Ted Cruz 2016 Announcement Spurs Mockery With #TedCruzCampaignSlogans And Parody Video
Within hours of Ted Cruz announcing his official bid for the White House via Twitter, his detractors have had a good time mocking the Texas Senator’s candidacy.
Just past the stroke of midnight, Ted Cruz posted an announcement on Twitter: “I’m running for President and I hope to earn your support!”
I’m running for President and I hope to earn your support! pic.twitter.com/0UTqaIoytP
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) March 23, 2015
It was one-hundred percent expected. The 44-year old Tea Party Texan had “leaked” the news on Friday, and in case he thought no one got the message – or cared – he had hinted on Twitter “there will be some news you won’t want to miss” hours earlier, like an insecure child afraid they’re as unloved as they feel.
With or without the early twitter announcement – Cruz’s official official announcement is this morning at a far right Christian Evangelical university – Cruz’s detractors were hard at work, having fun mocking him.
Cruz’s original video starts with him saying, “It’s a time for truth.”
Australia-based video parodist Hugh Atkin one-upped Cruz, as Dave Weigel at Bloomberg reported, with this epic response, apparently using Cruz’s own words:
Meanwhile, Twitter’s netizens are having some fun at Cruz’s expense, showing exactly how much of the nation, at least on Twitter, thinks of the freshman senator. #TedCruzCampaignSlogans is trending on Twitter:
“Please ignore literally every word I’ve ever said in public and vote for me!” #TedCruzCampaignSlogans
— STEVE HUFF (@SteveHuff) March 23, 2015
#TedCruzCampaignSlogans – “Think of Unfit As a Good Thing.”
— drhug (@drhug) March 23, 2015
Give me Liberty, or give me some other university where people don’t think too much. #TedCruzCampaignSlogans
— Crutnacker (@Crutnacker) March 23, 2015
If you like “Green Eggs and Ham”…then I am your man! #TedCruzCampaignSlogans
— MATTY ICE (@MattyIceAZ) March 23, 2015
Killed Them All Of Course #TedCruzCampaignSlogans
— Frank Conniff (@FrankConniff) March 23, 2015
#TedCruzCampaignSlogans “I Hate The Poor, Especially Their Children” pic.twitter.com/yDnqQZU4aB
— R Joseph (@rjoseph7777) March 23, 2015
“Because Losers always announce at Liberty University” #TedCruzCampaignSlogans
— Capital T Capital J (@Goatyeah) March 23, 2015
#TedCruzCampaignSlogans “Sanity is overrated”
— R Joseph (@rjoseph7777) March 23, 2015
Two Clown Cars in Every Garage #TedCruzCampaignSlogans
— John F Dillon (@JFD8) March 23, 2015
#TedCruzCampaignSlogans My dad’s Cuban, I’m Canadian, Vote For Me Because Jesus. http://t.co/M755YA6xUQ
— Unapologetic Liberal (@Libs4America) March 23, 2015
#TedCruzCampaignSlogans because i shut the government down once before, now i want to shut it down for good
— Joy Bailey (@joybailey01) March 23, 2015
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Image by Gage Skidmore via Flickr and a CC license

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