Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

‘Wanted to Be a Good Dad’: Ted Cruz Responds to Criticism He Traveled to Cancun Amid Texas Power Crisis
The Epoch Times ^ | 2/18/21 | Jack Phillips

Posted on 02/18/2021 3:01:21 PM PST by Bearshouse

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) responded to allegations that he flew to Cancun, Mexico, in the midst of record cold temperatures and snowfall in Texas—which has been besieged by power outages over the past several days.

Cruz appeared to confirm that he went to Cancun, saying that “with school canceled for the week, our girls asked to take a trip with friends. Wanting to be a good dad, I flew down with them last night and am flying back this afternoon.”

“My staff and I are in constant communication with state and local leaders to get to the bottom of what happened in Texas,” he said in a statement on Thursday, referring to the power outages and, in some cases, loss of water.


TOPICS: Front Page News; Miscellaneous; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: crisis; cruz; flyinted; gooddad; gooddaddy; lousyleader; mexico; nevercruzers; oldnews; tedcruz; texas; winterstorm
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 321-340341-360361-380 ... 401-419 next last
To: heavy metal; All
what if aides and bodyguards had their own families to take care of as well?...

Send their families too. Sen. Cruz has plenty of money. And, recall he and his family were looking for people to go along. There might be an issue of people NOT wanting to leave ("have to watch my property", etc.), but that's solvable with a little organization & resourcefulness. Ted is supposed to be a leader, right? Organize neighborhood watches & get a little positive publicity from that...? Most problems are also opportunities.

341 posted on 02/20/2021 8:31:48 AM PST by Paul R. (You know your pullets are dumb if they don't recognize a half Whopper as food!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 334 | View Replies]

To: Paul R.; All

My brother in Austin says lack of water is becoming a big issue. It is keeping his restaurant (he’s asst. mgr.) shut down, delivery of bottled water has not happened, and per his last e-mail to me “that pesky problem of NO WATER anywhere nearby” his location. I’m not clear on whether there is no municipal service at his location, too many breaks to fix in a short time (he’s pretty handy with repairs of most stuff), supplies for repairs are in short supply, or what, as he also mentioned a boil water order for Austin, and his boss had pressure @ home evidently. I can see where boiling enough water to run a restaurant could be a big problem, and if it’s discolored that’s even worse for a restaurant, but he says “NO water”....


342 posted on 02/20/2021 8:41:10 AM PST by Paul R. (You know your pullets are dumb if they don't recognize a half Whopper as food!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 341 | View Replies]

To: Paul R.; All

Update: Per recent news articles, apparently a number of treatment plants are still down.


343 posted on 02/20/2021 9:12:45 AM PST by Paul R. (You know your pullets are dumb if they don't recognize a half Whopper as food!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 342 | View Replies]

To: Paul R.

ted cruz is a politician not a babysitter...

we adult people in hurricane territory prepare for and handle such emergencies ourselves...

expecting and relying on politicians to do what you’re capable of doing yourselves is foolish and stupid...


344 posted on 02/20/2021 9:16:42 AM PST by heavy metal (covid covid covid is the new russia russia russia...)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 341 | View Replies]

To: GeorgianaCavendish
Well, for those of us who watched OUR men take care of family, friends, neighbors and stranded STRANGERS for the last week while our WHOLE TOWN had no electricity and then no water........your sarcasm isn't funny.

OUR MEN were out in the storm working wrecks/fatalities, driving ambulances, fighting fires, trying to keep the water plant running, setting up warming shelters for the community/stranded motorists, checking on the elderly/sick, delivering food to those that needed it, etc.

And I can promise you that not a single person that they helped gave a rat's fanny about whether they looked HOT in jeans.....or that Ted Cruz went to Cancun.

345 posted on 02/20/2021 9:39:07 AM PST by TXSearcher (Interesting times we live in...........)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 317 | View Replies]

To: StoneWall Brigade
We’ve lost Texas or are close to losing ut.

Don't think so.....

While some cities in Texas may be turning more Progressive......in 2020, the Dems started losing Hispanic/Black support all across the state, especially in the historically safe counties near the border, which wiped out the gains they were counting on in Houston/Austin/Dallas/San Antonio. That support is going to continue to drop, with their open borders, anti gun and anti gas/oil agenda.

The recent Del Rio Mayor's video, pleading with Biden to stop the open border madness, while they are dealing with a pandemic/weather emergency is NOT an aberration. Border communities are already up in arms because of the catch and release policies they are already seeing in their areas......which is why those elected by Southern Districts are telling Biden he needs to slow it down/rethink what he's doing.

346 posted on 02/20/2021 10:11:40 AM PST by TXSearcher (Interesting times we live in...........)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 325 | View Replies]

To: dsrtsage
Was he supposed to show up to walk the power lines with a big wrench, hard hat, and high voltage suit?

U.S. Senator Ted "Proven Leader" Cruz did not live up to his self-described campaign attributes. When the going got tough, "Tough as Texas" Ted fled the country while his constituents were freezing to death.

Nobody is obligated to respect or re-elect U.S. Senator Ted after his bonehead decision to flee the country. Cruz demolished his political aspirations for higher office.

347 posted on 02/20/2021 10:43:20 AM PST by NautiNurse (It took 20 years for FL to clean up voter fraud in Broward and Palm Beach Counties. But we did it. )
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies]

To: NautiNurse

Yes.

It was definitely a “Dukakis in the Tank” moment for Ted.

Adios, amigo.


348 posted on 02/20/2021 10:47:35 AM PST by miserare ( Respect for life--life of all kinds-- is the first principle of civilization.~~A. Schweitzer.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 347 | View Replies]

To: Jane Long
Ah, you’re not just a jerk to people.

Welp.....at least I'm not a self righteous jerk.

10 degrees outside.......34 degrees inside my house.....no electricity/no alternate heat. Dogs were safer in my house, with their food/water/beds than outside with ice/wind, dear.

And while I didn't go to Cancun.....I did have to slide across town, because with no phone service, that was the only way to make sure my FIL wasn't in trouble, since he ALSO didn't have electricity/alternate heat and was determined to stay in his house.

In fact, Jane, NO ONE in our small town had electricity for DAYS. We didn't have brown outs we were in black out.....stores closed, no access to gas pumps, water, food, etc.

BTW, I'm proud of my community that worked their asses off trying to take care of each other VS sitting around waiting for someone to save them...... or griping because Cruz went to Cancun.

If that makes ME a jerk........that's just fine with me.

349 posted on 02/20/2021 10:57:08 AM PST by TXSearcher (Interesting times we live in...........)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 319 | View Replies]

To: StoneWall Brigade

Trump won by nearly a million votes. I think we’re going to be a-ok. The only fear is fraud out of Harris and Austin counties.


350 posted on 02/20/2021 11:03:50 AM PST by Greetings_Puny_Humans (I mostly come out at night... mostly.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 330 | View Replies]

To: TXSearcher

And while I didn’t go to Cancun.....I did have to slide across town, because with no phone service, that was the only way to make sure my FIL wasn’t in trouble, since he ALSO didn’t have electricity/alternate heat and was determined to stay in his house.


Gee....I say you should’ve had the SAME police escort, to your dear FILs house, that Ted got to the airport, for his Cancun trip.

Ditto in our town...for the the black outs.

Niece’s area was without power and water for three days. Her dad brought her a generator to keep the heat on...for her/her family and her dogs....as he thought 34º +/- was too cold for ALL of them.

Everyone in our surrounding area, on municiple water, are on boil water notices, now.


351 posted on 02/20/2021 11:05:36 AM PST by Jane Long (America, Bless God....blessed be the Nation 🙏🏻🇺🇸)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 349 | View Replies]

To: miserare

¡Si, Señora!


352 posted on 02/20/2021 11:06:24 AM PST by Jane Long (America, Bless God....blessed be the Nation 🙏🏻🇺🇸)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 348 | View Replies]

To: heavy metal

My family is “prepped”, well, certainly not as well as those really serious would recommend, but probably better than 99% of the US population. (I even went to the considerable and ongoing time and expense of expanding my daughter’s small chicken flock — wanna buy some eggs?)

But... that’s irrelevant in terms of the politics involved for Senator Cruz. I don’t have to like it any more than I like taxes, but, facts are facts: Optics = votes.


353 posted on 02/20/2021 11:10:55 AM PST by Paul R. (You know your pullets are dumb if they don't recognize a half Whopper as food!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 344 | View Replies]

To: Greetings_Puny_Humans
Trump won by nearly a million votes.

630,000. Still over a 5 point margin. I don't think Texas is close to going Blue any time soon.

354 posted on 02/20/2021 11:19:50 AM PST by DoodleDawg
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 350 | View Replies]

To: heavy metal
what would anyone here have done differently if they were in this situation?...

U.S. Senator Ted could have sent his family to any one of at least eight Ritz Carlton hotels in Florida, benefiting the beleaguered U.S. tourist industry.

355 posted on 02/20/2021 11:24:28 AM PST by NautiNurse (It took 20 years for FL to clean up voter fraud in Broward and Palm Beach Counties. But we did it. )
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 302 | View Replies]

To: Jane Long
Gee....I say you should’ve had the SAME police escort, to your dear FILs house, that Ted got to the airport, for his Cancun trip.

People in Texas have DIED resulting from this storm, Jane. Homes have burnt down, some still don't have electricity/water, while others have flooded homes from burst water pipes .......and all you can do is sit around and RANT about Cruz?

Unbelievable.......I'm done.

356 posted on 02/20/2021 11:41:36 AM PST by TXSearcher (Interesting times we live in...........)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 351 | View Replies]

To: TXSearcher

People in Texas have DIED resulting from this storm, Jane. Homes have burnt down, some still don’t have electricity/water, while others have flooded homes from burst water pipes .......and all you can do is sit around and RANT about Cruz?

Unbelievable.......I’m done.


Funny. You’re the one who went on about how it’s perfectly okay to keep pets in a freezing (no electricity) home....and, I’ve told you that I’ve seen, first hand, homes that have had no power/water, for days (with burst pipes, as well), yet, you’re saying I’m ranting??

Yes.

We are done, here.


357 posted on 02/20/2021 11:54:31 AM PST by Jane Long (America, Bless God....blessed be the Nation 🙏🏻🇺🇸)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 356 | View Replies]

To: Bearshouse

Cruz is what our Jewish brethren would call a ‘’putz’’.


358 posted on 02/20/2021 1:22:21 PM PST by jmacusa (Liberals. Too stupid to be idiots.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Paul R.

optics=votes to people who refuse to see the entire picture...

the man isn’t God, he’s a human being that had no control over the weather and the aftermath it produced...

people were warned ahead of time about the approaching storm...

people’s anger should be directed towards themselves for not being prepared for the worse case scenario and not having an escape plan when necessary...


359 posted on 02/20/2021 1:59:38 PM PST by heavy metal (covid covid covid is the new russia russia russia...)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 353 | View Replies]

To: NautiNurse

people are flocking to florida because it’s winter and it’s a kung flu fearless state...

and keep in mind that storm was heading east at the time and could’ve limited traveling...


360 posted on 02/20/2021 2:24:43 PM PST by heavy metal (covid covid covid is the new russia russia russia...)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 355 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 321-340341-360361-380 ... 401-419 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson