Castellanos agreed with his Democratic counterpart Paul Begala that Cruz is behaving in a short-sighted manner by shutting down the government to expand the conservative base.
As such, the GOP strategist recalled a bizarre analogy. “A friend explained to me today, finally, what Ted Cruz is doing,” he said. “And I finally understand: He’s having bunny sex.”
While Begala let out a confused chuckle, Cooper looked down at his watch and joked: “This is the late-night edition of 360.”
But Castellanos was persistent. And his attempt to explain the bunny sex analogy resulted in this humorous exchange:
CASTELLANOS: In nature, there are boom-and-bust cycles. The snowshoe hare, every ten years, multiplies sixfold.COOPER: Are you high?CASTELLANOS: I’m high. Totally high. Let me explain. I wish I was. The snowshoe hare — I thought it’s a marvelous explanation
— every ten years, multiplies sixfold. Bunnies like sex apparently. But the boom produces a bust. They press their food supply, they invite predators. Right now, Ted Cruz, what’s he’s doing, feels good. He’s growing his supporters. He’s leading the Republican Party, I think, into a bust.COOPER: I think you’re digging a ditch, Alex.
A few minutes later, the segment ended with Cooper ribbing Castellanos over what had just happened:
COOPER: Gentlemen, thank you. Alex, I’m still trying to figure out what the bunny sex was about.CASTELLANOS: We’ll have a man-to-man talk later.COOPER: I definitely did not learn that in my class.
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