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US Senator’s Bad Joke Angers Nigerians Regarding Nigerian Email Scammers ......
The Punch
October 24, 2013
Nigerians have expressed their dissatisfaction with the United States lawmaker representing the State of Texas in the American Senate, Ted Cruz, for blaming the glitches plaguing the Obamacare website on Nigerians.
Many Americans had been experiencing error messages and long waits in trying to sign on to healthcare.gov, the online insurance portal under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, often called Obamacare, which offers health insurance plans to millions of uninsured US citizens.
Cruz, played a major role in the showdown in Washington over the rollout of Obamacare that resulted in a 16-day shutdown of the American government.
The Senator, who had attempted to defund the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act at a “Welcome Home” speech in Houston, the largest city in the State of Texas, said rather jokingly that President Barrack Obama had hired Nigerian scammers to run the website.
In the video which circulated on YouTube, Cruz said, “I’ve spent the past month in Washington, DC. It is terrific to be back. You may have noticed that all the Nigerian email scammers have become a lot less active lately. They all have been hired to run the Obamacare website which is malfunctioning.”
But many Nigerians are angry with Cruz over the statement and have condemned what they describe as an “expensive joke.”
According to them, Cruz’s statement is not only unguarded and undiplomatic but a “racist” comment. A YouTube user, Olu Omole, lamented that Cruz should have expressed himself during his speech to his constituents without bruising diplomatic relations. He said the US lawmaker’s statement was an insult to the generality of Nigerians.
Omole said, “Can’t he (Cruz) express himself without insulting others? Some people are just pathetic. Crippling his nation, the US, does he think it’s the best thing to do? If he is angry with Obama winning the last election, then he should face him and not insult Nigeria as a nation.
“This comment is unguarded, irresponsible, undiplomatic, and unethical. What do we say of home grown American terrorists, American criminals alcohol smugglers, scam artists, the pedophiles, serial killers, and, of course, the usual school shooters? Then would it be right to tag Americans as killers and criminals?”
419 guys can bring down mighty America,,,they are not even financed by the Nigerian government.....my people you too much,,,,I drink champagne for you because even C.I.A cannot catch you.....Igbo kwenu
Posted: at 25-10-2013 02:03 AM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac
steveoneal at 25-10-2013 08:48 AM (11 years ago) (m)
ted cruz is just a frustrated nazi,,, he lost woefully with his teaparty govt shutdown,,, thats why he s spewing his venom on nigeria,,, only if jonathan could take this up diplomatically ,, but i guess nayy,,,
Posted: at 25-10-2013 08:48 AM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac
Mobbysmartins at 25-10-2013 10:14 AM (11 years ago) (m)
The problem with American leaders is that they have the misguided opinion that they are better than others.A country where a man get married to a fellow man.A country where a woman get married to a fellow woman.A country where a 14 year old boy wakes up in the morning and goes to school with guns shooting everybody in the school.A country where a man undergoes surgery and turns himself into a woman.A country where a woman undergoes surgery and turn herself into a man.A country where no day passes without somebody shooting and killing people.A country where a child kills both parents.A country that have homosegxwals in the their congress.A country where you cannot beat your own children to correct them when they are wrong. Instead of concentrating on solving their domestic violence problems(domestic terrorists),they claiming to the World that they are better than everyone.Upon all these problems in their country they still have the over bloated ego to talk down on others.Nonsense.
Posted: at 25-10-2013 10:14 AM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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