Ted Cruz can’t seem to catch a break recently — which is the precise number of breaks he deserves — but a recent court ruling is an especially funny strike against the anti-LGBTQ senator.
Back in November, the Texan embarrassment was riding through the Astros World Series Parade (to some cacophonous boos) when a can of White Claw was sent hurling towards him. Instead of attempting to catch it like many others in the parade, he drew back in fear and let his detail send security after the fan who threw it.
It didn’t make any substantial contact, so don’t clutch any pearls:
Beer flies at Ted Cruz during Astros World Series Parade pic.twitter.com/lRALgyXCe2
— Alien Truther Wildwest (@wcgroovy) November 7, 2022
It seems Cruz has been so thoroughly disliked (even in his own state) for so long that, on instinct, he assumed that a celebratory gesture was an attempt to cause him harm.
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The crowd member who tossed the drink, Joseph Arcidiacono, has officially not been indicted by a grand jury and has had the charges dropped by a Harris County Court. The defense’s claim that the entire incident was intended as “stupid, good fun” that “ended up as not fun” was seemingly enough to convince the court to rule against Cruz.
Following his arrest, Arcidiacono’s attorney assured that the action was “not political violence nor ‘aggravated assault with a deadly weapon’,” but instead “an Astros fan trying to toss drinks from his cooler.”
The lawyer also pointed out that Arcidiacono had apparently been waiting for such an opportunity. Texts he sent the night before the parade read, “My dream would be to throw one of the players a beer. Doubt it would happen haha but that would be epic.”
The defense cited this instance as one of the “many generous, fun, semi-stupid, legendary moments” that has happened at an Astros parade, and hoped to continue to see them in the future despite this misunderstanding.
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The attorney went on to compare this altercation to similar events from the parade that had much better results.
“Fans throw cans to people in championship parades all the time, that is a widely known thing, to get them to chug,” the attorney explains. “Astros pitcher Ryne Stanek set the legendary chugging bar high that day. The Houston Astros official social media account featured him chugging a beer a fan threw to him. That fan posted his own video showing how excited he was it happened.”
Unfortunately for Arcidiacono, those same athletic reflexes were not present in the senator.
johncp56
Stale Mushroom
whereshouldistart
He tossed a can of beer to Ted Cruz?
What a sad waste of perfectly good beer.
scotty
go away, ted. please just go away. havent you got some family issues to attend to? oh that’s right, you and your wife are the ones who caused your daughters turmoil. perhaps use these incidents as learning opportunities.
Jim
Ted is not paranoid. People are out to get him
And he well deserves it.
crazyoldman
“Cruz has been so thoroughly disliked (even in his own state) for so long that . . .”
But yet they keep electing him. Guess the statement isn’t true. They do like him as long as he keeps bringing the bacon and spotlight to TX. You can tell me I am wrong when he is not elected again.
missvamp
gerrymandering is the issue all over red states. that’s how these scum keep getting elected. that’s the maga agenda & how they stay in power. the small, rural counties are who keeps screwing us all up. despite harris(where houston is) being the largest & bluest county, it’s over powered by all the little red counties. we are one of the biggest states with 100’s of tiny red areas. that’s the issue. until that mess is fixed- we’re screwed.
Flamingo Falls
@missvamp: Gerrymandering explains why various members of the House get re-elected, but Senate races are determined by a majority of the popular vote of the entire state. So gerrymandering has nothing to do with it (nor did it have anything to do with Abbott’s victory over O’rourke in the gubernatorial race). While both Cruz and Abbott are disliked intensely, the majority of Texas voters voted for them.
abfab
”Don’t Mess WIth Texas”. Why would I waste my time? A bunch of dumb hicks who actually enjoy being dumb hicks.
Mack
Most red states will elected an idiot Republican over a smart Democrat simply because they’re a Democrat. They will almost always vote against their own well being for that reason.
TaughTbyEriCandDylan
Hey Mack,
Before calling anyone an idiot you may want to check your comment before posting it. I can be just like you and call you stupid but I won’t b/c I understand people aren’t perfect & even the dumbest can spell properly on any given day. Show some class unlike the dems you apparently support