• News & Politics
  • Culture
  • Food
  • Science & Health
  • Money
  • Life Stories
  • Video
  • Reviews
    • Lifestyle
      • The New Sober Boom
      • Getting Hooked on Quitting
    • Education
      • Liberal Arts Cuts Are Dangerous
      • Is College Necessary?
    • Finance
      • Dying Parents Costing Millennials Dear
      • Gen Z Investing In Le Creuset
    • Crypto
      • Investing
        • SEC vs Celebrity Crypto Promoters
        • 'Dark' Personalities Drawn to BTC
Profile Log In/Sign Up Saved Articles Go Ad-Free Logout
subscribe
Help keep Salon independent
Newsletter
Profile Login/Sign Up
Saved Articles Go Ad-Free Logout
  • News & Politics
  • Culture
  • Food
salon logo
  • Science & Health
  • Money
  • Video

"Let's get rid of Ted Cruz!": Jon Stewart axes GOP's weakest link for 2016

Stewart makes room in the Republican clown car by getting rid of the shameless Texas hypocrite

By Colin Gorenstein

Published May 6, 2015 1:23PM (EDT)

    (Comedy Central)
(Comedy Central)
--

Shares

Facebook
Twitter
Reddit
Email

There are so many Republican hopefuls in the 2016 race that Jon Stewart decided that it was time to start narrowing the field on Tuesday's "Daily Show." The easiest remedy, Stewart proposed, was a game of "Let's Get Rid of Ted Cruz." "The Daily Show" dug up several instances of blatant hypocrisy from the Texas Republican to make the case.

Starting in, Stewart played a clip of Cruz hammering President Barack Obama for taking up "Commander in Chief" time with fundraising efforts. Cut to: That time Cruz skipped out on voting on the confirmation of Attorney General Loretta Lynch (whose confirmation he once said he'd be voting "unambiguously no" on). Where was he instead? Fundraising, naturally.

Stewart also found humor in the fact that Cruz once railed against the president for "inflaming" racial tensions and dividing us as a nation. Remember when Cruz accused supporters of marriage equality that they were waging a "jihad"?

“So you want a president who can bring people together who understands that, if you’re pro-marriage equality, you are the same as ISIS. Got it!” Stewart concluded.

Watch the clip below:

The Daily Show
Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes,The Daily Show on Facebook,Daily Show Video Archive


By Colin Gorenstein

Colin Gorenstein is Salon's assistant editor of internet and viral content. Follow @colingorenstein or email cgorenstein@salon.com.

MORE FROM Colin Gorenstein


Related Topics ------------------------------------------

2016 Jon Stewart Ted Cruz The Daily Show Video

Related Articles


Advertisement:
  • Home
  • About
  • Staff
  • Contact
  • Privacy
  • Terms of Service
  • Archive
  • Go Ad Free

Copyright © 2025 Salon.com, LLC. Reproduction of material from any Salon pages without written permission is strictly prohibited. SALON ® is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as a trademark of Salon.com, LLC. Associated Press articles: Copyright © 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


DMCA Policy