Irony Dies As Ted Cruz Claims: 'In A Time Of Crisis, Character Is Revealed'

[babylonsister]

https://crooksandliars.com/2021/12/ted-cruz-character-revealed

Irony Dies As Ted Cruz Claims: 'In A Time Of Crisis, Character Is Revealed'
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Wednesday said that the character of Democrats had been "revealed" by a "time of crisis," but the lawmaker forgot to mention that he fled his own state last year when a winter storm crisis hit.
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By David — December 15, 2021


Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Wednesday said that the character of Democrats had been "revealed" by a "time of crisis," but the lawmaker forgot to mention that he fled his own state last year when a winter storm crisis hit.

During a 20-minute appearance on CBNC, Cruz repeatedly railed against vaccine mandates and downplayed the need to be vaccinated.

"I think in a time of crisis, character is revealed," Cruz said at one point. "And on the Democratic side in this time of crisis, we've seen that Democratic politicians are authoritarians. They will control your life, they will order you to obey and they will destroy you if you don't."

But less than a year ago, Cruz avoided a crisis in his home state by fleeing to Cancun, Mexico as millions of Texans were without power and heat. The senator eventually called the trip a "mistake."

[mnmoderatedem]

1. I don't know which item in his quote is more ironic

the "character" quote or the "authoritarians" one....

[Atticus]

2. One just cannot--------(facepalm) nt

[Vinca]

3. Ted is speaking words of wisdom this time. In this case, the character of anyone in favor of

vaccine mandates is one that reveres life and good health while the character of someone who flees a life-threatening situation for the beach reveals a self-centered, pathetic excuse for a human being.

[PJMcK]

4. Cruz has a frightening personality trait

He is devoid of a self-aware conscience. He is unaffected by his hypocrisy and obvious idiocy..

It’s very curious because he is a smart and educated man. His lust for power must over-ride any sense of personal reflection.

He’s a dangerous creature.

[underpants]

6. That is correct

[uponit7771]

8. +1," He is devoid of a self-aware conscience"

[RainCaster]

10. I disagree-he's not smart, just educated.

Too bad, it did him no good.

Dunning-Kruger comes to mind. That is, being so stupid that you don't know you are stupid.

[dalton99a]

11. +1

[Alexander Of Assyria]

14. Yes, sir. Even insults hurled at his own wife by a monster? Now bootlicking the monster.

[mgardener]

17. He is remarkably

Like Trump.

[lame54]

26. Before Trump something was missing...

Now Cruz how found his mentor and inspiration

[Sherman A1]

5. Cancun Cruz talking about character

[Bernardo de La Paz]

7. How many lives did tRump destroy, literally and by extension? Mask & vaccine mandates are not

... are not authoritarianism.

Banning teaching about the facts of US history is authoritarianism.

Threatening Florida university professors with their jobs for speaking the truth is authoritarianism.

Hiding aggregate medical information is authoritarianism.

Orphaning children at the border to "punish" the parents is authoritarianism.

[DeeNice]

9. Nailed it. nt.

[MissMillie]

20. exponentially nailed it. (n/t)

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[Alexander Of Assyria]

15. Yes, sir. Intelligent minds are insulted by the grinning openness of the hypocrisy.

Do they see it? Think a Ivy League lawyer sees it, so that’s just the cost of riding the dragon.

It’s evil.

[area51]

12. And don't forget

Terrified Ted is such a wuss that he requested a poiice presence at the airport because he was scared of blowback.

[Septua]

13. The Cruz types say...

..whatever sounds good for the particular issue at the particular moment and is most always of a hypocritical nature.

[mgardener]

16. Well Ted...

"Irony is wasted on the stupid"
Oscar Wilde

[Hortensis]

18. The Anointed One is a frustrated crisis eager to explode on the nation.

Even if you could make this stuff up, they'll always have already done it for real.

Cruz has been self sabotaging for years now, but I think if he bought himself a big reborn campaign he might manage to rise again. When and if the crazy right looks for a righteous Der Leader.

[The Unmitigated Gall]

19. "Hey! You got used-car salesman in my senator!"

“No, you got senator in my used-car salesman!”

[librechik]

21. He really needs to take off the clown makeup when he says that.

What? He's not wearing clown makeup?

[RANDYWILDMAN]

22. Only Ted can make mistakes, others are evil actors when they make mistakes

you two faced liar TED!!! How do you look at yourself in the mirror ?

Ted is the problem and not the solution

[moondust]

23. Projection?

The Cancun Loon has probably taken a lot of heat over his self-serving escapism in a "time of crisis." Looks like he may now be trying to save himself by projecting his lack of character onto others.

[Caliman73]

24. His attributions are deliberately false. He is a liar.

Democratic politicians are authoritarians in his myopic and inconsistent view of the term. He does not agree with public health steps to combat a virus which has killed 800,000 Americans in the span of 2 years and continues to spread because one party has convinced enough people to reject scientific process for some kind of political game.

Meanwhile, Conservative / Republican law makers are working tirelessly to deny bodily autonomy to women, for strictly religious and political reasons. In a country where religion can be freely practiced on an individual level, but should not be imposed by the government, Republican lawmakers are imposing their religious ideology on more than 50% of the population.

Yet, we are the authoritarians. We are authoritarians because we are trying make public health mentality obligatory as a result of the complete FAILURE of one party to promote a communitarian mindset of balancing self interest with the health and safety of others.

Republicans think that two gay men, or two lesbians getting married will bring about the collapse of society and they want to ban it, yet a controlling the spread of a virus that has killed about 800,000 more Americans in 2 years and caused more economic damage to the US and world than LGBT relationships have done in EVER!; that should just be a personal choice and the government should stay out of it.

That is the mindset that we are dealing with. The mendacity and the moral cowardice.

[crickets]

25. Wow. Ted has all the depth and complexity of a mud puddle. nt