Ted Cruz panders horribly to Indiana basketball fans — and gets slam-dunked on Twitter
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) didn’t just receive a drubbing at the polls on Tuesday night; he was also raked over the coals online on Tuesday for attempting to invoke the seminal basketball film Hoosiers.
As Gawker reported, the Tea Party lawmaker was campaigning in a Knightstown, Indiana high school gymnasium when he attempted to re-enact a scene from the film, asking a staffer to measure how high one of the basketball rims was — an homage to a famous scene in the movie where coach Nathan Dale (Gene Hackman) inspires his team.
“The amazing thing is that basketball ring here in Indiana, it’s the same height as it is in New York City and every other place in this country,” Cruz said, botching the most basic of basketball terms. “And there is nothing that Hoosiers cannot do.”
Cruz, who would go on to lose all five Republican Party primaries during the evening, was also mocked by Twitter users, as seen below:
There's one thing you don't f*ck up in Indiana, and that's basketball references #BasketballRing https://t.co/XIFGSOIJT1
— Jeff Warden (@JeffDWarden) April 27, 2016
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When you hear Ted Cruz call a basketball goal a "basketball ring" pic.twitter.com/Ycrru1Za5z
— Pro Hoops History (@ProHoopsHistory) April 27, 2016
Ted Cruz called a basketball hoop a "basketball ring" and that still doesn't crack the top 50 for dumbest things said this election
— Jay Smith (@_SmithJ_) April 27, 2016
Ted Cruz's campaign went to the trouble of having the Hickory sign and everything. And still proceeded to call it a basketball ring 😐😐😐
ADVERTISEMENT— Central Scrutinizer (@treyphanastasio) April 27, 2016
Wow, @tedcruz referred to a hoop at the Hoosier gym as a "basketball ring". As a Texan, I apologize for the monster we created.
— Richie Branson (@richiebranson) April 27, 2016
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Basketball ring? My God Indiana if you needed a reason NOT to vote for @tedcruz #footballBars
— Rints (@SharpSk8s) April 27, 2016
Ted Cruz called a basketball hoop a "basketball ring" in tonight's speech pic.twitter.com/cpLmoJLS6x
— Anthony Zurcher (@awzurcher) April 27, 2016
@tedcruz calls a basketball hoop a basketball ring. Can't be president. pic.twitter.com/bBtbrlrWwq
ADVERTISEMENT— Colin Capps (@CWCapps22) April 27, 2016
Ted Cruz has ruined the sport of basketball forever. I will now go cover NASCAR or something else terrible https://t.co/KUyNe9Bvwr
— J A R E D W E I S S (@CLNS_JaredWeiss) April 27, 2016
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Trump ‘will not leave his office if he narrowly loses in 2020’: Conservative columnist issues dire warning
President Donald Trump will fight to remain in power regardless of the outcome if the 2020 election is close, a conservative columnist warned on Saturday.
Andrew Sullivan blasted Trump in New York magazine, honing in on the commander-in-chief's lying.
"For Trump, lying is central to his disturbed psyche, and to his success. The brazenness of it unbalances and stupefies sane and adjusted people, thereby constantly giving him an edge and a little breathing space while we try to absorb it, during which he proceeds to the next lie," he wrote.
Frustrated Americans on Saturday attended #ImpeachTrump rallies from coast-to-coast.
The rallies were organized by MoveOn, Indivisible, Democracy for America, the Women's March, Credo and other progressive organizations.
Over 140 events were held nationwide.
[caption id="attachment_1513038" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Map of #ImpeachTrump rallies in the contiguous United States.[/caption]
Many attendees took the time to create hand-made protest signs, while others held printed banners.
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Mississippi fast food cashier ‘terminated immediately’ for ugly racist slur on customer’s receipt
The owner of a fast food restaurant in Mississippi "terminated immediately" an employee after a racist and misogynistic slur of patrons.
When Lex Washington visited Who Dat's Drive-Thru in Oxford with her roommate, the cashier listed them on the receipt as "black b*tches in a silver car."
A manager reportedly refused to apologize at the time, and instead "laughed in her face."
A photo of the receipt then spread on social media.
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