Cruz Goes On Tucker To Beg For Forgiveness After Calling Insurrectionists ‘Terrorists’ | Talking Points Memo

A lot of things happened. Here are some of them.

Sen. Ted Cruz got so bold as to call the insurrectionists “terrorists” this week, enraging his brethren in the Republican Party’s fringier flank, including Reps. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) and Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA). But the loudest and most influential voice to speak up was Tucker Carlson:


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PoMpeo losT 60 Lbs oN a Liquid DiEt of LiberaL,tears.

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“The D.C.-NY media, this is their Christmas — January 6th,” [DeSantis] said.

It’s actually our Epiphany, you dumb shit, and it may have been the media’s (lowercase) epiphany as well.

And don’t worry, you’ll never be confused with any of the Three Wise Men.

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Three more losers who will never be elected President:

Cruz, Pompeo and DeSantis.

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Once Pompeo no longer fed on a steady diet of T****s bullshit, the pounds just melted away! :roll_eyes:

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I will be very interested in seeing how at least Thomas and Alito are going to try and get to “promoting the general welfare” (vaccines) is unconstitutional…

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Have they ever had sound, well-constructed legal arguments for any decision? I’m not expecting that to change here.

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While losing the weight is applaudable, that he lost it that quickly indicates he will probably put it all back on in time. That’s just too much too fast.

Good on him for trying though.

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If there is a more humiliating thing caught on television than Cruz debasing himself on Tucker’s show, I haven’t seen it

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Oh, for Christ’s sake.
This is not exactly news but they’re already figuring out a way to say the speech was bad for Biden.
At least in the headline on the cover page of CNN.
Stephen Collinson’s “analysis”.
Biden’s credibility not Trump’s.
Of course!

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Please permit a
declaration of the painfully obvious…

Red Cruz is an Absolute FRAUD!

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Actually, I’m glad Biden waited, because he must be absolutely sure now to what level Trump was involved, as well as other congressional republicans and others. He would never given that kind of speech otherwise. Going to be lit in the coming months.

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I’m glad he waited also.
I’m just disgusted with the spin of the headline.

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My new national anthem.

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  • “It was not a ‘violent terrorist attack,’ sorry!” Carlson declared on Wednesday night, after showing a clip of Cruz’s comments. “So why are you telling us it was, Ted Cruz?”

“And my wife DOES look like the back end of a horse, and my dad killed JFK!! OK!?!! So there!!!”

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Imagine another America: One where Black or brown people had attacked the Capitol | Salon.com

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Capitol Police officer who suffered concussion on January 6 is latest to sue Trump seeking accountability - CNNPolitics

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I have a hard time imagining that the iconic Civil Rights gathering in the 60s at which MLK spoke would have been nearly so peaceful, done in our times today.

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Heaven must need him more, etc….

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Weird
West Virginia requesting federal permission to administer fourth vaccine dose | TheHill
“Just like West Virginia has led the nation time and again throughout this pandemic, Israel has led the world. And, right now, Israel is offering a fourth dose to an even bigger population - people who are four months out from their Pfizer or Moderna booster shots. What we want to do is walk hand-in-hand with Israel,” Justice said in a statement

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