Upon finding out that Texas Sen. Ted Cruz started a regular senate basketball game, Deadspin asked for pictures of Cruz playing. Cruz himself posted a reply:
@Deadspin what do I win? pic.twitter.com/9XuRmmIkJS
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) January 25, 2017
Heh. I’m pretty sure that’s Duke freshman Grayson Allen, who does indeed look a little bit like Cruz.
Instead of laughing it off (“Nice try!” would have been a good response), Deadspin decided on a response that was…disproportionate.
@Deadspin pic.twitter.com/TMiDBco2TB
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) January 25, 2017
That just goes to show: You can take Deadspin out of Gawker, but you can’t take the Gawker out of Deadspin.
(As for those who object to this post’s title: I thought it was important to pitch it at an intellectual and emotional maturity level that Deadspin staffers were sure to understand…)
Tags: Deadspin, Media Watch, Republicans, Ted Cruz, Texas, Twitter
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