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…)
Cruz’s “Well that escalated quickly” post immediately after was the punchline that won the day, in fact.
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You guys don’t think it’s Cruz tweeting from Cruz’s account, do you?
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