Ted, listen. Maybe if you weren’t a horrible legislator, and an even worse excuse for a human, people would not feel the need to slightly inconvenience you at the airport.
and an even worse excuse for a human...
Which he totally is and feels human shame for this.
And not collectively, for he is one being and not many!
STOP calling him TED! His BIRTHNAME is RAFAEL!
"I would like an act of law shield me from the consequences of my actions and accountability to my constituency." -Ted Cruz probably
“I would also like this paid for by taxpayers or any other form of Socialism for us fat tax wasting leeches…”
—Rafael Cruz
"While also being a pussy that needs a security escort when I flee a disaster area I am responsible for" Ted "Tough As Texas" Cruz
When elected officials need to be segregated from the people they serve, they should be removed from their post. You are here to represent the people, not rule over us.
When hillbillies are breaking into homes and killing government reps' familes, something is wrong.
The fact that Republicans have weaponized this particular brand of stupid is immaterial aside from the conspiracy charges.
There is a shortfall here that will create a chilling effect for potential lawmakers to stand up to y'all Qaeda .
Can you truly represent the people if you hide from them, Ted? Weren't you elected to represent?
Does he get nervous when he’s on his way to Cancun?
Maybe he's worried that his dad wasn't satisfied with killing JFK and needs to kill again.
Wat
No no no, his dad killed JFK and he's the Zodiac Killer.
Oh gosh, you are right! I find it hard to stay abreast of all his family's murders. I've changed my mind on this idea, the security escorts are good for us, the potential victims.
Buy it yourself, Teddy. No socialism, remember?
Socialism for me, not for thee
Is the coward suddenly afraid of the general public? What reason might people have that they would dislike him?
Maybe he's tired of wiping other people's spit off his clothes and face
Absolutely not.
If you want to act like a dipshit you need to be held accountable for your dipshittery.
Can't risk interacting with the peasants, their poverty might be contagious. That's how that works, right?
Yes just like the mega church pastor who has a private jet so he "doesn't have to fly with the demons."
I saw this rat faced fuck at IAH back in October. Not a single person was trying to interact with him and he already had a state trooper escort with a wide buffer zone around him. He had that smarmy, stupid smile on that stupid dumb face of his. It ruined my whole day.
And what's not been mentioned yet here is that one has to be checked by TSA before being in this area. Aside from his snowflake feelies, what's he worried bout?
Oh no no, you either decrease airport security for everyone, or you shut the fuck up.
People shouldn’t be afraid of their government - governments should be afraid of their people.
I would say he is
It would be totally worth the fines to dive tackle that motherfucker into a set of airport chairs.
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He scared of something happening to his punk ass.
hes scared of being jumped the next time he tries to abandon his constituents (and dog) to a frozen death.
Okay but counterpoint: I want to throw rocks at Ted Cruz in an airport
"Lucifer in the flesh"--Ted's fellow Republican John Boehner. As Cruz’s former college roommate, Craig Mazin, once put it, “One thing Ted Cruz is really good at: uniting people who otherwise disagree about everything else in a total hatred of Ted Cruz.” George W. Bush: “I just don’t like the guy.” Bob Dole: “I don’t know how he’s going to deal with Congress. Nobody likes him.” John Boehner: “I have Democrat friends and Republican friends. I get along with almost everyone, but I have never worked with a more miserable son of a bitch in my life.” Lindsey Graham: “If you killed Ted Cruz on the floor of the Senate, and the trial was in the Senate, nobody would convict you.”
Ted Cruz is a big tough manly man. Just look at that beard! He ain't 'fraid of nuthin exceptin' them there pesky constituents.
I would MUCH rather my Tax Dollars be used for that then to feed STARVING AMERICAN CHILDREN!
I like that he's scared. That headline warms my heart a little
Dipshit is a prime example of the faction in his party rallying voters to do the things he's so afraid of. What a cowardly, two-faced, dirtbag.
These fucking fascists are scared, they know they are HATED by the majority of Americans.
Ted Cruz wants to intimidate people so he doesn’t have to listen to them calling him an idiot in public places.
Shut up you neckbeard twat snot. What about the judges and jury you and your people are sending your goons after, do they get private security off of tax payers money?
I love that he feels uncomfortable in airports. I love the suggestion that he's being constantly berated and accosted. It's such rare good news.
Unfortunately this is probably needed. Just Ted Cruz is the worst person to propose it given the whole Cancun debacle.
Imagine if someone like AOC (or whoever is your favourite politician) said the exact same thing? There are a lot of psychos out there and a lot shit on the propaganda egging people on to do crazy shit.
Swatting politicians (on both sides of the aisle) is becoming commonplace. Harassing elected officials in public is becoming commonplace too. And then there was that guy that broke into Nancy Pelosi's house and attacked her husband.
People are more and more thinking that doing an end-run around democracy to remove elected officials by taking matters into their own hands.
I want Ted Cruz gone, but I want him gone because of a humiliating election loss. Not from some psycho hanging around airports.
So instead of addressing the problems underpinning increased violence, you think the right solution is to have the population pay (via taxes) provide protection to the political elite that most of the population can't afford to provide for themselves?
My main argument against this is ROI. These people provide no real value to the government. They choose to be on an extreme side in order to get elected. No one wants to harass the moderates. So let them hire thier own security to fly with them.
Also since the airport is a secured setting, their presence is unpredictable and everyone else needs a ticket, it is safe from targeted interactions with psychos. And mostly safe from unplanned as well.
But what weapons are they coming at him with in an airport?
A stale baguette from a sandwich shop?
No fucking way. Power to the people
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