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Texas Democrat and U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico fired back at his opponent, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Friday after the two Republicans echoed MAGA insults about his masculinity.
Ive said before, and I will keep saying that real men serve others; weak men serve themselves, Talarico told MS NOWs The Briefing host Jen Psaki. And so I welcome this debate about what it means to be a man, and I dont think Ken Paxton or Ted Cruz are in a position to tell anybody what a real man is.
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Heres what real men dont do, Talarico said Friday in response to the attacks. They dont lie and cheat their way through life, they dont sell their soul to the highest bidder, they dont steal from other people in order to enrich themselves.
The Democrat hailed his adoptive father, Mark Talarico, as a true masculine figure, recalling how he would not only mow their lawn but his elderly neighbors as well, without being asked and without even talking about it.
He just did it because thats what a man does, Talarico said. A man takes responsibility, a man upholds his commitments to his family and his neighbors. A man does whats right, even when no one is watching.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/james-talarico-texas-ken-paxton-ted-cruz-masculinity-manhood-attack_n_6a2c168ee4b0942fb777ab89?origin=home-latest-news-unit
BAM! I like this guy better all the time.
Dulcinea
(10,397 posts)Need I add this?
flvegan
(66,601 posts)Real men don't embrace fucking nazis.
Those are the haymakers we should be throwing, but I'm happy to see Talarico taking good swings anyway. Nice to see.
ananda
(35,681 posts)We have a good one here in Texas!
JBTaurus83
(1,769 posts)His balls are in Dumps desk.
Jilly_in_VA
(14,723 posts)Remember when his daughter tried to unalive herself? Or how he blamed being in Cancun on his kids? Yeah, that guy.
appmanga
(1,559 posts)...and a sociopathic worm. He let Trump insult his wife, and all he did was meekly, in his squeaky whine, tell Drowsy Donald to "Leave Hedi alone". The guy who defended Brittany Spears had more passion, conviction, and balls.
Qutzupalotl
(15,873 posts)I don't like the one we're in.
Brenda
(2,104 posts)I must say I am very impressed with this guy. I sure hope the decent Christians and just decent people of Texas vote for him in a landslide.
maxsolomon
(39,290 posts)Calling him Trans, directly calling him effeminate. They usually use dog whistles.
The irony of Miller and Cruz leading the attacks.
Cruz's name is RAPHAEL, he can't grow a proper beard, he's soft and flabby. Miller couldn't punch his way out of a paper sack. Their dear leader dyes his combover, wears lifts, cakes his face in makeup every day.
LisaL
(47,882 posts)real men wear orange makeup.
B.See
(8,988 posts)Cruz is a known boogre eater. Talerico just needs to keep hammering on paxtons criminality and personal life.
Nanjeanne
(6,780 posts)Bit like Goldilocks they are just right!
And thats all they got folks.
LisaL
(47,882 posts)One is too feminine and the other one is too manly. There is no pleasing republicans, is there?
sop
(19,664 posts)Amaryllis
(11,497 posts)paleotn
(22,959 posts)Well, a little chilly by my standards.
https://www.texastribune.org/2021/02/18/ted-cruz-cancun-power-outage/
Uber evilgelical Ken Paxton cheats on his wife.
Simple fact is, real men run to help during times of trouble. They don't run away from it. And real men don't break the Commandment about cheating on their spouse. If they're free to break that sacred bond, I wonder what else they'll break.
Omaha Steve
(110,380 posts)oasis
(54,172 posts)thebigidea
(13,590 posts)He can't let those scumbags define him, they are going to pushing this button every day until election day.