Go Get Your Tin Foil Hat. Dog Dump Dumb May Be Contagious.
Okay, so last summer the GOP presidential candidates were asked this question: Name the greatest living president.
Donald Trump, Bobby Jindal, and Ted Cruz all answered, “Ronald Reagan.”
I certainly can’t prove this but I have been told that Reagan died in 2004. Until presented with proof otherwise, I have no reason to question that.
So if you’re going to be dumb, you might as well be Olympic dumb. Ted Cruz is certainly training for it.
Asked by BuzzFeed News to cite his greatest foreign policy influence apart from Reagan, Cruz cited Reagan anyway.
“If you ask the question, the answer is Ronald Reagan,” Cruz said. “You might not like that answer, but that is the truth.”
Uh, does Ted Cruz know anything about Reagan’s foreign policy? Anything at all? It’s like the reverse opposite of what Ted Cruz wants. Reagan wasn’t tight with Israel. Reagan kowtowed with Saddam Hussein after he gassed his own people. Reagan traded arms for hostages.
Holy cow. I know that and I didn’t go to Harvard.
Thanks to Willie for the heads up.
Miz JJ
1A snacilbupeR would have their membership card dog-eared if they failed to worship at the shrine of St Rawnie at every opportunity.
I have an idea whirling around in my head and will have to take some time for form it, help from daChipster or PKM would be appreciated … anyhow I think the next time I am in a restaurant with a blank napkin, I will formulate the “LaugherCurve” to describe how trickle down evangelism has actually peaked and won’t work any more.
2Probably the only “real” thing Cruz-boy can picture in his pea-sized brain is Ronnie saying: “Tear down that wall, Mr. Kruschev!”
3The greatest living President, why not Ronald Reagan. After all many a GOPer believe that he was resurrected on the third day.
4Linda Phipps, all I have to contribute is the end: pervangelism.
Marcia in CO, the Cr-oozer would blame the error on staffers. They wrote the line; he merely “said” it.
Move over, Dubya. Ted Cruz is the right’s poster boy for their anti-education bias. It apparently hasn’t done him any good.
5JJ, I knew that, too, and I only spent a couple of semesters at UTEP–not even known as the Harvard of West Texas.
6And Reagan was responsible for the Contra war in Nicaragua and the deaths of thousands of innocent people, plus essentially the “overthrow” of Ortega’s presidency by making the lives of the people so miserable with his blockade, they’d vote for anyone the U.S. promoted to make it stop.
In Ted’s eyes, there is much to love.
7The radical right routinely rewrites the Bible and the Constitution. Of course they’ve had a few whacks at history.
8And don’t forget Reagan also backed the government of South Africa after authorities there machine-gunned children who walked out of school to protest apartheid.
9Reagan? Really? I would have sworn that Napoleon would’ve been his choice. Hmmmmm…
10They rewrite history all the time, though I hadn’t noticed that they’d resurrected the dead. Maybe it’s all the zombies in pop culture these days.
As with Jesus, if the worshipers paid any attention to what Reagan actually said and did, they’d be very, very surprised. And they’d probably kick both of them out for being commie pinkos. (I couldn’t stand Reagan, but I didn’t know that worse right-wing loons were coming.)
11Well, in math – if you multiply two negative numbers, you get a positive number. So, maybe answering “Reagan” when asked the question, “Who else BESIDES Reagan . . . ?” adds up to a president who was effective at foreign policy and didn’t commit international crimes?
Nah, even if that were true, Cruz wouldn’t figure it out. This is just a case of, the Republican Novena: “Invoke the name of Saint Ronnie at least 9 times per day to perform a miracle – – unlock the door of the White House.”
Sorry, Teddy – wrong again.
12No one seems to remember 16% percent interest on home loans under St. Ronnie. I remember being thrilled at locking in at 11%. That housing crisis has someone disappeared from the collective memory.
13Just as the RKlan has selective consciences, their historical references are not only cherry picked, but are totally out of context. They memorize the approved talking points and can’t think beyond them. Facts and mental acuity don’t enter into it.
14@two crows
Or just as effectively, they could take the WH tour, go up to main gate, clap three times and say “Opensesame”.
Methinks they all be knuckleheads. And not pleasant knuckleheads at that.
15Ah yes, St. Ronnie, patron saint of US Deficit Spending. Before St. Ronnie there were virtually no deficits ( except in times of war). His policies put us on the slippery slope to where we are today. And the clowns want to return to his way of governing. Sheesh!
16If he isn’t dead, what the heck was Nancy doing sprawling over that sepulchure in the blazing Pacific sunset?
17Wow, these people have the shortest memory tubes in their brains!
18I do believe he is dead. I was in DC when he was lying in state, and was particularly stunned by a young family that had come all the way from Alaska to pay their respects…
19I could not. I hate missing historical events, but my boyfriend and I broke into “Ding dong the witch is dead!” in the privacy of our hotel room, since that is how we felt about it–there was also a giant walk/protest on the mall which I did go to.
Love DC, didn’t disrespect the dead man in public, too afraid of being drawn and quartered by all his minions, but I know he is dead. I only had a few semesters of college, but I’m pretty sure in my own echo chamber/bubble of what is true.
Cruz is like the other snake oil sales people, just say the same stupid talking points which drive the brainwashed faux news watchers (Ronald Regan, one buzz word)–Cruz is just doing what it takes to continue to dupe the Robotic Voters–however, I am somewhat concerned when watching who is “endorsing” Cruz–people like Mike Bickle and Tony Perkins–so called Christians advocating death to Abortion Providers, gays and now Jerry Falwell (liberty university) is endorsing Trump–and Palin now endorsing Trump who used to endorse Ted Cruz–I hate to be a conspiracy theorist but I would not be surprised that Trump already made his “deal” with the Crazy end of times lunatics to have Teddy Cruz on the ticket–we should all be afraid since Canadian Ted has already said he is a Christian First, an American second–that coming from the Canadian born Cruz??? We all must pay attention to the dynamics of reality tv here!! It is indeed most frightening.
20I have concluded that this is not the “Ted Cruz” who graduated from Princeton & Harvard Law School. no, that was his evil twin brother, “Skippy Ted Cruz”. it’s the only explanation that makes sense, when contemplating his utter stupidity.
21Ronald Reagan was indeed a master of foreign policy. The rapid shift of military priorities required to invade the tiny island of Grenada, deflecting attention from the bombing in Beirut which killed hundreds of US soldiers 2 days earlier is awe-inspiring. And stomach-turning.
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