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Peter King on Rand Paul, Ted Cruz: They Aren’t ‘Responsible Adults’
Mediaite ^ | March 10, 2015 | Andrew Desiderio

Posted on 03/10/2015 4:03:15 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Rep. Peter King (R-NY) has made no secret of his disdain for Sens. Rand Paul (R-KY) and Ted Cruz (R-TX). Speaking to the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) at their presidential forum, King lambasted the senators and implied they aren’t “responsible adults.”

“[Rand Paul] is concerned about drones, he’s afraid the CIA might use drones to attack Americans drinking coffee in Starbucks,” King said, drawing a few laughs from the crowd. He suggested ISIS might be further emboldened to attack America if the commander-in-chief thinks the “real threat” is the CIA killing Americans with drones.

“Then we have Ted Cruz, who believed that … the government should be shut down a year and a half ago,” King said, referring to how Cruz read some Dr. Seuss tales on the Senate floor. “Again, do you really want a commander-in-chief who thinks the way to run the government is to read Dr. Seuss on the Senate floor and shut down the United States government?”

King went on to say America needs “responsible adults” who can recognize the threats the country faces. At one point in the speech, he also criticized those who voted against homeland security funding but say they stand with the military and law enforcement.

The forum hosted a wide array of potential 2016 presidential candidates on both sides of the aisle, including Cruz, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), former Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA), former New York Gov. George Pataki (R), former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley (D), and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC). Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) gave a pre-taped address.

Last year, King even suggested he would run for president just to prevent Cruz and Paul from having a strong influence on the Republican Party, and to make sure the “realistic foreign policy wing” or “national security wing” of the party “does not give in to the isolationists.”

Watch the video below (starts at around the 15:30 mark):

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TOPICS: Issues; Parties; U.S. Congress; U.S. Senate
KEYWORDS: 114th; gerryadams; ira; obama; peterking; randpaul; sinnfein; tedcruz
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Thuggery by an IRA thug!


21 posted on 03/10/2015 4:43:22 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (When will Sisi, Bibi, King Abdullah & ?, take out Isis in our White House, AG Dept, CIA, & State?)
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To: cripplecreek

Great show. It’s on my DVR lineup.


22 posted on 03/10/2015 4:52:18 PM PDT by TADSLOS (The Event Horizon has come and gone. Buckle up and hang on.)
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To: TADSLOS

Conservatives should encourage good television like it.


23 posted on 03/10/2015 4:54:19 PM PDT by cripplecreek ("For by wise guidance you can wage your war")
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
If he were'nt a RINO and a guy who looks like the mom in Pink Floyd;s "The Wall" I still wouldn't consider anything this jackass says...


24 posted on 03/10/2015 4:59:18 PM PDT by BreezyDog
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Peter King and those like him are the reason I don’t believe you can change the GOP. The GiveObamaPower bunch do not like conservatives or conservative ideas. They will never let conseratives take control of the party.

It’s past time for a real opposition party.
The Democrats in R jerseys do not represent us.


25 posted on 03/10/2015 5:04:51 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

peter king is a serious pos.


26 posted on 03/10/2015 5:07:48 PM PDT by 9thLife ("Life is a military endeavor..." -- Pope Francis)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Peter King is a kook.


27 posted on 03/10/2015 5:08:25 PM PDT by TigersEye (ISIS is the tip of the spear. The spear is Islam.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Hey Peter

Responsible adults do NOT support infanticide and homosexual marriage and all the trimmings


28 posted on 03/10/2015 5:18:39 PM PDT by Chauncey Uppercrust
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To: jazusamo
Peter King has gone over to the dark side, he joined the Rats some time ago.

Ahhh...you're talking about the UNIPARTY. I understand.

FMCDH(BITS)

29 posted on 03/10/2015 5:20:22 PM PDT by nothingnew (Hemmer and MacCullum are the worst on FNC)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Peter King is an ahole. Ted Cruz didn’t shut down the government; he and the other Republicans were burning the midnight oil trying to avert a shutdown. Obama and Harry Reid were no shows.....THEY shut down the government.

Even when the government was “shutdown,” 83% of it was actually still open. Out of spite, Obama and his minions shutdown the World War II Memorial, which has no employees, and set up orange cones on the shoulders of state highways trying to block motorists from looking at Mt. Rushmore and other monuments.

As for Dr. Seuss, Ted Cruz was reading those stories to his children from the Senate floor.

Peter King is a liberal loser.


30 posted on 03/10/2015 5:36:52 PM PDT by july4thfreedomfoundation (Say no to amnesty, say no to treason.)
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To: BreezyDog
No... he looks more like the Judge:


31 posted on 03/10/2015 6:49:50 PM PDT by Rodamala
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To: Rodamala

You’re right...I couldn’t get that link yo post...:-)


32 posted on 03/10/2015 8:03:24 PM PDT by BreezyDog
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To: jazusamo
>> Peter King has gone over to the dark side, he joined the Rats some time ago. <<

Yes, in 1998, when he defended Clinton tooth-and-nail. Too bad it took people over a decade later to figure out this guy is a traitor.

33 posted on 03/10/2015 10:52:38 PM PDT by BillyBoy (Impeach Obama? Yes We Can!)
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To: cripplecreek

Wonder when the SOB’s going to start this time?


34 posted on 06/17/2017 12:20:31 AM PDT by piasa
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