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GOP Rep. Peter King dismisses Ted Cruz as 'carnival barker'
CNN ^ | March 23, 2015 | Deirdre Walsh, Senior Congressional Producer

Posted on 03/23/2015 9:48:26 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

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New York Republican Rep. Peter King, who is considering his own bid for the White House, mocked Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz's announcement that he was running in 2016 and said the Texas Republican isn't qualified to serve as president.

"Shutting down the federal government and reading Dr. Seuss on the Senate floor are the marks of a carnival barker not the leader of the free world," King said in a written statement on Monday.

King's statement references a Cruz speech on the Senate floor that last more than 20 hours, railing against Obamacare in 2013.

The New York Republican has been a vocal critic of Cruz' since the government shutdown that fall, blaming him for the standoff and calling him a "fraud."(continued)

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: New York; Campaign News; Parties; U.S. Congress
KEYWORDS: cruz; gerryadams; ira; newyork; peterking; sinnfein; tedcruz
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“New York Republican Rep. Peter King, who is considering his own bid for the White House, mocked Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz’s announcement that he was running in 2016 and said the Texas Republican isn’t qualified to serve as president.”

New York Liberal Republican Rep. Peter King, who is considering his own bid for the White House.... That’s all I needed.


41 posted on 03/23/2015 10:11:53 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (Islam is the military wing of the Communist party.)
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To: McGruff
Let them come out. We need a list of who's on our side and who's gonna be taken to the wood shed.

I was going to post EXACTLY that then decided to read the thread first.

Though I had some reservation about Cruz getting in (I love him in the Senate), he has the big attention now. What I specially look forward to is when Ted goes mano on mano with these megalomaniac squishes like Peter King

42 posted on 03/23/2015 10:16:10 AM PDT by don-o (He will not share His glory and He will NOT be mocked! Blessed be the name of the Lord forever!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Weasels like King hate Cruz because they fear him. Cruz has the courage of his convictions and they don’t. They are fearful and thus enraged because Cruz’s courage and eloquence stands in stark contrast to their cowardice.


43 posted on 03/23/2015 10:16:28 AM PDT by whinecountry (Semper Ubi Sub Ubi)
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To: VanDeKoik

Big time bump!


44 posted on 03/23/2015 10:20:37 AM PDT by onedoug
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
who is considering his own bid for the White House
45 posted on 03/23/2015 10:22:16 AM PDT by Doogle (( USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Dear Mr. RINO King. *F*U*

sorry....i couldn’t help it.


46 posted on 03/23/2015 10:22:27 AM PDT by Shimmer1 (Liberty does not exist in the absence of morality. Edmund Burke)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Peter King is the top RINO when the corporate media needs a take away qoute slamming anyone who is not a complete sellout to the Republican party. Why does this guy get so much press? Because he is a useful idiot for the media guys to qoute to carry out their agenda to minimize all conservative candidates.


47 posted on 03/23/2015 10:22:41 AM PDT by Gen-X-Dad
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To: cripplecreek

LOL!!! No kidding.


48 posted on 03/23/2015 10:23:24 AM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (Romans 1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Peter King is a loudmouth GOPe buttkisser. This idiot has never had an original idea in his life and is terrified that Cruz might upset the comfy applecart of DC politics.


49 posted on 03/23/2015 10:24:42 AM PDT by Dr. Thorne (The night is far spent, the day is at hand.- Roman 13:12)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Weirdie Deirdre: leading the charge and earning her paycheck at CNN


50 posted on 03/23/2015 10:26:24 AM PDT by exinnj
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To: exit82

The GOP should prevent semi-Progressive RINOs like Peter King from joining their Party. The Big Tent policy is destroying the Conservative movement, & is doing it from within. Principles matter!


51 posted on 03/23/2015 10:26:27 AM PDT by Liberty1st
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Pathetic. King doesn’t have the fans Cruz does.


52 posted on 03/23/2015 10:26:29 AM PDT by tioga
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Pete King - (NY) has always been, and will always be just another statist piece of s**t.


53 posted on 03/23/2015 10:28:03 AM PDT by mrmeyer (You can't conquer a free man; the most you can do is kill him. – Robert Heinlein)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I remember when Cruz had all those armed guards working overtime to ensure that open-air memorials were free and clear of pesky visitors and making sure that no one on the highways were looking at the Grand Canyon or other viewpoints.


54 posted on 03/23/2015 10:33:05 AM PDT by Tanniker Smith (Rome didn't fall in a day, either.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Takes one to know one Peter King! Ted Cruz must have said something to Peter years ago, that remains stuck in his craw. What could he have said? That Peter K. is ‘in the sunset of his (less than illustrious) career, or that Peter is “fat like me! Ha Ha!, it’s a joke Pete, lighten up! “


55 posted on 03/23/2015 10:33:15 AM PDT by lee martell (The sa)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
LETS SEND PETEY A CUP




56 posted on 03/23/2015 10:35:28 AM PDT by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

This IS my happy face.

57 posted on 03/23/2015 10:35:43 AM PDT by JPG (The GOPe will always find a way to surrender)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Peter King, making a place for himself at CNN I see.


58 posted on 03/23/2015 10:35:47 AM PDT by DungeonMaster (No one can come to me unless the Father who sent Me draws him.)
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To: pallis

It’s getting more & more difficult to tell these days, isn’t it?


59 posted on 03/23/2015 10:36:55 AM PDT by Liberty1st
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Pete, just do it already, declare as a Democrat.


60 posted on 03/23/2015 10:42:53 AM PDT by VTenigma (The Democratic party is the party of the mathematically challenged)
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