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      Highlight Reel: 11 Craziest Moments From Ted Cruz’s Quasi-Filibuster

      Say What?

      It was supposed to be about Obamacare, but the guy had 21 hours to fill. See the best moments.

      Ben Jacobs

      The Daily Beast Video

      Updated Apr. 20, 2017 4:04PM EDT / Published Sep. 25, 2013 2:04PM EDT 

      Sen. Ted Cruz started speaking on the Senate floor 2:41 p.m. on Tuesday…and he didn’t stop until 21 hours later. Of course, his quixotic crusade to defund Obamacare will surely fail, but it made for some good TV. Things got a bit goofy.

      Here are eleven of the quirkiest moments from Cruz’s quasi-filibuster. But first, a mashup of the highlights.

      Cruz Reads ‘Green Eggs and Ham

      Cruz Quotes ‘Duck Dynasty’

      Cruz and Sen. Mike Lee Exchange Silly Questions

      Lee Derides Cowboy Poetry and Barry Manilow

      Cruz Likes White Castle’s ‘Little Burgers’

      Lee Wants To Be a Pirate

      Sexy as Ashton Kutcher?

      ‘Law Is Not a Breast That Fills Itself With Milk’

      Cruz Quotes Toby Keith

      ‘You Know Latins Love White Suits’

      Cruz Reads ‘Atlas Shrugged’

      Ben Jacobs

      Ben Jacobs

      @bencjacobs

      The Daily Beast Video

      @beastvideo

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