According to the DailyKos, today Ted Cruz reached a new low in trying to get the GOP nomination.
Perhaps it is only fair, since Donald Trump recently brought up the fact that news* articles have stated that Ted’s seriously crazy dad, Rafael Cruz, was involved in the Kennedy assassination.
So Ted hit back, as Daily Kos says:
Candidate Ted Cruz, making his final appeal to Indiana voters (before his campaign officially goes down in flames), said of Donald Trump:
“… he’s proud to be a serial philanderer. He talks about his battles with venereal disease as his personal Vietnam.”
To his credit, Ted Cruz’s facts are more reliable than Trumps, as Trump did make the comment in a 1997 Ted Stern interview. But still.
I keep thinking there will be a point in the quest for the GOP nomination where I won’t be left speechless by the crassness by the politicians involved.
FiftyFourandAHalf 
The crassness of the political process is unbelievable, isn’t it? Although obviously the Republicans don’t have a lock on that adjective.
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It’s true that the GOP doesn’t have a lock on crass. But they HAVE introduced a whole new level. Even the whole Monica business with Bill was the GOP — Bill wanted to keep it secret!
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I just watched a series documenting the 1960s and 70s. Holy shit! Anyone who wants to make America like that again is insane. I’m surprised we survived without killing ourselves and the rest of the world. Okay, we had the Beatles. I’m for having them back. But that’s all. It was an oppressive, corrupt, freak show of a time when most people were fighting for the right to be treated like people and a few powerful, rich, megalomaniacs (redundant, but I felt it was necessary) sat on their high horses and thought of news ways to get away with murder. “Shit your pants scary” season has arrived!
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Nice to see you Lorna! I hope you’re doing OK.
But I’m worried about you. I do seem to bring the naughty words out of you.
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I know! Consider it a compliment. I feel safe to be naughty on your blog! Yes, it’s been two months since I last posted or did much of anything here. Life (illness or just stuff) kept getting in the way. I’m fixing to change that, my friend!
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Well that’s good news. I haven’t been posting much either. Just not feeling the urge!
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Well, since Ted is the Zodiac Killer, maybe it is a family tradition…
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Could be!
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I figured as much
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I can’t wrap my head around it. I agree with you that Cruz was probably the more dangerous. I think he actually believes the crap he spews, whereas Trump just wants to be sensational. But he too is super dangerous, and I wouldn’t underestimate his ability to win in the general, with how far he’s already gotten. Berners are threatening to vote Trump if Clinton gets nomination (which she will, math doesn’t lie). That’s an angle I really don’t understand. Sometimes I have to avoid social media altogether, because it’s making me so angry!
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I know. My emotions range from complete abject depression to hopeful denial. What a situation.
Bernie voters who vote for Trump are morons. They will deserve what they get. Unfortunately, we will all be stuck with Trump should the unthinkable happen. Shit. Back to utter depression.
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I literally just heard Trump say “I’ll be the best at the military part of being president.” I’d much rather be hearing about his wandering penis after that statement.
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Those little fingers CANNOT get control of the buttons! God save us all!
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S E R I O U S L Y!
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Re: …a point in the quest for the GOP nomination where I won’t be left speechless…”
I wouldn’t hold your breath.
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Big breath now … let it out. Now breathe …
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Regarding your hope to get to a point where you won’t be left speechless, don’t hold your breath. Trump is like a spoiled adolescent and he brings his competitors down to his level.
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That is absolutely true Gail. How did we end up here? And where do we go from here.
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Nowhere to go but up…I hope.
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Fingers crossed!
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Please, please…make it stop.
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There is only so much power in a lowly blog!
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I’ll say, clap on both their houses.
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I think there IS clap on both their houses.
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You have got to be kidding… he said that? Is there no end to this madness?
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You’re just jealous because your country isn’t flaming out in an entertaining, albeit, serious way for all the world to see. Keep dreaming, maple leaf. Keep dreaming.
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Yeah maybe… but I just have to think that if something like this happened here, people would rise up to stop it. But I’m probably totally wrong about that, which is why this is all so confusing.
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Sigh. Yes. All of the things you read here on 54.5 are true. Except the fact that I am no longer 54.5 …
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And now Ted has dropped out…
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I actually think he was the more evil of the two. So I’m glad he’s out. Of course, I don’t like the fact that Trump is is …
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It’s like an episode of Jerry Springer erupted in the GOP race.
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You NAILED it!
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It stopped being an amusing circus to watch didn’t it? It’s now far, far into scary land.
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I’m mostly afraid it will turn into nuclear winter. Such a dangerous man — and his followers, who are equally vapid and hateful.
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Sigh. My total lack of surprise makes a statement of its own.
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Yup. They would both make all Americans proud, doncha think?
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They are both disgusting, horrible people. There is nothing to recommend either of them to those of us with some education and intelligence (as I fancy myself.) They both remind me of Elizabeth Bennet, to Darcy’s aunt: “You have insulted me in every possible way … I must ask you to leave immediately. … ” I only wish they would…
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Yes! And scientists just found three habitable planets. Let them make history by going there!
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As Obama likes to say around this time of year, “We’re getting into silly season.”
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I think we’ve passed the silly season. We are now officially in “shit your pants scary” season.
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