Discussion for article #230210
Cruz isnāt just wrong, but without net neutrality we might as well shut down the internet and go back to doing things the old way because, at that point, it wonāt be worth the hassle.
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Thank you, Senator Franken.
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By Senator Cruzās logic, the phone company should have a say in whether I call Pizza Hut vs. Dominoās. Ridiculous!
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Where have you been Senator ? I remember when you were on Air America you use to rant and rave about what was wrong with our government now that you have been there for (4) years did you get swallowed up by what you once railed against ?
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Iād really like to see Sen Franken make this his cause.
Heās the right guy to continue to be in front of cameras in any venue.
This is just that important.
jw1
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Yes, Senator Cruz, letās have the internet controlled by corporate monopolies. What could possibly go wrong?
I wonder what his tune would be if Comcast throttled Fox content on Comcast systems?
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Much like Pres Obama had to āproveā to America that he wasnāt an angry black male, Sen Franken has to prove that heās not a comedian to the American publicā¦I think. That said, itās time for the gloves to come off.
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Net neutrality and all issues associated with it has been something Franken has been talking about and trying to legislate for years. I listened to him on Air America, and I didnāt hear railing. I heard someone concerned for the future of country and the progressive wing, and the only to bring change is to join the government. Some continue to sit on their hands and collect paychecks, that would be Ted Cruz, others show up at work and get something done. That would be Franken, whoās been in office since 2009ā¦
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āSenator Cruzās logicā is an oxymoron of the highest order.
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Note to Ted Cruzā¦'baggers like them some online access, too.
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Cruz is a handy barometer on the rightness or wrongness of thingsāif heās for it, itās wildly wrong and vice versa. It seems like his outrageous base-pandering requires him to take the opposite of any position that a normal person would naturally take on the basis of logic, ethics, practical outcomes or sheer common sense.
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Imagine your electric company telling you that you need to buy the more expensive appliances because the cheaper ones wonāt work. Imagine your water company telling you whether you can have a pool or not.
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Al Franken is good enough, smart enough and doggone it, people like him!
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With this election the GOTP has gotten real uppity.
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ā¦and it would appear that (like Cruz) Candy Crowley
also hasnāt done her homework, and doesnāt realize
that this isnāt an attempt to change the internet,
itās an attempt to preserve what we lucked into:
certainly the most significant pro-democratic entity in human history
[ETA: Iām not saying Cruz is too dumb to understand, but that he chooses not to understand, crassly advancing his politics, per usualā¦Crowley, on the other hand, lacks even that excuseā¦sheās merely being intellectually lazy]
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I think Cruz understands. He just wants to be a fly in the ointment. Appealing to his idiot base.
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Senator Franken is playing by the Senate rulesā¦heās new to the body, so he remains a bit under the radar. He makes alliances, does his homework on issues, chooses those he wishes to champion and learns the system. Unlike assholes in the gop like Cruz, Lee, Rubio et al, who disregard those ārulesā and shame the Senate with their bluster, bullshit and wanton craving for the spotlight, Franken is biding his time. He will not only become a great Senator, when he is more comfortable, he will feel free to use his rapier wit to belittle and destroy morons like Cruz.
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Itās not that Cruz doesnāt know what Net Neutrality is and what it means. The man graduated cum laude from Princeton and magna cum laude from Harvard. Heās not stupid.
What he is, is an asshole.
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As senator, his job description is different than it was.
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