Who needs facts in a debate?
During a heated-back-and-forth Saturday night in the Republican debate, Ted Cruz declared to CBS debate moderator John Dickerson that the U.S. has “80 years of precedent of not confirming Supreme Court justices in an election year.”
Dickerson interrupted and reminded him that Justice Kennedy was actually confirmed in 1988. Cruz interjected that it was 1987.
“That’s the question, is it appointing or confirming?” Dickerson said.
“Sorry, I want to get the facts straight for the audience. I apologize,” Dickerson said.
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“In this case it’s both. If I could finish–” Cruz said.
“Sorry, I want to get the facts straight for the audience. I apologize,” Dickerson said.
At which point the debate audience booed energetically.
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“My feelings and opinions are as important as your facts.”
We have a 200+ year precedence of Stare Decisis, yet Alberta Rafael wants the Suprme Court to overturn Roe.
Teddy has never been one to let reality undermine his fact-devoid rhetoric, and anyone with the temerity to challenge him is clearly an unpatriotic heretic.
Pesky questions from pesky moderator got in the way of a perfect good infomercial