Ted Cruz claims fellow GOP senators were
‘afraid’ of being seen as ‘modern-day
Klansmen’ at Ketanji Brown Jackson Supreme
Court hearing: Student confronts Texas
senator on 'flagrantly racist questions'
during Yale University event
Daily Mail (UK),
by
Elizabeth Elkind
Original Article
Posted By: Ribicon,
4/12/2022 12:19:02 AM
Ted Cruz attacked his fellow Republican senators on the Judiciary Committee, during a taping of his podcast on Monday night hosted by a Yale University student group, accusing them of not going harder on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson during her Supreme Court confirmation hearing because they did not want to be seen as 'modern-day Klansmen.'(Snip)While taping The Verdict with co-host Michael Knowles in New Haven on Monday night, Cruz claimed 'you’ll be called a racist, you’ll be called a sexist, you’ll be demonized' for criticizing a black female judicial nominee. 'Among the Republican senators, most went into this nomination afraid of their own shadow,' Cruz said
Reply 1 - Posted by:
Italiano 4/12/2022 12:32:36 AM (No. 1125907)
By all means, go after Ted Cruz. You will lose, but are likely too stupid to realize it..
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Newtsche 4/12/2022 12:41:01 AM (No. 1125911)
The same mentality kept the Repubs from holding Betty Currie's feet to the fire. As Bill Clinton's personal secretary, she could have well and truly sunk Bubba for good. Hiding behind black womens' skirts has been a Dim tactic for a very long time.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
slipstik 4/12/2022 12:47:39 AM (No. 1125913)
I've had it with the Republicrats. Half of them have no guts at all. The other half are milking their inside. Inside connections to get rich and powerful. There might be 3 actual part time conservatives in the Republicrat senate. I'm done with them.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
GoodDeal 4/12/2022 12:53:21 AM (No. 1125915)
If you do the right thing, then when you are standing before God in the judgment of your life, then he will give you your just reward. Cowering in fear and running from doing what's right because of what others might think of you is a sin. You will pay dearly on that day and we will pay dearly until that day.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
smokincol 4/12/2022 12:55:57 AM (No. 1125916)
politicians are the least likely people to tell anybody the truth, on any matter, and it's a rare elected official who will stand up and defend his / her position on any topic especially if a looming election adds some weight to the matter - it does seem as if the repub party is rife with spineless and witless elected officials
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
Highlander 4/12/2022 1:45:08 AM (No. 1125927)
I knew, personally, a Republican politician, him and his charming wife, and his two daughters. He was a nice guy, but too nice. No fire in his belly. That’s how I see the rest of the Party.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
DVC 4/12/2022 1:50:16 AM (No. 1125929)
Not at all racist. When accused of this by some punk like that, laugh and give him/her the middle finger.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Catherine 4/12/2022 1:52:47 AM (No. 1125933)
And this is why we are in the position we are in this country. Scardy cat politicians who are scared to stand for anything. They are as responsible as the woke liberals for the ongoing destruction in America. How I wish we throw them all out and start over,.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
anniebc 4/12/2022 3:04:23 AM (No. 1125951)
Tell me where Ted Cruz lied. Senate Republicans are useless, traitorous cowards. The only ones bold and brazen are the fake ones; they simply don't give a flip; they vote against party and constituents, and nobody can do anything to stop them. They cheat in elections too, so you can't even vote them out of office.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
chumley 4/12/2022 3:58:33 AM (No. 1125970)
The operative word is afraid. Thats our republican party. Quaking in terror under their desks but still with their hand sticking out for donations.
I am ashamed.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
mifla 4/12/2022 4:18:16 AM (No. 1125982)
The liberals know that conservatives are terrified of being called anything that ends in ist and they use this leverage daily. Then Trump came along and told them to pound sand, that is why they hate and fear him.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
ARKfamily 4/12/2022 6:14:31 AM (No. 1126024)
I have a problem with identity politics being used to fill a position and that is how president joe biden filled it. People of all races should be able to apply for the position. . .
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
DCGIRL 4/12/2022 6:14:48 AM (No. 1126025)
Ted, please name names. We conservatives need to know this when they are up for reelection.
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Kudo to No. 3; Right on, right on!!!
Also; "When the going gets tough, the Republicans are nowhere to be found. As usual. But keep those donations coming in, and vote Republican; they're our only hope."
Like a broken record; How much more info do we need that the sooner we get term limits we will end this greedy pandering to the voters.
Twelve years for Senators.
Ten years for Congress people.
Ans most of all ten years for anyone else who worked as legislative aids; Go out and get a JOB!!!
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
Rinktum 4/12/2022 6:34:24 AM (No. 1126045)
If November ends as we believe it will, get prepared for the biggest bunch of cowards, appeasers, and go along to get along fools that will be leading the House and Senate. McCarthy and McConnell will do whatever it takes to grab the brass ring of leadership and then they will work against the will of the people. Even when we win, we lose.
#11, Has summed it up quite nicely. Republicans are cowards and love the status quo. Their bile is directed toward the guy who actually got things done without the approval of the political class. In fact, he could not care less if those fools approved or not. His focus was on the country and its people. He was determined to do what was right and good for all of us. These small minded elites cannot have we the people have a voice. We are to donate and vote and then shut up. Let them handle things.
President Trump so embarrassed them by actually doing what they only talked about for decades. This is why they hate him. He exposed them for what they are. Self-focused egomaniacs whose only focus is building their wealth and power. It certainly has nothing to do with making the country great for its citizens. That this great country can produce and sustain this kind of betrayal is unbelievable. Washington is a cesspool of corruption and greed in which these creatures love swimming around. Time to pull the plug. First order of business, jettison McCarthy and McConnell.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
Rich323 4/12/2022 7:10:03 AM (No. 1126076)
Did the establishment clowns ever watch Bidet grilling Clarence Thomas? Weak minds and weak bodies not needed on the MAGA team. Vote No on any RINO.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
Lazyman 4/12/2022 7:26:37 AM (No. 1126087)
Real profiles in courage.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
Venturer 4/12/2022 7:28:49 AM (No. 1126090)
You want to know about Republicans. Their leader Mitch McConnell donated money to Liz Cheney's campaign. Nuff said.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
3XALADY 4/12/2022 7:40:09 AM (No. 1126100)
The tell is on the faces of two who were being questioned before being voted on for the Supreme Court. Did you see the face of Kavanagh during his many hours of questioning? Especially the attitude of our now VP, they keep showing clips. He was in supreme distress and I believe at time was crying. His face was red. I can't unsee the duress he was under. And didn't his wife have to leave the room because she couldn't take it any more? I don't remember much about Amy c. Barrett's questioning. I do remember the last one. At the end of her days of questioning, she sat there with the poop eating grin on her face, no stress to be seen, like the cat that ate the canary. It was sickening.
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
voxpopuli 4/12/2022 7:55:48 AM (No. 1126119)
The EPITOME of this Alinsky strategy was the election of the Kenyan
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
DeweyCA 4/12/2022 8:18:19 AM (No. 1126148)
Republican politicians are afraid because they know that the media will relay and amplify whatever the Dems say about them. It is the powerful leftist media that is our biggest enemy.
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
Yuban 4/12/2022 8:23:18 AM (No. 1126157)
Anyone calling themself a Republican should be arrested for a hate crime. I am a Christian Conservative, nothing close to a Republican.
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
bigfatslob 4/12/2022 8:33:58 AM (No. 1126168)
Thanks republicans now we are stuck with a 'Wise Negress' is that Klanish enough for you?
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Reply 24 - Posted by:
Red Ghost 4/12/2022 8:57:43 AM (No. 1126188)
I had to stop reading the article because the comments from the Yale students, our "best and brightest" were so inane and stupid, it showed their complete educational indoctrination. God help us as these morons are the future leaders of our country; even more stupid than our current ones. And that's saying a whole lot.
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Reply 25 - Posted by:
Dodge Boy 4/12/2022 8:59:03 AM (No. 1126190)
Yeah, Cruz's claim is frustrating as hell. Yep, those darn pubbies did it to us again. I don't like it either. We can always thank Murko, Collie, and Pierre Delecto for putting the icing on the cake. Primary out as many pubbies as possible this year if you don't like them. Or better yet, vote dim or sit out the mid-term elections and see how well this works.
Meanwhile, never forget why we are here and what the Great Election Fraud of 2020 brought us.
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Reply 26 - Posted by:
starboard 4/12/2022 9:14:21 AM (No. 1126213)
"When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened." Except for Rinos, many have no spine. There should also be trial period or a review of two years to see if they are worthy of the position. A six year term is way too long for a big mistake on a phony and incompetent politician.
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Reply 27 - Posted by:
Lawsy0 4/12/2022 9:21:59 AM (No. 1126222)
Being a Democrat means never having to say you're sorry. Being a Republican means you have to apologize for everyone who was ever on that side of the aisle. There is one word I totally hate, ''pubbie'' and I'd rather be called a prostitute because that is at last an honest paying job. Pubbie is too close to ''preppie'' which is where one side of the aisle was educated.
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Reply 28 - Posted by:
Rumblehog 4/12/2022 9:34:05 AM (No. 1126240)
Stoopid leftists have NO CLUE what "racism" is, or looks like, but they elevate "racism" to one of the the "seven deadly sins" (which it is not), and it is the #1 "mortal sin" of humanism... as long as it's committed by a conservative Republican... in fact, the (R) after Sen. Ted Cruz's name clearly stands for "Racist."
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Reply 29 - Posted by:
moebellini3 4/12/2022 9:42:39 AM (No. 1126254)
The race card is played so much now a days it no longer has meaning. Ketanji Brown Jackson is a radical anti American activist who hates anyone who is not black. Racist, I really don't give a damn. Got it.....
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Reply 30 - Posted by:
Zigrid 4/12/2022 10:00:06 AM (No. 1126280)
The shame game by the democrats is working for the rinos...they have no courage...just as President Trump predicted...along with the supremes...they are afraid...of the swamp and what the FBI can do to their families...they need to take lessons from President Zelinsky of the Ukraine.....right is might!!
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Reply 31 - Posted by:
The Remnants 4/12/2022 10:01:42 AM (No. 1126284)
You mean students at Yale University are so poorly educated that they come to a conclusion without studying the evidence!
I am not even going to speak about the Republican Senators who cannot come to a conclusion about anything without checking which way the wind is blowing; I wouldn't expect most of them to study the evidence about anything - so lazy! Cruz must tell us who he is referring to. Primary them all! Our country is going down the drain and they are standing in front of a mirror, practicing their smiles.
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Reply 32 - Posted by:
SkeezerMcGee 4/12/2022 11:01:19 AM (No. 1126358)
The timidity of Republican elected members of Congress regarding Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation hearings is of far less importance than their timidity regarding the (continuous and ongoing) federal government's treatment of the January 6 defendants. It's an unforgivable national disgrace.
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Reply 33 - Posted by:
starboard 4/12/2022 11:33:00 AM (No. 1126386)
#32 Exactly.
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Reply 34 - Posted by:
red1066 4/12/2022 12:28:14 PM (No. 1126466)
Like the demosluts and media aren't going to call them racists even if they voted for this person. It's basically all the demosluts have left, and even being called a racist is losing its meaning because of how often it's used.
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Reply 35 - Posted by:
The Remnants 4/12/2022 12:40:41 PM (No. 1126481)
#32 - I agree wholeheartedly. And if they can be so blatant with their injustice toward these people - with the independent media at least focusing on the irregularities going on - how can someone be treated who has no spotlight on them? "... with liberty and justice for all." These people have no respect for our Constitution or our rights.
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Reply 36 - Posted by:
snowoutlaw 4/12/2022 1:53:02 PM (No. 1126550)
When the deck is 100% stacked against you, like DC is now, sometimes its best to just fold unless you want to shoot it out with the whole room. No matter what the Republican's did, the deal was done. Best to ambush them back home in November when you are among supporters.
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Reply 37 - Posted by:
Speedy2 4/12/2022 2:11:46 PM (No. 1126574)
Lazy, Lazy, Lazy.
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Reply 38 - Posted by:
marbles 4/12/2022 2:59:54 PM (No. 1126638)
The enemy knows that all they have to do is call you names ( racist ) and you run away. It doesn't matter that you're not. If you're a dem , labels have no meaning.They're the school yard bullies Stand you to them and their taunts.
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Reply 39 - Posted by:
TXknitter 4/12/2022 3:05:11 PM (No. 1126645)
You nailed it, #13. Cruz said just enough but does he ever stick his neck out and name names? No. All that Ivy League oratory skill on the Judiciary Committee and they went so easy on this crazy nominee.
As far as cowardice, every Republican Senator has that one or two issues they are cowards over. They do not go there unless pressed and then it’s theater. They won’t FIGHT for “that” issue because their big donors (dirt cheap labor importers) will turn off the money faucet.
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Reply 40 - Posted by:
TXknitter 4/12/2022 3:07:11 PM (No. 1126648)
I ended too soon, one more thing. Thank you #4 for all you said and those who make excuses for those who are refusing to stand up boldly for what is right are not much better.
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Reply 41 - Posted by:
udanja99 4/12/2022 3:41:20 PM (No. 1126672)
I wish that Cruz had pointed out to the little Yalie thugs that their vaunted university was founded by a slave trader. That might have shut them up.
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Reply 42 - Posted by:
MDConservative 4/12/2022 4:03:52 PM (No. 1126689)
There is no UNIPARTY...if you repeat it enough, it's true. And while many fume about those politicians, has anyone run for office themselves? A man or woman in TR's arena?
“It is not the critic who counts, not the one who points out how the strong man stumbled or how the doer of deeds might have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, ...who, if he wins, knows the triumph of high achievement; and who, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.”
You can't beat someone with no one. Give it a try. Convince people you're that worthy champion. Or, are you a timid soul?
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Reply 43 - Posted by:
bighambone 4/12/2022 4:54:51 PM (No. 1126734)
Cruz is correct, the Republicans are a very wimpy bunch, the Democrats recognize that fact and know that to shut down the wimpy Republicans, that all they have to do is play the race card against them!
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Reply 44 - Posted by:
mamabear 4/12/2022 5:14:19 PM (No. 1126751)
Ted Cruz is correct. Few Republican senators want to be seen on television vigorously opposing any black person for a "historical" appointment in an election year. And I agree, many of them are cowards. If the entire republican party had stood together on principle, and followed up their questioning with a united media front, shame and public pressure would have forced Dems to choose differently. It only makes sense if we keep in mind that maintaining the delicate balance of the uni-party, requires republicans to either be in the minority physically or act from a minority position. Frankly, I was surprised when Cruz, Cotton, and others on the Judiciary Committee took a principled stand, and brought to the light what was hidden in the record.
Democrats use black faces to advance their progressive agenda by labeling all common sense hesitation as racism. There is nothing racist about asking questions. There is nothing racist about insisting truth, facts, and reality be known about the judgment of a government employee seeking an influential position. Even more so, one who is hiding 47K pages of information related to decisions made while paid to work for the American people. How can one support a lifetime bench appointment for any judge (black, white, brown, pink, yellow, purple, or green) with demonstrated sympathy towards egregious child molesters?
It takes a hard-hearted, throwaway attitude towards children to make money from abortions. (Can we ever fully undo the damage from the legalized permission to jump off that cliff?) And it takes the same hard-hearted, throwaway attitude to abuse or exploit children sexually. How long before this once unthinkable act gains legal sanction? Who will help loving moms, dads, and guardians protect their kids? Who will protect our children from the groomers and predators in their environment or abettors in the legal system?
Please God, help us to once again value ourselves and our children as being made in Your image. Help us to do all we can to love them rightly, respect them, and preserve their lives and their innocence. Amen.
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When the going gets tough, the Republicans are nowhere to be found. As usual. But keep those donations coming in, and vote Republican; they're our only hope.