Reuters
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas).
"Imagine healthcare reform that keeps government out of the way between you and your doctor," Cruz said at one point during his Monday speech. "Imagine a simple flat tax that lets every American fill out his or her taxes on a postcard. Imagine abolishing the IRS."
Democratic operatives, reporters, and other observers mocked the riff by comparing it to John Lennon's famous "Imagine" song that similarly asked his listeners to picture a better world.
The spokesman for the Democratic National Committee, Mo Elleithee, even weighed in with some "Imagine" lyrics:
Imagine all the people…..
- Mo Elleithee (@MoElleithee) March 23, 2015You may say I'm a dreamerBut I'm not the only oneI hope someday you'll join usAnd the world will be as one
- Mo Elleithee (@MoElleithee) March 23, 2015Imagine there's no HeavenIt isn't hard to dooooCommon Core outlaws itJobs, jobs, jobs for youuuuu
- Eliot Nelson (@eliotnelson) March 23, 2015Imagine having to go through this a dozen more times over the next two months...
- Nahal Toosi (@nahaltoosi) March 23, 2015I totally am, now. RT @nahaltoosi: Imagine having a hot fudge sundae ...
- Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) March 23, 2015?? Imagine there's no countriesIt isn't hard to doNothing to kill or die for& no religion tooImagine all the peopleLiving life in peace??
- Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) March 23, 2015imagine Seinfeld still on tv today
- Rob Flaherty (@Rob_Flaherty) March 23, 2015Imagine it's 2017 and all of this is over
- Ariel Edwards-Levy (@aedwardslevy) March 23, 2015Imagine this Ted Cruz speech auto-tuned to the John Lennon original.
- Yair Rosenberg (@Yair_Rosenberg) March 23, 2015