Ted Cruz reenacts the “mostly dead” scene from Princess Bride, world shudders

Mediaite reports the presidential candidate was speaking to a local New Hampshire ABC affiliate when he began describing his “favorite scene” from the movie. He then proceeds to act out the scene, not just doing a semi-decent Crystal impression, but also a wretched version of Mandy Patinkin’s Inigo Montoya and Carol Kane’s “Liar! Liarrrr,” essentially becoming the guy at parties who reenacts entire scenes from shows while you smile politely and wish you were elsewhere. The journalists in the room, however, applauded—presumably in awe, because, as even Cruz notes afterwards, “My media team is now having a heart attack.” They’re likely simply wishing that they, too, were mostly dead. Watch the following clip at your own risk, then picture this guy trying to hold a state dinner with, say, the German Chancellor. It’s like watching John Kerry try to be folksy, but without the nagging sense of humanity.