Ted Cruz: MSNBC's modern-day version of Nikolai Yezhov! Yezhov was the head of Stalin's secret police who fell into disfavor and was executed during a purge. A photo of him standing next to Stalin was famously airbrushed to remove his image.
And so we come to today's Morning Joe, which displayed an image of tonight's Vegas debate stage. Photos of all the candidates appear at their assigned slots. With one exception. Ted Cruz is nowhere to be seen. Simple mistake, or diabolical left-wing media plot to purge the #2 Republican contender? The truth is out there!
We'll give MSNBC the benefit of doubt, though perhaps some lower-level production assistant thought this would be a funny prank. So readers, if MSNBC were going to remove a Dem from the debate stage, who would you like it to be?