On Saturday, the Houston Astros won Major League Baseball’s World Series title. It was an exciting postseason for the Astros, and some history was made as Dusty baker became the oldest and winningest manager in MLB history to add a World Series championship trophy to his list of accolades. For the city, it was only the second World Series championship in franchise history.
On Monday, the city of Houston got to see its Astros in a World Series parade. One of the fun traditions for professional sports teams that win championships is they set aside a day to parade around and wave to their fans and then usually give a few thank you speeches on a dais downtown somewhere. Unfortunately for many Houstonians, these kinds of big public events bring out the worst in us. Specifically, Senator Ted Cruz rode around waving to the less-than-enthusiastic-to-see-Ted-Cruz crowd.
The video clips of Cruz trying to soak in some reflected glory and failing are worth the watch because the duplicitous Senator got roundly booed all along the way.
Here’s a young child getting what is possibly their first chance to see what a scumbag politician looks like.
According to USA Editor and Houston Sports reporter Ben DuBose, people also gave silent signals showing their opinions of the Senator.
Here he is getting booed in a sunnier area of the city.
And here is a closer shot of the impenetrable face of the sociopathic senator, as he shakes his thumb in an uncomfortable version of the standard positive “thumbs up” sign.
And here’s with some cursing.
While we don’t condone violence, here’s the moment someone threw a beer at Senator Cruz.
Finally, enjoy the Beto sign!
Double finally, Get Out The Vote!
At long last, the 2022 midterms are almost here! With the battle for the House front and center, we give you a window into the key races on a final pre-election episode of The Downballot. We discuss a wide range of contests that will offer insight into how the night is going, including top GOP pickup opportunities, second-tier Republican targets, and the seats where Democrats are on offense. And with many vote tallies likely to stretch on for some time, we also identify several bellwether races in states that count quickly.