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Peter King Brutally Bashes ‘Phony’ Cruz, Hopes New Yorkers Give Him Cold Shoulder ‘and Other Things’
Mediaite ^ | April 7, 2016 | J.D. Durkin

Posted on 04/07/2016 12:25:36 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

New York state representative Peter King is not one to hold his tongue on his true feelings about anything, so did you think the outspoken pol wasn’t gonna dig in on Ted Cruz today? Fuhgeddaboudit.

During an appearance on The Joe Piscopo Show Thursday morning, Rep. King slammed the Texas Senator amid the controversies he’s facing in — and prior rhetoric about — New York. Just twelve days before the New York primary, Cruz is on major damage control on the campaign trail after a disastrous day in the Bronx saw Cruz getting booed, heckled, and become subject of a big F-U from the New York Daily News.

“Let me say something about the New York primary,” King told Piscopo in no uncertain terms. “Any New Yorker who even thinks of voting for Ted Cruz should have their head examined. Really, here’s a guy who refused to sign onto the 9/11 health care act for the cops and fireman. Here’s a guy who talks about New York values.”

King continued, ”To me, New York values is what people did after 9/11,” invoking a similar response to the infamous Cruz critique that Donald Trump has been using on the campaign trail.

“We’re tough, and to have some guy like Ted Cruz with cowboy boots walk around criticizing us. Listen, I hope he gets the cold shoulder and other things from every New Yorker. Send him back where he belongs. He’s a phony,” noted the representative.

Of course, the criticism of the Texas Senator is unsurprising considering the fact that in March of last year, King threatened drastic personal action if Cruz ever won the party nomination — “I will jump off that bridge when we come to it.” Although King seems to have aligned his views on this issue with those of GOP frontrunner Trump, King was an avid supporter of Florida Senator Marco Rubio‘s bid for the party nom.

During the exchange, Piscopo loved every second of King’s candor. “Peter I love the way you’re honest on the radio, man.” Listen to the above clip from SoundCloud and The Joe Piscopo Show.


TOPICS: New York; Campaign News; Parties; U.S. Congress
KEYWORDS: cruz; ira; joepiscipo; newyork; peterking; rubio; tedcruz; thetroubles; troubles; trump
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Curious if people here will applaud Peter King.
1 posted on 04/07/2016 12:25:36 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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2 posted on 04/07/2016 12:26:34 PM PDT by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marilyn vos Savant)
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That's the class I expect from you. Where's your Aussie and Kayaking doppelgangers?
3 posted on 04/07/2016 12:28:27 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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Weird that Cruz thought an appearance in NYC would go well. He should stick with the few bible bangers left somewhere in New York. That’s Cruz’s only real audience.


4 posted on 04/07/2016 12:28:38 PM PDT by The Iceman Cometh (Ted Cruz polls great with young females, or is it he likes young females on a pole....I get confused)
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5 posted on 04/07/2016 12:29:12 PM PDT by bushpilot2
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Peter King.

Enough said.


6 posted on 04/07/2016 12:29:40 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Ted’s really dumb sometimes. No strategic thinking at all before the criticism of Trumps checkbook. If he had engaged his brain first he would remember Trump wrote one of those checks to him, and 22K of them to his employees.

That is why Ted is NOT a brilliant debater. Ted’s had MANY of these foolish “youth and inexperience” moments.


7 posted on 04/07/2016 12:31:06 PM PDT by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marilyn vos Savant)
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Well, given who they’ve had to twist themselves into pretzels to decide they now like because that person has either spoken well about Trump or reported supposed good news about Trump, I’d sat Peter King is climbing the FR charts as I type.


8 posted on 04/07/2016 12:31:09 PM PDT by John W (Under One Year And Counting!)
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woo hoo peter for VP...go trump go

I’ve always liked Peter King. I now love planned parenthood they do good work. They really need to raise taxes in Wisconsin...way too low. Affirmative action is a great policy.

amarite people? go trump go


9 posted on 04/07/2016 12:32:26 PM PDT by SPRINK
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Well lets clear one thing before the Trump Supporters start calling Cruz anti 9/11 first responders.

Cruz stated that he would not vote for that bill if it had amendments and riders that had nothing to do with the 9/11 first responders. It had such things, and so he voted against it.


10 posted on 04/07/2016 12:34:37 PM PDT by PA-LU Student (Ted Cruz. The one man the Republican Field is afraid to debate one on one!)
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Peter King is listed in the wrong party !


11 posted on 04/07/2016 12:34:50 PM PDT by Tilted Irish Kilt ( British historian Arnold Toynbee - Civilisations die from suicide, not by murder.)
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So you’re going to follow me around and stalk/spam me on every thread? That ain’t kosher here, pal.


12 posted on 04/07/2016 12:34:56 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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Curious if people here will applaud Peter King.

Well of course they will, because............Cruz!

13 posted on 04/07/2016 12:34:57 PM PDT by Mastador1 (I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
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Uh-huh.............


14 posted on 04/07/2016 12:35:03 PM PDT by JBW1949
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Buahahaha!!!!! I think you just summed up the hypocrisy of “conservatives” in one pic. Amazing.


15 posted on 04/07/2016 12:35:53 PM PDT by dware (Contested convention = final nail in the GOP coffin)
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I can not stand Peter King, the gas bag, BUT, he made an interesting statement when he said Cruz didn’t sign on to the 911 health bill for the cops and firemen.

How does Cartel Cruz spin that one in the neighborhoods of NYC.

I should say, Albany. He was run out of NYC.


16 posted on 04/07/2016 12:36:17 PM PDT by RitaOK ( VIVA CRISTO REY / Public education is the farm team for more Marxists coming)
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See post #10.


17 posted on 04/07/2016 12:37:14 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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New Yorkers’ inferiority complex never ceases to amaze ....


18 posted on 04/07/2016 12:37:15 PM PDT by sphinx
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Having the the King of Korruption attack you is practically an endorsement.

Isn’t King regularly derided as the most corrupt member of Congress?

Of course a dirt bag like King doesn’t like Cruz.

He likes guys who “make deals” and “grease the skids.”


19 posted on 04/07/2016 12:37:40 PM PDT by TheThirdRuffian (RINOS like Romney, McCain, Trump, and Kasich are sure losers. No more!)
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Rudy Giuliani is voting for Donald Trump http://nyp.st/1RShCpU


20 posted on 04/07/2016 12:37:56 PM PDT by bushpilot2
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