Ted Cruz slammed for ‘join me in Cancun’ joke as Texas braces for deep freeze

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Get DeBlasio down there to drop his ass

militaryintelligence

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People died.

MystikIncarnate

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It's Ted Cruz, are we expecting tact or class?

cupcakezealot

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to be fair, getting ted cruz out of the country is bipartisan

crystalmerchant

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I refuse to give any clicks to any headlines that use the word slammed or any derivative or synonym thereof

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Unless it's a wrestling news website

MrBusiness

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Or if it's followed by welcoming you to the jam

ChickenLadyLovesLife

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Or an article about doors.

AFC1886VCC

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Maybe wrestling news sites should steal political news sites headlines.

"Wrestler A CRITICISED for using unsportsmanlike move on Wrestler B"

crackajack

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Never click anything from The Independent. They're clickbait shit.

ExfilBravo

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You don't like your headlines reading like a bop-it toy?

BOP TED CRUZ!

SLAM TED CRUZ!

SH**T TED CRUZ! (in the face)

Socsa

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SHART TED CRUZ!

Kiwi_Girl

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Why is that?

Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In

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Have you personally slammed someone?

Have you met anyone who has?

What did it look like?

Traegert

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That's between me and my only fans.

I have actually met a couple pro wrestlers

Pretty fricken gnarly dude

chiliedogg

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It happened once in nineteen ninety eight.

Rentoraa

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I think I remember that. Wasn't there a table involved?

chiliedogg

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It was definitely an event for all Mankind.

stringere

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They're mistaken. It was actually a Space Jam, and it was '96.

docAvid

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You know what "slammed" metaphorically means, here.

NegativeInf

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But it carries no weight when everyone's "slamming" everything in every headline. Maybe be less clickbait and more informative.

AFC1886VCC

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I look forward to the day someone uses this headline and I open the article to see somebody actually get chokeslammed

docAvid

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That's a fair take. I don't really agree, as to me, it is just a popular idiom meaning that people reacted negatively to something and either criticized it or mocked it harshly - I don't think it has to carry a lot of weight - but I do think it's perfectly valid that you think it does. That's not, however, what I get from the comment I was responding to, at all.

lagomorphlecture

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Greg Gianfirte has. Can we use that in headlines when we talk about him? It's accurate in that case.

Jackcooper

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NegativeInf

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Come on and JAM!

Pizza_Rat

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Really got'em!

ripcord

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O SHIT HE GOT SLAMMED

DID YOU SEE IT

cupcakezealot

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da duh duh, da duh duh

Leviathan

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Who keeps voting for this professional gimp? Do you guys get off on making your own lives worse? Has he done anything to help you or people you know? It's not a sports team, you don't have to be loyal, it's just a bad politician.

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TX is flush with brain dead chumps.

GlendatheGayWitch

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They get off on making others' lives worse, even when it brings theirs down. Remember Cruz was part of the Tea Party, the super crazies that threw the republican party even further right and helped pave the way for Maga.

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Read the room, asshole.

Enjoy taxpayer-funded trips to Cancun while you can, because you're on the ticket in November, and you won't have the benefit of being in an off-year election or Conservative Californians this time.

PorradaVFR

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Unfortunately he’ll still win. Remember Uvalde voted for Abbot after the school shooting. After it exposed the absolute incompetence of their leadership they said “yep that’s who we want”. Cruz is sadly safely in his seat.

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He's not. His polling numbers in the off-years coupled with the guaranteed higher voter turnout and Millennials and Gen Z showing up to vote should worry him.

PorradaVFR

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I’d be very very happily surprised - I hope you’re right!

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I get your original sentiment, though, and I agree that it's not a guarantee that he'll lose. But it's going to be an uphill battle for him, because even if he doesn't lose to a Democrat, he might lose to a less-worse Republican.

refurbishedrefurbisher

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Bold of you to assume taxpayers fund the majority of his income. Ted Cruz is an extremely corrupt politician.

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How silly of me.

marx2k

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Keep in mind that this is the same state that overwhelmingly voted for Abbot AFTER hundreds died in the cold snap and he went on fox news and blamed the green new deal for texas' power failures...even though it was due to natural gas lines freezing up and renewables overperformed.

Texas still voted that idiot back in.

This Texas: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Days_of_Prayer_for_Rain_in_the_State_of_Texas

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Yes, and also, Ted Cruz isn't Abbott. Abbott ran against Beto, who made that gaffe about taking people's guns away. Additionally, the turnout for the gubernatorial election was abysmal. Something like 24-30%, iirc.

Since Nov 2024 is the presidential election, which typically sees at least 60% turnout, and Trump and Republicans have been leaning hard into Fascism and these culture war issues, I expect Ted to have to actually fight for his seat.

I'm not saying he'll definitely lose, but I don't think this is going to be a cakewalk for him.

littlebluespark

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Wait. Texas hasn't lynched his ass yet? Damn. I just assumed those cowboys'd getterdun already. Hunh. Must be more talk than walk, I guess.

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Texas deserves what it voted for at this point

treefrog

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Yes, the children who aren't even old enough to vote and the people who vote blue clearly deserve to freeze to death while the politicians other people put in power make callous jokes about it.

AquaTofana

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I mean, I'm a Blue voter here who will leave the moment my work contract is up.

At this point, I've also thrown up my hands and been like "Fuck it. Those of us who tried, tried. Texas deserves what it gets."

I'll keep voting Blue until I bounce somewhere else, but idk how else you want us to feel. It's like screaming into a void here. Abbott had already pushed the 6 week "heartbeat bill", before he got re elected in 2022. That didn't scare Texans then.

It feels like people want oppression here.

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So what should we do? Storm Texas and remove their elected official cause they're not good for the people who didn't vote for him?

cupcakezealot

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"i like ted cruz more than most of my other colleagues like ted cruz. and i hate ted cruz." - al franken

Everythingispenguins

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He has a savage wit.

blazeknave

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And now his dumbest shit will be his legacy. Never forget he stepped down while these treasonists stick to their playbook.

Staiden

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He wrote a comic called "Supply side Jesus" it's pretty funny.

recapitated

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Flapping mouths and getting "slammed" is never news. Yeah he sucks we get it.

Misconduct

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stoly

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he was SLAMMED, SLAMMED I tell you!

Suavevillain

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There are so many unserious people in power right now it is crazy.

afraid_of_zombies

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$1,000 dollars to anyone who has video evidence of him getting it on with a rent-a-boy. Completely serious. I will give a grand to anyone who can out him to his conservative family values base. Send me the video and how to pay you. Spend the money however you like.

Bakkoda

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I'll chip in a few bucks. Let's get this going.

Psythik

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afraid_of_zombies

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I can't afford 30k. I can afford 1k. And yes I am serious. This guy has been shit and shitting on the innocent his whole life and I want to take home down.

1000 bucks from me. Spend it on blow, spend it on hookers, spend it philosophy textbooks, whatever. Get me that footage and the money is yours.

boogetyboo

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His supporters will call it a deep fake and ignore it. Outside of your electoral system or a bullet, these people are untouchable.

BilboBargains

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Here, take my lube and this bag of meth

Bakkoda

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Whoa big spender

ohlaph

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I'll pitch in $12-15.

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Ok, ok.... Ted "Zodiac Killer" Cruz is a total POS.

However, I'm going to Cancun for first time in a couple weeks.

Anyone have suggestions?

FuglyDuck

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Make sure your visits don’t overlap?

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Not sure when that scumbag is going. We have a wedding to attend. Can't really alter our timeline.

FuglyDuck

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Well, make sure to fumigate the venue for vermin, should be fine.

Zipitydew

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Have fun. Watch out for vendors trying to sell you stuff before you even leave the airport. Only go on tours through your hotel. Mostly to avoid getting ripped off.

It's pretty safe down there. Last trip my spouse and I wandered around Tulum no problem. It's a ways down the coast from Cancun hotel zone. But it was fun seeing some less touristy areas.

The Mayan ruins at Coba, Tulum, and Chichén Itzá are pretty neat if you're into that. Tulum is the smallest but not too difficult to get to. The other two are inland and will be a bit of a trip.

If you drink alcohol and have never had one before try a paloma. Bonus points for going with tajin on the glass rim. I'm a huge fan. Been drinking those for years after a friend who grew up in Mexico taught me. But I enjoy grapefruit and spicy food which I realize isn't common.

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Ty for the info. I'm pretty good with situational awareness, so, not really stressed about safety.

xantoxis

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Just one: stay away from Ted

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But, what if I notice him by a cliff with rocks below? 😏

Tinidril

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Give him a friendly pat on the back for me.

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Sure, that seems reasonable.

xantoxis

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bmsok

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They have some great zipline trips in the rainforests! I'm not the biggest fan of heights but I had an absolute blast doing it and it's really scenic.

Jumping into/swimming in a cinote (as another commenter pointed out) is incredible.

Snorkeling is super fun just to explore stuff.

If you find a few janky lawn chairs you should definitely take them off the beach and into the ocean to enjoy the water in relaxation mode 😎

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Ty. Wasn't expecting actual answers. We're planning lots of relaxation.

bmsok

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I gotchu, friend. Enjoy the trip!

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Gracias

MagicShel

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I had a blast going to a cenote. Just because someone is on the resort property doesn't mean they are legit - don't buy cigars, especially Cubans, from the hotel grounds. The water near the hotels sucks, but the snorkeling trips are legit. I was up the road a bit at Playa del Carmine, which is a bit quieter than Cancun, so grain of salt and all.

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Ty. No worries about cigars 🤢

MagicShel

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That's how I feel about every other form of tobacco but I like cigars and that's a super common problem down there. Especially to get them even as gifts and they are just terrible, made all the more tragic by spending Cuban-level money on floor sweepings.

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Never on my radar. Ty.

JohnnyCanuck

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If it says it's going to rain, be aware that "rain" there can mean actual buckets of water being dropped from the sky on your head. Like, you get caught in the rain and you feel like you're standing under a waterfall.

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Okie dokie

databender

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Don't order pizza. We ordered pizza from Pizza Hut while we were down there because it was too windy for grilling at our place and it was the worst pizza I've ever had.