Ron Burgundy Goes All in on ‘Ted Cruz Is the Zodiac Killer’ Theory
Boy, that escalated quickly
Tim Molloy | February 7, 2019 @ 10:56 AM
Last Updated: February 7, 2019 @ 11:18 AM
“Anchorman” hero Ron Burgundy has a new podcast, and used his new platform Thursday to embrace the internet theory that Sen. Ted Cruz is the Zodiac Killer.
Cruz is not, of course, the Zodiac Killer. But that didn’t stop Burgundy (played by Will Ferrell) from reciting what he’d seen on the internet as fact, and repeating it as unquestioningly as he would the words on a teleprompter.
You can listen to “The Ron Burgundy Podcast” here. In the first episode, Burgundy embraces the true-crime podcast fad you’ve probably heard about, and explores the Zodiac Killer case. (The meme that Ted Cruz is the Zodiac Killer is born of the fact that the killer has never been identified and that many people hate Ted Cruz.)
“This one is called the Zodiac Killer,” Burgundy explains. “A serial killer who taunted the press with bizarre codes that looked like little hipster tattoos. Interesting background for the Zodiac Killer: He was raised in Houston, Texas and he actually attended Princeton and then Harvard Law… and is now working as a senator in Texas.” There’s more, but you should listen.
Burgundy’s producer — and later a forensic psychologist who drops by the show — try to explain to Burgundy that there is no way Cruz is the Zodiac Killer. But Burgundy blusters on, convinced.
Even Cruz has gotten in on the Zodiac Killer joke, tweeting out a Halloween message last year that looked like one of those hipster tattoos.
This is not the first time Cruz and Burgundy have crossed paths. In January 2017, Deadspin asked fans to submit proof that Cruz plays basketball. The Republican senator responded with a picture of himself, playing basketball, and asked: “What do I win?”
Deadspin cheerlessly replied, “Go eat s—.”
Cruz responded with a GIF of Ron Burgundy’s timeless “Anchorman” quote: “Boy, that escalated quickly.”
If Cruz keeps this up, maybe people will hate him less.
“The Ron Burgundy Podcast” is co-produced by iHeartRadio and Funny Or Die.
7 Stars Who Have Joined #DeleteFacebook Movement, From Will Ferrell to Susan Sarandon (Photos)
For over a month, Facebook has been dealing with the PR nightmare sparked by its admission that the data of up to 87 million users was secretly accessed by consulting firm Cambridge Analytica, and later used to help Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.
The slip up sparked the #DeleteFacebook hashtag, in which people on Twitter and other spaces announce they're doing precisely that. Facebook has tried to course-correct with new security measures, and CEO Mark Zuckerberg agreeing to testify before Congress. But that wasn't enough to keep some A-listers from joining #DeleteFacebook.
Here's a look at the celebs that have dropped their profiles (so far).
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Elon Musk didn't seem to hesitate when a Twitter follower dared him to delete the Facebook profile for SpaceX, his rocket company.
Not only did Musk axe the SpaceX page (claiming he wasn't aware one even existed,) he also deleted the Tesla page as well, saying it "looks lame anyway."
The two accounts combined had about 5 million followers.
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Cher tweeted that it was "VERY HARD" to delete her account, because of the "amazing young Ppl there." But delete it she did. If only Facebook could turn back time (I'll show myself out).
The Goddess of Pop must've been talking about her personal page only, however, because her commercial page is still live. Guess it's hard to delete those 2.4 million followers.
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The OG of #DeleteFacebook, Jim Carrey was off the social network even before the Cambridge Analytica news made it cool. Carrey dumped his Facebook stock and ditched his profile back in February, because the company "profited from Russian interference in our elections and they’re still not doing enough to stop it."
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Alright, Woz didn't technically delete his profile. The Apple co-founder said he was too worried about losing ownership of the "stevewoz” handle. But he deactivated the account, saying Facebook has a one-way relationship with its users. “The profits are all based on the user’s info, but the users get none of the profits back," Woz told USA Today.
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Deleting Facebook is so hot right now, at least according to Will Ferrell. The "Anchorman" star erased his profile at the end of March, saying on his page "Cambridge Analytica's misuse of millions of Facebook users' information in order to undermine our democracy and infringe on our citizens' 'privacy'" was the reason for his exodus.
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Singer Roseanne Cash, daughter of country great Johnny Cash, announced on March 29 that she would delete her Facebook account the next day. That remains to be seen, however: the page is still live as of April 9.
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On April 12, Susan Sarandon announced she was quitting Facebook via Instagram (which is also owned by Facebook), posting a quote by Charles Bukowski that begins, "Censorship is the tool of those who have the need to hide actualities from themselves and from others."
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Several Hollywood and Silicon Valley heavy hitters recently ditched the social network
For over a month, Facebook has been dealing with the PR nightmare sparked by its admission that the data of up to 87 million users was secretly accessed by consulting firm Cambridge Analytica, and later used to help Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.
The slip up sparked the #DeleteFacebook hashtag, in which people on Twitter and other spaces announce they're doing precisely that. Facebook has tried to course-correct with new security measures, and CEO Mark Zuckerberg agreeing to testify before Congress. But that wasn't enough to keep some A-listers from joining #DeleteFacebook.
Here's a look at the celebs that have dropped their profiles (so far).
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