{"id":556911,"date":"2021-06-08T13:21:19","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T17:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=556911"},"modified":"2021-06-08T13:21:23","modified_gmt":"2021-06-08T17:21:23","slug":"former-dan-crenshaw-opponent-mocks-his-eyes-crenshaw-fires-back-perfect-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-dan-crenshaw-opponent-mocks-his-eyes-crenshaw-fires-back-perfect-response\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Dan Crenshaw Opponent Mocks His Eyes. Crenshaw Fires Back Perfect Response."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-dan-crenshaw-opponent-mocks-his-eyes-crenshaw-fires-back-perfect-response%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=556911&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>After Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) slammed Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) for claiming the GOP thinks the only way they can win is preventing Americans from voting, a Democrat who launched an unsuccessful bid for Congress in Texas for Rep. Dan Crenshaw\u2019s seat in 2020 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitchy.com\/brettt-3136\/2021\/06\/07\/bless-your-heart-blue-check-tells-rep-dan-crenshaw-he-cant-see-the-truth-and-it-isnt-because-of-his-eyes\/\">targeted him<\/a> with an insulting tweet referencing his eyes, writing, \u201cThe reason you can\u2019t see the objective truth isn\u2019t because of your eyes; its because how far you have your nose up your Dear Leader\u2019s a$$.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-232650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Cardnell-1-1-252x576.jpg\" alt width=\"252\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2021\/06\/Cardnell-1-1-252x576.jpg 252w, https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2021\/06\/Cardnell-1-1-131x300.jpg 131w, https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2021\/06\/Cardnell-1-1.jpg 542w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Crenshaw, who lost his right eye to a bomb while fighting for his country in Afghanistan and has had to undergo multiple surgeries to save his remaining eye, recently was losing vision in the remaining eye, which kept him off Twitter until he underwent another surgery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBack in January, I had some flashes off to the corner of my vision,\u201d Crenshaw said in mid-May. \u201cImagine looking at a screen too long and maybe some distortions associated with that \u2026 that blinking, that\u2019s sort of what I saw. \u2026 I was really confronted with permanent blindness this time because a retinal detachment is very, very dangerous.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He described what vision he was dealing with in his remaining eye:\u00a0 \u201cWear a dive mask, put some bubble bath in it and rub the lenses with Vaseline and that\u2019s sort of what I see.\u201d Then he added that his situation was simply part of the deal when he signed up with the military: \u201cIs something hard, yes? Is it hard compared to what? In compared to who? What they had to deal with? You know, that should stiffen your spine sometimes,\u201d as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.khou.com\/article\/news\/local\/dan-crenshaw-eye-surgery\/285-e2dc4e15-37dc-474d-a6f6-56a819d2bf6d\">KHOU<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>After Elise Cardnell sniped at him about his eyes, Crenshaw fired back a swift response: \u201cActually it\u2019s just \u2018eye,\u2019 singular.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"6.1621621621622\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Actually it\u2019s just \u201ceye,\u201d singular. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4LSiHbK5AN\">https:\/\/t.co\/4LSiHbK5AN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dan Crenshaw (@DanCrenshawTX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DanCrenshawTX\/status\/1402030420858966024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 7, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Cardnell then doubled down, tweeting, \u201cWell, I ran out of characters to say \u2018eyes, or lack thereof.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-232656\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Cardnell-2-1-300x151.jpg\" alt width=\"300\" height=\"151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2021\/06\/Cardnell-2-1-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2021\/06\/Cardnell-2-1.jpg 704w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Crenshaw had a ready response for that, too: \u201cBless your heart. Please pray for this woman.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"5.5652173913043\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bless your heart. Please pray for this woman. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bkUdP6P0gr\">https:\/\/t.co\/bkUdP6P0gr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dan Crenshaw (@DanCrenshawTX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DanCrenshawTX\/status\/1402038016747753475?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 7, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As summarized by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Elisa_Cardnell\">Ballotpedia<\/a>, \u201cCardnell ran for election to the U.S. House to represent\u00a0Texas\u2019 2nd Congressional District. She withdrew before the Democratic primary runoff on\u00a0July 14, 2020.\u00a0Elisa Cardnell was born in West Germany. Cardnell served in the United States Navy from 2007 to 2018.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Crenshaw\u2019s measured response is in line with how he has responded in the past when his eyes were mocked. After comedian and Saturday Night Live cast member Pete Davidson mocked Crenshaw\u2019s eye-patch, stating in November 2018, \u201cYou may be surprised to hear he\u2019s a Congressional candidate from Texas and not a hitman in a porno movie. I\u2019m sorry, I know he lost his eye in war, or whatever,\u201d Crenshaw\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/veteran-mocked-snl-comedian-responds-doesnt-want-ashe-schow\">responded<\/a> to Davidson\u2019s remark on Twitter, writing, \u201cGood rule in life: I try hard not to offend; I try harder not to be offended. That being said, I hope\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nbcsnl\">@nbcsnl<\/a> recognizes that vets don\u2019t deserve to see their wounds used as punchlines for bad jokes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Crenshaw is a retired lieutenant commander with the United States Navy and former Navy SEAL. According to his campaign website\u2019s \u201cabout\u201d section, he \u201cgraduated from Tufts University in 2006, where he earned his Naval officer commission through Navy ROTC.\u201d After graduation, he reported immediately to SEAL training, where he excelled, and then deployed to Fallujah, in Iraq \u2014 the first of five tours of duty serving his country overseas.<\/p>\n<p>He lost his eye on his third deployment. \u201cAfter six months of combat operations,\u201d Crenshaw\u2019s official biography notes, \u201cDan was hit by an IED blast during a mission in Helmand province, Afghanistan.\u201d He lost his right eye and his left was \u201cbadly damaged.\u201d After undergoing several surgeries, Crenshaw returned to service, deploying\u00a0twice more.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) slammed Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) for claiming the GOP thinks the only way they can win is preventing Americans from voting, a Democrat who launched &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2279621,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Cardnell-1-1-252x576.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Former Dan Crenshaw Opponent Mocks His Eyes. 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