Kyle Becker tells us how an MSNBC reporter tried to trap Ted Cruz with a comparison of his appeal for help for hurricane Harvey victims with his vote against the hurricane Sandy bill. He patiently explains to the hapless reporter that the Sandy bill was piled high with unrelated spending. See After MSNBC Host Broadsides Ted Cruz With 'Gotcha' Question About Hurricane Sandy, He Drops the Thunder:
“The problem with that particular bill is it became a $50 billion bill that was filled with unrelated pork. Two-thirds of that bill had nothing to do with Sandy. And what I said then, and still believe now, is that it's not right for politicians to exploit a disaster and people are hurting to pay for their own political wish list. Disaster relief needs to be focused on the victims of disaster relief. And I supported that for Sandy, disaster relief there, and I would support that anywhere there's a major disaster without getting distracted by political unnecessary pork spending.”
Seemed less like "thunder" to me than polite mansplaining, which Katy Tur, and probably others at MSNBC, sorely needed.
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