Overheard on 'Meet the Press':

Ted Cruz

"If we have a shut down, it will be Harry Reid's fault, because he refuses to do what I say."

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), principal organizer of the defund Obamacare effort.

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David Gregory

"Why in the fuck should he do that? Your gums have been flapping for weeks, but you never seem to offer anything of substance."

David Gregory, host of "Meet the Press"

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Ted Cruz

"Because."

Sen. Cruz

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David Gregory

"Democrats say your position is purist. There are problems with Obamacare, but you haven't engaged in a debate on how to change it. You've said let's kill it and defund it and that's all you will accept."

David Gregory

Ted Cruz

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"It is the Democrats that have engaged in abolitionism, not the

Republicans. The House wants to delay it for American families just as we have done for corporations. What have the Dems compromised on?

Sen. Cruz

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David Gregory

"You make the argument as if there is no broader context. It's been legislated, adjudicated challenged in court... The president was re-elected over the Republican candidate who wanted to repeal Obamacare. You don't even have the same people who started out beside you. Where have you moved anything? What in the fuck have you accomplished with your demagoguery."

David Gregory

Ted Cruz

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"The facts are becoming clearer every day—Obamacare doesn't

work."

Sen. Cruz

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David Gregory

"Uhmmmm...  you do fucking realize that very few provisions of Obamacare are even in effect yet. Actual coverage won't even begin until 2014. Have you had a lobotomy? Are you retarded? Were you aborted as a baby? There are so many parts of Obamacare that actually will help people, and there is no way you can know what the impact of this law will be five years down the line. Sixty percent of Americans actually support Obamacare. The president says you don't want it to succeed because people will discover they like it?

David Gregory

Ted Cruz

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"If people in America want healthcare, get a goddam job. Or marry a really smart woman who is desperate! That's what I did."

Sen. Cruz

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David Gregory

"Wow. You are a cosmic dick. I didn't think one person could score so high on the scale of dickitude, but you sir, have broken the record. The worst thing is that you lie to both the American people and yourself."

David Gregory

Ted Cruz

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"Yes, I am a liar. Yes, I twist the truth. Yes, I totally fuck with

reality. But you know, I do it with a smile, so that makes it all OK. It isn't a lie if I end every sentence with 'pull my finger.'

Sen. Cruz