Nick Muzin, Senior Advisor and Deputy Chief of Staff for Senator Ted Cruz, has joined countless of his conservative compatriots with a faux freakout over Ebola.
Only, in Muzin's brand of infected political theater, Obamacare is to blame:
Muzin's thoughts on Ebola, as captured by Adam Weinstein.
Sure, there's the absurdity of Muzin's sentiment, blaming a healthcare system designed to treat the sick for, well, people getting sick. However, there's also this: the subtle, unmistakable racism – blaming a black president's signature achievement for the spread of a disease originating in Africa.
Perhaps it was the former which inspired Muzin to delete his feverish ramblings. Perhaps it was the latter.
While the Tweet may be gone, this fact remains: he is Ted Cruz's Senior Advisor and Deputy Chief of Staff.
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David Harris-Gershon is author of the memoir What Do You Buy the Children of the Terrorist Who Tried to Kill Your Wife?, recently published by Oneworld Publications.
Update:
Muzin has gone with the "it was a joke" defense. Well played, sir. Well played.