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Who is holding the signs in Iowa that say Ted Cruz likes Nickelback?
The Washington Post ^ | 1/23/2016 | Katie Zezima

Posted on 01/23/2016 10:17:08 PM PST by BlackFemaleArmyColonel

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) has been dogged on the campaign trail here in Iowa by a curious protester: a young man holding a sign that states, "Ted Cruz likes Nickelback."

Nickelback is a Canadian band that has become synonymous with bad musical taste.

The protester appeared at various Cruz events earlier this month and photos of him holding the sign have gone viral. Saturday, he showed up outside a rally hosted by Cruz's super PAC. He was dressed in a Royal Canadian Mounted Police uniform and stood behind Canadian flags he placed in the ground, as well as a picture of Cruz's face inside a maple leaf - very similar to an image put in an ad by a super PAC supporting Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.)

The young man would not give his name or his affiliation, despite boasting that photos of him have whipped around the Internet, and that one appeared on the front page of The Wall Street Journal. "They're both Canadian," the man said. He also handed out copies of Cruz's birth certificate. "I just don't want, really, a Canadian in office. It seems like he's got a lot of controversy behind him whether he's a U.S.-born citizen or not and I'm just out here making a statement."

Cruz was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Nickelback is also from Alberta. The band weighed in on the sign earlier this month.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Canada; Politics/Elections
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Who is this guy???
1 posted on 01/23/2016 10:17:08 PM PST by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain
band that has become synonymous with bad musical taste.

never heard of them, but why and how?

2 posted on 01/23/2016 10:21:39 PM PST by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -w- NO Pity for the LAZY - Luke, 22:36)
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Maybe you can answer my question, please.

All evening I’ve tried to find out how many folks went to the Beck/Cruz rally in Waterloo. Have you seen any photos of the crowd or read numbers of attendees?

I know it wasn’t yuge or we’d have heard all night.

Methinks its last call for Cruzahol...


3 posted on 01/23/2016 10:27:49 PM PST by datura (Proud Infidel)
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To: datura

See post 4 and a few others in this thread...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3387747/posts


4 posted on 01/23/2016 10:33:53 PM PST by BlackFemaleArmyColonel ("God only is my Rock and my Salvation; He is my Defence." (Psa 62:2))
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain

I like Rush, who cares?

Liked Niel Merryweater and Lynn Carey as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N60NjMB9y4A


5 posted on 01/23/2016 10:36:18 PM PST by mylife
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To: Chode
I've heard of them. I don't get how they could even be considered 'bad musical taste'.

I remember back when I was a child, I considered Beethoven to be 'bad musical taste'. Then I grew up and realized that was just my peers talking.

What Nickelback has to do with politics at all is way, way beyond my comprehension.

Anyway, should you care, take a listen to this, you might like it.

Nickelback - Rockstar

6 posted on 01/23/2016 10:37:56 PM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: Chode
This one is mellower.

Nickelback - Photograph

7 posted on 01/23/2016 10:42:51 PM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: UCANSEE2

I like Nickelback. Where do they get this bad musical taste thing from?

I guess because Nickelback is from Canada; Cruz is supposed to like them or something. That’s a big stretch.


8 posted on 01/23/2016 10:43:59 PM PST by Boomer (Liberal Propaganda is like visual/audio Meth. It ruins the mind and rots the teeth.)
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thx...
9 posted on 01/23/2016 10:45:55 PM PST by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -w- NO Pity for the LAZY - Luke, 22:36)
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I love Nickelback!

Good choice of song :)


10 posted on 01/23/2016 10:46:41 PM PST by PrairieLady2
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Just stupid political talk

In the silly season they would call Jesus a liar.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFTjVwJakSY


11 posted on 01/23/2016 10:46:52 PM PST by mylife
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To: Chode
Other people's 'taste' in music usually is just what is 'cool' with their peers , or based on the type of instruments used.

Here are two foreign geeks playing cellos. Boring, right ?

2CELLOS - The Trooper Overture [OFFICIAL VIDEO]

12 posted on 01/23/2016 10:51:13 PM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: datura

This local article says 2000

http://wcfcourier.com/elections/caucuses/cruz-beck-make-case-for-conservatism-in-waterloo-rally/article_93f5226f-1928-5461-ba4c-60c7ed46f74f.html


13 posted on 01/23/2016 10:51:35 PM PST by IwaCornDogs
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain

14 posted on 01/23/2016 10:54:18 PM PST by Red Steel (Ted Cruz: 'I'm a Big Fan of Donald Trump')
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To: datura
All evening I've tried to find out how many folks went to the Beck/Cruz rally in Waterloo. Have you seen any photos of the crowd or read numbers of attendees?

I looked it up on Google earlier, it was about 2000. I don't have the link but I'm sure you can find it if you look hard enough.
15 posted on 01/23/2016 10:54:41 PM PST by JoSixChip (Ted Cruz (R-Goldman Sachs) - losers are not winners)
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To: datura

So... this is ironically Cruz’s Waterloo?


16 posted on 01/23/2016 10:55:36 PM PST by hawaiianninja (Palm note to self: "Prepare for some serious 2016 house cleaning. Trump/Cruz or Cruz/Trump 2016!")
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To: PrairieLady2
Here's two more (whatever adjective) young guys who play stupid old cellos that the youth of today consider outdated.

Emil & Dariel

17 posted on 01/23/2016 10:56:17 PM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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AND THE GRAND FINALE (sorry If I'm bothering anyone with these lead ons)

FOUR CELLOS - Emil and Dariel - Live with 2CELLOS (LIVE performing THUNDERSTRUCK by AC/DC)

18 posted on 01/23/2016 11:01:51 PM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain

Buddy Holly - Everyday

19 posted on 01/23/2016 11:03:15 PM PST by Liberty Valance (Keep a Simple Manner for a Happy Life :o)
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To: Boomer
I guess because Nickelback is from Canada; Cruz is supposed to like them or something. That's a big stretch.

Is that like the liberal tactic of deciding what one believes, then going back and cherry picking a trail of associations that support only that conclusion ?

20 posted on 01/23/2016 11:05:57 PM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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