Ted Cruz Becomes First Major Candidate to Announce Presidential Bid for 2016
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Gee, all that "hate" reminds me of how conservatives attacked Sonia Sotomayor:
Sotomayor critics turn up heat - politics - Supreme Court | NBC News
Remember?
Say what? That was nothing.
Liberals here wanting to hang Clarence Thomas AND his wife.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3ctO7fdrcc
Teddy shows his usual brilliance by defending Indiana's bigoted law against gays:
GOP’s Ted Cruz calls religious liberty a defining issue
Source: ASSOCIATED PRESS
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Texas Sen. Ted Cruz says concerns about religious freedom could unite Republicans and rally conservative Democrats to the GOP in 2016.
The Republican presidential candidate told an audience in Sioux City, Iowa, on Wednesday that a new Indiana law is awakening like-minded voters of various political stripes.
Speaking in Republican-heavy northwest Iowa’s evangelical hub, Cruz says religious liberty “is not some fringe view” and that “courageous conservatives” need to stand up for it.
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence signed a law giving heightened protections to businesses that object on religious grounds to providing certain services. Critics say the law discriminates against gays, and it’s drawing threats of boycotts and other economic actions.
Read more: GOP’s Ted Cruz calls religious liberty a defining issue - Salon.com
Fool doesn't realize the law has already cost the state tens of thousands of dollars in lost tourist revenue and will cost it more unless it is abrogated and soon.
GOP’s Ted Cruz calls religious liberty a defining issue
Source: ASSOCIATED PRESS
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Texas Sen. Ted Cruz says concerns about religious freedom could unite Republicans and rally conservative Democrats to the GOP in 2016.
The Republican presidential candidate told an audience in Sioux City, Iowa, on Wednesday that a new Indiana law is awakening like-minded voters of various political stripes.
Speaking in Republican-heavy northwest Iowa’s evangelical hub, Cruz says religious liberty “is not some fringe view” and that “courageous conservatives” need to stand up for it.
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence signed a law giving heightened protections to businesses that object on religious grounds to providing certain services. Critics say the law discriminates against gays, and it’s drawing threats of boycotts and other economic actions.
Read more: GOP’s Ted Cruz calls religious liberty a defining issue - Salon.com
Fool doesn't realize the law has already cost the state tens of thousands of dollars in lost tourist revenue and will cost it more unless it is abrogated and soon.
But at the same time Cruz brought in some mangled history of science:
There are some large problems here. “Galileo did NOT discover that the Earth is round. I know of no competent historian who maintains otherwise,” comments Harvard historian of science Steven Shapin, author of, among other works, the widely read “The Scientific Revolution,” by e-mail.
Galileo actually got in trouble with the Church over Copernicanism, or the idea that the Earth goes around the sun, itself located at the center of the solar system — not the shape of the Earth.
Ted Cruz invokes Galileo to defend climate skepticism — and historians aren’t happy - The Washington Post
Well, he's got the necessary scientific illiteracy for a teabagger candidate.
On the global warming alarmists, anyone who actually points to the evidence that disproves their apocalyptical claims, they don’t engage in reasoned debate. What do they do? They scream, ‘You’re a denier.’ They brand you a heretic. Today, the global warming alarmists are the equivalent of the flat-Earthers. It used to be [that] it is accepted scientific wisdom the Earth is flat, and this heretic named Galileo was branded a denier.
There are some large problems here. “Galileo did NOT discover that the Earth is round. I know of no competent historian who maintains otherwise,” comments Harvard historian of science Steven Shapin, author of, among other works, the widely read “The Scientific Revolution,” by e-mail.
Galileo actually got in trouble with the Church over Copernicanism, or the idea that the Earth goes around the sun, itself located at the center of the solar system — not the shape of the Earth.
Ted Cruz invokes Galileo to defend climate skepticism — and historians aren’t happy - The Washington Post
Well, he's got the necessary scientific illiteracy for a teabagger candidate.
How you can tell Cruz is not a Canadian.........
Sen Ted Cruz is a piece of s**t and not very original.
Sen. Ted Cruz rapidly apologized Wednesday after making a joke at the expense of Vice President Joe Biden, whose son died during the weekend.
So f*** Ted Cruz forever for using this opportunity, as Beau lies in state, waiting to be buried on Saturday, to tell a cruel joke about his grieving father:
Q: Could you talk about the vice president losing his son this week? A: Heartbreaking and tragic, and our prayers are very much with Vice President Biden, with Jill. It's a tragedy no one should have to endure.
Q: Why'd you tell a joke about the vice president tonight?
A: Uh .... [walks away]
The traditional press is apt to skip over this very telling response, because it doesn't fit neatly into the standard transgression/apology narrative, but make no mistake: Cruz betrayed his true feelings in that moment. He could have apologized right then and there, but instead, he grunted, smirked, and skulked off. It wasn't until the story blew up later that he said he was sorry.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnVoddeaD-g
Sen Ted Cruz is a piece of s**t and not very original.
Sen. Ted Cruz rapidly apologized Wednesday after making a joke at the expense of Vice President Joe Biden, whose son died during the weekend.
So f*** Ted Cruz forever for using this opportunity, as Beau lies in state, waiting to be buried on Saturday, to tell a cruel joke about his grieving father:
"You know, Vice President Joe Biden," he said as a few chuckles emerged from the crowd, setting up the joke for him. "You know the nice thing. You don't need a punchline. I promise you it works. At the next party you're at, just walk up to someone and say, 'Vice President Joe Biden,' and just close your mouth. They will crack up laughing."
And do you want to know why Cruz is doubly a piece of ****? Because before he was forced to apologize, reporter Chad Livengood confronted him about his horrid joke, and his reaction was disgusting:
Q: Could you talk about the vice president losing his son this week? A: Heartbreaking and tragic, and our prayers are very much with Vice President Biden, with Jill. It's a tragedy no one should have to endure.
Q: Why'd you tell a joke about the vice president tonight?
A: Uh .... [walks away]
The traditional press is apt to skip over this very telling response, because it doesn't fit neatly into the standard transgression/apology narrative, but make no mistake: Cruz betrayed his true feelings in that moment. He could have apologized right then and there, but instead, he grunted, smirked, and skulked off. It wasn't until the story blew up later that he said he was sorry.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnVoddeaD-g
