Rightwing Conspiracy Theory - CBS Censored Ted Cruz

The Right Wing smells a new conspiracy - CBS edited Ted Cruz on Face The Nation with Bob Schieffer last Sunday. Apparently they didn't notice how Cruz was rambling on about Obamacare and denying that he was to blame for the government shutdown. Schieffer asked him at least three times to clarify his statements before he cut to another guest. But no one on the far right will ever let go of a good conspiracy theory! Maybe Cruz can come back to Face the Nation and ramble crazy again, perhaps during the GOP Primary - please proceed, Senator.

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Apart from being the victim of Schieffer’s accusations that the Tea Party senator was to blame for the shutdown, it also appears that Mr. Cruz was the victim of editing by CBS.
~ Newsbusters

UGH: CBS Face the Nation cuts out RED MEAT portion of Ted Cruz interview, exposing OBAMA’S ABUSE OF POWER
This morning on CBS’s Face the Nation, hosted by Bob Schieffer, almost a full minute from Ted Cruz’s interview, where he went after the president for his abuses of power, were completely cut from the interview. It looked rather abrupt when it happened and was fairly clear they edited the interview, but host Bob Schieffer never mentioned it nor apologized for it to the viewers which is pretty irresponsible to those watching it live or DVR’ing it.
~ The Right Scoop

CBS News Denies they Edited Cruz Unfairly: 

This was not uncommon at all, this was a quick turnaround pre-tape. That just happened to be at the end so it was easy to trim for turnaround. And we had breaking news of the [Maryland mall] shooter's name ... We had already gone overtime, that is pretty much the gist of it.
~ CBS Spokesperson via Media Matters

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They cut it out bc they couldn't stand to hear anything negative about their Messiah
~ Phillycon on Right Scoop

Shades of fat Katie Couric leaving the best parts of the Palin interview on the cutting room floor!
~ Guest on Right Scoop

Wow, what a class a A-hole. What a bunch of A-holes. CBS (Certified Bull Shite company) The whole bunch of them CBS, ABC, NBC, MSNBC and all of the rag newspapers ought to be forced to look every American in the eyes and confess their shameless lying to America. After wards they should be publically caned.
~ armyvet10 on Right Scoop


Apparently its tough for an old turd like Schieffer to contain their contempt.
Good - let the nation see the bias in all of its partisan ugliness.
~ Skeeter on Free Republic

Of course: “Face the Nation” edited out the most important part of Ted Cruz calling out Obama http://t.co/5w7yN0j1Lv #LamestreamMedia
— Young Conservatives (@YoungCons) January 27, 2014

Shame On You @CBSNews for editing out Ted Cruz's scathing indictment of Obama's abuse of power on Face The Nation..More like Dupe The Nation
— #BENGHAZI Watch Dog (@DanMartin_cards) January 28, 2014

HATE #Schieffer! #TCOT #CCOT #CWOT Unaired Segment CBS Slashed: Ted Cruz' Warning to the American People About Obama http://t.co/QL859FUu06
— Barbara (@Equilady) January 28, 2014

Face The Nation is such a junk show. Droopy won't led Ted Cruz talk issues, but Chuck U. Schumer can ramble about absolutely nothing.
— Country Strong (@CountryLife87) January 26, 2014

Romnesiac Ted Cruz Blames Shutdown on President and Harry Reid

Senator Ted Cruz R-Texas is using the old Romney Etch-A-Sketch Trick and a severe case of Romnesia to say that he had nothing to do with the Government Shutdown last year.

Bob Schieffer of CBS called him out several times on Face the Nation this past Sunday, laughing at him in disbelief, but Cruz is sticking to his wacko bird story. The Senator has apparently forgotten all his own threats to shut down the government if Obama didn't "repeal Obamacare" as well as his "Green Eggs and Ham" filibuster to stop the vote on the budget agreement. It's the epitomy of childish behavior to not own what really happened, but believe that in this age of YouTube and Google anyone can rewrite history so soon after it happened. Just look at how many posts we wrote last fall here on Snark Amendment about Cruz's Filibuster of the Budget and the subsequent Shutdown, and this is an incomplete list but ridiculously long. On just one blog, so multiply this list by hundreds of thousands out on the interwebs.

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From Transcript of Face the Nation

SCHIEFFER: . . . Let me ask you this, you became a celebrity when you led the drive to shut down the government over Obamacare. But afterward your fellow Republicans said you led them over a cliff. Can you conceive of any situation in which you would do that again, try to shut down the government in exchange or in demand for some action by the president?

CRUZ: Well, Bob, with all due respect I don't agree with the premise of your question. Throughout the government shut down I opposed a government shutdown. I said we shouldn't shut the government down, I think it was a mistake that President Obama and the Democrats shut the government down this fall. The reason they did so, is that President Obama dug in and said he wouldn't compromise, he wouldn't negotiate.
In fact, I went to one of the most surreal meetings I've ever been at where President Obama invited all the senate Republicans to go up to the White House. He sat us in a room -- this is in the middle of the shut down -- and he said I invited you here to tell you I will not negotiate, I will not compromise on anything. That's why we had a shut down.
That was a mistake.

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SCHIEFFER: All right, let me go back to one thing. And the question I asked you was, would you ever conceive of threatening to shut down the government again?

CRUZ: Well, as I said I didn't threaten to shut down the government the last time. I don't think we should ever shut down the government. I repeatedly voted to fund the federal government.

SCHIEFFER: Senator, if you didn't threaten the shut down the government who was it that did? But we'll go on to something...

CRUZ: It was Harry Reid and President Obama.

Bob, look, I understand that the White House said over and over again the shut down is the Republicans fault. And I understand, that's what you're repeating. But the reality is, I voted over and over again to fund the federal government and the reason we had a shut down -- look, the Democrats were very candid. I know they told you, they said, we think the shut down benefits us politically. Right now the Democrats are telling you that they want another shut down, because they think it benefits them politically.

Why is it hard to understand that they forced the shut down when they think it benefits them politically.

SCHIEFFER: Senator, I know what Republicans were telling me like John Boehner who said this was the disaster and never again.

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Ted Cruz Is Officially a Laughing Stock
~ Headline on Mediaite

Well, a lot of it sort of Alice in Wonderland.
~ Senator Chuck Schumer on Face the Nation

Cruz is recasting his ineptitude as innocence. He’s asking you to believe that because the shutdown hurt Republicans politically, he never wanted it. He wants you to follow his logic instead of researching what he actually did. Logic is useful, but it’s not enough. Always check the record.
~ William Saletan on Salon

. . . the meeting Cruz refers to happened after the government shutdown had taken effect. Obama didn’t call up the Senate in advance to tell them he wouldn’t deal. He told them he wouldn’t deal on Obamacare. Funding of the federal government legislation could be passed without involving healthcare.
This meeting happened after Cruz and his cronies had already made their move to halt the government. Not before. Had Cruz and his Tea Party comrades negotiated the budget deal in good faith there would never been a necessity for Obama to call a meeting and clarify his position on his signature legislation. But after they committed to their strategy Obama let them know discreetly that their posturing would not bring him to the negotiating table
~ Greg Miller on Addicting Info

None of this makes a lick of sense, but by all appearances, being sensible isn’t the goal. For Cruz, coherence is irrelevant; what matters is to capture the Republican id – these are talking points intended to convey primal impulses, free of niceties such as reason.
At a certain level, Cruz is arguably insulting conservatives by preying on their worst instincts, presenting them with nonsense he probably knows to be false, but so long as he’s rewarded for it, Cruz will almost certainly keep these tactics going indefinitely.
~ Steve Benen on Maddow Blog

.@TPM who knew @tedcruz is a comedian! That's a good one, Senator Cruz!

— Malarkey (@cbrodrick) January 27, 2014

Ted Cruz's Delusion Continues, Accuses Bob Schieffer of Repeating Liberal Talking Points for Simply Stating Facts http://t.co/kEB44Ta6Mw

— Annie (@txstarkeeper) January 27, 2014

I just watched that Ted Cruz clip from Face the Nation. Seriously, he should star in a remake of "Liar Liar"

— ProfB (@AntheaButler) January 26, 2014

Surprise, surprise: Ted Cruz bombs on Face the Nation, then blames Bob Schieffer http://t.co/NoH3NZmaav #TeaParty #tcot

— Twilight Zone (@DaTwilightZone) January 26, 2014

Media False Equivalence Fails During Shutdown

The American people think they're a bunch of kids playing in a sand box and neither side is covering itself in glory. I must say this whole business of "I won't negotiate with a gun to your head" is - actually, I'd rather negotiate with a gun to my head than to have somebody shoot me, and I think that's where they could end up if they don't sit down and talk. So both sides really do need it.
~ Cokie Roberts on ABC This Week, via Sam Seder on YouTube

Let's parse what Cokie Roberts said . . . who is the "they" in that analogy? Who is the "they?" It's the Republican Party. She has conceded they are holding a weapon to the head. And who is the person who has the gun to their head? It's not President Obama in this scenario. It's not the Democrats. The Democrats don't lose particularly if the Republicans refuse to stop the government shutdown. They don't lose particularly if the debt ceiling is not raised. It's the American people who lose! They are the ones with a gun to their head! Not the Democrats, not the President.
Under her analogy, the people with the gun to their heads is the American public. And they're not in a position to negotiate with the Republicans. If this is just about winning for Cokie Roberts, then the Democrats and the White House have absolutely no incentive to do this. Because if the Republicans "shoot" the American people in the head, I imagine to the extent that there are benefits, it's going to acrue to the Democrats. Because Americans don't like to be shot in the head. It hurts when you get shot in the head.
. . . We should all remember Green Eggs and Ham (read by Ted Cruz during his filibuster). Maybe if you get shot in the head, you'll like it!
~ Sam Seder, Majority Report



Legendary journalist Carl Bernstein on MSNBC's Morning Joe

This is about the Republican Party and what it's going to be. Is it going to conduct a fact-based, philosophical argument in our political system or is it going to be a nihilistic, hateful, asymmetrical in terms of facts and the truth part of the party, as in Joe McCarthy.
This is about media as well. These poll numbers are about a totally different media culture than we've had in the past.
. . . we need to start covering this story not 50/50 — this much on this side, that on the other — we need to cover it factually. Because there are facts here that will show what this event is about. And where, in fact, is this anger, hatred of Obama coming from? What is the root of this?
. . . It's about truth. It's about fact. It's about a wing in [the GOP] that has no interest in truth or governing or fact and it's bringing the country down. It might not bring the party down. Like McCarthy, it might work. That's the terrible thing.

From Eric Boehlert on Media Matters

CNN often rallied around the GOP talking point that Obama ought to "negotiate" with Republicans because give-and-take is what politics (and compromise) is all about. "Why won't the president come to the negotiating table?" Candy Crowley wondered, while CNN's Carol Costello asked "Why doesn't the president pick up the phone and call John Boehner?"
On the surface that sounds like a reasonable question, and no doubt it represented the centrist position CNN felt comfortable championing, as it hyped its watchdog role of holding both parties accountable. But the query only worked if CNN anchors and reporters completely disregarded the facts of the unfolding shutdown and flushed all the context down the memory hole.
. . . Viewed in full context, the Republican demand was utterly extremist and without precedent in modern Congressional history. Too often though, CNN ignored that defining fact. Instead, CNN offered up a more simplistic, blame-both-sides version where Obama starred as an obstinate protagonist who arrogantly refused to deal with his Republican counterparts.

. . . journalists have been suckered into embracing "balance" and "neutrality" at all costs, and the consequences of their choice in an era of political extremism will only get worse and worse.
. . . Blaming everyone — Congress, both sides, Washington — is simply the path of least resistance for today's political reporters. It's a way of avoiding conflict rather than taking the risk that the public — or their editors — will accuse them of being unprofessionally partisan.
. . . So, no, the shutdown is not generalized dysfunction or gridlock or stalemate. It is aberrational behavior by a political party that is willing to take extreme and potentially damaging action to get its way. And by not calling it what it is, the political press is enabling it.
~ Dan Froomkin on Al-Jazeera

As a matter of journalism, any story that presents the disagreements as a "standoff," a "showdown," a "failure of leadership," a sign of "partisan gridlock," or any of the other usual terms for political disagreement, represents a failure of journalism*** and an inability to see or describe what is going on....
. . . This isn't "gridlock." It is a ferocious struggle within one party, between its traditionalists and its radical factions, with results that unfortunately can harm all the rest of us -- and, should there be a debt default, could harm the rest of the world too.
~ James Fallows, The Atlantic

GOP Shutdown Ends - with a Weird Twist

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After all that nonsense, the House reopens govt and extends debt ceiling by overwhelming 285-144 vote!

— Nicholas Kristof (@NickKristof) October 17, 2013

It's over --> RT @CarrieNBCNews: The President has signed H.R. 2775, the "Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014" into law.

— Frank Thorp V (@frankthorpNBC) October 17, 2013

From ABC News

A House stenographer was pulled out of the House chamber while shouting into the microphone during Wednesday’s vote on a compromise bill to end the government shutdown and raise the debt limit.

The woman was Dianne Reidy, an official reporter with the Office of the Clerk, two sources told ABC News.

She was heard shouting “the House is divided,” according to one source. She was pulled off the rostrum by chamber security staff.

“He will not be mocked,” the woman said, according to an audio recording of the incident posted online by Public Radio International reporter Todd Zwillich. “This is not one nation under God. It never was.”

“The greatest deception here is this is not one nation under god! It never was. Had it been, it would not have been! The Constitution would not have been written by Freemasons!” she added.

The incident caused a moment of chaos in the chamber as the presiding member, Rep. Ileana Ros Lehtinen, R-Fla., repeatedly banged the gavel, trying to restore order.

RT @thebucketshop: RT @MissBeaE: House Stenographer. RT @PatrickTerpstra Video: woman being dragged off House floor. http://t.co/8iR0P1rHIo

— ProfB (@AntheaButler) October 17, 2013

wow RT @EvanMcSan: .@toddzwillich's got stenographer sound https://t.co/hAHE2mdXZ3 …

— jennifer bendery (@jbendery) October 17, 2013

(My transcript)

House Stenographer, strolling up to House Microphone and smiling before saying: He will not be mocked. He will not be mocked.

Unknown Staffers: Come on, sweetheart. Come on, sweetheart. - Shhh.

Stenographer: No, don't touch me! He will not be mocked! The greatest deception here is this is not one nation under God, and it never was. Had it been, it would not have been. No!

Unknown Man: Get that officer right here.

Stenographer: The Constitution would not have been written by Freemasons. They go against God.

Man's Voice: Come on!

Stenographer: You cannot serve two masters! You cannot serve two masters! Praise be to God, Lord Jesus Christ! Praise forever!

VIDEO of the stenographer approaching the dais and being removed from the floor. http://t.co/tyLqHgqUz5 (via @cspanvl)

— CSPAN (@cspan) October 17, 2013

Bizarre moment during House vote. Stenographer gets dragged off House floor - was chanting God Bless America and ranting abt free masons

— Nick Kalman (@NickKalmanFN) October 17, 2013

We've worked them too hard!! https://t.co/QqnxpdiSHy via @NickKalmanFN

— Shoshana Weissmann (@senatorshoshana) October 17, 2013

Totally thought this was a joke. MT @stevesilberman: Stenographer yells about God/Freemasons during final House vote. http://t.co/cZtswX9RYB

— JLC (@jlcieslak) October 17, 2013

not funny. But if we were House stenographer, we might also be stark raving mad @SuzyKhimm:

— Laura Rozen (@lrozen) October 17, 2013

how do I donate to the crazy stenographer's PAC

— Alex Pareene (@pareene) October 17, 2013

Capitol Police say the stenographer that interrupted the House vote "is being transported to a local area hospital for evaluation."

— Frank Thorp V (@frankthorpNBC) October 17, 2013

@Susan_Palmer_64 God love her, sitting for hours having to listen to Republican/T Party crap, that,d drive anyone Froot,loopin,loony tunes !

— Carole Sanders (@WINDSONG58) October 17, 2013

Beleaguered Boehner Agrees to Senate Deal

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Reid/McConnell deal: Income-verification for those getting subsidies on the insurance exchanges. Sequester in place. Budget plan by mid Dec

— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) October 16, 2013

#CNN #BREAKING: Sources tell @DanaBashCNN a bipartisan deal to reopen the government has been reached between Reid, McConnell.

— Erin McPike (@ErinMcPike) October 16, 2013

On cue RT @robertcostaNRO Per Sen sources, Boehner has agreed to take up the Senate's plan and allow it to pass with Dem votes.

— Ryan Grim (@ryangrim) October 16, 2013

What we always thought would happen -- Boehner putting the bill through with Dem votes -- is happening. Can I have the last month back?

— Ryan Grim (@ryangrim) October 16, 2013

Aides seen carrying hemlock tea in beforehand. RT @frankthorpNBC: GOP leadership is now meeting in @SpeakerBoehner's office

— delrayser (@delrayser) October 16, 2013

People are underestimating today as a turning point in House Republican strategy. Democrats set a new governing norm. That's big

— Danny Vinik (@DannyVinik) October 16, 2013

I wish the media would stop using the word "cave" when referring to doing what is sane. #shutdown

— Bill (@tomservo10) October 16, 2013

Amazing. RT @darth: @delrayser @sahilkapur GAME OVER DELRAYSER http://t.co/2AVd2Mssfj

— delrayser (@delrayser) October 16, 2013

Texas loses a Senate seat in this deal, right? That seems fair.

— pourmecoffee (@pourmecoffee) October 16, 2013

#GOP Leadership Aide: "Ted Cruz needs to decide if he's pro default or pro U.S. economy."

— Luke Russert (@LukeRussert) October 16, 2013

Senate GOP aide: "I'm not sure Ted Cruz is even dumb enough to delay this to point where we go over cliff. But he may prove me wrong."

— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) October 16, 2013

John Boehner was going to order donuts, but he didn't have the votes, so now he's stuck with whatever crumbs are left in the Senate kitchen.

— Top Conservative Cat (@TeaPartyCat) October 16, 2013

RT @toddzwillich Sen Paul, will there be an objection? "You know, I think everybody's ready to vote."

— Robert Costa (@robertcostaNRO) October 16, 2013

Ted Cruz ignores questions on whether he will delay the process but sense among his colleagues is he won't.

— Sabrina Siddiqui (@SabrinaSiddiqui) October 16, 2013

#Houston #TX Newspaper Regrets Support For Ted Cruz ~~ What WERE They Thinking? #anarchy #GOPshutdown - http://t.co/pATxzGuHJw via @usatoday

— MIPooh (@MIPooh) October 16, 2013

Stocks surge on hopes for fiscal agreement - Market Snapshot http://t.co/mqCNJ8ER9D via @MarketWatch

— PoliticQues (@politicques) October 16, 2013

Dear @SpeakerBoehner BOW DOWN MOFO! You've lost again

— Middle Class Warrior (@ZeitgeistGhost) October 16, 2013

Do Republicans really think doing this again on the eve of Christmas and becoming the Party of the Grinch will turn out any better?

— Markos Moulitsas (@markos) October 16, 2013

John Boehner needs Democratic votes in the House to bail his ass out...AGAIN! #OhTheIrony

— Cody Jackson (@CowboyCodyJack) October 16, 2013

John Boehner couldn't even pass gas with that back stabbing caucus of teapots.

— Michele (@haymakers) October 16, 2013

Speaker doesn't have votes to pass R plan. He does have the votes to pass the Senate CR and reopen govt. Choice should be clear. #EndThisNow

— Nancy Pelosi (@NancyPelosi) October 15, 2013

Boehner is relying on Nancy Pelosi to round up enough D votes to pass the deal with a minimum of R support. Just hand her the gavel, John.

— Devin (@devbost) October 16, 2013

Nancy: "Come to apologize" John: "Its just.. I.. *cries*" Nancy: "Quit it. Get it together." John: "I..." *SLAP* #AsTheTeaPartyTurns

— Oliver Willis (@owillis) October 16, 2013

Matt Drudge Predicts Pelosi Will Be Next Speaker http://t.co/umWe0v082p | Drudge of all people!? @GOP you're going down! #TakeBackTheHouse

— Theresa Williams (@HeyIrish) October 16, 2013

Schadenboehner pic.twitter.com/iGECUOLbcH

— Amy Hamner Walker (@AmyHamnerWalker) October 16, 2013

John Boehner's weird skin color comes from a mixture of booze, cigarettes, tanning lotion, and yellow cowardice.

— Sly Dude (@SlyDude3677) October 16, 2013

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL --> House GOP Schedule Obama Impeachment Hearings Over Shutdown http://t.co/lQmoCwI21Z Rt #GOPshutdown #p2 #tcot

— TheNewDeal (@TheNewDeal) October 16, 2013

I've seen this movie before where all the reporters say we've seen this movie before.

— Josh Greenman (@joshgreenman) October 16, 2013

REMINDER: GOP promised jobs. But even as world economy's about to collapse, they're more worried about birth control. pic.twitter.com/oTbr8XHV3G

— The Daily Edge (@TheDailyEdge) October 16, 2013

Jack Lew #US Treasury Secretary calls the #Shutdown what it is >>> "a manufactured Crisis" #ShutdownTheGOP

— Alana Bowker (@AlanaBowker) October 15, 2013

Reid pays tribute to Senate chaplain Barry Black: "Adm. Black has, for me, during this long period of crisis ... been a voice of stability."

— Mike O'Brien (@mpoindc) October 16, 2013

RT @ccamia: Is there a deal? Senate chaplain Barry Black: "Lord, we see a faint light at the end of a long, dark tunnel." #shutdown

— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) October 16, 2013

So this standoff may end the same way it could have always been prevented - with a bipartisan vote on the House floor. To Boehner's shame.

— Ari Melber (@AriMelber) October 16, 2013

On debt, @warrenbuffett says, "You’re either a deadbeat or you’re somebody whose credit can be counted on." Video: http://t.co/yQl40vCqdJ

— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) October 16, 2013

Looking at some of the conservative threads, it hasn't set in yet, expect a kicked hornets nest in a few hours. #GirdYourLoins.

— Bill (@tomservo10) October 16, 2013

HARRY REID: The deal will fund the government through Jan. 15 and raise the debt ceiling through Feb. 7 http://t.co/FAgvxLAgRp

— Business Insider (@businessinsider) October 16, 2013

Ted Cruz right now, trashing "Washington establishment," signaling he won't try to stop today's deal. pic.twitter.com/oJ50ouv80S

— jennifer bendery (@jbendery) October 16, 2013

Cruz heading to the cameras right as McConnell is on the floor is a pretty remarkable moment.

— Sam Stein (@samsteinhp) October 16, 2013

Cruz coming to stakeout during McConnell floor speech is Washington's equivalent of a middle finger.

— Brianna Keilar (@brikeilarcnn) October 16, 2013

Fun fact: Obamacare helps millions of Americans get affordable health care. Ted Cruz's shutdown hurt millions of Americans. Just FYI.

— Sara Lang (@SaraLang) October 16, 2013

Hey news media you can help dampen the effects of extremist like Ted Cruz and crew by not giving them so much air time. @CNN @MSNBC @FoxNews

— Cynthia Yildirim (@CynthiaY29) October 16, 2013

#Shutdown Update: - Harry Reid announces deal to end shutdown, avoid default - Ted Cruz says he won't block vote - Shutdown is in Day 16

— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) October 16, 2013

Tea Party Pushes U.S. Towards Default Brink

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Epic Rant about Ted Cruz On Morning Joe 10-15-2013

Mika Brzezinski: Later this morning Senator Mitch McConnell will present a bipartisan plan to fellow Republicans that could end the shutdown and extend the nation's borrowing limit for at least a couple of months.

Joe Scarborough: Yay! (laughter)

Mika: Haven't we heard this before? . . . The Senate could vote on the bill as soon as tomorrow, however the deal does not include any language to dismantle Obamacare, nor would it include a repeal of the medical device tax - two sticking points for the Tea Party Caucus.

Mika: Senator Ted Cruz says he is still unsure whether or not he'd block a vote on the bill - come on.

Joe: Lots of Luck, Pal. You go ahead and do that.

Mika: It's unbelievable.

Joe: Just try it, Buddy. Go ahead ... (laughter) Go ahead, Big Shot. You put the full faith and credit of the United States of America on your shoulders. Have fun with that. Good luck. Do it. Do it. I dare you. I'm daring you right now. Go ahead and do it, Hot Shot.

Or are you gonna just sit in the back? And when people are responsible and actually give a damn about this country, and give a damn about the full faith and credit of the United States, and actually care about the people who are working day in and day out hoping to keep their job. You're going to keep posing and hurt those people? I don't really get it -

It's kinda like - it's great for you, I know. I know it's really great for you politically, but it's just like the Veteran's Memorial that you used as a political backdrop. It's a great backdrop until the next day, the Vets who actually organized the rally came out and were really upset that you had used their rally for your own political points.

So you guys go ahead. Just go ahead. Just keep using America as your political backdrop. And hurt all the people you want to hurt. Hurt, by the way, small government conservatives. Republicans. Working class Americans that actually used to support our party, but are now wondering what in the world - keep doing it. And I hope it really helps you out because it's sure not helping the conservative movement. It's not helping the Republican Party, and it's not helping this country, but go ahead, go ahead.

. . . This isn't about conservatism. This is about tactics. What makes me so angry is some Republicans are going to have to step up and they see that 24% conservative approval rating and they know it's going to go lower. They know the Senate's now in jeopardy. They know that the White House could be in jeopardy down the road. ...Independents who broke for Romney last time have even moved away from him (Cruz).
. . . So now a few Republicans are going to save the full faith and credit of the nation either on the day of the Default or a few weeks later, and a few guys are going to sit in the back and throw potshots at them because they know they have to do it. And they don't have the guts to stand up and say 'You know, we're the ones who screwed this up. We're the ones who screwed up the Republican Party's ability to do well during this time.'

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. . . we’re watching now, what might be called the Koch Brothers’ “Samson Option,” pulling down the temple to destroy their enemies even if doing so is also destructive to them and their fortunes.
~ Robert Parry on TruthOut

We face a mutated GOP. Ted Cruz is the leader of the dominant faction in this amalgam of what I call totalitarian Christians (their interpretation of the Bible supersedes the US Constitution), racist white Southerners (whose DNA contains the slavery gene), Ayn Rand dystopian ideologues...and plutocrats.
~ Shockwave on Daily Kos

. . . you know at every stage, my prayer to God is that His will be done. As it will be.
~ Senator Ted Cruz, R-TX, Tea Party architect of the Government Shutdown

What planet are you living on here?!
~ Reporter Chuck Todd on MSNBC's Morning Joe speaking of Senator Ted Cruz

We are now five days away from a very dangerous moment.
The closer we get to the deadline the greater the impact will be for the developing world.
Inaction could result in interest rates rising, confidence falling and growth slowing.
If this (U.S. Default) comes to pass it could be a disastrous event for the developing world and that will in turn greatly hurt the developed economies as well.
~ World Bank President Jim Yong Kim via BBC News

There's an expectation that has to change and that sometimes takes attempting to do things that won't work. It's a tough vote, but the fact is all of us have to realize the reality of the situation, and that is that two months have been blown on the wrong subject.
~ Senator Bob Corker, R-Tennessee

They had the gun to our head because of Obamacare. They gave up on that, so why is the gun to our head still? Now it's like we have the gun to our head and we have to figure out why.
~ Bill Maher, Friday, 10/11/13

We'd better wake up. Defunding Obamacare is not achievable. So let's not delude our supporters by telling them that it is under the present circumstances, because elections have consequences.
~ Senator John McCain on Fox News



. . . there are some tactics that go too far, alienating even voters who are ideologically or politically sympathetic to the GOP. And, unfortunately for Republicans, one of those tactics was extortion. Going into the shutdown, more people opposed Obamacare than supported it. But the idea of shutting down the government or threatening a debt default to undo Obamacare was massively unpopular.
. . . The polls trickle in and they are horrific. The pragmatic wing of the party is completely demoralized. It lashes out more violently than before. The national media both encourages and adds to their derision of conservatives. Suddenly every Republican in town is shopping his own terms of surrender. The biggest challenge for Democrats isn’t getting their way. It’s that there are so many offers, it’s hard to know which one to take. Politico labeled the spectacle a “buyer’s market” for Barack Obama, massively understating the point. It is a buyer’s market in the sense that the day after the Super Bowl is a buyer’s market for pork rinds.
~ Noam Scheiber on New Republic

We gave the Democrats one incredibly early Christmas gift. I’m not going to fault Ted (Cruz). He believes what he was doing was going to be helpful. But at the end of the day, you look and you ask, ‘Are we any close to defunding Obamacare are ridding ourselves of it than we were?’ The answer is no.
~ Conservative Radio Host Mike Huckabee, possible 2016 GOP Primary contender against Cruz

So you have this neighbor who has been making your life hell. First he tied you up with a spurious lawsuit; you’re both suffering from huge legal bills. Then he threatened bodily harm to your family. Now, however, he says he’s willing to compromise: He’ll call off the lawsuit, which is to his advantage as well as yours. But in return you must give him your car. Oh, and he’ll stop threatening your family — but only for a week, after which the threats will resume.
Not much of an offer, is it? But here’s the kicker: Your neighbor’s relatives, who have been egging him on, are furious that he didn’t also demand that you kill your dog.
And now you understand the current state of budget negotiations.
~ Economist Paul Krugman in NYT

Representative Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, on Young Turks via Raw Story

The Young Turks caught up with the Texas Republican on Friday at the Values Voter Summit and asked him if he would vote on any deal to raise the debt ceiling.
“It just depends on what it is,” he replied. “The word ‘deal’ concerns me… if it’s good for America.”
“Would you allow us to default on our debt?” a reporter from The Young Turks wondered.
“No, that would be an impeachable offense by the president,” Gohmert declared.

Confederate Tea Party Storms the Washington Barricades

CNN Political Ticker

Washington (CNN) - Angered by the closure of national landmarks due to the partial government shutdown, a crowd of conservatives removed barricades Sunday at the World War II Memorial and the Lincoln Memorial as they rallied against President Barack Obama and Democrats for their role in the ongoing stalemate.

High-profile speakers with close ties to the tea party appeared at the event, including former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas.

. . . One speaker went as far as saying the president was a Muslim and separately urged the crowd of hundreds to initiate a peaceful uprising.

"I call upon all of you to wage a second American nonviolent revolution, to use civil disobedience, and to demand that this president leave town, to get up, to put the Quran down, to get up off his knees, and to figuratively come out with his hands up," said Larry Klayman of Freedom Watch, a conservative political advocacy group.

So Sad That These Vets Are Being Misguided & Used--->Protest DC clash with the cops in DC 10/13/13 http://t.co/fEuuk0qirz #vets #GOPshutdown

— justgratefuldead (@justgrateful) October 14, 2013

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The Tea Party, Palin, Cruz, and the confederate flag -- could it be any clearer? pic.twitter.com/Bv3QK49Pyz

— Progressive News (@Letsgetreal68) October 15, 2013

Tea Partyers shout racist slur at White House cops: “Looks like something out of Kenya” http://t.co/h8RzwKez9p

— AMERICAblog (@americablog) October 14, 2013

BTW, let's say Obama was a Muslim. SO WHAT????

— BWD (@theonlyadult) October 14, 2013

What's downright laughable is that conservatives really think their protest (AKA Klan rally) today was a "game changer".

— Rolando Scourge (@Kennymack1971) October 14, 2013

The #TeaParty shuts down the gov't, then throws a #KlanRally about gov't services being shut down. Sane people don't do this. #1MVetMarch

— Stevesy Wonder (@stevesywonder) October 13, 2013

Thanks to Ted Cruz and Sarah Palin, the Tea Party was given the chance today to show the world who, and what they are. #KlanRally

— Marcia Russo (@marciarusso) October 13, 2013

Yea but they're not racist. #1MVetMarch pic.twitter.com/kI3brmUCgg

— blue meanie (@RealBlueMeanie) October 14, 2013

Fact is they rallied around the guy with confederate flag. They own it now. #KlanRally

— esd2000 (@esd2000) October 14, 2013

That awkward moment when Ted Cruz shows up at a rally protesting the government shutdown HE orchestrated: http://t.co/P0RMhB8wkB

— Top Conservative Cat (@TeaPartyCat) October 14, 2013

Ted Cruz is now protesting a government shutdown he engineered, and we are officially through the political looking glass.

— Will McAvoy (@WillMcAvoyACN) October 13, 2013

Sarah Palin Decries The Use of Vets as Props While Using Vets as Props at Million Vet March http://t.co/kD413KDXSy via @politicususa

— joyce bugg (@joyceetta) October 14, 2013

I'd like to know ONE thing @SarahPalinUSA or @SenTedCruz has ever done for US veterans other than use for Photo Ops #1MVetMarch #teabaggers

— S Caruso (@scaruso5555) October 13, 2013

The U.S. Senate should either expel @TedCruz or censure him, whichever is easiest.

— Phillip M. McKenzie (@philmmckenzie) October 14, 2013

Here's Ted Cruz speaking in front of the flag of the extreme right wing Oathkeepers militia: pic.twitter.com/wuUwi6Wem4

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) October 13, 2013

Oh wait - I bet God told #Cruz #Palin #Lee and #Klayman to LIE to the crowd on the National Mall today - that's okay then.

— Jeanne K. (@SnarkAmendment) October 14, 2013

Notice @TedCruz @SenMikeLee @SarahPalinUSA only show 'concern' for #Veterans when Cameras are around. #GOPShutdown #UniteBlue #Democrats

— cowboytexas (@cowboytexas) October 14, 2013

But Not Racist! --> Larry Klayman Tells Obama 'To Put The Quran Down' At Veterans Rally #GoPShutdown http://t.co/Yo5fzaEXn3

— Jeanne K. (@SnarkAmendment) October 14, 2013

#SPOILER ALERT: If You Call Yourself "The Party Of #Lincoln" But Fly The Confederate Flag, You're Doing It Wrong --> pic.twitter.com/pUQEQQFZ75

— Eric Wolfson (@ericwolfson) October 13, 2013

BREAKING: Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered on on April 9, 1865. The Union won the war.

— Goldie Taylor (@goldietaylor) October 13, 2013

The US government is shut down while people with Confederate flags are protesting in front of it. This needs no punch line.

— umair haque (@umairh) October 13, 2013

When they close the memorial to the 2013 government shutdown during the 2032 shutdown, the politics are going to get really confusing.

— Josh Greenman (@joshgreenman) October 13, 2013

Pro tip: If you want to express your love of US Army & its monuments … leave the Confederate flag at home. pic.twitter.com/dyByu9av51

— davidfrum (@davidfrum) October 13, 2013

Conservatives building a broad coalition that stretches from Sarah Palin to Alex Jones. https://t.co/dCXzklDhC6

— davidfrum (@davidfrum) October 13, 2013

Live feed: Vets tear down barricades march on White House! http://t.co/LhkdUxlqpm

— Alex Jones (@RealAlexJones) October 13, 2013

Spirit of Iwo Jima! pic.twitter.com/L52uTrkgge

— Alex Jones (@RealAlexJones) October 13, 2013

Video: Police hit elderly vets with batons outside the White House http://t.co/5oxCTddIFg #SpiteHouse #1MVetMarch

— Alex Jones (@RealAlexJones) October 13, 2013

They had a few hundred show up to hear Palin and Cruz speak. A few dozen on the WH sidewalk lookin for trouble @slsdem @RealAlexJones

— Cliff (@Cliff_OB) October 13, 2013

Retweeted by Alex Jones - Actor James Woods Bashing Obama:

Thank God we have baton wielding riot police to protect us from 85 yr old vets in wheelchairs. Thanks, Mr. Obama pic.twitter.com/hrxWzMkO18

— James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) October 13, 2013

History repeats. #1MVETMARCH #P2 #TCOT #TGDN #GOPSHUTDOWN #TEAPARTYSHUTDOWN pic.twitter.com/dPQdtdSx22

— Phillip M. McKenzie (@philmmckenzie) October 14, 2013

GOP Sinks to Historic Lows in Polls

Looking Bad for the #GOP:

From Gallup:

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- With the Republican-controlled House of Representatives engaged in a tense, government-shuttering budgetary standoff against a Democratic president and Senate, the Republican Party is now viewed favorably by 28% of Americans, down from 38% in September.
This is the lowest favorable rating measured for either party since Gallup began asking this question in 1992.

From NBC News

The Republican Party has been badly damaged in the ongoing government shutdown and debt limit standoff, with a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finding that a majority of Americans blame the GOP for the shutdown, and with the party’s popularity declining to its lowest level.
By a 22-point margin (53 percent to 31 percent), the public blames the Republican Party more for the shutdown than President Barack Obama – a wider margin of blame for the GOP than the party received during the poll during the last shutdown in 1995-96.
. . .“These numbers lead to one inescapable conclusion: The Republicans are not tone deaf; they are stone deaf.”

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Also Looking Bad: Congress

From Public Policy Polling

Hemorrhoids, toenail fungus, dog poop, and cockroaches all might be a little bit gross- but they're all more popular than Congress. Hemorhoids beat out Congress 53/31 with bipartisan support. On the other three there's a partisan split- Republican voters go for Congress while Democrats take the alternative but overall it's a 47/40 victory for dog poop, a 44/41 one for toenail fungus, and a 44/42 triump for cockroaches.

Now the news is not all bad for Congress. It's at least still more popular than serial killers (56/18 over Charles Manson), foreign enemies (51/22 over Syria, 49/28 over Vladimir Putin), and controversial celebrities (46/31 over Miley Cyrus, 42/33 over Honey Boo Boo, and 40/36 over Lindsey Lohan). Democrats at least take Honey Boo Boo and Lindsey Lohan over Congress, but Miley, well she's on her own. Congress also outpolls heroin (53/24), Anthony Weiner (50/23), the Ebola virus (47/28), and twerking (37/33).

Alas the list of things voters like more than Congress is a longer one. Much derided mothers in law (64/20), public radio fundraising drives (60/25), and even Wall Street (46/15) all do better than Congress by at least a 30 point margin. It's also only appropriate for Halloween month that witches (46/32) and zombies (43/37) outpoll Congress as well.

But perhaps the greatest indignity of all indignities...we found in May that Americans absolutely hate hipsters. But give voters a choice? They'll take the hipsters over Congress 42/33. But maybe you knew that, like 2 years ago.

Congress is now less popular than witches, zombies, hipsters, dog poop and hemorrhoids. My report for @RT_America: http://t.co/IaNTImKJN1

— Meghan Lopez (@Meghan_Lopez) October 11, 2013

Congressional approval now at 5%, lowest ever, beneath Ebola virus Somali pirates and Athlete's foot. Project GOP rebrand going swimmingly.
— David Plouffe (@davidplouffe) October 9, 2013

So based on the polls the GOP is basically down to these nasty trolls in my Twitter stream...

— Joy Reid (@TheReidReport) October 11, 2013

Fox/talk radio bubble MT @DemFromCT it seems the GOP really think the polls are wrong and the people will rise. Why?

— Oliver Willis (@owillis) October 2, 2013

polls are amazingly consistent: vast majority don't like shutdown. 2-to-1 they blame GOP; http://t.co/0lHMakqQls #Cruz4president

— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) October 3, 2013

Never seen a poll released before that essentially is a death knell for a political party. Wow: http://t.co/OgImx3csvF
— Jon Ralston (@RalstonReports) October 10, 2013

BREAKING: Doing dumb things that people hate and are bad for the economy will make you unpopular. http://t.co/53NmcIiZdp
— Josh Barro (@jbarro) October 10, 2013

Zombies are winning, and I have to agree. pic.twitter.com/L5rLPzzNVL
— Tom Wellborn (@TLW3) October 10, 2013

GOP pollster Bill McInturff, who does the NBC poll, warned Rs last month this was going to happen: http://t.co/db2qZdKIcg
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) October 10, 2013

Poll: Americans blame the GOP for the shutdown over President Obama by a 53-31 margin http://t.co/cbXM94xbx7
— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) October 10, 2013

BREAKING: Poll finds 28% approve of GOP and 72% are normal.
— Barracks O'Bama (@P0TUS) October 10, 2013

POLL: Bucket filled with vomit now has 23% higher approval rating than House GOP
— The Daily Edge (@TheDailyEdge) October 8, 2013

More Americans believe in #bigfoot than approve of the #gop #shutdown #GOPfail #nowthisisscary pic.twitter.com/dq4MDFDAZB
— Tence (@TenceWolfe) October 10, 2013

Buffoonish Boehner Bluffs and Blunders

Previous Related Posts:
Week Two of GOP Shutdown ~ They Got Nothing
Shutdown Continues with GOP Derp Dissonance Follies (Updated)
Threat Level Midnight ~ Tea Party Terrorists Shut Down the Government

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From ABC ~ Speaker John Boehner on This Week with George Stphanopoulos

BOEHNER: But I and my members decided the threat of Obamacare and what was happening was so important that it was time for us to take a stand. And we took a stand.

STEPHANOPOULOS: Did you decide it or was it decided for you?

BOEHNER: I, working with my members, decided to do this in a unified way. George, I have 233 Republicans in the House. And you've never seen a more dedicated group of people who are thoroughly concerned about the future of our country. They believe that Obamacare, all these regulations coming out of the administration, are threatening the future for our kids and our grandkids. It is time for us to stand and fight.

. . . BOEHNER: We're not going to pass a clean debt limit increase.

STEPHANOPOULOS: Under no circumstances?

BOEHNER: I told the president, there's no way we're going to pass one. The votes are not in the House to pass a clean debt limit. And the president is risking default by not having a conversation with us.

. . . STEPHANOPOULOS: So the clock is ticking on October 17th. You're not going to put that bill on the floor?

BOEHNER: I want to deal with our underlying problem.

STEPHANOPOULOS: Yes or no, would you put that bill on the floor?

BOEHNER: I don't want the United States to default on its debt. But I'm not going to raise the debt limit without a serious conversation about dealing with problems that are driving the debt up. It would be irresponsible of me to do this.

. . . STEPHANOPOULOS: You see, I'm not hearing much new here this morning. I don't think the country is hearing much new here this morning from either the president or from you and House Republicans. How is this going to end?

BOEHNER: George, it's going to end when the president decides they'll allow Harry Reid to talk to me, or allow Patty Murray to talk to Paul Ryan. The president just can't sit there and say, I'm not going to negotiate.

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If Boehner says there are not enough votes, then they should prove it. Hold a vote. Call a vote right now and let’s see what happens.
~ President Obama

Tea Party extremists caused this #BoehnerShutdown. Tell @SpeakerBoehner to end it now: http://t.co/hLq6qOd2lM pic.twitter.com/WW4soKEibu

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) October 3, 2013

Speaker Boehner has a credibility problem.
From refusing to let the House vote on a bill that was his idea in the first place, to decrying health-care subsidies for members of Congress and staff that he worked for months to preserve, to stating that the House doesn't have the votes to pass a clean CR at current spending levels, there is now a consistent pattern of Speaker Boehner saying things that fly in the face of the facts or stand at odds with his past actions.
Americans across the country are suffering because Speaker Boehner refuses to come to grips with reality. Today, Speaker Boehner should stop the games and let the House vote on the Senate's clean CR so that the entire federal government can re-open within twenty-four hours.
~ Adam Jentleson, Spokesperson for Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid

If Boehner let a clean funding bill hit the House floor, “it would probably get 300 votes,” New York Representative Peter King, a Republican who has been critical of the party’s shutdown strategy, told TIME last week. “Two thirds of Republicans privately want a clean [bill to fund the government].”
~ Time

Boehner refuses to call that vote, because he knows he would lose. The bill would pass, the hostage-taking by his Tea Party faction would be over, and the Tea Party extremists would hold him responsible.
Boehner's refusal to call a vote on the floor of the House is all that is keeping the government closed. It is also the only thing that threatens the first default by the U.S. government in American history -- an act that could have a catastrophic effect on the financial system and the world economy.
In the end, the question is whether John Boehner is more concerned about being terrorized by a Tea Party minority or having a legacy as the one man who single handedly caused a world wide economic disaster. If he cares about this country, his choice should be obvious.
~ Robert Cramer on Huffington Post

Many people seem perplexed by the transformation of the G.O.P. into the political equivalent of the Keystone Kops — the Boehner Bunglers? Republican elders, many of whom have been in denial about their party’s radicalization, seem especially startled. But all of this was predictable.
It has been obvious for years that the modern Republican Party is no longer capable of thinking seriously about policy. Whether the issue is climate change or inflation, party members believe what they want to believe, and any contrary evidence is dismissed as a hoax, the product of vast liberal conspiracies.
. . . even the shock of electoral defeat wasn’t enough to burst the G.O.P. bubble; it’s still a party dominated by wishful thinking, and all but impervious to inconvenient facts. And now that party’s leaders have bungled themselves into a corner.
~ Paul Krugman in NYT

#BoehnerShutdown -hey this is crazy, but call him maybe.... his head is actually in a Koch a** pic.twitter.com/t8G1kX1KeU

— Irene Berns (@ireneberns) October 8, 2013

The conservative grass roots are not driving this. Boehner is the captive of the Koch/Cruz absolutists. He is spouting their line.

— Stephen C. Rose (@stephencrose) October 7, 2013

It appears that Mr. tea party, John Boehner, got his memo from the Koch brothers that aces & eights is a winning hand and he went all in.

— lloyd (@Art_Guy1) October 7, 2013

Screw Boehner pic.twitter.com/QpwnzFs13N
— Brasilmagic (@Brasilmagic) October 8, 2013

Republicans SAD SAD SAD #GOP #GOPshutdown ! #Vote2014 pic.twitter.com/IqInl56CfK
— Larry (@crazylary51) October 8, 2013

Week Two of GOP Shutdown ~ They Got Nothing

Previous Related Posts:
Shutdown Continues with GOP Derp Dissonance Follies (Updated)
Threat Level Midnight ~ Tea Party Terrorists Shut Down the Government

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Most Popular Tweet to date on the GOP Shutdown
Read on the House floor by Rep. Mike Doyle of Pennsylvania last week:

Can I burn down your house? No Just the 2nd floor? No Garage? No Let's talk about what I can burn down. No YOU AREN'T COMPROMISING!
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) October 2, 2013

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Current House R offer to Obama: we'll reopen govt, avoid default if you enter talks we ourselves have been unwilling to enter until now. 1/3

— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) October 7, 2013

In those talks you compromise by taking our position (Med/SocSec cuts w/no tax hikes), which Americans who just re-elected you oppose 2/3

— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) October 7, 2013

Keep in mind that our position is somewhat theoretical. So we would like you to actually propose it first. 3/3

— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) October 7, 2013

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Ted Cruz's Plan: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

— Barracks O'Bama (@P0TUS) October 7, 2013

Just so we're clear, here's the Rethugs' "negotiation" #BoehnerShutdown #GOPHatesAmericans pic.twitter.com/o3lMWEwxja

— diane (@SaysSheToday) October 7, 2013

Counting is wonderful, @SpeakerBoehner. By most counts, there are enough votes to end the #shutdown. http://t.co/KAaoDDMuvN #JustVote

— OFA TruthTeam (@OFATruthTeam) October 8, 2013

PHOTO: A protester's sign on Capitol Hill reads, "Get over it, Boehner. Pass a clean CR." [JEWEL SAMAD/Getty] pic.twitter.com/xdRnKKXFe4

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) October 8, 2013

People With #Disabilities Storm House Building, Demand Boehner Leave #Obamacare Alone http://t.co/TV5UhRKDx2 RT @missrogan @genshalo #ADA

— Jeffrey Joy (@jeffreywjoy) October 8, 2013

source:ComedyCentral

This can't be RT enough: The coup to overthrow this president is well planned and financed. http://t.co/Si88Rehz10 #GOPshutdown

— BWD (@theonlyadult) October 6, 2013

Satire: The GOP House are collaborating (shocking, I know) on a new book & calling it "The Audacity To Kill Hope".

— Lola Haag (@ojailola) October 7, 2013

The History of the GOP in Three Buttons #Obamacare #GOPShutdown pic.twitter.com/rq9v2XlXMa

— TheObamaDiary.com (@TheObamaDiary) October 7, 2013

Fate of our fine Country is in hands of ppl who don't even know what goals they have: DANGEROUS #GOPShutdown pic.twitter.com/NdmXbWOV38

— Nora Wahlquist (@DahmPublishing) October 7, 2013

Michele Bachmann loves America so much she wants to sell our Nat'l Parks! #UniteBlue #Veterans #ShutdownGOP #Dems http://t.co/hOP6v1nBb2

— cowboytexas (@cowboytexas) October 7, 2013

Message from President Obama and Harry Reid: