What the Tea Party stands for
I’m hardly a fan of Senator Ted Cruz, the reactionary radical rightist who held a 21 hours fauxlibuster against a bill he voted in favor of, but he at least did something decent when posting about Nelson Mandela.
Then his supporters saw what he wrote, and their true nature came out:
What Ted’s supporters have to say
When I see things like this, I just can not understand how anyone can be a fan of the Tea Party, or claim that it is not racist down to its very core. The level of hatred and ignorance is beyond my understanding, the attitude is disgusting and reprehensible.
Totally Unauthorized 
Yes, indeed! Glad you wrote on this.
Very well said, Chris