Whoa. Whoa.
The Des Moines Register posted a Q&A yesterday in which Sen. Ted Cruz revealed that his favorite movie is “The Princess Bride”:
Sen. Cruz tells the Des Moines Register that his favorite movie is The Princess Bride. #2016
— Kasie Hunt (@kasie) October 25, 2013
Awesome, right? The guy’s got great taste in movies! But then, this happened:
Did he just kiss 2016 goodbye? RT @Chris_Moody: Ted Cruz on avocados: "I dislike it passionately." http://t.co/WE49sqz0CS
— David Seawright (@DavidSeawright) October 25, 2013
Oh no he di’int!
“Um, I despise avocado. It’s the only food I dislike, and I dislike it passionately. Which is ironic, because I’m Cuban, and my dad grew up with avocado trees in his backyard. My whole family eats avocados like crazy, but I can’t stand them.”
i appreciate cruz's hard truth on avocados.
— David Harsanyi (@davidharsanyi) October 25, 2013
No. Please. Say it ain’t so, Senator!
NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! WHY?!?!?!?! Ted Cruz Hates Avocados http://t.co/vMs0IFIPa9 via @
— Brandon Morse (@TheBrandonMorse) October 25, 2013
#unAmerican RT @chris_moody: Ted Cruz on avocados: "I dislike it passionately." http://t.co/X0nBxj7cIl
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) October 25, 2013
Canadian! RT @gabrielmalor: #unAmerican RT @chris_moody: Ted Cruz on avocados: "I dislike it passionately." http://t.co/IEKqW6du9V
— April Thompson (@oddlysaid) October 25, 2013
Ted Cruz does not like avocados, meaning he's not a true Texan & clearly out of touch with his populace. I demand to see a citizenship card.
— MacKenzie McCarver (@MacKenzie23) October 25, 2013
Ted Cruz "despises" avocado, and I now despise Ted Cruz. http://t.co/v9hWgDzwNZ
— Lachlan Markay (@lachlan) October 25, 2013
Ted Cruz: Wrong about avocados. Wrong for America. http://t.co/TNTbTsWUUp
— Daniel Foster (@DanFosterType) October 25, 2013
WHAT? @SenTedCruz hates avocados? That's it, I regret my vote. http://t.co/0wKf7ZaF5k
— C. Whalen Stephens (@CorieWStephens) October 25, 2013
Ted Cruz got me on loving The Princess Bride but lost me on avocado hatred. http://t.co/WecWNk27cD
— Frank J. Fleming (@IMAO_) October 25, 2013
Look, it's one thing to dislike broccoli. Wise minds may differ. But disliking avocado is simply unacceptable.
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) October 25, 2013
Ted Cruz hates avocados. Very, very disturbing.
— Billy Keene (@billykeene22) October 25, 2013
You avocado haters have clearly never had a turkey sandwich with bacon, avocado & mayo. I pity the hollow existence that you call your lives
— Harold Stickeehands (@StickeeNotes) October 25, 2013
My girl LOVES avocados. Straight out of the shell, on salads or as guacamole. Ted Cruz does not. Could he be any more racist?
— Rick Sheridan (@RickSheridan) October 25, 2013
Paging #TeamAvocado!
— Sean Agnew (@seanagnew) October 25, 2013
#TeamAvocado is a big tent. Welcome. RT @BDayspring: I was in the defund avocado wing until 2011. Now I swear by them. #flipflop
— David Seawright (@DavidSeawright) October 25, 2013
For the record, #TeamAvocado.
— Ashley McCully (@TXTrendyChick) October 25, 2013
#TeamAvocado I'm eating an avocado right now
— Sara Ackerman (@saramikaila) October 25, 2013
#teamavocado RT @morningmoneyben People who dislike avocados are monsters.
— Seth D. Michaels (@sethdmichaels) October 25, 2013
I don't always tweet food pics, but when I do, it's for #TeamAvocado (@blacknorangedc = best burger in DC) pic.twitter.com/ubqD7HFort
— Lachlan Markay (@lachlan) October 25, 2013
Good taste would dictate that everyone would be on #TeamAvocado, but as it turns out, that’s not the case. Cruz’s confession also empowered his fellow traitors to come forward:
Avocados are awful and Princess Bride is awesome.
— Brian Faughnan (@BrianFaughnan) October 25, 2013
Avocados are awful. Why are people talking about them?
— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) October 25, 2013
Are avocados mentioned in the Constitution? No? Then I'm agin' 'em.
— jon gabriel (@exjon) October 25, 2013
If I ever run for president my campaign motto will be, "I despise avocado."
— jon gabriel (@exjon) October 25, 2013
Loves Princess Bride, hates avocados. Ted Cruz can't be all bad.
— Megawatt Herb Drench (@mdrache) October 25, 2013
https://twitter.com/Rebeccaaaleanne/status/393766296959320065
I stand with Ted Cruz re: avocados
— Mary Phillips-Sandy (@maryps) October 25, 2013
Avocados = The Devils' Fruit @busybeeblogger @NolteNC
— jon gabriel (@exjon) October 25, 2013
Whaaaaat? We don’t even know how to respond to that. So maybe now would be a good time for a little perspective:
The contrast is clear. Cruz doesn't like avocados. Obama ate a dog.
— RBe (@RBPundit) October 25, 2013
Ted Cruz hates avocados, but Obama's economy is the pits. #SomeoneHadTo
— Razor (@hale_razor) October 25, 2013
Can’t argue with that.
Ted Cruz may not like avocados, but he does like the sweet taste of freedom.
— Razor (@hale_razor) October 25, 2013
Well, that’s true. And we’ve gotta admire Sen. Cruz for that, at least. But we’re still keeping our eye on him:
I’m ok if Cruz hates avocados. If it comes out as pro-beet, he’s dead to me though.
— Jim Jamitis (@anthropocon) October 25, 2013
***
Related:
