On Thursday, Sen. Ted Cruz went on The Joe Pags Show to discuss the important news of the day: the Biden crime family! (This is a radio show where conservatives go to say things like there was no insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021, because white people can’t break the law.)
During the conversation, host Pags wondered: If President Joe Biden was impeached by the Republican-led House, would there be enough Democratic senators willing to remove Biden from office? Cruz responded:
“I don’t think Senate Democrats, if you had video of Joe Biden murdering children dressed as the devil under a full moon while singing Pat Benatar, they still wouldn’t vote to convict.”
Hacky hyperbole aside: Pat Benatar? As in, recently inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Pat Benatar?
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The responses to this gave us all a chance to reminisce about one of the great pop singers and songwriters of the 1980s.
A quick breakdown of the argument:
Maybe this is why Pat Benatar gives Cruz a little satanic panic?
It is very difficult not to think this.
Pat Benatar is the best.
This one is evergreen.
Finally, let’s never forget: Love is a battlefield.
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