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The makers of the “Ted Cruz To The Future Comic Coloring Activity Book” have announced a new supplement to their original effort to teach the wonder that is Ted Cruz to children, entitled “Ted Cruz Saves America.” The original Ted Cruz coloring book claimed to offer a “non-partisan, fact-driven view” of Senator Cruz. It claims that Cruz is a “passionate fighter for limited government, economic growth, and the Constitution,” and that Cruz’s failed effort to halt the Affordable Care Act “was so important because millions of citizens believe Obama Care is worse than any war. At least American soldiers have weapons with which to defend themselves.”
The new coloring book, which features Cruz in a superhero-like pose on the cover, appears to be even less subtle in its messaging:
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According to a statement from the book’s publisher, “[t]he supplement and book are fact based, fair and objective, about a man who millions of American citizens consider a real life true to heart super hero for children to look up to.” He adds that “Ted Cruz is history in the making.”
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That's probably the worst example of child indoctrination I have ever seen. But I live in Sweden, where advertising aimed at children is very restricted...
In a country with some 350 million people, having just millions of people supporting you, won't get you very far...
So, why is it that if President Obama is admired by anyone, ever, he's suddenly "the liberal Messiah", but then the same people who say that turn around and pull this...... what is it, exactly?
@ #1731190
*Passes bottle*
You'll need this.
About as fact based, fair, and objective as Fox News.
I really have to wonder about the hard-on someone has for Ted Cruz. I mean seriously.
And I LOL at the disclaimer of "It does not constitute an endorsement of Ted Cruz." If this doesn't then WTF does?
This...this is a joke, right? Some progressive parody of teabaggers, making them look like demented loons who hero worship a xenophobic Canadian, right? This just has to be the ultimate Poe, right?
Right?
RIGHT?!?!
It's funny how the citizens of a larger country want a rightwing citizen of a smaller country to lead them to some imagined glorious future.
The Germans tried it in the 1930's. It didn't turn out well.
Gotta love the disclaimer of "It does not constitute and endorsement of Ted Cruz."
Also, isn't Ted's roots from Cuba?
"Ted Cruz: fighting for every American!"
Yeah, sure. As long as they are white, old, male, rich and personal friends of his, then he will fight for you. As long as you remember to give him stupendous amounts of money first. And don't ask for any actual fighting.
"The Ted Cruz to the Future supplement is designed as educational tool."
Doing a great job on basic grammar so far.
These people do realize that five-year-olds aren't allowed to vote in any election other than class president, right?
“Ted Cruz Saves America.”
A few short years ago he would have been a "dirty wetback spik" instead of the Tea Party messiah.
He can thank the godless communist liberals for that. But he won't learn anything from it.
@Nicholas Krizov -
Unfortunately there is a goddamn partisan sheepish contingent in the U.S. - paranoid and obnoxious as well - known as the TEA party. They're mostly partisan to their guns, however, so to them, Rafael Eduardo's non-U.S. birth is easy to overlook as long as he says they can stockpile as many AR-15's & AK-47's as they want.
Is that the Presidential seal of office "Ted" is launching from on the comic book cover? I seriously hope he's the GOP candidate in 2016. Despite the well-funded John Birch/Religio Right/TEA party wingnut crowd in the U.S., I have no doubt he'd lose big, no matter how hard they try to smear Hillary.
"History in the making", is he? I'm sure people said that about Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre too. On an unrelated note, I would LOVE to see Ted Cruz try to be an actual superhero. I'd laugh and cringe!
I think this is good; given that Teddy-boy's voter-base has the intellect of a seven-year old, this will give them something to do while the grown-ups fix Ted "Born in Alberta" Cruz' state-level fuck-ups.
Maybe his first supervillain can be that insidious lackey of Fidel Castro, Rafael Cruz, the communist who abaondoned his own sister to torture when the Castro-regime was going around being assholes to everyone WITHOUT citing Jesus' name in their atrocity manifests.
@checkmate
Make that "Dirty Wetback Hosehead Cannuck Spic"!
I guess the Tealiban would gladly accept one of them "Not Whyatt Furinners" if he looks like a white guy with a nice tan and spouts their insanity!
I like to refer to Rafael Edwardo Cruz ('Ted') & Piyush Jindall ('Bobby') by their birth names, just to annoy those wingnuts, including the guys in question (damned anti-American ethnic traitor/ kissers-of-corrupt-rich-white-guy butts).
Same for radio nutcase Mike Wiener ('Savage').
@ carne_rojo
I'm aware of the Teabaggers, unfortunately. I often wish I lived in Europe, and wasn't aware of them. Besides, the music is way better in Europe.
As someone pointed out: Obama goes to a public school to encourage kids to study and work towards a higher education and the Conservative world screams "indoctrination"!
But Rush Limbaugh, Palin, Santorum, Barton and Perry falsify history and several Republicans, not just Cruz, put out ridiculously exaggerated coloring books about their super greatness and whine when we call them for the total propagandist shit they are. ( I actually forgot Bartons name and typed "fake historian" into google, first result David Barton.)
This Cruz one has one page with him riding a huge eagle, holding a hunting rifle above his head with "protecting your second amendment rights" at the end of a line to the gun. Honesty would demand that should be a assault weapon with an extended clip as that's what gun control is about, not 22 hunting rifles.
I'm actually pretty sure this trend of Republicans putting out coloring books isn't about kids that much anyway, just acknowledging the fact many of their voters are at that level.
This is the funniest thing I've seen in a long time.
He could be the newest addition to the Marvel universe; behold the newest Avenger, Teabag Man! He's so batshit insane that his mere presence causes enemies' heads to explode.
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And they say that the liberals are the ones trying to indoctrinate kids...
By the way, is anyone else bothered by how they're billing him on the cover as Senator "Ted" Cruz? Those quotes seem mighty suspicious to Ibuki...
supplement and book are fact based, fair and objective
Why, tell me more about Ted Cruz fighting a freaking hydra .
@SpukiKitty , I think I love you.
(MST3K is the best show ever made and I looove The Final Sacrifice!)
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