This is why I was not a big fan of Ted Cruz’s filibuster

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Rep. Peter King, who has pulled no punches in criticizing Ted Cruz, said Thursday that supporters of the Texas senator have been bombarding his office with “vile” phone calls.

The New York Republican has called Cruz a fraud for his calls to defund Obamacare, and said the senator’s campaign this summer to get the House to pass a government funding bill that defunds the health care law led to some offensive phone calls to King’s office.

“The vehemence of the phone calls coming into the office. I don’t care, people can call me whatever they want … I haven’t heard such vile, profane, obscene language,” King said on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” on Thursday.

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“I’m not saying Ted Cruz is responsible for all his supporters, but he has tapped into a dark strain here in the American political psyche here, and again, the most obscene, profane stuff you can imagine all from people who say they support the Constitution,” King said. “I think what we have to do is reach out to his people and let them know that they’re following a false leader here.”
Cruz’s office did not respond to a request for comment.

via Peter King: ‘Vile’ phone calls by Ted Cruz allies – Tal Kopan – POLITICO.com.

 

Okay, let me get something straight here. I am not saying that I do not support Ted Cruz’s stand against Obamacare okay? I think that it is great that someone is standing against the idea of Government controlled and mandated healthcare. However, I think that what Cruz has tapped into is the far-right’s cynical attitude towards Government. We have to keep in mind, not everyone that believes in small or limited Government are God-fearing Christians and some of them; can be downright nasty.

Just as well, I believe that Peter King shares some of the blame. As the folks over at Weasel Zippers have noted, Peter King referred to Cruz as a “fraud” and this could be the reason Cruz’s supporters are calling him and cursing him out! What Peter King and the rest of the Republican establishment need to realize is this; we do not live in the 1950’s anymore. People are just not as polite as they once were, and if you are going to make statements about someone, who happens to taking a very popular stance at the moment, you should be ready to deal with the fallout.

 

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