Ted Cruz’s Dinner Was Ruined by Anti-Kavanaugh Protesters

[Thumpalumpacus]

I don't like this, myself. As much as I detest Cruz, I think shoutism is a poor way to run a campaign. Put yourself in his shoes. Would you want to be put under what would essentially be house-arrest because some constituents don't like your votes? Shouldn't the appropriate venue be the ballot-box? Much as I dislike the policies he espouses, I wouldn't think a drumhead expulsion to be the right way to handle things.

And aside from that, it's piss-poor optics. Now Cruz is a martyr of sorts, a "victim of PC run amok".

Were I the restaurateur, I would either evict Cruz myself before he sat down for a meal, or I would protect my customer's ability to eat in peace, anyway.

 

[Trausti]

Why would you think this only occurs with Republican politicians? How long have you lived in America?

Yes.

First, you are using the usual whataboutism tu quoque fallacy as part of a desperate attempt to change the subject because you know you're wrong and I'm right.

Second of all, Democrats are not just as bad. I can get actual responses from politicians without giving thousands of dollars at a fundraising dinner, so even if we ignore the logical fallacy you're using to try and change the subject, your flaccid argument still fails.

But thanks for admitting that you're wrong in such dramatic fashion. You have to be truly desperate to try and change the subject like you did.

Pointing out that you're just wrong is not changing the subject.

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I don't like this, myself. As much as I detest Cruz, I think shoutism is a poor way to run a campaign. Put yourself in his shoes. Would you want to be put under what would essentially be house-arrest because some constituents don't like your votes? Shouldn't the appropriate venue be the ballot-box? Much as I dislike the policies he espouses, I wouldn't think a drumhead expulsion to be the right way to handle things.

And aside from that, it's piss-poor optics. Now Cruz is a martyr of sorts, a "victim of PC run amok".

Were I the restaurateur, I would either evict Cruz myself before he sat down for a meal, or I would protect my customer's ability to eat in peace, anyway.

Why would you "evict" paying customers? That makes no sense.

 

[Patooka]

Schadenfreude time again...couldn't happen to a more deserving slimy, pious, mealy-mouthed, unctuous, oleaginous slimeball....

Texas senator Ted Cruz was chased from a Washington, D.C., restaurant Monday night by a group of protesters shouting about Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
“We believe survivors,” the protesters yelled at Cruz, as seen in a video tweeted by Smash Racism DC. They continued yelling as Cruz and his wife made their way to the exit. “Beto is way hotter than you, dude,” said one protester, referencing Beto O’Rourke, the congressman surprising Cruz with a strong challenge in the Senate race in Texas.

Another video shows a woman who identifies herself as a constituent of Cruz’s asking how he plans to vote on Kavanaugh’s confirmation. “God bless you, ma’am,” he says back to her.

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Cruz, it seems, is hiding out in ritzy Capitol Hill restaurants where the tasting menu starts at $115. O’Rourke, meanwhile, is playing air drums in the Whataburger drive through.

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligence...-was-ruined-by-anti-kavanaugh-protesters.html

Everyone else in that restaurant had their days ruined when Ted Cruz turned up, so fair's fair.

 

[Worldtraveller]

I don't like this, myself. As much as I detest Cruz, I think shoutism is a poor way to run a campaign. Put yourself in his shoes. Would you want to be put under what would essentially be house-arrest because some constituents don't like your votes? Shouldn't the appropriate venue be the ballot-box? Much as I dislike the policies he espouses, I wouldn't think a drumhead expulsion to be the right way to handle things.

And aside from that, it's piss-poor optics. Now Cruz is a martyr of sorts, a "victim of PC run amok".

Were I the restaurateur, I would either evict Cruz myself before he sat down for a meal, or I would protect my customer's ability to eat in peace, anyway.

I have no problem whatsoever with it. There needs to be consequences to actions. It's peaceful, no one gets hurt. I don't care if he can't go out to eat without getting shouted at. I think that's a good thing. As noted, it's not like he ever holds town halls where his constituents can actually have a voice.