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> If the choice is GOP vs. DLC GOP-lite people will choose GOP.
Captain Kirk for President!
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/26/magazine/ted-cruz-is-more-of-a-spider-man-guy.html
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Ted Cruz Is More of a Spider-Man Guy
JULY 23, 2015
Interview by ANA MARIE COX
. . .
Q. You named the small business you started as a teenager Cruz Enterprises,
after Stark Enterprises from the Iron Man comics. In your marathon
anti-Obamacare speech, you impersonated Darth Vader. Are you attracted
to antiheroes?
A. Certainly not to Vader. I was always a Han Solo guy. And when it
comes to comics, I was more of a Spider-Man guy.
Q. You are the chairman of the Senate subcommittee on space, and during a
hearing, you asked NASA to focus on space exploration rather than climate change.
Do you think there’s a big overlap between sci-fi nerds and people
interested in policy?
A. Well, I do think that readers of science fiction are interested and
attracted to the future. And in many ways, politics is a battle for
framing our future.
Q. You’re also a fan of ‘‘Star Trek.’’ Do you prefer Captain Kirk
or Captain Picard?
A. Absolutely James Tiberius Kirk.
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The Strip
By BRIAN McFADDEN
JULY 25, 2015
GOP Stunts for the Spotlight
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/26/opinion/sunday/the-strip-brian-mcfadden-comics.html
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