GOP Rep. Peter King: Ted Cruz Engaging In 'Governmental Terrorism'

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com ^ | September 25, 2013, 7:33 AM EDT | Tom Kludt

[Maelstorm]

Rep. Peter King (R-NY) is no fan of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), as the outspoken congressman made clear in an interview published Wednesday in The New York Times.

“My sound bite is to say he’s a fraud,” King told the Times. “I start with that, and then I go on. It takes me two or three minutes to explain it.”

Minutes later, according to the Times, King had a damning characterization of Cruz's effort to block funding for the health care law, which has raised the risk of a government shutdown. Cruz continued his quixotic campaign to defund Obamacare with a marathon floor speech that began Tuesday afternoon and spilled into Wednesday.

“It is just a form of governmental terrorism," King said.

King was one of many House Republicans to lash out at Cruz over the defunding effort last week, telling the senator to "keep quiet." In May, King boycotted a GOP fundraiser that was headlined by Cruz because of the Texas senator's vote against a Hurricane Sandy relief bill earlier this year.

[tomkat]

Right up there .. copy/paste/print on sticker stock .. LOL

Thanks tho .. it's not a commercial item, just whipped up this morning while following the Cruz-a-thon.

[The Right wing Infidel]

What? Thats just disgusting and a slap in the face to the families of the 911 victims

[Rome2000]

During the 1990s King enjoyed a close relationship with the Muslim community in his congressional district. King often gave speeches at the Westbury Islamic Center,held book signings in the prayer hall, took in Muslim interns, and was one of the few Republicans who supported U.S. intervention in the 1990s to help Muslims in Bosnia and Kosovo. The Muslim community thanked King for his work by making him the guest of honor for the 1993 opening of a $3 million prayer hall. For years, a picture of King cutting the ceremonial ribbon hung on the bulletin board by the mosque’s entrance.[7]