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But, no, Ted plowed earnestly on, piling up insult after insult while carrying on as if he was speaking to Ben Bernake.

What insults? I didn't hear any. And what does Ben Bernanke have to do with anything?

If I were Cruz I wouldn't have bothered with the guy, and I can see where Ted might have been thought condescending as he went on talking.

But being a jerk like that guy was does nothing for American politics.

[miss marmelstein]

Well, you apparently can’t read or comprehend. Sort of like Cruz not realizing who he was talking to and adjusting himself accordingly.