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Grandmother Attempts Citizen Arrest of Ted Cruz for Being an Arrogant Prick
| November 22, 2014 | 7:06 pm | humor | Comments closed

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WASHINGTON — Tiny 83-year-old Ida Stanley was taken into police custody early today after she attempted to handcuff and haul away Senator Ted Cruz for “crimes against sanity.”

“Rafael Edward Cruz, I hereby arrest you for being an egotistical asshole,” Mrs. Stanley shouted in front of media cameras as she approached the Junior Senator from Texas outside one of his D.C. homes.

Senator Cruz seemed startled by the white-haired woman walking towards him and immediately ducked and hid behind a nearby old oak tree.

“You have the right to remain silent…and wouldn’t that would be a nice change,” Mrs. Stanley continued as Cruz’ security officers forced the grandmother of four to the ground and “disarmed” her of the toy, plastic Batman handcuffs she had in her hand.

“You have the right to not flap your gums…to cease and desist with cheesy grins,” Mrs. Stanley kept shouting despite being restrained with her arms pinned behind her back.

“To stop talking down to Americans when you’re really not that smart.”

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“If you cannot afford a lawyer, one will be appointed for you…but I think the $1.3 million you got from Comcast to neuter the internet should cover those costs easily.”

Immediately after Mrs. Stanley was “neutralized” by at times up to 6 plainclothes security agents, Capitol Police placed her in the back seat of a cruiser where she smiled and made the V peace sign through the wire-meshed window.

Capital Police Public Safety officer Cliff Walls later told the Washington Post that Mrs. Stanley would not face charges of “domestic terrorism and endangering a public figure” and was being released into the care of her granddaughter and two grandchildren.

“I can confirm that Senator Cruz has applied for a 500-yard restraining order and has requested Mrs. Stanley undergo a background check and be banned from possessing weapons,” said Walls.

“Mrs. Stanley reminds me of my Nana,” he added.

Comcast has reportedly cut off Mrs. Stanley’s cable and internet service.

Robin Steele
Reportering for The Lapine

Houstonians oppose right-wing “Tea Party” darling Ted Cruz in front of his condo
| March 8, 2014 | 9:22 pm | Action | 1 Comment

By James Thompson

HOUSTON – A very diverse group of Houston activists assembled in front of Texas U.S. Sentor Ted Cruz’ high-rise condo hacienda on March 8, 2014 to express their opposition to his right wing agenda. About 30 activists stood on the sidewalk in front of the Royalton at River Oaks at 3333 Allen Parkway and chanted and held signs which proclaimed “Ted Cruz is part of the problem,” “Ted Cruz is anti-union,” and many other slogans. Young and old, black and white and brown, men and women all participated in a lively demonstration to exercise their rights to Free Speech.

A heckler rode by on a bicycle and stopped to shout at the demonstrators. Some of the demonstrators went out courageously in the middle of a very busy street to confront this man. The men confronting the heckler included Juan of the Latin American Organization for Immigrant Rights and a member of the Houston Peace and Justice Coalition. The confrontation was peaceful and no one was hurt.

Dr. David Smith of the Progressive Workers Organizing Committee said while organizing the demonstration “Cruz has been leading the opposition to comprehensive immigration reform and a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, so all of us should be proud to lead the opposition to Cruz.” James Harrington of the Houston Communist Party said that “Cruz is a disgrace to Texas. All working people in Texas should reject his anti-worker and pro-wealthy stance.”

The demonstration was called by and organized by the Progressive Workers Organizing Committee, and Latin American Organization for Immigrant Rights. It was endorsed by the Houston Communist Party, Houston Peace Council, Communist Party USA – Houston and People before Profits. Participants included working people, retirees, students and union members.

Cruz’ luxurious condo is located in the River Oaks neighborhood of Houston. River Oaks is the neighborhood of the wealthiest plutocrats in Houston. A quick check on the internet revealed that condos in Cruz’ residence range from one million dollars, that’s right $1,000,000 on up. It dramatizes Cruz’ arrogance and disdain for working people who could hardly afford such luxurious digs. It gives one pause to consider what Cruz must have done to amass the kind of money to propel him into this high rise condo so that he can look down on the working people of Houston.

You can watch a YouTube video of the demonstration at http://youtu.be/UyfP8sVKbXQ .

Rally against Ted Cruz 12/7/2013

Rally against Ted Cruz 12/7/2013

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