GOP Rep. Peter King dismisses Ted Cruz as 'carnival barker'

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New York Republican Rep. Peter King, who is considering his own bid for the White House, mocked Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz's announcement that he was running in 2016 and said the Texas Republican isn't qualified to serve as president.

"Shutting down the federal government and reading Dr. Seuss on the Senate floor are the marks of a carnival barker not the leader of the free world," King said in a written statement on Monday.

King's statement references a Cruz speech on the Senate floor that last more than 20 hours, railing against Obamacare in 2013.

The New York Republican has been a vocal critic of Cruz' since the government shutdown that fall, blaming him for the standoff and calling him a "fraud."

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http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/23/politics/peter-king-ted-cruz-carnival/index.html

I love it when repubs attack their own....

[pinboy3niner]

1. I never thought I'd find myself agreeing with Peter King

Pigs must be flying today.

[TheCowsCameHome]

2. Hehehe. The proverbial circle is forming...........

have at it, boys.

[gratuitous]

9. Ready . . . Fire . . . Aim!

Wait; is that right?

[Catherine Vincent]

3. He should know! nt

[DonViejo]

4. One carnival barker calling out another carnival barker;

today's GOP in action. If by some fluke Cruz wins the nomination, I can't wait to see/hear what King has to say.

[TheCowsCameHome]

5. Thanks, Peter, now it's official: Carnival Cruz 2016

[hobbit709]

11. Ted Carnival Cruz-Adrift, lost at sea and full of crap.

[malaise]

6. Sorry Peter King - I said that before you

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026402506

[Historic NY]

7. We agree "Carnival Cruz".

[gregcrawford]

8. Methinks Mr. Cruz...

... is about to learn that pissing off even one's fellow conservatives is not a wise course of action if one is seeking the Republican nomination.

Ever seen a flock of chickens go after one of their own if it has a speck of blood on it?

WHEW! Nasty...

[Eugene]

10. What they say about stopped clocks...

It's scary when Peter King is among the more rational potential candidates.

[KittyWampus]

12. Even a blind squirrel finds a nut now and then

[bigtree]

13. too late, King

...your party rides with this clown and you all are stuck with him