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Ted Cruz Bashed on NPR as Lurching As 'Far to the Right As Possible'
newsbusters.org ^ | November 22, 2014 | Tim Graham

Posted on 11/23/2014 11:05:28 AM PST by Tailgunner Joe

NPR and Sen. Ted Cruz are natural enemies. On Friday's journalists' weekly roundup on The Diane Rehm Show, Politico reporter Alex Burns mocked Cruz for acting like a stereotypical bar bully and a man who always seeks to go "as far to the right of his party as possible." Rehm thought he sounded ridiculous.

DIANE REHM: And what about Senator Ted Cruz and what he had to say yesterday?

ALEX BURNS: Well, this is sort of a moment tailor-made for Ted Cruz, right? [Laughter.]There's nothing better for him than a moment where he can go as far to the right of his party as possible and also sort of put on the robes of Ted Cruz, constitutional scholar.

REHM And put President Obama into the role of one of the Greek philosophers, for God's sake.

BURNS Or worse. He has Obama sort of crossing the Rubicon like Caesar, right? And so this is a great, great moment for Ted Cruz -- you know, what works to Ted Cruz's advantage is that he's like the guy in the bar who always wants to start the fight, but has the friends to grab him and say, "No, no, no, buddy. Like, don't go up against that guy." Right? That he gets to show the base how tough he is, but ultimately gets restrained.

And the big question here is how restrainable is he, how restrainable is this side of the party at a moment when they feel really empowered and really angry? I think ultimately it's a tough argument that the numbers are there for that wing of the party to shut down the government, but they can certainly make things very uncomfortable for their leadership and for the president.



TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cds; cruz; liberalism; npr; publicradio; tedcruz
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To: John S Mosby
On the lawfulness of killing the murderer of the Roman republic, by Thomas Gordon, 1721:

Cato's Letter No. 55.

21 posted on 11/23/2014 1:03:35 PM PST by Jacquerie (Article V. If not now, when?)
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To: FlingWingFlyer
Funny we never see an NPR tantrum about Barry and his ‘RATS “lurching as far to the left as possible.”

Because NPR can always see daylight to the left.

22 posted on 11/23/2014 1:13:49 PM PST by Starstruck (If my reply offends, you probably don't understand sarcasm or criticism...or do.)
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To: onedoug

They wouldn’t be able to get enough listeners.


23 posted on 11/23/2014 1:21:19 PM PST by elhombrelibre (Against Obama. Against Putin. Pro-freedom. Pro-US Constitution.)
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To: Jrabbit

They are so terrified....

As all Communist should!


24 posted on 11/23/2014 1:23:16 PM PST by 2001convSVT (Going Galt as fast as I can.)
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To: Tailgunner Joe

meh NPR.

I stand with Ted


25 posted on 11/23/2014 1:26:26 PM PST by Nifster
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To: Tailgunner Joe

NPR needs their budget cut.


26 posted on 11/23/2014 1:33:18 PM PST by Mashood
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To: Tailgunner Joe
This NPR program has been funded by a grant from the clinton foundation.., and stupid Americans just like you.


27 posted on 11/23/2014 3:43:21 PM PST by clearcarbon
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To: Tailgunner Joe

I can smell their fear.

There is a Cruz comin’, and he’s going to run right over these traitors.


28 posted on 11/23/2014 4:08:57 PM PST by Gator113 ( Impeach. Remove from office. Arrest. Convict. Imprison for life.)
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To: Tailgunner Joe
DIANE REHM

These RATagandists are so far to the left, they think Karl Marx is a right wing extremist.

29 posted on 11/23/2014 4:20:15 PM PST by ROCKLOBSTER (Celebrate "Republicans Freed the Slaves" Month.)
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To: Tailgunner Joe

But that’s exactly why I like Ted Cruz!
LOL


30 posted on 11/23/2014 4:22:29 PM PST by TheConservativeParty
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To: Tailgunner Joe

Lurch has nothing to do with Ted Cruz in any way.

31 posted on 11/23/2014 5:03:11 PM PST by TigersEye (ISIS is the tip of the spear. The spear is Islam.)
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To: TheConservativeParty
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32 posted on 11/23/2014 5:11:45 PM PST by Zeneta (Thoughts in time and out of season.)
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To: Zeneta

LOL
Thanks for the laugh! Much needed.

Cheers


33 posted on 11/24/2014 9:19:40 AM PST by TheConservativeParty
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