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No wonder they act like they can barely stand him.

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You've completely missed the nuance of my response.

Does the kid have a right to free speech? Yes he does. Cruz is out of line dictating The Consequences.

EDIT: Not to mention me acknowledging the fact the kid was disrespectful.

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I can imagine they fantasize about being adopted.

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I quit taking my kids to protests after my son, then ten years old, turned around and farted at one of the "freepers" from Free Republic. The guy was yelling at me, but I was ignoring him, which is what we should do.

But I guess it was hard for n eight-year-old boy to ignore a big rage-faced guy loudly cursing at his mother.

I got angry enough when a member of the Houston CID questioned them about permits, etc., which they are legally not allowed to do with minors.

Also, those things get out of hand sometimes, especially if our local anarchists show up. So I thought my kids should be older before hitting the streets to raise hell.

But I do not have advice about that for other parents, because I never give other parents unsolicited advice.

And since I didn't spank my kids or anyone else's, I guess the best discipline I could devise for the kids at the Cruz event is to buy them all ice cream.

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I think I'll call Cruz "Spanky" now. When I'm not calling him something really nasty, that is.

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Dominionist trash.

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Let this be a lesson to me: Never ask people to name two words to describe somebody like Ted Cruz.

Because if you do, these notifications keep popping up that look like people calling you all kinds of nasty things, and it takes a second to realize they are not directed at you :)

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OK, but by your logic, now you seem to be saying this kid has a right to tell someone "you suck," but the recipient of said criticism "has no right to tell his parents how to raise their kid." Maybe you only believe in free speech when it comes from someone you like, or agree with?

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I never said the right of free speech didn't apply to Cruz. Please excuse me if I left that bit unsaid and open to interpretation.

I, however, expected, as someone contending for leader of the most visible and influential countries in the world, better. This isn't a WWE broadcast.

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"You, Dad! I learned to do it from you!"

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[don't we all? Well, of course not my kids cuz I'm a good mom...okay, not really]

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Alberta Spanky should be his name if he ever decides to join the professional billiards circuit.

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Self-satisfied asshole

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Classic Stockholm Syndrome.

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Pretty sure he asked the ladies-not-his-wife to spank him, actually.

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I opted for instant dislike. Saved me shit-tons of time.

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