For some reason known only to him, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) seems to have a desperate need to engage in online trolling aimed at those he disagrees with. The problem, however, is that nearly every single time he goes on Twitter and fires off what he thinks is a brilliant riposte, the joke winds up being on him.
Such is the case yet again with Cruz trying to take a cheap shot at comedian Patton Oswalt, who announced earlier this week he would be canceling upcoming shows in Florida and Utah because the venues wouldn’t agree that the audience either show proof of a COVID vaccination or agree to a coronavirus test, NBC News reported:
“This difficult decision was made due to the rising numbers of Covid cases and also because I have an ego, but my ego is not big enough to think that people should die to hear my stupid comedy,” Oswalt said in the video about the cancellations. “So hopefully, hopefully, in the future we can rebook those when sanity holds sway again. But this sucks, I was really looking forward to Florida, to Salt Lake City.”
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In response, Cruz posted this snarky tweet:
Both of his fans were disappointed. https://t.co/2JdepUcLjh
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) September 9, 2021
That was all it took for Oswalt to respond to the senator with five devastating postings that brought up some of Cruz’s most humiliating actions:
(sigh)
Okay Ted, here we go…Not as disappointed as Texas was when you cut your Cancun vacation short and came home. https://t.co/kY3nXZuQSB
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) September 9, 2021
Ted, you Tweeted this at 1am. Put the phone down and return to liquid form for a few hours
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) September 9, 2021
Ted, my fans are all at home, waiting to see you at the January 6th hearings.
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) September 9, 2021
I’m so flattered you took time from your porn scrolling for this, Ted.
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) September 9, 2021
Well, that was fun. As always Ted, you’re a friendless, cowardly embarrassment and your beard looks stupid.
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) September 9, 2021
Game, set, and match, Patton Oswalt.
Others also joined the online mocking of Cruz:
He’s got more fans than you – 4.7>4.5 😂 pic.twitter.com/srhkq9blG3
— DaHollafish (@dahollafish) September 9, 2021
650K Americans have died, 1500 more are dying/day, Texas leads America in infections—and @TedCruz instead mocks @pattonoswalt for caring about the health & safety of his fellow Americans more than he cares about making money.
It’s called integrity. No wonder Cruz can’t relate. pic.twitter.com/wq2U6B8yrn
— Qasim Rashid, Esq. (@QasimRashid) September 9, 2021
The thought of a milky, spineless swamp creature like Ted Cruz insulting @pattonoswalt for caring about people’s health is going to grate on me for a good while.
— Gail Simone (@GailSimone) September 9, 2021
Memo to Ted Cruz: Delete your Twitter account and take a seat.
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