Posted on 11/13/2015 3:17:52 PM PST by Isara
He’s been known to drift into a drawl when quoting Ronald Reagan on the campaign trail and once jokingly auditioned for “The Simpsons.” But Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, who once aspired to be an actor, saves his best impressions for his favorite movie, “The Princess Bride.”
In an interview while taping a “Candidate Cafe” segment for radio station WMUR in New Hampshire, Mr. Cruz acted out an entire scene from the movie.
GOP candidate Cruz acts out 'Princess Bride' scene (video)
He did his impressions of both Billy Crystal and Carol Kane, as well as the often impersonated character Inigo Montoya (portrayed in the 1987 film by Mandy Patinkin), while acting out a scene in which he switched from character to character without missing a beat, all from memory.
“That’s why I love that movie,” Mr. Cruz said as he finished to applause.
It wasn’t the first time that “The Princess Bride” made its way into Mr. Cruz’s campaign.
During a campaign event last month at Iowa Central Community College, Mr. Cruz quoted the movie while criticizing media reports on the Affordable Care Act.
“You keep on using that word, I do not think it means what you think it means,” he told the crowd, in the Spanish staccato of Mr. Montoya.
“That’s inconceivable!” a man shouted from the audience, quoting another famous line from the movie.
Mr. Cruz was impressed.
“Now that’s the best line,” he said to the man, before quickly dropping back into Mr. Montoya. “Allo, my name is Inigo Montoya. Prepare to die.”
Ted Cruz Quotes his favorite movie 'The Princess Bride' (video)
The crowd laughed, as did Mr. Cruz.
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Yeah as france is burning down, Ted is having a good time. This is not the time or place for Trump to be goofing off. Is this what he will do during a terror attack as President.
We love that movie.
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Then, I’m glad that Ted is doing this. It’s relatively a benign gesture of friendship. I should be glad he’s not ‘Rapping’ or Breakdancing. Each candidate has to find a manner of connecting that works for them. I wouldn’t have thought to suggest it, but then, I’m older than Ted himself.
Yeah, like this happened at the same time.... /s
Hillary the anti-christ thats what she is, the Queen of Refuse. So bow down to her if you want, bow to her. Bow to the Queen of Slime, the Queen of Filth, the Queen of Putrescence, Satan’s Prom Queen. Boo. Boo. Rubbish. Filth. Slime. Muck. Boo. Boo. Boo.
Troll alert.
What does a “fag” look like?
He wasn't doing it during the attacks, was he?
On the other hand, I just posted to a Trump supporter who was gloating over the attacks, saying they would benefit Trump...and she finished her post with a smiley face.
I saw that. I ignored it. Look Cruz should have been discussing foreign policy and closing the border.....people will listen now. But they might not listen in a few weeks at the next debate. He seems to have a good handle on all issues but when he is making jokes it just doesn’t look good.
Naps, he isn’t making jokes right now. He’s not clairvoyant, so how can we hold it against him for making jokes before the attacks?
Hey......Happy weekend. The attacks started at 1 o’clock in Paris and he started speaking around 1:30.
Dang, it IS Friday, LOL.
You know typically the weeks can drag for me, but this week....holy cow. I have no idea where the time went.
This one went by kind of fast for me, too. actually. We’re looking at a rainy cold weekend, though.
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And you sound like a dope.
His ability to speak so fluently has people thinking he's simply memorized all of his cue cards/talking points, but it's his audio-graphic memory that makes him sound rehearsed. This was especially good because it showed a side of his personality that isn't often seen.
You haven't seen many of Ronald Reagan's movies have you, Mr Troll? You sound like an ignorant fag.
When did Ted Cruz become the president of France? Is this article not about events that Ted Cruz did over the last several months and not today?
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