruz meets the sound of silence
03/12/15
By Steve Benen
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has only been in the Senate for a couple of years, but he’s been a popular fixture on the Republican speaking circuit. In fact, the far-right Texan has become quite an accomplished orator, delivering polished, red-meat speeches, without notes or a teleprompter, complete with predetermined pauses for applause.
But what happens when Cruz strays from the Republican bubble...
<snip>
Watching the Texas Republican deliver applause lines without applause is surprisingly unnerving. Take a look at this clip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=OWkImxhTFTk
Cruz vows to abolish the IRS. Silence.
Cruz wants to “padlock the I.R.S. building and put all those I.R.S. agents on our southern border.” Silence.
Cruz wants to repeal of “every word” of the Affordable Care Act. Silence.
Weigel talked to some of the attendees and “no one had anything good to say about Cruz.” One IAFF leader said, in reference to Cruz’s speech, “I had to take a shower after listening to that.”
Whoda thunk-----whoda thunk the mostly reliable mostly Republican Firefighters would embarrass Rafael on his home turf? Maybe it was his attempt to poison the vote on funding DHS, or maybe it's...?
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