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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDem. group sends fruit basket to Carnival Cruz
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Link: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/10/11/democratic-group-sends-lovely-fruit-basket-to-ted-cruz-as-gop-popularity-plummets/
Some of President Barack Obamas closest allies sent a nice fruit basket to one of the most prominent faces of the deeply unpopular congressional Republicans.
Americans United For Change announced it had sent the gift to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), whose insistence on tying funding for the Affordable Care Act to funding for the federal government helped lead to the current shutdown.
Recent polls have shown the GOP favorability ratings have plunged to all-time lows for any political party, while Obamas popularity has risen slightly and support for his signature health care law has grown.
Dear Ted, said the card on the fruit and snack basket sent by the groups president, Brad Woodhouse. A Texas sized thank you!! Thanks to you, Obamacare is more popular and the GOP is less so. Keep up the Good Work!! Yours, Americans United for Change.
Woodhouse said the gag gift, which cost $91.98 including the service charge, was the best $90 the group has spent.
He said the gift was intended to poke fun at the tea party-backed lawmaker, but it also served a more sincere purpose.
In the interest of humanity, we sent the food and snacks to his staff because the snack bars are shut down, Woodhouse said.
Americans United For Change announced it had sent the gift to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), whose insistence on tying funding for the Affordable Care Act to funding for the federal government helped lead to the current shutdown.
Recent polls have shown the GOP favorability ratings have plunged to all-time lows for any political party, while Obamas popularity has risen slightly and support for his signature health care law has grown.
Dear Ted, said the card on the fruit and snack basket sent by the groups president, Brad Woodhouse. A Texas sized thank you!! Thanks to you, Obamacare is more popular and the GOP is less so. Keep up the Good Work!! Yours, Americans United for Change.
Woodhouse said the gag gift, which cost $91.98 including the service charge, was the best $90 the group has spent.
He said the gift was intended to poke fun at the tea party-backed lawmaker, but it also served a more sincere purpose.
In the interest of humanity, we sent the food and snacks to his staff because the snack bars are shut down, Woodhouse said.
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Dem. group sends fruit basket to Carnival Cruz (Original Post)
Jamaal510
Oct 2013
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grantcart
(53,061 posts)1. great idea.
Hutzpa
(11,461 posts)2. 'Carnival Cruz'
absolutely perfect.
Cha
(297,240 posts)3. Mahalo Jamaal~
gopiscrap
(23,761 posts)4. I love it, hope it included a wide selection of nuts and prunes
Skittles
(153,160 posts)5. I know someone else on DU has already said this
but that guy is channelling this McCarthy
PeteSelman
(1,508 posts)6. Sure, and when he single handedly cripples the economy who'll be laughing?
None of us. This is a very dangerous person and something must be done to stop his reign of terror. Sadly, there isn't anything that can be done.