CNN’s Candy Crowley Invokes ‘The Sound of Music’: ‘How Do You Solve a Problem Like Ted Cruz?’

NewsBusters ^ | February 16, 2014 | Jeffrey Meyer

[2ndDivisionVet]

Candy Crowley is no stranger to injecting herself into political debates. Readers of NewsBusters will remember that her worst offense was during a 2012 presidential debate when she teamed up with President Obama to attack Mitt Romney over Benghazi.

Despite Ms. Crowley’s past offenses, Ms. Crowley continued to show her dislike of the GOP during her February 16 State of the Union program. Speaking to her panel, Crowley invoked the famous song from “The Sound of Music” to ask “How do they solve a problem like Ted Cruz in the Republican caucus in the Senate?” [See video below.]

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At issue for the panel was the latest debt ceiling extension, which included no spending cuts. Senator Cruz (R-TX) has repeatedly argued that any increase in the debt ceiling include substantial spending cuts. Despite Cruz’s decision to not filibuster a “clean debt ceiling” increase, Crowley compared Cruz to Maria in “The Sound of Music” and called the Tea Party Senator a “loose cannon” that the GOP cannot control.

Unsurprisingly, such an attack on a conservative like Ted Cruz is not unusual for the CNN host. Below is a list of Crowley’s worst GOP hit jobs:

· Asked ‘Why would I become a Republican’ If I’m unemployed or on Minimum Wage?

· Told Ted Cruz That He’s Blackmailing Harry Reid

· Asked if IRS Didn’t intend to Harass the Tea Party

See relevant transcript below.

CNN

State of the Union with Candy Crowley

February 16, 2014

9:42 a.m. Eastern

CANDY CROWLEY: Let me ask you a question about Ted Cruz. I’m reminded of that song in Sound of Music “How do you solve a problem like Maria?” where the nuns were trying to figure out what to do with this loose cannon. To me that’s kind of, how do they solve a problem like Ted Cruz in the Republican caucus in the Senate?

COREY DADE: I mean, there was no plan, you know he obviously wanted to continue to fight this debt ceiling debate but there’s no plan after that, there’s no where do you go from here. They had to tell him to just go sit down. I mean they just pulled rank on him slapped him, and said to him sit down.

CROWLEY: Well, he forced their votes.

DADE: He forced their votes but really you have several senators who are in purple states where shutting down the government, where leading us to the brink of economic ruin is not playing well for them. They are this close, they think, to retaking the Senate. They don’t want to toy with that.

[KC_Lion]

First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.

-Gandhi

If we're so wrong, why do they have to make fake stories about us? Shouldn't ugly truths be in abundance?- Me

[Sarah Barracuda]

Someone needs to stuff Candy’s mouth with a double bacon cheeseburger, that outta shut the fat ass up..what is she now..600+ pounds

[GeronL]

One back-bencher of the minority party is the problem? really?

[Wings-n-Wind]

[2ndDivisionVet]

I married two of them and have had relationships with others.

[2ndDivisionVet]

A “back-bencher” who is, in many ways, more powerful than the senate majority & minority leaders, the speaker and their cadres. He is also, like Gov. Palin, the shadow president.

[GeronL]

bump

[Kenny]

I just don’t remember the press campaigning or slandering sitting Senators in the past (pre-Obama). Am I wrong?

[firebrand]

Agree. Sounds too much like the “Jewish problem.”

I’m sure it is intentional. This is a dangerous woman without one ethical neuron.

[TLI]

CROWLEY: Well, he (Cruz) forced their votes. DADE: He forced their votes but really you have several senators who are in purple states where shutting down the government, where leading us to the brink of economic ruin is not playing well for them.

Is not selling to the unwashed masses because they are almost there now.

Stuff it Candy.

Fed.gov is floating in funny money.

.

[bray]

How dare he question Marxism?

Pray America wakes up

[2ndDivisionVet]

You mean like ones who murdered their secretary by drowning or others who were recruiters for the Ku Klux Klan or the Keating Five? No, they won’t touch those.

[Octar]

Who wipes Candy’s ass? Her arms aren’t long enough.

[2ndDivisionVet]

[skinkinthegrass]

!

[digger48]

like I always say,

Ya learn the darndest thing on FR.

[Free in Texas]

OMG...Eye bleach please!!!

[batterycommander]

I wonder if Lou Duva is responsible for Crowley’s weight problem. Lou used to send a large pizza every night to the boxing opponent of his fighter during training. I wonder if one of Crowley’s opponents in broadcasting might have adopted that strategy.

[Iron Munro]

Is this Candy Crowley's sister?

Yep, that hog is an Obama Voter for sure.

And thanks to you she is getting her 15 minutes of national fame too!

[rhinohunter]

They hated Jesse Helms but they never really campaigned to get rid of him. Just always insinuated that he was racist, homophobe, etc, et al, etc, et al.....