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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTed Cruz blasted Australia's COVID rules. A top Australian official didn't hold back
The chief minister of the Northern Territory of Australia responded Monday to comments made by Texas Sen. Ted Cruz about the countrys strict rules to protect against COVID-19.
The territory announced last week that workers who interact with the public must receive their first vaccination shot by Nov. 12 or face a $5,000 fine, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported. About 68% of its residents were already fully vaccinated as of Sunday.
The mandate got a harsh response from Cruz, a senator who has often lashed out against COVID-19 polices in the United States. He tweeted that he has always said Australia is the Texas of the Pacific because of its rugged independence, so he was disheartened by the new rules in the territory.
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Hes now gotten a response from Michael Gunner, the chief minister of the Northern Territory. Gunner told Cruz that Australia does not need his lectures because you know nothing about us.
Link to tweet
https://www.yahoo.com/news/ted-cruz-blasted-australia-covid-135920141.html
panader0
(25,816 posts)lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)FoxNewsSucks
(10,434 posts)spooky3
(34,460 posts)ShazzieB
(16,426 posts)FoxNewsSucks
(10,434 posts)but way too subtle for the likes of Cruz.
EndlessWire
(6,537 posts)Well, no wonder they're mad! Geez, I'd be insulted, too!
spooky3
(34,460 posts)absolutely would see that as an insult.
Some of their disdain is warranted, but some of it is based on teevee stereotypes.
grumpyduck
(6,240 posts)NCjack
(10,279 posts)and served them to you in a doggy bowl. (Did you know that?)
alwaysinasnit
(5,066 posts)Hamlette
(15,412 posts)spanone
(135,844 posts)AllaN01Bear
(18,262 posts)ananda
(28,866 posts)I wish all our Texas Republican leaders would just disappear.
Wild blueberry
(6,636 posts)And polite, too. Great response!
TNNurse
(6,927 posts)Did you know that??? The possibilities are infinite. He knows so little.
Pepsidog
(6,254 posts)ShazzieB
(16,426 posts)If I lived in the state he represents, I'd be hideously embarrassed by him.
Fortunately for me, I don't. I have great sympathy and compassion for all the Texans who voted for Beto and got stuck with another round of Cruz instead.
All those who voted for Cruz unfortunately got exactly what they deserved.
monkeyman1
(5,109 posts)Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)Ford_Prefect
(7,901 posts)He knows he's lying and baiting the crowd. He's all in for ultimate political power as soon as he can get rid of those pesky Democrats.
Hassler
(3,379 posts)Character. Or maybe he is as he's got a sideshow bob quality--always stepping on rakes.
Martin Eden
(12,870 posts)... EVAH
BSdetect
(8,998 posts)paleotn
(17,931 posts)It's not Texass.
Blue Owl
(50,427 posts)BComplex
(8,054 posts)And they're too fucking stupid to realize how the world sees them.
Grins
(7,218 posts)Date, time, and place please
Otherwise - Bullshit.