Way to telegraph your pussydom, Ted.
He’s been doing that ever since the orange turd insulted his wife and then Rafael rimmed his ass
You know who threatens lawmakers the most? Who sends the most death and rape threats? Who it is that's out for blood if an official deviates from orthodoxy?
Trump supporters.
Ted should just come out and say it. He's afraid of his boss' rabid proto-fascist fan base.
Ted, you stupid prick, hire your own damn security. We, the American people, owe you nothing.
A man of the people.
Shouldn't a big, tough Texas man just be able to whip out his gun and defend himself?
No offense to Canadians, but a Texas man, cruz is not.
He is now. You even elected him. No sending that asshat here. He is Texan now.
locations of birth canals notwithstanding, I know transgender people who are more of a man than he.
I am guessing you just mean transgender women. All transgender men are more of a man than he is.
Hey, now. He adopted pussydom when he left Canada, sure as hell is none here. It's too cold to be a pussy.
One of the reasons he doesn't need a security detail in an airport is that (at least in theory) they stop people from bringing guns into them.
The chances of him being assassinated in an airport are very close to zero. The chances someone might come up to him with criticism, however...
Exactly, surely if he wants to feel safe at the airport he should try and get guns allowed in there.
When legislating for your constituents: Regulations shall be written in blood (and lots of it!).
When legislating for yourself: Best err on the side of caution.
I mean did Cruz even try thoughts and prayers first? Shouldn't he hire a private security detail from the free market instead of embiggening the government and using people's taxes to pay for his protection?
We're out there trying to cut government spending and remove laws! Except this one. We need this one.
Speaking of hypocrisy, always remember that Republicans spent Obama's entire presidency arguing that he was born in Kenya so he can't be president. But didn't say fuck all when Canadian Ted ran. Want to know more about why I think you're racist?
He was also the main push for increasing Congress' salary a few years ago because it was too expensive to maintain a house in Texas and one in DC. Despite how expensive it is, he is still able to afford frequent trips to Cancun.
Oh, Ted maybe if you weren't such a cowardly cunt people wouldn't hate you...
I don’t know how Republicans can continue supporting this spineless fool.
Birds of a feather
While I doubt that things are actually more dangerous nowadays than before, Cruz has been very vocal about selling the narrative that things are getting worse. If he feels like his life is in danger, he needs to work to make it safer for everyone instead of just himself!
Awww, poor widdle Teddy-Boy! Those evil leftists are so mean! How heartless of them to hold poor Teddy accountable for his despicable shitfuckery!
Coward
Honestly this seems reasonable. Still funny that he is one of the sponsors though.
Fuck that. They should pay out of pocket if they want bodyguards. They get enough shit on the publics dime. He could also try not being a piece of shit and people wouldn't fuck with him.
This doesn't just apply to him. Plenty of legislators are expose to threats from both sides of the isle. And it isn't like they are going to get 24h coverage from this. This is walking around an airport for a couple hours.
You're talking out of both sides of your ass.
I don't care which party they belong to. They waste enough tax money with their bullshit. They can pay out of pocket.
No it isn't. He's an elected public official. That means he shouldn't hide from the public.
We don't say the same thing about the president, right? At a certain point it would be harmful for the country if politicians were subject to physical intimidation. And while we might have feelings about assholes from other parties, what about people with the same views as us?
Weird how he didn't need this security detail last year. Seems like it only happened when he got publicly criticized.
Most senators do not have a security detail. Ted is afraid of talking to the public unless it's on TV.
"Let me wheel out a ridiculous comparison to make my point."
One is a head of state, the other isn't. And this isn't a party issue which you've implied in several comment. Nobody in congress should receive protection unless they are paying out of pocket.
How is it a ridiculous comparison?
I wasn't saying that a senator or congressman is of the same importance as a president. After all, you won't see the president at an airport.
What I'm saying is it's in the public interest for our elected representatives not to be subject to physical threat.
If a senator is eating at a restaurant, and a person or group comes in who they view as a threat, they always have the option to leave. Often there are multiple points of ingress/egress. And they have the option to bring in as much security as they want.
At an airport you can't just leave unless you want to miss your flight. There are by design limited points to come in/out at an airport, and the terminals are usually dead ends so even if you wanted to leave it might not be possible if confronted by a group. And even if a person wanted to bring private security they don't let people in unless you also buy tickets.
If you weren't implying some sort of similarity, why bother making the comparison?
If a senator or representative feels threatened, they can call the police or find security, just like the rest of us. Especially in an airport, they are everywhere.
I do imply they are similar, I didn't say they were the same.
Do you think that an elected official might have a higher risk of being threatened than a private citizen?
It's not. I actually commented on this before in a different thread. I saw him in a Texas airport last year and he already had a state trooper with him and not a single person was trying to talk to him as he walked. That man is in no danger because his persona is repellent enough to keep people away from him.
This doesn’t just apply to him. Plenty of legislators are expose to threats from both sides of the isle. And it isn’t like they are going to get 24h coverage from this. This is walking around an airport for a couple hours.
And, as I pointed out elsewhere, the TSA, something he decides the funding for, is supposed to stop anyone bringing weapons into an airport.
At worst he's risking getting punched in the face.
It doesn't seem reasonable to need a security duty in a place that's already considered high security. People are screened for anything dangerous by the TSA.
In an ideal world that would be true, but if we were in an ideal world we wouldn't need the security there in the first place. You can do a lot of damage to someone with just your body and there are a lot of people that are violent out in society.
Maybe in the interest of safety, it would be best for everyone if we just kept Ted Cruz locked away from the public permanently, like in a bottomless pit or something.
Agree.
Many politicians suck, and it's not good that they're insulated from public feedback. I think some people feel like harassing Ted Cruz at the airport is the only way he's ever going to hear what they have to say, so they don't want to have taxpayer money going to protect him.
But for those people imagine the flip side: some Jan 6er assholes harassing AOC or Bernie at the airport. There are enough people from any walk of life or viewpoint to mob a politician at an airport.
But for those people imagine the flip side: some Jan 6er assholes harassing AOC or Bernie at the airport.
I am absolutely fine with that. They are citizens. They should have the right to approach elected officials in public. Just because they say things I don't like doesn't mean those officials should be immune from the public.
If you don't want people to talk to you, maybe politician isn't the right job for you.
And I would not be at all surprised if that has happened to both AOC and Sanders more than once and they handled it with grace and aplomb. Do you really think they have security details? Does that sound like Bernie Sanders?
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