In other news...

Here are links to news stories I found interesting this week:

"When [Judge Napolitano] calls a Republican a liar on Fox News, that's kind of big, even for tea party darling, Ted Cruz":
http://crooksandliars.com/2015/12/judge-napolitano-bret-baier-impeached-ted

Marco Rubio's attacks on Ted Cruz's campaign could amount to political murder-suicide:
http://crooksandliars.com/2015/12/rubio-campaigns-attack-cruz-could-be

Uh oh! Did Ted Cruz just spill classified information during the unclassified debate? (Hey, it's OK when Republicans do it, right? RIGHT?!??)
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/ted-cruz-classified-info-debate

Those silly Republicans! I think they've been watching too many Aladdin cartoons.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/12/16/the-middle-east-dreamed-up-at-the-republican-debate-doesnt-really-exist/

Speaking of Aladdin cartoons, how many Republican voters want to bomb Agrabah, Aladdin's fictitious country? 30% in general and 41% of Trump voters?
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/poll-finds-41-trump-voters-bomb-aladdin-city-article-1.2470693

Scorecards, scorecards--get your Get Obama Party (GOP) surrealist debate scorecards here:
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/12/16/the-surrealist-gop-debate-scorecard.html

Sad news for Ted Cruz: "You keep quoting that character. I do not think he means what you think he means"...
http://mic.com/articles/130854/ted-cruz-keeps-quoting-the-princess-bride-and-mandy-patinkin-isn-t-having-it?utm_source=policymicFB&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=WHFacebook&utm_content=inf_11_285_2&tse_id=INF_2f7d7ffc9d5144ab8e63b6b95bc48adb#.U28Qzd361

Republicans just don't get it. They completely misunderstand the popular songs and movies they misappropriate. They miss the boat every time. But that doesn't stop them from strutting around, thumping their chests, and declaring "open ocean = boat." Reality much, d00ds?

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Meanwhile, if you'd rather just go straight for a giggle, check out this almost-not-satire of the Republican debate by the funny people of Saturday Night Live:

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/snl-crushes-republican-debate-in-cold-open/