Ted Cruz lashes out: ‘The overwhelming majority of violent criminals are Democrats’

[IDemo]

Source: Raw Story

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) accused news outlets of covering up what he described as violent tendencies among Democrats.

“Here’s the simple and undeniable fact. The overwhelming majority of violent criminals are Democrats,” Cruz told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt. “The media doesn’t report that.”

Cruz did not cite any data to back up his accusation, instead repeating the conservative talking point criticizing President Barack Obama for nominating attorney Debo Adegbile last year to lead the Justice Department’s civil rights division because Adebbile represented Mumia Abu-Jamal while working for the NAACP in 1981. Adegbile’s nomination was blocked.

Hewitt made reference to Saturday’s terrorist attack against a Planned Parenthood facility in Colorado by noting his own opposition to reproductive rights over the past 25 years.

Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/2015/11/ted-cruz-lashes-out-the-overwhelming-majority-of-violent-criminals-are-democrats/

[sharp_stick]

1. Good Ol' Flailing Ted

just wait until he figures he has no choice but to go back to his daddy's Dominionistic idiocy.

The sooner this fucking ugly son of a bitch fades into obscurity the the better.

[roguevalley]

21. Ted Cruz, 'furriner' and all around pencil dick extraordinaire.

Deputy Dog or Droopy Dog. You decide.

I wonder if he understands how much he now sounds let alone LOOKS like Joe McCarthy?

[niyad]

24. the scary thing is that, according to some of what I have been reading, his numbers are climbing.

the massacre on friday should send him into the stratosphere.

[SoapBox]

2. Freak show POS.

Like Rump, this one also has mental issues.

[itsrobert]

3. GW Bush was a Democrat?

Republicans still trying to rewrite history?

[prouddemfromaustin44]

23. Exactly!

And I suppose Rumsfeld and Cheney were Dems, right Cons? Such fools....

[niyad]

25. still? until their dying breath.

[rurallib]

4. they make it up, Fux reports it as fact.

[MBS]

5. Just wow.

Where does one even start with such staggering lies?

[Tommy2Tone]

6. Just one more person to make me ashamed of my state.

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[Bucky]

56. Then I probably shouldn't remind you that Carli Fiorina is also from Texas

Austin, in fact.

[Tommy2Tone]

64. Sadly I knew that.

Nuts are plentiful in this squirrel y state.

[Va Lefty]

7. We don't believe in the coming Theocracy

ergo we are criminals.

Guilty

[sakabatou]

8. In other news, Cruz flings shit everywhere, hoping something sticks.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

9. Now let's hear him say he wants to switch parties.....

Debbie would welcome him.

[ck4829]

10. Oh great, so it's not only not terrorism when a white person does it

It's also not violent crime when a Republican does it?

[C_U_L8R]

11. At least he's unequivocal

In his insanity.

All this Republican hate is like a puddle of drool.

Slimy and without substance.

[jmowreader]

12. No, Ted. The overwhelming majority of violent criminals are violent criminals.

I'd LOVE to say violent crime was apolitical, in that someone of either party could be a violent criminal...but ya know dude, I seem remembering that the majority of guns purchased by declared members of political parties are bought by Republicans.

[kairos12]

13. He is a crap flinging monkey. It only sticks to TV screens showing Faux news.

[AlbertCat]

14. Here’s the simple and undeniable fact. The overwhelming majority of violent criminals are Democrats,

Well.... maybe in Canada.





No they're not, Ted.

There, just simply denied it.

[gembaby1]

65. Tired of you bigots going on about Canada because Ted Cruz.....

...just happened to be born in Calgary while his Cuban father and American mother worked in the oil industry. For shit sake he was only there for 3 to 4 years before going to live in TEXAS for the remainder of his childhood and adulthood. He just happened to be born in Canada but was RAISED in the US. It's there that he learned all his right-wing bullshit politics. If he had been raised in Canada he would perhaps not be so rabid.

Not too many people in Canada would believe in anything he has to say let alone consider him electable. So he's yours, OWN IT!

[24601]

70. Maybe it's because he graduated (undergrad) from Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and

International Affairs. Wilson was quite the racist and perhaps it rubbed off.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Cruz

[WhiteHat]

15. Yeah, right.

I'm a confirmed Democrat, so I'm probably a criminal.

Ted Cruz is a monstrosity.

[3catwoman3]

16. Which commandment is the one about...

...not bearing false witness? Teddy's having a little trouble with that one.

[Augiedog]

17. You will be hard pressed to find a single prison inmate who is liberal, progressive or even the

least bit democratic let alone Democratic.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

29. the vast majority of violent convicted felons

are Christians. Whatever that proves.

[Augiedog]

43. It's not just being Christian, there is something very conservative about people who commit

crimes. I worked in corrections for almost thirty years and my sense of the general attitude of inmates is that of vengefulness and unforgiveness. Both traits of conservative people, whether they acknowledge it or not. This of course is not an absolute, but given the experience of working directly with inmates over those years tells me it is more true than not. Cruz's allegation seems more projection fueled by desperation than reality.

[PJMcK]

62. Your last sentence...

...is spot on. Too often, Republicans project their fears, weaknesses and hatred onto innocent parties. Senator Cruz knows exactly what he's doing and he doesn't have any data to back his claim.

Your observations about your work in correction facilities are fascinating. Thanks.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

68. Thank you for relating that experience.

I worked in the court system. I was a court reporter in big city courts, both civil and criminal, for 20 years. Before that I was a legal secretary for my dad. So I haven't seen the inside of the police and corrections systems.

And criminals tend to get more favors if they adopt the overwhelmingly Christian culture promoted in the prison system. Prisoners of other religions or no religion tend to have to sue to get their religious practices accommodated.

[Augiedog]

69. Yes, although Islam is well respected in the Wisconsin correctional system, at least as far as it's

practice is concerned. Ramadan is observed, but must be adhered to exactly or the participants will be banned. No sneaking snacks etc. Observing christain practices incorrectly comes with no consequences.

[Jack Rabbit]

18. I thought the overwhelming majority of them were non-voters

They have no stake at all in the system.

That's the reason they're non-voters and one of the things that makes them turn to crime.

[SCVDem]

19. Violent and liberal?

I don't think so!

[RBInMaine]

20. Why are you posting this lunatic's crazy rantings? I just don't understand it. Who cares what this

freakshow says?

[frylock]

35. Delicious.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

22. When he doesn't have facts he talks out of his ass, which is most of the time. nt

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

34. He's not talking out of his ass. He knows damn well what he's saying and what he's doing...

....he's a racist prick who is saying things that the racist Republican Party and many in the Democratic Party believe. Most violent crimes are committed by Democrats (read: blacks!).

[Scuba]

36. /\_/\_This right here_/\_/\

[crim son]

26. There are studies out there that support Cruz's assertion.

However we aren't talking about basic violent crime; we're talking about ideological wingnuts shooting up hospitals and schools i.e. terrorism.

[Rose Siding]

27. Trump says report your neighbors. Cruz says dems are criminals

Maybe he's making a play for vp.

[Myrina]

50. Of course he wants to be VP ...

.... and if it happens, Trump needs to hire a taster, watch his back and not fly in small planes.

[1StrongBlackMan]

28. When is the media going to ask, "Like who?" n/t

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

32. You know who, my friend. You know who!

[Recursion]

42. He'll say "you know who I mean". And that, at least, will be accurate (nt)

[Kalidurga]

30. Must be a lot of Democrats in red states then.

http://www.movoto.com/blog/opinions/crime-maps-over-time/

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

31. Translation: "I agree with The Donald; it's 'the blacks'!"

[frylock]

33. Was he able to provide simple and undeniable data to back up his ridiculous assertion?

[Android3.14]

37. Hate to be the one to point it out, but there's data to support the conclusion, apparently

His implication is obnoxious and bigoted, and it is crazy to use that to double down on the misinformation he is pushing on the Planned Parenthood murderer, but there's data to support the statement about criminals being mostly Democrats.

"Those ex-felons who are registered overwhelmingly register as Democrats. Of those discharge records that match to at least one voter file record, 61.5 percent match only to Democratic voter records. In contrast, 25.5 percent match only to voter records with no affiliation or an affiliation with a minor party, while 9 percent match only to Republican voter records."
http://ann.sagepub.com/content/651/1/220.full

I guess we get the ex-cons, and they get the racist dumbfucks.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

44. Maybe most "small-time crooks" are D

But the majority of Banksters, War Criminals, Polluters, the "big-time" crooks who harm the most people are probably R.

We need more studies, obviously.

[aceofblades]

45. I think the followup question to :

""Those ex-felons who are registered overwhelmingly register as Democrats. " Is what percentage of ex-felons register at all? Cruz's statement seems to look at the entire population of "violent criminals" and while the data cited in your post may suggest validity to his statement among a subset of the population at least it doesn't seem to prove it in full in my view

[gregcrawford]

48. Why would ex-felons even bother to register at all?

In most states, those with felony convictions CANNOT VOTE! Cruz is a lying bag of pig excrement. What does that tell us about the people who support him? Nothing good, that's for sure.

[reflection]

49. "felon" doesn't equal "violent criminal."

I do admit I only skimmed your link to see if the assertion was made. Didn't see it straight away, but perhaps I missed it.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

51. After seeing the RW nature of our 'justice' system, I'm sure lots of folks turn left. nt

[Android3.14]

52. That's my thought as well

[Jeb Bartlet]

38. The reason the media doesn't report that

is because it's simply a lie. FBI statistics demonstrate that whites account for about 70% of all crime and blacks account for about 28%. Even assuming all blacks are Dems and only 50% of whites are Republicans still makes the highest percentage of criminals based on race and political affiliation white Republicans.

Cruz is a liar, all Republicans are liars. Lyiing scum should not be allowed to run for office in this country.

[Elmergantry]

61. Actually by using your example you make Cruz's point

If 50% of white criminals are Republican, that makes them around 35% of all criminals being Republican. (.50 * 70% crimals being white) That leaves 35% of the white criminals as Democrats + 28% black criminals for a total of = 63% of criminals being Democratic

[davidpdx]

39. Ted "full of shit" Cruz

He so full of shit it comes out his ass and his mouth simultaneously.

[billhicks76]

40. What A Liar

Trying to say he godly when he is as demonic as they come.

[narnian60]

63. EXACTLY!

[riversedge]

41. you just can not stop stupid

[Javaman]

46. the rovian tactic of projecting ones own failures upon your opponent. nt

[reflection]

47. I would wager that the overwhelming majority of violent criminals are apolitical.

Violent criminals are probably not too concerned with the political machine.

I would also wager that the overwhelming majority of white collar criminals are Republicans.

Like Cruz, I have no data to support my assertion, but would still feel comfortable making both of those bets.

[Half-Century Man]

53. Here is a fun fact for you Ted

Since the beginning if recorded history every criminal, acting singularly or as part of a combined effort, has been Human. Maybe we should do something about this scourge?

[zazen]

54. perhaps those violent criminals (including batterers!) most likely to go to jail are Democrats

I consider batterers violent criminals, but they don't end up serving as much jail time as someone (particularly a poor minority) who assaults someone with whom they're not in an intimate relationship.

I also suspect Republican men are just as likely to commit date, marital, and stranger rape to the same degree as Democrats, but doubt they get prosecuted to the same degree.

[Bucky]

55. He's really upping the ante on stupid

Republicans, please nominate this man.

[Backwoodsrider]

57. more violent felons probably are Dems

and that is not a bad thing its just the truth, the lowest on the economic ladder, many of which are Dems are more violent. They are probably from a democratic leaning family. Just like most of the convicted financial criminals are repubs

[MosheFeingold]

59. Correct

Cruz made a true statement: more violent criminals do identify as Democrats. The studies are something like 70+%.

The lie is the implication (based on stupidity of Republicans) that most Democrats are violent criminals, which is false. Cruz is very clever that way -- tell a true fact in a vacuum for a false implication.

As an aside, the fact that an overwhelming preponderance of felons who served their time and are released are Democratic voters is why I worked much of my career to restore felons' ability to vote. With their vote, several borderline states could easily be in the blue column forever.

[getagrip_already]

58. it's just their math...

black=dem
mexican=dem
immigrant=dem
non-christian=dem
rec drug user=dem
unemployed=dem
minimum wage=dem
single woman using birth control=dem
single mom=dem
lgbt=dem
prius driver=dem
elderly on ss=dem
disabled on ddi =dem

damn, we should win EVERY election.......

[Firestorm49]

66. Right, Teddy

Let's not forget all of those wonderful Republican Wall Street bankers, brokers and hedge fund managers who screwed the entire country in the name of profit. Well thought out, Mr. Cruz.

[Conch]

67. The vast majority of lying presidential candidates...

are Republicans.