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In reply to the discussion: Pic Of The Moment: Meet The New Republican Party, Same As The Old Republican Party [View all]sulphurdunn
(6,891 posts)9. At least Helms was a racist
of conviction, descended from a long and infamous lineage of such serpents, coiling adders like himself who kept him in office for decades. Cruz is a nothing like Helms. He is a shameless, pandering opportunist. In many ways, he's much worse and a far greater threat to civil society. Helms was the real, hissing, rattling deal. Cruz is just the slick product placement of political marketers who've decided to enlist Teddy in the Confederacy.
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Pic Of The Moment: Meet The New Republican Party, Same As The Old Republican Party [View all]
EarlG
Sep 2013
OP
Watching the coverage of this on MSNBC last night just about made blood pour out of my eyes...
onehandle
Sep 2013
#1
I wouldn't even go THAT far. Helms, too, was a shameless pandering opprotunist, even if he *did*....
AverageJoe90
Sep 2013
#13
Ted Cruz knows his audience. The Base is a bunch of White People in freakout mode.
Spitfire of ATJ
Sep 2013
#10
What a good majority of us forget that these "creatures" view the rest of us as animals.
Katashi_itto
Sep 2013
#34
Ted Cruz - another reason why the republican party will continue down the road to
WestSeattle2
Sep 2013
#38