Oct 17, 2019 4:44 PM
SavingHongKong
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ClassyDestroyer
TCGView
Shit is getting really weird when we dislike LeBron and are warming up to Ted Cruz.
ProbablyNotMegatron
If he had a beard a couple years ago he’d be in the White House
DickPicEnthusiast
If people could vote just for his beard, perhaps. It's odd that for once, facial hair doesn't identify the evil twin.
ArsonicWizard
The zodiac knows a murderer when he sees one
Duros62
Ted Cruz making sense?
Shendorion
. . . says the guy who's kissing up to tyrants, making apologies for murderers and embracing propaganda.
TatersWhatsTatersPrecious
Remember when Trump said Ted cruz's dad killed Kennedy? LMAO
SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem
I fucking hate Ted Cruz, he's an absolute scum bag. He's 100% right on this and I love that he's saying all this. Credit when credit is due.
CrimsonReaper1985
Damn he finally said something that didn’t make me wanna hit him with a brick.
TheJmaN33
The zodiac killer speaks true
ChickenChickenBurningBright
What did The Beard do with Ted?
Improve? For once facial hair does not identify the evil twin.
Shazaem
Are we in the darkest timeline?
Cheomesh
No, worse - the dankest.
gorillaClutch
imagine fucking up so badly you make ted cruz look good
Seanspeed
He doesn't look good, he looks like an unbelievable hypocrite.
Jusmar
Let's find the last time a Ted Cruz, a firmly red republician openly embraced Communist China.
RevolutionOnHerLips
When was the last time he stood up to his party against openly embracing communist Russia?
Seeing as they're a capitalist country, and basically an oligarchy, that's impossible and you're moving the goal posts.
I see an authoritarian government engaging in war crimes, hate crimes, media censorship, etc. I call it an authoritarian government engaging
YouL0stTheGame
No he looks good
YouShouldNotGoogleTheStreisandEffect
Ever since he grew a beard he started being a somewhat decent politician, appearantly?
He came pretty close to losing his seat in '18.
Ugh, no. He's never been a decent politician.
FiftyShadesOfMascarpone
At least he does his darndest to sound like one. Here's to hoping that it's not just an election facade.
dedpaen
Abraham Lincoln knew the strength of a beard.
KenjiKando
Technically it was the kid that told him to grow one that knew the strength.
TreasonousCheeto
Little girl straight up told him he was ugly and needed a beard.
Ever see a pic of him without one? Girl wasn't wrong.
“Lincoln is the leanest, lankest, most ungainly mass of legs, arms and hatchet-face ever strung upon a single frame...
He has most unwarrantably abused the privilege which all politicians have of being ugly.”
KingBlackheart
He’s a totally different person since he liked that porn video
Incest porn saves lives!
Youdiewhenyourekilled
Goddamnitmisterrnoodle
Fadetoblack021
Well...there it is.
NotAirConditioned
glorious
borocanuck
Le Bron has done more for Hong Kong than anyone. He just didn’t know or intend it.
brekko
Same with blizzard, raising a huge amount of awareness for Hong Kong while literally trying to do the opposite.
ZombieJonSnow
Just like how Karl Marx did more for the USSR than he ever intended.
d0o0o0d
I'd hold off on going that far until the tanks start running over people.
Hmmmm just like how how Martin Luther unknowingly helped out the Anabaptists in Munster Germany circa 1533?
SharkShanker
I agree with ted Cruz. He’s still a cunt, though.
c0nman
The cynic in me is skeptical, but I want to hope that anyone in the us govt actually genuinely gives a shit
Phlynch
Ted's always been one of the good ones. You just didn't notice because as one of the good ones he didn't spend his whole campaign
tearing everyone around him down, while everyone else had no complaints about doing that to him.
Well we did revise legislation on the 15th regarding Hong Kong that irked China, so I would say that's a sign someone does.
BrokeMyFunnyBone
There are probably many people that give a shit. It's whether or not they give enough of a shit to help that's the issue.
MetSoh
Their overall political history should be what determines whether your skepticism is warranted.
itsGood4you
And it Always is, unfortunately.
carrotsonfire
He doesn't.
CometLaHal
he is one of 3 politicians that went over to recently HK that I've heard of. Doesnt mean he has (good) intentions but something
No. He's campaigning for his next presidential run, but that doesn't make his previous reputation disappear. You're falling for a lie.
whatever. chances are I would never vote for him over 3rd party anyways, but peopland politicians doing the right thing should not be 1/
discounted because of their history. We can be wary, but in this increasingly negative political climate I like to point out good 2/2
FourLegsGood
It's the US trying to extend capitalist influence. In a time when people in the US are turning away from capitalism this is a godsend for 1/
Corrupt politicians. I don't think he cares, it's just easier for him when his interests coincide with the interests of HK citizens. 2/2
TangoIndiaTangoSierra
Ive also seen Congressman John Garamandi also show support. Now, a question. What would USA do if a Senator and/or Congressman disappeared(1
and/or died in Hong Kong? (2/2)
IJustjackeditintoyourcereal
Send more.
TheCardq
Depends on the congressman, and how obvious the circumstances were, but we’re already in very contentious relations with China as is. 1/2
It wouldn’t surprise me too much if America declares actual war, like officially before too long.
idkalan
If it was a US government sanctioned visit, the US & China would have to do a joint investigation. Seeing as Cruz went by himself,
The US government would still ask to join in the investigation but China wouldn't have to let them for the same reason that Chinese citizens
Who visit the US without government security & are victims of crime don't get the protection of the Chinese or US government.
TL;DR version he went as a citizen not a government official, so he's just a "tourist" in the eyes of the government.
DamnedAustin
Let's not all start kissing Ted's ass. He was absolutely against athletes being political when he didn't agree with them.
opkraut
Or we can actually unite over the fact that China is a problem and stop perpetuating the huge divide between American politics
PangolinBan
A clear foreign enemy is just about as close as you can get to something US politics won’t divide over. There’s still going to be some 1/2
2/2 dissent, but even that won’t be strictly along party lines and it’ll be about how to handle it rather than about the enemy itself.
We are united against China... I'm still going to call hypocrites out when I see them.
You missed the point, all you're doing is distracting from China by making this about American politics again. There is a time and place 1/
For American politics, this is not the time nor place. 2/2
As a rule, "There is a time and place for [X]" can go fuck itself.
AstroExplained
It's not distracting from China. It's just pointing out that Ted Cruz talks about being ok with athletes being engaged in politics but
he's absolutely not when it comes to anything he disagrees with and has said people should not protest the US flag or national anthem.
...he's not even a little bit wrong.
cosine83
He's still a huge fucking hypocrite saying this.
griker2718
The western world has propaganda but we are shit at it compared to China, they are next level 1984 Orwellian style.
CommentProvider
What timeline is this?!
captaingrump
As a former Texas resident it breaks my brain more than a little to see Cruz in such a positive light. But compared to Trump, fuckin' A.
starsalignedforyou
He’s extremely wrong, he’s dehumanizing them saying there murderers and communists. Which is wrong there people. They are people
MrBig
You want to try rewording your sentence again? Go ahead, you can do it.
You need me to add apostrophes and commas for you? I’m sure you can infer my meaning without them.
You look at that sentence and think only the apostrophes and commas are the problem only makes it more sad.
FarceMajeure
Even a broken clock is right twice a day
JayEnfield
Remember when Dennis Rodman decided to be Kim's best buddy?
...that's kinda when the NBA realized they have a crapton of fans in Asia. Which is the reason this discussion is even happening.
...all because of the Worm.
PaperbagPrincesss
paulthebipolarbear
That why I voted for him
Epi4Hire
Except about Lebron being a hell of a player
ValenceBond
Didn’t he support that anti-BDS Bill?
jsnforce
I hope so. BDS is BS.
RollforDiplomacy
@d0o0o0d i envy those points. You did good man. +1
mymanmaverick
THE BEARD CHANGED HIM. HES BEEN AWESOME SINCE HE GREW IT
Cthulhukitten
He's obviously relishing in the PR.
JUSTAnxious275
I hate the fact that the words "I agreed with ted cruz" are sensible here.
ladyofscience
You hate that he has a good stance that you can agree with?
ninaeni
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HatinS8N
It’s gotta be the beard
nabacular
Thats the weirdest part if this shit. I saw his face expecting to cringe but instead agreed.
maxwilder
They’re not communists, and he knows it. But that’s the only thing he said I disagree with.
RandCauthon
Yeah kissing up to dictators for money is the presidents job! Stay in your lane!
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glenlochie
No one could accuse Cruz of being stupid. You may no like his politics but he still has a moral compass
DarnThisStuff
And chooses to use it sometimes.
True that
eddewarde
Events shut down; demonstrators appeared; players concerned about safety; told to stay together. James said Morey should have waited a week.
GeezMomEnlightenUp
This dude is my congressman. I have never agreed with him, it's so weird to see him making reasonable points.
sixothree
Complaining about apologizing for murderers? Didn’t he defend trump for apologizing for Putin’s murders?
ltpoultry
Why just LeBron, though? There have been dozens of more influential people sucking up to China on HK (including the US president).
andrathor
1 word. Hypocrisy.
BankaiJedi
Damn Zodiac Killer making good points
Doesn't mean he's got decent views 90% of the time.
HughRichard
Must be the beard
SavagePatchKids
It grants him +5 wisdom. As the beard grows, so does the wisdom buff.
pandastrafe
Chinese zodiac killer now
absoliutenus
I can stand behind him on this one . maybe he has changed his ways , which would be nice . we will see
Time2Wasted
I like his "don't have a problem with athletes being political" - and I agree. It's when they're hypocritical that they come off like a PAB
Sumpte
I wonder if he's ever made comments complaining about Kaepernick being politic - oh wait, yes he has. What he just said was a lie.
I got over my mentality of demanding perfect heroes. I'm now at the stage in my life where I just want to move the ball forwards.
I'm not suggesting he should be perfect, I'm saying he's lying that he "has no problem with athletes being political". He does. I mean, >
as long as their political views don't align with his.
(Pussy Ass Bitch)
FuckYourFriday
Thank you for that clarification. I am no longer a young'n.
Perkunas687
It's a reference to a Golden State fan calling Lebron that when he was with the Cavs.
StandAgainstTyranny
Dude already knew LeBitch was le bitch.
AnonKneeMoose
I respect him as a person, but disagree with his political views. Which is entirely possible in a democratic society.
Khrome
Agreeing with him on some points while being politically aligned to another faction is perfectly ok too. I hate demonizing someone by party
That’s why I said “his” political views. His promotion of Trickle-Down I disagree with but he’s still a top bloke for his work in HK
thegeekinmerpg
Tikityler
Its a shame how rare this is becoming and how people seem to be okay with violence against differing opinions on shit like taxes.
JPminer814
I'm not sure it's changed, rather the media presents it that way and we just assume they are right.
I'll agree it is blown up by the media but just today I talked to a co worker about firearms and I mentioned the congressional baseball >
shooting June 2017 and he said "Rand Paul also got punched that month, it was a good month for us" I'm new there and he brought up that
AnAsOfYetUnidentifiedIndividual
Ted Cruz is still a total dick, but he's not a monster at least. He has some basic decency.
PardusXY
As a human being it’s possible to disagree and still respect someone, as a waste of flesh, it’s not possible to walk and chew gum.
Moreso the part if you disagree with China’s ideology you commit ocean-suicide.
BenWyattCalzoneKingandIceTownClown
Its the beard
It really is. He changed the moment he started growing it
Im not kidding when I say this but I feel like I can take him seriously now. He looked like a child shaven. Its a good look on him tbh
It is. And his policies / disposition seem to have changed as well
TripleLock
It sure helps. He still looks weird, but...less
lazysombrero
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dekket
This is so apt, it's amazing.
CatilioPlaceresCannabicos
Ted Cruz did nothing wrong
sillymapper
kojenk
*faves* *imgur says i just unfaved* Goddamnit *refaves*
I know the feeling
FiSTy1457
Things sure are bad when Ted Cruz starts making sense.
Too bad he doesn't actually live by the words he's saying himself. Quite the opposite.
This is just a politically opportune moment to shit on others, while being completely guilty of everything he's accusing them of.
in70x
You can still say things right despite bad qualities. We all have bad qualities. If we lived by that radical philosophy no one would could
Talk about anything ever at any point again... if hitler says 2+2 is 4 he’d be correct still. Also still a douche, but 2 and 2 is four...
fartulence
Dud can’t even stand up for his own wife.
36roentgen
Except that he generally does unlike most politicians.
Sure is bad when you only occasionally think Ted Cruz makes sense.
ThisIsWhereILiveNow
This makes me proud of him.
pattyymac
I don't believe he is sincere for a second. He is just happy to be shitting on a liberal while all the liberals are mad at him
You're probably right. One can dream though.
Tonberryc
Dear China, thank you. You've screwed up so badly, that you've given us a common enemy. We might actually get something done this year.
Funny how a principled outlook will do that. Having said that Hongkong is just a political football. Don't let it get to you.
I'm sure as soon as he gets back, he'll continue being an ass for Trump.
andychristman2000
He would know how it works, I’m sure he has never gone against his beliefs for party, lobbyist or president .
theresgarlicinthatnebula
I fucking hate his guts but when an evil man's right, he's right.
ShreddinTheGnar
What makes you hate him so much?
He's an antigay dominionist Christian who demands his way at all costs or he burns the house down. Theres no working with someone like that.
AxelBeingCivil
Yup. Ted Cruz is an evil man, but he's smart. He knows where the winds are blowing. The Republican Party is looking to dump Trump and (1)
crown a new prince for 2020, and Cruz is making the smart plays by putting in the ground work now. (2)
VEpsilon
Why is he evil?
IMissTashaYar
My gripe is when he wanted to withhold federal aid money from NY after superstorm Sandy. Fuck ted cruz.
Awol86
You must not live in Texas. We fucking hate him. Left and right have that common ground. He's a spineless little weasel. Weakest man in TX.
Yeah, I don't. 99% of the time I don't agree with anything he says. But this stance and things like setting term limits are OK with me.
Potaterzpotateyo
They hate him so much he keeps winning
Multiple voting machines in Texas were shown to cast your vote for Cruz if you selected straight ticket Dem.
hodaddelvecchio
I never thought it would happen, but Cruze had something come out of his hirsuit pie-hole that I don't totally disagree with.
georgejimmydoodle
When Ted Cruz is the voice of reason, shit's fucked up.
GodEmperor0fMankind
Iirc, he said butter tastes good, and that's a stance I can get behind.
CarlosSatana
I too am a fan of butter.
PlusHooks
Hirsute
twiddlepipper
Hirsuit pie-hole. You win the internet today good sir.
Totally disagree with? What did he say in this video that you DO disagree with?
WhyDontYouMakeMe
That he agrees with athletes being political. I remember him being pissy about kneeling during the national anthem
Maybe, like me, he thinks you can be political in your private life, but keep it away from work?
AlexisActually
I feel that if you have a public platform, and you feel strongly about something, you have the responsibility to use that platform.
You just justified Trump.
WellThatsOriginal
Maybe that LeBron is a helluva player. If he meant on like the tennis court or something? Idk
He was being respectful. If Lebron was bad enough he'd be fired. Am I wrong?
I personally think that LeBron is a good person. I'm sure he regrets opening his mouth. That's on him. He usually sides w/the oppressed.
brobot
Okay whoever animated those subtitle bars needs to be stopped
howToLoseTheGame
Like stopped and given a very very stern warning.
SunAnvil
LoopStricken
Maybe they just played Persona 5.
shentokozil183
Persona 6 protagonist: Ted Cruz a.k.a "The Zodiac Killer"
novokaine187
TMZ, wtf did you expect lol
Muttons1337
TMZ needs to be stopped.
Fairdinkums
Fucking right?!?!!
SteveAlienhearts
Damn I chuckled
rollsteelertide
I thought I was having an earthquake in my brain.
wardenda
I call those orgasms
Hmmm yeah makes sense. Guess that’s what Teddy’s beard does to me.
Goryofa
TMZ is the worst in every way.
juskadog
Sadly they report better than many news outlets do.
JesusSonOGod
And horrendously worse at certain times. False paparazzi stories n all that.
AvgWhiteShark
WTF. Stop making me like Ted Cruz! Did he get an update to his personality matrix?
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Counterfit
He's not a Mormon?
ihavethelowground
ShouldersDeepInAHorse
It's been a while since i've seen him without a beard..... yeeaaah he should keep it.
LiarLiarPantsUntier
People can actually change. It happens. As unreal as it may seem. Especially when it’s politicians who change.
Fdragon1337
Apparently he started taking ethics and morals lessons and has become less of a prick
SpicySweetSpence
He’s a fuckin’ synth!!!
breadedfishstrip
IssacCox
He did. Dude made a 180 in the political market. I went from laughing at the idea of him running for pres. to considering voting for him.
attofreak
New PR team.
pastramionrye
No shit. I fuckin’ hate this guy. But he’s right
TheSwedishCryptid
I think he finally got the 12 set bonus as he completed the Chinese Zodiac kill streak
Hydravelsen
I think I'll vote for him now
jiynxed
He stopped worrying about getting re-elected.
Nah. This is all theatre as ground work for prepping for a 2020 run.
Pr3ach3r
Didn't you know a beard makes you wiser? Same for gray/white hair?
Friendly reminder: he ate a booger on live TV during a debate.
kidred2001
Yeah his balls dropped this year for some reason.
PullShporttel
He grew a beard and suddenly he seems that much more of a man.
Cheesynipnop
He doesn’t have to care about re-election so he can say more of what he wants and not what his sponsors tell him.
findtheotters
Is even worse, suddenly we respect and stand behind his words. I'm scared hugh me!
JamesBluntThatSmartassCunt
No. He’s using this for votes, he’s seeing which way winds are blowing. He’s sucked up to a tyrant dick before.
*and that should be remembered.
sirleoiii
If it weren't for the whole sucking up to the guy who was badmouthing his wife thing he'd be the kind of conservative I could respect.
StonhodlXrp
You'd be surprised how much like political figures if the mainstream media didnt twist their image. ♂️
Vaanhalen
He also plays basketball. Not great, but better than Kimmel
BabyHuey206
IKR. How did Ted Cruz turn into the voice of reason?
BelowAverage355
Honestly it's because he got out of politics. He doesn't have to play the game anymore. At heart most politicians are reasonable.
It's the base that makes them sounds crazy, because modern politics says to win you have to excite your base.
SnickerMyKnickers
Right? I don’t know what to make of this but it’s great
No, he has always been like this.
Sheprador
Right? When did he get a spine?
OMFGWhatHaveWeDONE
Hug... Upvoting TMZ and Ted Cruz? WTF happened to the world?
ImOutsideAllGroups
It’s just a Reality Inversion, no biggie...
My theory is that David Bowie was holding the fabric of reality together. Once he died... everything started breaking.
I subscribe to that same theory, whoever started it should stand up and take a bow for nailing it!
ChewbaccaRocka
It's called a beard. He got a beard now he is a no nonsense man's man
thisiswhyicanthaveanythingnice
If he had a set, he would lead a Republican mutiny of the orange one. Remember how Trumpo the Klown insulted him a and his wife? It’s time
vIRLWarlock
supposedly he started turning his life around. Maybe something happened that changed him. We'll have to wait and see if he stays this way
Just remember he defended using the kids of illegal migrants as hostages to lure out their parents, you'll hate him again pretty quick.
TheTechDweller
Your agreement with certain opinions someone has doesn't define your likeness for them. Equally you can disagree with someone you like.
GigiDundas
Dude really wants to be president like really bad and at this point I say fuck it, let him.
SgtJohnsonsJohnson
The Zodiac Guy?
mjulnozhk
He's actually pretty awesome now.
DeathTheKid170
He's always been like this. This is why it was difficult for me on who to vote for as a Texan.
HeartsAndStars
It's like when Bob Dole stopped running for President and suddenly he was likable.
THE POLITICS OF FAILURE HAVE FAILED. WE NEED TO MAKE THEM WORK AGAIN.
Mcknizzle
It’s the bears doing most of the talking now
*beard
CelestialBubble
THEY TURNED HIM OFF AND ON AGAIN!
Gayforbae
They showed him gay and then stepmom porn?
...and flashed his BIOS
EwGrooss
You know the worlds gone to shot when the zodiac killer is making more sense than the president
Wizardicus
He’s always been like this, IMO.
thisclose
This is EXACTLY what I was just thinking.
Dalael
Known Ted Cruz long enough to know this isnt genuine and its politically motivated. If he's on the right side of history, its by accident
Sasurau
Or it's because even his amoral ass can sense which way the historical winds're blowing. Hey, at least it's for something semi-good, though.
So I'll give him props for that, at least. We'd still be better off if he lost a fight to a rabid weasel, though.
MathieuGaydos
Right? I asked my friend a week ago, "When did Ted Cruz become charismatic?"
DignamWhenAskedaQuestion
has Cruz even been covered in the news lately ? Like in the local news ?Haven't heard of this at all.
TheShusher
I think his party isn’t really taking him serious anymore so he was just like fuck it I guess I’ll do what I want.
DashDaddyD
Finally! Get these trash parties outah here!
Dankking
He even like incest porn. Come on!!! That’s another thing we have in common.
He's doing this because he hates China as an economic competitor. A bad person doing good things for bad reasons is still a bad person.
True, but they can be useful.
ChrisDoesScience
*Agree with on this one point. Not like.
xo101
He’sAlways been very smart and reasonable but he now can’t say his point in less than 10 minutes
rdcd11
He’s really not a bad guy.
Lynkfox
He's always been a bandwagon politician
You're not wrong but you'll probably get downvoted.
MarkHarris
Maybe you can like some of the things about a person ans that's ok. Or maybe you hadn't heard him completely before.
bananaboy11
It’s almost like the media made him out to be something he is not ... weird ♂️
WTFantastico
He's a politician, they change superficially all the time as a gambit for popularity. I'm not exactly shocked.
NuclearButtPlugFromPlanetX
https://imgur.com/hfKcQnW
danishroyalty
It's a weird day to fund myself agreeing with Ted Cruz. I don't like a lot of his policy, but he's got principles and he sticks to them.
Misteree8
Naw. Its just easy when the opponent is against what your country supports. Question, was he this vocal criticizing Trump and his name calli
2/Calling and fake news bs. Or did he fall in line and sat silent with the majority of republicans?
AeonsShadow
AOC forced a reboot on his A.I.
definitelynotaseagull
I now agree with Ted Cruz on two issues: Lebron and butter.
Dreyzzyn
he is still a shitty human being. He kisses up to the Trump Tyrant
MyCommentsUsuallyHaveTypos
Same thoughts exactl
pookieeatworld
Counterpoint to him: there's also a long tradition of athletes making very stupid political statements. I think it was Dennis Rodman that ~
once said he was so ostracized that he felt like Bin Laden, and that Osama Bin Laden was the only one who could understand how he felt.
I wouldn't use Rodman as an example of athletes. He's thankfully one of a kind
Nuclearun
yeah, it's really freaking me out that all these trials and tribulations are making it seem like our collective biggest mistake was NOT -
voting for him. Anyone else feel the same or similar?
njc1230
With the beard he became Ted "Punished" Cruz.
Bahbawhitesheep
They switched him out for a better version after the Area 51 raids. Zodiac killers just in hiding now.
IMissBadlyPhotoshoppedMichaelCera
I would like this comment a thousand times if I could.
fozzibab
This should not make you start liking him. He is an utter, fucking bastard. Huge bigot, wants to kill social security and medicare.
Who did he bigot against? As for killing SS and Medicaid, they DO need to be shrunk a bit. Quite a bit.
As Americans aren't already completely fucking fucked.
smax410
Never thought I’d agree with my senator but...
PaulVolcker
Why do people hate Ted Cruz??? Seems like an honest guy to me?
Opposes LGBTQ rights, opposes net neutrality, countless repeal votes to PPACA, opposed aid for Hurricane Sandy (but supported it for Harvey)
, climate change denial, the list goes on an on.
Oh, and also voted for Supreme Court Justice Dude Bro
robotnixon13
Yeah, he seems pretty legit now.
gohomebaby
He’s the same Ted Cruz as always... you’re just seeing more of him
KingRememberedInTime1
It’s to get you to forget he’s the zodiac
ixelyth
That's something the real zodiac killer would say. Hmmmm.
thechamps
It's almost as if having some differing opinions does not mean people are monsters. Novel concept, that. Huh.
OP didn't say he was a monster. Just that they didn't like him, which is totally fair.
Ted Cruz is *absolutely* a scumbag. Jesus christ what am I reading here?
Cheeseme
You see, I disagree with his politics but I dont hate him. I have seen him have actual discussions where he listens. That's rare these days
WRONG!!!
The thing to know about Ted Cruz is, he's a master debater (har har, I know). He's smart. Him listening doesn't mean he's empathizing or (1)
trying to come to mutual understanding; it's just intel to him. You can see it in his political career: He is an opportunist, who will (2)
Empl0yee427
The problem with Cruz was never that he had different opinions, it's that he straight up lied about shit constantly to justify those opinion
No! I must hate people for a single trait of them and refuse to look at them for who they fully are!/s
fvckayouwhale
Fuck-a-you-dolphin
AgentOfEarth616
See! This guy gets it!
Ted Cruz isn't a monster for having different opinions. He's a monster for, and these are just a few examples, trying to minimize review (1)
strangelyaddicting
Jesus dude, you keep repeating the same shit...
The facts about Ted Cruz haven't changed in the last 20 minutes, man.
of death penalty cases; his repeated denial of climate change and obstruction of vital projects to develop sustainable infrastructure; (2)
tried to suppress free speech with the Israel Anti-Boycott Act; voted against relief for Hurricane Sandy (though was adamantly for it (3)
when Harvey hit Texas); for opposing net neutrality; for trying to repeal the 14th Amendment's citizenship clause; for supporting using (4)
Arishak
Hated politician just changes his communication. Now, everybody likes him." - US politics in a nutshell.
BloodworthyJoe
Condemning foreign dictatorships isn't a divisive topic in america. It's the best political give-me because only dipshits would oppose it. 1
That said, TC is standing up for something good. Researching his politics makes me still highly dislike him. Just not on this subject.
DireSickFish
He's probs just saying this because LeBron is black.
finglonger
I think his brush with political death sorta woke him up....just a tiny, tiny, tiny, in-no-way-Texas-sized bit
pollypocketfullofposies
Rebranding before he runs for something again? Good on him if his motivations are good I just hope it's not a political scheme.
GeminiBattle
I think all real politicians would have said that. How does he feel about homosexuals?
seamusmcfly
It's bc he almost lost TX.
AntennaDibb
republicans always have hated the chinese, this controversy is a perfect opportunity for them to get brownie points
Nixon would like a word.
darmonstudios
Ted Cruz 2.0
IMKARLKINGOFTHEDUCKS
We can rebuild him.
thecheesedip
Cruz/Chase 2020!!
MagicManMikeHoncho
Cruz/Crews/Cruise Booze Cruise 2020
MackenzieBowen
Zodiac Killer 3.0
Yeah I don't know that he'll be on the ticket then.
confanity
No. Keep in mind that Trump was also paid to support China over Hong Kong. Cruz is only willing to criticize the black guy.
RogerTwoThree
Don’t be stupid ,He’s distracting from being a Trump enabler. He doesn’t give 2 shits about Hong Kong.
SorryIamnotsorry
No libs are just finally on the right side of a social issue for once.
n3cr0fag0
Is he gearing up to step in when Trump gets impeached?....
TheHeinousAnus914
...Pence would be the pres then. Good luck with that impeachment btw. Although the way Trump is handling Turkey and the Kurds I wouldn't
Yeah, I meant for the 2020 election.
mind. I served with them and they were our #1 allies fighting ISIS and we just left them at the mercy of the Turks and Russia.
:-( Yeah.
He grew a beard, and it changed him somehow.
clid3r
Worked for some of the cast of The Office.
It’s like Star Trek only the bearded Ted Cruz is the good version
diphenhydraminehcl50mg
Maybe it was the porn
FarmerFrance
With great beard comes great responsibility
ThisGuyHere
LordoftheDance
Best i can do is patchy.
ArcaneDryad
He looks less blobish
Ignis86
I bet you he did it to stop looking like the guy from The Office lol
Lion's mane.
CayCatty
He looks a lot better with it for one
PapaNurgleLovesYou
He sees how Trump is crashing.
Rignak
Well could be, he sees what trump is doing and any negative feedback from voters. Then he does the opposite.
kelseysaurusrex
But if he shaves it off he goes back to being a craven little goblin man like before
LongoloidFartExplosion
Like Samson.
Beards can do that.
serakaida
To be fair, it's a stella beard.
GadenKerensky
I mean, I'm still gonna expect some bullshit from him, but I'm not gonna stand against him on this issue.
drenix
Well the said they used to prescribe beard in ancient times (citation needed), so they may have been onto something
LasciviousHedgehog
The beard is in control now, exactly the opposite of Tom Cruise's next wife
StandingOutsideABrokenPhoneBoothWithMoneyInMyHand
https://youtu.be/eiJWCJc4Oec
DosPadres
TheOneWhoWasLeft
Holy shit, man. This comment took me on a ride.
iguessihaveto
A beard can change a man
Wibblersnatch
All hail the power of the beard!
mrromero
Someone needs to do this with Ted Cruz
GingerLaird
Oh god. He's William Riker's ancestor.
Crawmak
The beard is the real Zodiac Killer & it came back to keep him from spilling the secret
thespottedbunny
he looks significantly less insane with a beard
experiencemike
Actually it was all the porn comments he's read through to learn about how his policies can be improved. There's tons of politics on Pornhub
...there are comments? I never noticed.
It's an old reference but it checks out.
RoyalewithCHeeSes
He got swapped with his Mirror Universe double somehow. Maybe a plane hit by lightning at the precise moment a tachyon was passing through.
Hipcatjack
That made me literally laugh out loud.
imokaywiththis.gif
ComoSeIguana
He knew he fucked up big time and I'm pretty sure he's had a hard look at himself.
What did he did?
SmeesNotVeryGoodTwin
I'm pretty sure it was 'liking' the porn tweet that did it. You can't go back to old Ted Cruz after that, all fucks are gone.
OJester
That's not even bad though. That makes him human. Is it wrong to be human when you're a politician? What the frick.
brusten0
Or his marketing team decided to adjust his targeting.
He started using the force.
Well if that means he’s doing good, I’m down with it
Lol yes
Anonaru
Like forreal he suddenly started making sense almost immediately after rocking the beard
ImProbablyHighx
He started smoking weed
Nah, it was the accidental porn tweet that did it.
Residentsmartass
Would you vote for him over trump? Lol
creamyt
I don't know. He's said some horrible shit - like that anyone who doesn't spend their AMs in prayer "shouldn't be president." How about ...
... just neither of them.
...a lot of people wanted to. He was the last guy with a shot at beating Trump for the nomination in '16.
WHEREISMYTROPHY
Yes
frostybox
I'd vote for a literal sack of shit over Trump, the figurative sack of shit.
Ohhaidoggie
Yes.
I would vote for you over trump.
I'd vote for a severed, syphilitic penis over Trump.
beatingoffinfrontofapegasus
I’d vote that dead dick too
Dead Dick 2020 - Somehow the Republican candidate least likely to fuck you over.
squintobean
So, Trump.
I would vote a sack of potatoes over him. At least potatoes won’t do the longest government shutdown and constantly tweet.
c00lbeans69
My dad was in the Coast Guard and went a month without a paycheck. Had the water shut off for a week because he had no money to pay bills
MsSchadenfraulein
I cannot comprehend who would -1 this. Like fuck your dad for needing a paycheque and access to water?!? ?1
Fuck Donald Trump
Why would you like him? He's FAR fucking worse than Lebron when it comes to ignoring real issues for the sake of his bottom line.
They're both opportunists. One is protecting his profits, the other is building his political capital.
Agreed. Having said that, he looks so professional & charismatic next to that no talent assclown currently occupying the White House.
Canadoug
This is all PR for him. He'll be back to his corrupt self in no time.
I’ll bet Craig Mazin agreed.
Time will tell
AmazinglyCoolNameHere
Time will tell?You actually think he suddenly saw the light and changed at all?The antiChina narrative is just good for a lot of republicans
The percentage of my faith in him as a human has not shifted much, however if his actions, even if self centered, are right and affect the 1
World in a positive way, my perception of him will shift. The best trait a human can have is to be willing to reflect on himself and change2
Recidivous
He nearly lost to Beto last election so he started making steps towards the left.
1/ He nearly lost to Beto because he was comming off a loss in 2016 primaries where Trump smeared him with the most ridiculous way I have
And then he lost whatever he has that serves as a spine.
I don't think he lost his spine, he just sacrificed his principles to get aboard the Trump train for political reasons...which I hate.
2/ Ever seen the hoped on team Trump (something many of his supporters hate). Then the media propped Beto up on a national level for a state
I wish imgur allowed you to edit comments because mine is so grammatically shit. I ment to say ever since then he hopped on team Trump.
3/ election. Finally Beto recieved so much more money for campaigning than Cruz, most of it was from out-of -state contributors.
4/ So basically Cruz was in a bad position at the start of the campaign and Beto couldn't be better set up yet Cruz still won.
bronco117
A thing to remember is that Ted Cruz, despite his many faults, is an award winning debator and speaker. His rationality should be commended,
TheOvy
Yeah, he's no idiot. Every insidious thing he does is actually a political calculation, as is every apparently virtuous thing. Texas almost
threw him out, so he needed something unambiguously good to help detoxify himself to moderate voters. But make no mistake, when he returns
home, he'll be catering to those evangelical voters all over again, demonizing health care and calling for tax cuts.
Like when he rationally denies climate change.
I made an error when saying he deserves commendation, the bar has become so low that simple basic decency seems heroic.
It's worthy evidence of how politcal bias can dramatically affect an otherwise intelligent and rational person.
ThisOneTimeAtBandCamp
You might even say he's a MASTER debator.
cyanideslushie
I mean, we know that from his Twitter likes
Dandyboi
Aren't we all?
Well, we’re almost master (de)baters, anyway...
streptovsky
A cunning linguist, if you will
ThisPleasesZulthar
Master 'bater
FartSmarterNotHarder
Wow, you are quite the cunning linguist.
but should also be met with healthy skepticism. I have heard him say some crazy nonsense as well.
Smart... But evil. He is very much both these things.
Soupertrooper
He's only human. We're all guilty of believing or having believed some weird shit.
I mean the butter cow tweet for one...
getthismanabeer
How is that crazy? That's just him having a wholesome dad moment.
I wasn't calling anyone crazy, I was just making a joke because the tweet itself is so absurd.
nclu
That was her first words because she thought her dad was made of butter. I mean, just look at his pallid, buttery face in that picture.
thetasigma22
That’s kinda cute actually
BaNaNaNaNaNaNaNaNaNaNaNaNaNaNaNaBATMAN
I wish we had Cruz' crazy nonsense instead of this clinically batshit gibberish we have to deal with instead.
SAMBDestroys
Ted Cruz stands hand n hand with the "clinically batshit gibberish" that we're dealing with. For this 1 decent remark there are 1000 bad.
SmoothOpawriter
Mr. stable genius - infinite wisdom
imjustabill495
Cruz is smart. I'll take incompetent crazy over intelligent crazy.
PaintedSlate
That would almost make sense if the incompetent person wasn't reliably manipulable and also was incompetent in every way.
ClassyDestroyer
TCGView
Shit is getting really weird when we dislike LeBron and are warming up to Ted Cruz.
ProbablyNotMegatron
If he had a beard a couple years ago he’d be in the White House
DickPicEnthusiast
If people could vote just for his beard, perhaps. It's odd that for once, facial hair doesn't identify the evil twin.
ArsonicWizard
The zodiac knows a murderer when he sees one
Duros62
Shendorion
. . . says the guy who's kissing up to tyrants, making apologies for murderers and embracing propaganda.
TatersWhatsTatersPrecious
Remember when Trump said Ted cruz's dad killed Kennedy? LMAO
SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem
I fucking hate Ted Cruz, he's an absolute scum bag. He's 100% right on this and I love that he's saying all this. Credit when credit is due.
CrimsonReaper1985
Damn he finally said something that didn’t make me wanna hit him with a brick.
TheJmaN33
The zodiac killer speaks true
ChickenChickenBurningBright
What did The Beard do with Ted?
DickPicEnthusiast
Improve? For once facial hair does not identify the evil twin.
Shazaem
Are we in the darkest timeline?
Cheomesh
No, worse - the dankest.
gorillaClutch
imagine fucking up so badly you make ted cruz look good
Seanspeed
He doesn't look good, he looks like an unbelievable hypocrite.
Jusmar
Let's find the last time a Ted Cruz, a firmly red republician openly embraced Communist China.
RevolutionOnHerLips
When was the last time he stood up to his party against openly embracing communist Russia?
Jusmar
Seeing as they're a capitalist country, and basically an oligarchy, that's impossible and you're moving the goal posts.
RevolutionOnHerLips
I see an authoritarian government engaging in war crimes, hate crimes, media censorship, etc. I call it an authoritarian government engaging
YouL0stTheGame
No he looks good
YouShouldNotGoogleTheStreisandEffect
Ever since he grew a beard he started being a somewhat decent politician, appearantly?
Cheomesh
He came pretty close to losing his seat in '18.
Seanspeed
Ugh, no. He's never been a decent politician.
FiftyShadesOfMascarpone
At least he does his darndest to sound like one. Here's to hoping that it's not just an election facade.
dedpaen
Abraham Lincoln knew the strength of a beard.
KenjiKando
Technically it was the kid that told him to grow one that knew the strength.
TreasonousCheeto
Little girl straight up told him he was ugly and needed a beard.
KenjiKando
Ever see a pic of him without one? Girl wasn't wrong.
TreasonousCheeto
“Lincoln is the leanest, lankest, most ungainly mass of legs, arms and hatchet-face ever strung upon a single frame...
TreasonousCheeto
He has most unwarrantably abused the privilege which all politicians have of being ugly.”
KingBlackheart
He’s a totally different person since he liked that porn video
DickPicEnthusiast
Incest porn saves lives!
Youdiewhenyourekilled
Goddamnitmisterrnoodle
Fadetoblack021
Well...there it is.
ClassyDestroyer
NotAirConditioned
glorious
borocanuck
Le Bron has done more for Hong Kong than anyone. He just didn’t know or intend it.
brekko
Same with blizzard, raising a huge amount of awareness for Hong Kong while literally trying to do the opposite.
ZombieJonSnow
Just like how Karl Marx did more for the USSR than he ever intended.
d0o0o0d
I'd hold off on going that far until the tanks start running over people.
ZombieJonSnow
Hmmmm just like how how Martin Luther unknowingly helped out the Anabaptists in Munster Germany circa 1533?
SharkShanker
I agree with ted Cruz. He’s still a cunt, though.
c0nman
The cynic in me is skeptical, but I want to hope that anyone in the us govt actually genuinely gives a shit
Phlynch
Ted's always been one of the good ones. You just didn't notice because as one of the good ones he didn't spend his whole campaign
Phlynch
tearing everyone around him down, while everyone else had no complaints about doing that to him.
brekko
Well we did revise legislation on the 15th regarding Hong Kong that irked China, so I would say that's a sign someone does.
BrokeMyFunnyBone
There are probably many people that give a shit. It's whether or not they give enough of a shit to help that's the issue.
MetSoh
Their overall political history should be what determines whether your skepticism is warranted.
itsGood4you
And it Always is, unfortunately.
carrotsonfire
He doesn't.
CometLaHal
he is one of 3 politicians that went over to recently HK that I've heard of. Doesnt mean he has (good) intentions but something
carrotsonfire
No. He's campaigning for his next presidential run, but that doesn't make his previous reputation disappear. You're falling for a lie.
CometLaHal
whatever. chances are I would never vote for him over 3rd party anyways, but peopland politicians doing the right thing should not be 1/
CometLaHal
discounted because of their history. We can be wary, but in this increasingly negative political climate I like to point out good 2/2
FourLegsGood
It's the US trying to extend capitalist influence. In a time when people in the US are turning away from capitalism this is a godsend for 1/
FourLegsGood
Corrupt politicians. I don't think he cares, it's just easier for him when his interests coincide with the interests of HK citizens. 2/2
TangoIndiaTangoSierra
Ive also seen Congressman John Garamandi also show support. Now, a question. What would USA do if a Senator and/or Congressman disappeared(1
TangoIndiaTangoSierra
and/or died in Hong Kong? (2/2)
IJustjackeditintoyourcereal
Send more.
TheCardq
Depends on the congressman, and how obvious the circumstances were, but we’re already in very contentious relations with China as is. 1/2
TheCardq
It wouldn’t surprise me too much if America declares actual war, like officially before too long.
idkalan
If it was a US government sanctioned visit, the US & China would have to do a joint investigation. Seeing as Cruz went by himself,
idkalan
The US government would still ask to join in the investigation but China wouldn't have to let them for the same reason that Chinese citizens
idkalan
Who visit the US without government security & are victims of crime don't get the protection of the Chinese or US government.
idkalan
TL;DR version he went as a citizen not a government official, so he's just a "tourist" in the eyes of the government.
DamnedAustin
Let's not all start kissing Ted's ass. He was absolutely against athletes being political when he didn't agree with them.
opkraut
Or we can actually unite over the fact that China is a problem and stop perpetuating the huge divide between American politics
PangolinBan
A clear foreign enemy is just about as close as you can get to something US politics won’t divide over. There’s still going to be some 1/2
PangolinBan
2/2 dissent, but even that won’t be strictly along party lines and it’ll be about how to handle it rather than about the enemy itself.
DamnedAustin
We are united against China... I'm still going to call hypocrites out when I see them.
opkraut
You missed the point, all you're doing is distracting from China by making this about American politics again. There is a time and place 1/
opkraut
For American politics, this is not the time nor place. 2/2
DamnedAustin
As a rule, "There is a time and place for [X]" can go fuck itself.
AstroExplained
It's not distracting from China. It's just pointing out that Ted Cruz talks about being ok with athletes being engaged in politics but
AstroExplained
he's absolutely not when it comes to anything he disagrees with and has said people should not protest the US flag or national anthem.
d0o0o0d
...he's not even a little bit wrong.
cosine83
He's still a huge fucking hypocrite saying this.
griker2718
The western world has propaganda but we are shit at it compared to China, they are next level 1984 Orwellian style.
CommentProvider
What timeline is this?!
captaingrump
As a former Texas resident it breaks my brain more than a little to see Cruz in such a positive light. But compared to Trump, fuckin' A.
starsalignedforyou
He’s extremely wrong, he’s dehumanizing them saying there murderers and communists. Which is wrong there people. They are people
MrBig
You want to try rewording your sentence again? Go ahead, you can do it.
starsalignedforyou
You need me to add apostrophes and commas for you? I’m sure you can infer my meaning without them.
MrBig
You look at that sentence and think only the apostrophes and commas are the problem only makes it more sad.
FarceMajeure
Even a broken clock is right twice a day
JayEnfield
Remember when Dennis Rodman decided to be Kim's best buddy?
d0o0o0d
...that's kinda when the NBA realized they have a crapton of fans in Asia. Which is the reason this discussion is even happening.
d0o0o0d
...all because of the Worm.
PaperbagPrincesss
Even a broken clock is right twice a day
paulthebipolarbear
That why I voted for him
Epi4Hire
Except about Lebron being a hell of a player
ValenceBond
Didn’t he support that anti-BDS Bill?
jsnforce
I hope so. BDS is BS.
RollforDiplomacy
@d0o0o0d i envy those points. You did good man. +1
mymanmaverick
THE BEARD CHANGED HIM. HES BEEN AWESOME SINCE HE GREW IT
Cthulhukitten
He's obviously relishing in the PR.
JUSTAnxious275
I hate the fact that the words "I agreed with ted cruz" are sensible here.
ladyofscience
You hate that he has a good stance that you can agree with?
ninaeni
U
HatinS8N
It’s gotta be the beard
nabacular
Thats the weirdest part if this shit. I saw his face expecting to cringe but instead agreed.
maxwilder
They’re not communists, and he knows it. But that’s the only thing he said I disagree with.
RandCauthon
Yeah kissing up to dictators for money is the presidents job! Stay in your lane!
ninaeni
V
glenlochie
No one could accuse Cruz of being stupid. You may no like his politics but he still has a moral compass
DarnThisStuff
And chooses to use it sometimes.
glenlochie
True that
eddewarde
Events shut down; demonstrators appeared; players concerned about safety; told to stay together. James said Morey should have waited a week.
GeezMomEnlightenUp
This dude is my congressman. I have never agreed with him, it's so weird to see him making reasonable points.
sixothree
Complaining about apologizing for murderers? Didn’t he defend trump for apologizing for Putin’s murders?
ltpoultry
Why just LeBron, though? There have been dozens of more influential people sucking up to China on HK (including the US president).
andrathor
1 word. Hypocrisy.
BankaiJedi
Damn Zodiac Killer making good points
Cthulhukitten
Doesn't mean he's got decent views 90% of the time.
HughRichard
Must be the beard
SavagePatchKids
It grants him +5 wisdom. As the beard grows, so does the wisdom buff.
pandastrafe
Chinese zodiac killer now
absoliutenus
I can stand behind him on this one . maybe he has changed his ways , which would be nice . we will see
Time2Wasted
I like his "don't have a problem with athletes being political" - and I agree. It's when they're hypocritical that they come off like a PAB
Sumpte
I wonder if he's ever made comments complaining about Kaepernick being politic - oh wait, yes he has. What he just said was a lie.
Time2Wasted
I got over my mentality of demanding perfect heroes. I'm now at the stage in my life where I just want to move the ball forwards.
Sumpte
I'm not suggesting he should be perfect, I'm saying he's lying that he "has no problem with athletes being political". He does. I mean, >
Sumpte
as long as their political views don't align with his.
Time2Wasted
(Pussy Ass Bitch)
FuckYourFriday
Thank you for that clarification. I am no longer a young'n.
Perkunas687
It's a reference to a Golden State fan calling Lebron that when he was with the Cavs.
StandAgainstTyranny
Dude already knew LeBitch was le bitch.
AnonKneeMoose
I respect him as a person, but disagree with his political views. Which is entirely possible in a democratic society.
Khrome
Agreeing with him on some points while being politically aligned to another faction is perfectly ok too. I hate demonizing someone by party
AnonKneeMoose
That’s why I said “his” political views. His promotion of Trickle-Down I disagree with but he’s still a top bloke for his work in HK
thegeekinmerpg
Tikityler
Its a shame how rare this is becoming and how people seem to be okay with violence against differing opinions on shit like taxes.
JPminer814
I'm not sure it's changed, rather the media presents it that way and we just assume they are right.
Tikityler
I'll agree it is blown up by the media but just today I talked to a co worker about firearms and I mentioned the congressional baseball >
Tikityler
shooting June 2017 and he said "Rand Paul also got punched that month, it was a good month for us" I'm new there and he brought up that
AnAsOfYetUnidentifiedIndividual
Ted Cruz is still a total dick, but he's not a monster at least. He has some basic decency.
PardusXY
As a human being it’s possible to disagree and still respect someone, as a waste of flesh, it’s not possible to walk and chew gum.
AnonKneeMoose
Moreso the part if you disagree with China’s ideology you commit ocean-suicide.
BenWyattCalzoneKingandIceTownClown
Its the beard
mymanmaverick
It really is. He changed the moment he started growing it
BenWyattCalzoneKingandIceTownClown
Im not kidding when I say this but I feel like I can take him seriously now. He looked like a child shaven. Its a good look on him tbh
mymanmaverick
It is. And his policies / disposition seem to have changed as well
TripleLock
It sure helps. He still looks weird, but...less
lazysombrero
dekket
This is so apt, it's amazing.
CatilioPlaceresCannabicos
Ted Cruz did nothing wrong
sillymapper
kojenk
*faves* *imgur says i just unfaved* Goddamnit *refaves*
lazysombrero
I know the feeling
FiSTy1457
Things sure are bad when Ted Cruz starts making sense.
Seanspeed
Too bad he doesn't actually live by the words he's saying himself. Quite the opposite.
Seanspeed
This is just a politically opportune moment to shit on others, while being completely guilty of everything he's accusing them of.
in70x
You can still say things right despite bad qualities. We all have bad qualities. If we lived by that radical philosophy no one would could
in70x
Talk about anything ever at any point again... if hitler says 2+2 is 4 he’d be correct still. Also still a douche, but 2 and 2 is four...
fartulence
Dud can’t even stand up for his own wife.
36roentgen
Except that he generally does unlike most politicians.
36roentgen
Sure is bad when you only occasionally think Ted Cruz makes sense.
ThisIsWhereILiveNow
pattyymac
I don't believe he is sincere for a second. He is just happy to be shitting on a liberal while all the liberals are mad at him
ThisIsWhereILiveNow
You're probably right. One can dream though.
Tonberryc
Dear China, thank you. You've screwed up so badly, that you've given us a common enemy. We might actually get something done this year.
FourLegsGood
Funny how a principled outlook will do that. Having said that Hongkong is just a political football. Don't let it get to you.
ThisIsWhereILiveNow
I'm sure as soon as he gets back, he'll continue being an ass for Trump.
andychristman2000
He would know how it works, I’m sure he has never gone against his beliefs for party, lobbyist or president .
theresgarlicinthatnebula
I fucking hate his guts but when an evil man's right, he's right.
ShreddinTheGnar
What makes you hate him so much?
theresgarlicinthatnebula
He's an antigay dominionist Christian who demands his way at all costs or he burns the house down. Theres no working with someone like that.
AxelBeingCivil
Yup. Ted Cruz is an evil man, but he's smart. He knows where the winds are blowing. The Republican Party is looking to dump Trump and (1)
AxelBeingCivil
crown a new prince for 2020, and Cruz is making the smart plays by putting in the ground work now. (2)
VEpsilon
Why is he evil?
IMissTashaYar
My gripe is when he wanted to withhold federal aid money from NY after superstorm Sandy. Fuck ted cruz.
Awol86
You must not live in Texas. We fucking hate him. Left and right have that common ground. He's a spineless little weasel. Weakest man in TX.
ThisIsWhereILiveNow
Yeah, I don't. 99% of the time I don't agree with anything he says. But this stance and things like setting term limits are OK with me.
Potaterzpotateyo
They hate him so much he keeps winning
Awol86
Multiple voting machines in Texas were shown to cast your vote for Cruz if you selected straight ticket Dem.
hodaddelvecchio
I never thought it would happen, but Cruze had something come out of his hirsuit pie-hole that I don't totally disagree with.
georgejimmydoodle
When Ted Cruz is the voice of reason, shit's fucked up.
GodEmperor0fMankind
Iirc, he said butter tastes good, and that's a stance I can get behind.
CarlosSatana
I too am a fan of butter.
PlusHooks
Hirsute
twiddlepipper
Hirsuit pie-hole. You win the internet today good sir.
TangoIndiaTangoSierra
Totally disagree with? What did he say in this video that you DO disagree with?
WhyDontYouMakeMe
That he agrees with athletes being political. I remember him being pissy about kneeling during the national anthem
PardusXY
Maybe, like me, he thinks you can be political in your private life, but keep it away from work?
AlexisActually
I feel that if you have a public platform, and you feel strongly about something, you have the responsibility to use that platform.
PardusXY
You just justified Trump.
WellThatsOriginal
Maybe that LeBron is a helluva player. If he meant on like the tennis court or something? Idk
TangoIndiaTangoSierra
He was being respectful. If Lebron was bad enough he'd be fired. Am I wrong?
WellThatsOriginal
I personally think that LeBron is a good person. I'm sure he regrets opening his mouth. That's on him. He usually sides w/the oppressed.
brobot
Okay whoever animated those subtitle bars needs to be stopped
howToLoseTheGame
Like stopped and given a very very stern warning.
SunAnvil
LoopStricken
Maybe they just played Persona 5.
shentokozil183
Persona 6 protagonist: Ted Cruz a.k.a "The Zodiac Killer"
novokaine187
TMZ, wtf did you expect lol
Muttons1337
TMZ needs to be stopped.
Fairdinkums
Fucking right?!?!!
SteveAlienhearts
Damn I chuckled
rollsteelertide
I thought I was having an earthquake in my brain.
wardenda
I call those orgasms
rollsteelertide
Hmmm yeah makes sense. Guess that’s what Teddy’s beard does to me.
Goryofa
TMZ is the worst in every way.
juskadog
Sadly they report better than many news outlets do.
JesusSonOGod
And horrendously worse at certain times. False paparazzi stories n all that.
AvgWhiteShark
WTF. Stop making me like Ted Cruz! Did he get an update to his personality matrix?
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Counterfit
He's not a Mormon?
ihavethelowground
ShouldersDeepInAHorse
It's been a while since i've seen him without a beard..... yeeaaah he should keep it.
LiarLiarPantsUntier
People can actually change. It happens. As unreal as it may seem. Especially when it’s politicians who change.
Fdragon1337
Apparently he started taking ethics and morals lessons and has become less of a prick
SpicySweetSpence
He’s a fuckin’ synth!!!
breadedfishstrip
IssacCox
He did. Dude made a 180 in the political market. I went from laughing at the idea of him running for pres. to considering voting for him.
attofreak
New PR team.
pastramionrye
No shit. I fuckin’ hate this guy. But he’s right
TheSwedishCryptid
I think he finally got the 12 set bonus as he completed the Chinese Zodiac kill streak
Hydravelsen
I think I'll vote for him now
jiynxed
He stopped worrying about getting re-elected.
AxelBeingCivil
Nah. This is all theatre as ground work for prepping for a 2020 run.
Pr3ach3r
Didn't you know a beard makes you wiser? Same for gray/white hair?
fartulence
Friendly reminder: he ate a booger on live TV during a debate.
kidred2001
Yeah his balls dropped this year for some reason.
PullShporttel
He grew a beard and suddenly he seems that much more of a man.
Cheesynipnop
He doesn’t have to care about re-election so he can say more of what he wants and not what his sponsors tell him.
findtheotters
Is even worse, suddenly we respect and stand behind his words. I'm scared hugh me!
JamesBluntThatSmartassCunt
No. He’s using this for votes, he’s seeing which way winds are blowing. He’s sucked up to a tyrant dick before.
JamesBluntThatSmartassCunt
*and that should be remembered.
sirleoiii
If it weren't for the whole sucking up to the guy who was badmouthing his wife thing he'd be the kind of conservative I could respect.
StonhodlXrp
You'd be surprised how much like political figures if the mainstream media didnt twist their image. ♂️
Vaanhalen
He also plays basketball. Not great, but better than Kimmel
BabyHuey206
IKR. How did Ted Cruz turn into the voice of reason?
BelowAverage355
Honestly it's because he got out of politics. He doesn't have to play the game anymore. At heart most politicians are reasonable.
BelowAverage355
It's the base that makes them sounds crazy, because modern politics says to win you have to excite your base.
SnickerMyKnickers
Right? I don’t know what to make of this but it’s great
36roentgen
No, he has always been like this.
Sheprador
Right? When did he get a spine?
OMFGWhatHaveWeDONE
Hug... Upvoting TMZ and Ted Cruz? WTF happened to the world?
ImOutsideAllGroups
It’s just a Reality Inversion, no biggie...
OMFGWhatHaveWeDONE
My theory is that David Bowie was holding the fabric of reality together. Once he died... everything started breaking.
ImOutsideAllGroups
I subscribe to that same theory, whoever started it should stand up and take a bow for nailing it!
ChewbaccaRocka
It's called a beard. He got a beard now he is a no nonsense man's man
thisiswhyicanthaveanythingnice
If he had a set, he would lead a Republican mutiny of the orange one. Remember how Trumpo the Klown insulted him a and his wife? It’s time
vIRLWarlock
supposedly he started turning his life around. Maybe something happened that changed him. We'll have to wait and see if he stays this way
AxelBeingCivil
Just remember he defended using the kids of illegal migrants as hostages to lure out their parents, you'll hate him again pretty quick.
TheTechDweller
Your agreement with certain opinions someone has doesn't define your likeness for them. Equally you can disagree with someone you like.
GigiDundas
Dude really wants to be president like really bad and at this point I say fuck it, let him.
SgtJohnsonsJohnson
The Zodiac Guy?
mjulnozhk
He's actually pretty awesome now.
DeathTheKid170
He's always been like this. This is why it was difficult for me on who to vote for as a Texan.
HeartsAndStars
It's like when Bob Dole stopped running for President and suddenly he was likable.
AxelBeingCivil
THE POLITICS OF FAILURE HAVE FAILED. WE NEED TO MAKE THEM WORK AGAIN.
Mcknizzle
It’s the bears doing most of the talking now
Mcknizzle
*beard
CelestialBubble
THEY TURNED HIM OFF AND ON AGAIN!
Gayforbae
They showed him gay and then stepmom porn?
ImOutsideAllGroups
...and flashed his BIOS
EwGrooss
You know the worlds gone to shot when the zodiac killer is making more sense than the president
Wizardicus
He’s always been like this, IMO.
thisclose
This is EXACTLY what I was just thinking.
Dalael
Known Ted Cruz long enough to know this isnt genuine and its politically motivated. If he's on the right side of history, its by accident
Sasurau
Or it's because even his amoral ass can sense which way the historical winds're blowing. Hey, at least it's for something semi-good, though.
Sasurau
So I'll give him props for that, at least. We'd still be better off if he lost a fight to a rabid weasel, though.
MathieuGaydos
Right? I asked my friend a week ago, "When did Ted Cruz become charismatic?"
DignamWhenAskedaQuestion
has Cruz even been covered in the news lately ? Like in the local news ?Haven't heard of this at all.
TheShusher
I think his party isn’t really taking him serious anymore so he was just like fuck it I guess I’ll do what I want.
DashDaddyD
Finally! Get these trash parties outah here!
Dankking
He even like incest porn. Come on!!! That’s another thing we have in common.
Sumpte
He's doing this because he hates China as an economic competitor. A bad person doing good things for bad reasons is still a bad person.
Cheomesh
True, but they can be useful.
ChrisDoesScience
*Agree with on this one point. Not like.
xo101
He’sAlways been very smart and reasonable but he now can’t say his point in less than 10 minutes
rdcd11
He’s really not a bad guy.
Lynkfox
He's always been a bandwagon politician
MetSoh
You're not wrong but you'll probably get downvoted.
MarkHarris
Maybe you can like some of the things about a person ans that's ok. Or maybe you hadn't heard him completely before.
bananaboy11
It’s almost like the media made him out to be something he is not ... weird ♂️
WTFantastico
He's a politician, they change superficially all the time as a gambit for popularity. I'm not exactly shocked.
NuclearButtPlugFromPlanetX
https://imgur.com/hfKcQnW
danishroyalty
It's a weird day to fund myself agreeing with Ted Cruz. I don't like a lot of his policy, but he's got principles and he sticks to them.
Misteree8
Naw. Its just easy when the opponent is against what your country supports. Question, was he this vocal criticizing Trump and his name calli
Misteree8
2/Calling and fake news bs. Or did he fall in line and sat silent with the majority of republicans?
AeonsShadow
AOC forced a reboot on his A.I.
definitelynotaseagull
I now agree with Ted Cruz on two issues: Lebron and butter.
Dreyzzyn
he is still a shitty human being. He kisses up to the Trump Tyrant
MyCommentsUsuallyHaveTypos
Same thoughts exactl
pookieeatworld
Counterpoint to him: there's also a long tradition of athletes making very stupid political statements. I think it was Dennis Rodman that ~
pookieeatworld
once said he was so ostracized that he felt like Bin Laden, and that Osama Bin Laden was the only one who could understand how he felt.
Counterfit
I wouldn't use Rodman as an example of athletes. He's thankfully one of a kind
Nuclearun
yeah, it's really freaking me out that all these trials and tribulations are making it seem like our collective biggest mistake was NOT -
Nuclearun
voting for him. Anyone else feel the same or similar?
njc1230
With the beard he became Ted "Punished" Cruz.
Bahbawhitesheep
They switched him out for a better version after the Area 51 raids. Zodiac killers just in hiding now.
IMissBadlyPhotoshoppedMichaelCera
I would like this comment a thousand times if I could.
ImOutsideAllGroups
fozzibab
This should not make you start liking him. He is an utter, fucking bastard. Huge bigot, wants to kill social security and medicare.
Mcknizzle
Who did he bigot against? As for killing SS and Medicaid, they DO need to be shrunk a bit. Quite a bit.
fozzibab
As Americans aren't already completely fucking fucked.
smax410
Never thought I’d agree with my senator but...
PaulVolcker
Why do people hate Ted Cruz??? Seems like an honest guy to me?
Sasurau
Opposes LGBTQ rights, opposes net neutrality, countless repeal votes to PPACA, opposed aid for Hurricane Sandy (but supported it for Harvey)
Sasurau
, climate change denial, the list goes on an on.
Sasurau
Oh, and also voted for Supreme Court Justice Dude Bro
robotnixon13
Yeah, he seems pretty legit now.
gohomebaby
He’s the same Ted Cruz as always... you’re just seeing more of him
KingRememberedInTime1
It’s to get you to forget he’s the zodiac
ixelyth
That's something the real zodiac killer would say. Hmmmm.
thechamps
It's almost as if having some differing opinions does not mean people are monsters. Novel concept, that. Huh.
danishroyalty
OP didn't say he was a monster. Just that they didn't like him, which is totally fair.
Seanspeed
Ted Cruz is *absolutely* a scumbag. Jesus christ what am I reading here?
Cheeseme
You see, I disagree with his politics but I dont hate him. I have seen him have actual discussions where he listens. That's rare these days
Dankking
WRONG!!!
AxelBeingCivil
The thing to know about Ted Cruz is, he's a master debater (har har, I know). He's smart. Him listening doesn't mean he's empathizing or (1)
AxelBeingCivil
trying to come to mutual understanding; it's just intel to him. You can see it in his political career: He is an opportunist, who will (2)
Empl0yee427
The problem with Cruz was never that he had different opinions, it's that he straight up lied about shit constantly to justify those opinion
YouL0stTheGame
No! I must hate people for a single trait of them and refuse to look at them for who they fully are!/s
fvckayouwhale
Fuck-a-you-dolphin
AgentOfEarth616
See! This guy gets it!
AxelBeingCivil
Ted Cruz isn't a monster for having different opinions. He's a monster for, and these are just a few examples, trying to minimize review (1)
strangelyaddicting
Jesus dude, you keep repeating the same shit...
AxelBeingCivil
The facts about Ted Cruz haven't changed in the last 20 minutes, man.
AxelBeingCivil
of death penalty cases; his repeated denial of climate change and obstruction of vital projects to develop sustainable infrastructure; (2)
AxelBeingCivil
tried to suppress free speech with the Israel Anti-Boycott Act; voted against relief for Hurricane Sandy (though was adamantly for it (3)
AxelBeingCivil
when Harvey hit Texas); for opposing net neutrality; for trying to repeal the 14th Amendment's citizenship clause; for supporting using (4)
Arishak
Hated politician just changes his communication. Now, everybody likes him." - US politics in a nutshell.
BloodworthyJoe
Condemning foreign dictatorships isn't a divisive topic in america. It's the best political give-me because only dipshits would oppose it. 1
BloodworthyJoe
That said, TC is standing up for something good. Researching his politics makes me still highly dislike him. Just not on this subject.
DireSickFish
He's probs just saying this because LeBron is black.
finglonger
I think his brush with political death sorta woke him up....just a tiny, tiny, tiny, in-no-way-Texas-sized bit
pollypocketfullofposies
Rebranding before he runs for something again? Good on him if his motivations are good I just hope it's not a political scheme.
GeminiBattle
I think all real politicians would have said that. How does he feel about homosexuals?
seamusmcfly
It's bc he almost lost TX.
AntennaDibb
republicans always have hated the chinese, this controversy is a perfect opportunity for them to get brownie points
Cheomesh
Nixon would like a word.
darmonstudios
Ted Cruz 2.0
IMKARLKINGOFTHEDUCKS
We can rebuild him.
thecheesedip
Cruz/Chase 2020!!
MagicManMikeHoncho
Cruz/Crews/Cruise Booze Cruise 2020
MackenzieBowen
Zodiac Killer 3.0
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Cheomesh
Yeah I don't know that he'll be on the ticket then.
confanity
No. Keep in mind that Trump was also paid to support China over Hong Kong. Cruz is only willing to criticize the black guy.
RogerTwoThree
Don’t be stupid ,He’s distracting from being a Trump enabler. He doesn’t give 2 shits about Hong Kong.
SorryIamnotsorry
No libs are just finally on the right side of a social issue for once.
n3cr0fag0
Is he gearing up to step in when Trump gets impeached?....
TheHeinousAnus914
...Pence would be the pres then. Good luck with that impeachment btw. Although the way Trump is handling Turkey and the Kurds I wouldn't
n3cr0fag0
Yeah, I meant for the 2020 election.
TheHeinousAnus914
mind. I served with them and they were our #1 allies fighting ISIS and we just left them at the mercy of the Turks and Russia.
n3cr0fag0
:-( Yeah.
d0o0o0d
He grew a beard, and it changed him somehow.
clid3r
Worked for some of the cast of The Office.
SnickerMyKnickers
It’s like Star Trek only the bearded Ted Cruz is the good version
diphenhydraminehcl50mg
Maybe it was the porn
FarmerFrance
With great beard comes great responsibility
ThisGuyHere
LordoftheDance
Best i can do is patchy.
ArcaneDryad
He looks less blobish
Ignis86
I bet you he did it to stop looking like the guy from The Office lol
Vaanhalen
Lion's mane.
CayCatty
He looks a lot better with it for one
PapaNurgleLovesYou
He sees how Trump is crashing.
Rignak
Well could be, he sees what trump is doing and any negative feedback from voters. Then he does the opposite.
kelseysaurusrex
But if he shaves it off he goes back to being a craven little goblin man like before
LongoloidFartExplosion
Like Samson.
ZombieJonSnow
Beards can do that.
serakaida
To be fair, it's a stella beard.
GadenKerensky
I mean, I'm still gonna expect some bullshit from him, but I'm not gonna stand against him on this issue.
drenix
Well the said they used to prescribe beard in ancient times (citation needed), so they may have been onto something
LasciviousHedgehog
The beard is in control now, exactly the opposite of Tom Cruise's next wife
StandingOutsideABrokenPhoneBoothWithMoneyInMyHand
https://youtu.be/eiJWCJc4Oec
DosPadres
TheOneWhoWasLeft
Holy shit, man. This comment took me on a ride.
iguessihaveto
YouL0stTheGame
A beard can change a man
Wibblersnatch
All hail the power of the beard!
mrromero
LordoftheDance
Someone needs to do this with Ted Cruz
d0o0o0d
GingerLaird
Oh god. He's William Riker's ancestor.
Crawmak
The beard is the real Zodiac Killer & it came back to keep him from spilling the secret
thespottedbunny
he looks significantly less insane with a beard
experiencemike
Actually it was all the porn comments he's read through to learn about how his policies can be improved. There's tons of politics on Pornhub
d0o0o0d
...there are comments? I never noticed.
Rignak
It's an old reference but it checks out.
RoyalewithCHeeSes
He got swapped with his Mirror Universe double somehow. Maybe a plane hit by lightning at the precise moment a tachyon was passing through.
Hipcatjack
That made me literally laugh out loud.
d0o0o0d
imokaywiththis.gif
ComoSeIguana
He knew he fucked up big time and I'm pretty sure he's had a hard look at himself.
diphenhydraminehcl50mg
What did he did?
SmeesNotVeryGoodTwin
I'm pretty sure it was 'liking' the porn tweet that did it. You can't go back to old Ted Cruz after that, all fucks are gone.
OJester
That's not even bad though. That makes him human. Is it wrong to be human when you're a politician? What the frick.
brusten0
Or his marketing team decided to adjust his targeting.
LongoloidFartExplosion
He started using the force.
YouL0stTheGame
Well if that means he’s doing good, I’m down with it
diphenhydraminehcl50mg
Lol yes
Anonaru
Like forreal he suddenly started making sense almost immediately after rocking the beard
ImProbablyHighx
He started smoking weed
SmeesNotVeryGoodTwin
Nah, it was the accidental porn tweet that did it.
Residentsmartass
Would you vote for him over trump? Lol
creamyt
I don't know. He's said some horrible shit - like that anyone who doesn't spend their AMs in prayer "shouldn't be president." How about ...
creamyt
... just neither of them.
d0o0o0d
...a lot of people wanted to. He was the last guy with a shot at beating Trump for the nomination in '16.
WHEREISMYTROPHY
Yes
frostybox
I'd vote for a literal sack of shit over Trump, the figurative sack of shit.
Ohhaidoggie
Yes.
AvgWhiteShark
I would vote for you over trump.
Gayforbae
I'd vote for a severed, syphilitic penis over Trump.
beatingoffinfrontofapegasus
I’d vote that dead dick too
AxelBeingCivil
Dead Dick 2020 - Somehow the Republican candidate least likely to fuck you over.
squintobean
So, Trump.
Gayforbae
YouL0stTheGame
I would vote a sack of potatoes over him. At least potatoes won’t do the longest government shutdown and constantly tweet.
c00lbeans69
My dad was in the Coast Guard and went a month without a paycheck. Had the water shut off for a week because he had no money to pay bills
MsSchadenfraulein
I cannot comprehend who would -1 this. Like fuck your dad for needing a paycheque and access to water?!?
?1
c00lbeans69
Fuck Donald Trump
Seanspeed
Why would you like him? He's FAR fucking worse than Lebron when it comes to ignoring real issues for the sake of his bottom line.
MetSoh
They're both opportunists. One is protecting his profits, the other is building his political capital.
AvgWhiteShark
Agreed. Having said that, he looks so professional & charismatic next to that no talent assclown currently occupying the White House.
Canadoug
This is all PR for him. He'll be back to his corrupt self in no time.
brusten0
I’ll bet Craig Mazin agreed.
PapaNurgleLovesYou
Time will tell
AmazinglyCoolNameHere
Time will tell?You actually think he suddenly saw the light and changed at all?The antiChina narrative is just good for a lot of republicans
PapaNurgleLovesYou
The percentage of my faith in him as a human has not shifted much, however if his actions, even if self centered, are right and affect the 1
PapaNurgleLovesYou
World in a positive way, my perception of him will shift. The best trait a human can have is to be willing to reflect on himself and change2
Recidivous
He nearly lost to Beto last election so he started making steps towards the left.
TheHeinousAnus914
1/ He nearly lost to Beto because he was comming off a loss in 2016 primaries where Trump smeared him with the most ridiculous way I have
Counterfit
And then he lost whatever he has that serves as a spine.
TheHeinousAnus914
I don't think he lost his spine, he just sacrificed his principles to get aboard the Trump train for political reasons...which I hate.
TheHeinousAnus914
2/ Ever seen the hoped on team Trump (something many of his supporters hate). Then the media propped Beto up on a national level for a state
TheHeinousAnus914
I wish imgur allowed you to edit comments because mine is so grammatically shit. I ment to say ever since then he hopped on team Trump.
TheHeinousAnus914
3/ election. Finally Beto recieved so much more money for campaigning than Cruz, most of it was from out-of -state contributors.
TheHeinousAnus914
4/ So basically Cruz was in a bad position at the start of the campaign and Beto couldn't be better set up yet Cruz still won.
bronco117
A thing to remember is that Ted Cruz, despite his many faults, is an award winning debator and speaker. His rationality should be commended,
TheOvy
Yeah, he's no idiot. Every insidious thing he does is actually a political calculation, as is every apparently virtuous thing. Texas almost
TheOvy
threw him out, so he needed something unambiguously good to help detoxify himself to moderate voters. But make no mistake, when he returns
TheOvy
home, he'll be catering to those evangelical voters all over again, demonizing health care and calling for tax cuts.
Sumpte
Like when he rationally denies climate change.
bronco117
I made an error when saying he deserves commendation, the bar has become so low that simple basic decency seems heroic.
creamyt
It's worthy evidence of how politcal bias can dramatically affect an otherwise intelligent and rational person.
ThisOneTimeAtBandCamp
You might even say he's a MASTER debator.
cyanideslushie
I mean, we know that from his Twitter likes
Dandyboi
Aren't we all?
ImOutsideAllGroups
Well, we’re almost master (de)baters, anyway...
streptovsky
A cunning linguist, if you will
ThisPleasesZulthar
Master 'bater
FartSmarterNotHarder
Wow, you are quite the cunning linguist.
bronco117
but should also be met with healthy skepticism. I have heard him say some crazy nonsense as well.
AxelBeingCivil
Smart... But evil. He is very much both these things.
Soupertrooper
He's only human. We're all guilty of believing or having believed some weird shit.
ShouldersDeepInAHorse
I mean the butter cow tweet for one...
getthismanabeer
How is that crazy? That's just him having a wholesome dad moment.
ShouldersDeepInAHorse
I wasn't calling anyone crazy, I was just making a joke because the tweet itself is so absurd.
nclu
Sasurau
That was her first words because she thought her dad was made of butter. I mean, just look at his pallid, buttery face in that picture.
thetasigma22
That’s kinda cute actually
BaNaNaNaNaNaNaNaNaNaNaNaNaNaNaNaBATMAN
I wish we had Cruz' crazy nonsense instead of this clinically batshit gibberish we have to deal with instead.
SAMBDestroys
Ted Cruz stands hand n hand with the "clinically batshit gibberish" that we're dealing with. For this 1 decent remark there are 1000 bad.
SmoothOpawriter
Mr. stable genius - infinite wisdom
imjustabill495
Cruz is smart. I'll take incompetent crazy over intelligent crazy.
PaintedSlate
That would almost make sense if the incompetent person wasn't reliably manipulable and also was incompetent in every way.