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Best Clips of Ted Cruz’s Talkathon on Defunding Obamacare (Video)

By JM Rieger and Emily Pierce
Posted September 24, 2013 at 10:28pm

Sen. Ted Cruz compared the fight against Obamacare to the battle against Nazi Germany and mused on the intimidating nature of the moon. The Texas Republican talked about the deliciousness of White Castle mini burgers, how he doesn’t know Ashton Kutcher personally, and how he is a coward when it comes to wearing boots versus comfortable shoes. And he found time to read some bedtime stories to his daughters.

There have been so many moments in Cruz’s stem-winder. Here are a few of the best:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjwKuOOCInc&feature=youtu.be

 

 

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