Ted Cruz releases video: Defending the right to life will make America great again

liveactionnews.org ^ | February 17, 2016 | Kristi Burton Brown

[Morgana]

On Tuesday, presidential candidate Ted Cruz released a new video on YouTube called, “Defend the Right to Life.” In five minutes, Cruz explains how essential pro-life values should be to any presidential candidate, saying: “No issue reveals the true character of a candidate running for public office more than the life issues. It’s more than a litmus test; it’s a window to the soul.”

Cruz spoke of the Scripture that reminds Christ’s followers that whatever they do “for the least of these” is done for Christ. He explained that one meaning of that verse is to “challenge us not to see ourselves as better or more important than others, but to instead be willing to defend the defenseless.” Some of the most notable statements Cruz made in his passionate defense of all human life are below:

“A candidate that can’t be trusted to protect the right to life can’t be trusted to protect any of our other God-given rights either. When you look at the voting records of politicians…if they’re bad on life, they’re always – I repeat always – bad on everything else, too.”

“Liberty isn’t safe in the hands of a politician that doesn’t hold all life sacred.”

“The spirit of true American liberty comes from the Creator, in whose image we are fearfully and wonderfully made.”

“As president of the United States, I pledge to you that I will do everything within my power to end the scourge of abortion once and for all. That I will use the full constitutional power and the bully pulpit of the presidency to promote a culture of life. That I will sign any legislation put on my desk to defend the least of these, including legislation that defends the rights of all persons, without exception other than the life of the mother, from conception to natural death. That I will not only defund Planned Parenthood, but I will instruct the Department of Justice to investigate Planned Parenthood and to prosecute any and all criminal conduct which those videos that we saw from the Center for Medical Progress so powerfully evidenced. Everything I just pledged to you should be an automatic requirement for any prospected president who takes an oath of office before an all-powerful God to preserve, protect, and defend our Constitution.”

“The Democratic party is almost entirely beholden to Planned Parenthood and its gruesome interests. And sadly, Republicans have gone wobbly when it comes to one of the most important planks in our party’s platform as well.”

Donald Trump is the “only candidate left in the Republican field who won’t even pledge to defund Planned Parenthood, which is why Planned Parenthood named Donald Trump their favorite Republican last fall. If there was ever an award that a Republican politician should be ashamed to receive, that’s it. Donald Trump claimed that…Planned Parenthood does a lot of good beside all the babies they abort and then sell their dismembered body parts for profit – which is a little bit like saying Hillary Clinton was a great Secretary of State except for the four Americans she left behind to die at Benghazi.”

“Only one thing is going to make America great again…returning to the ideas of the Declaration of Independence that are enshrined in our Constitution, which declares there is a God, our rights come from Him and not government and therefore, government’s most important obligation is to protect and defend our God-given rights, and chief among them is the right to life.”

“There can be no more powerful statement about the sanctity of life than this: The first person to ever recognize Jesus Christ was his cousin John the Baptist, then himself an unborn child in the womb.”

Editor’s Note: Live Action does not endorse, support, or otherwise favor any candidate for political office. Live Action operates as a non-partisan 501(c)(3) public charity dedicated to building a culture of life and ending abortion, the greatest human rights injustice of our time.

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[Morgana]

I couldn't agree more.

[cloudmountain]

DITTO.

[datura]

The same old “won’t defund planned parenthood” crap?

An honest review of Trump’s position shows this to be a lie, but this is Cruz, so lies are the norm. Defund PP’s abortion services is Trump’s position.

Either Teddy or his advisers need to read more.

[20yearsofinternet]

*yawn*

More “Donald Trump loves abortion” lies.

Donald Trump loves abortion so much, Sarah Palin endorsed him. And if there’s one thing Palin is famous for, its her love for abortions.

Come on Ted, give it up. Trump isn’t going to abolish the Second Amendment. Trump isn’t going to put an abortion doctor on the Supreme Court. The lies and smears are just making people exhausted and depressed at the depths the Cruz campaign has sunk to. This guy was supposed to be an example of how a Christian is supposed to behave in public office, not exemplify every dirty tactic and campaign stereotype practiced by pretty much every career politician that’s helped get us into and continue the mess that we’re in.

*sigh*

Ted Cruz Twists the Truth in New Anti-Trump Video
http://time.com/4226670/ted-cruz-donald-trump-planned-parenthood-video/

[TexasCruzin]

Adios Ted. Hasta La Vista. Bon Voyageee.

[DaxtonBrown]

Wow, I was hoping to be in before the “Cruz is a lying, cheating, slimy, sleazy, unstable” crap from the Trumbots, but no such luck.

You guy set a fine example, set by your God Trump, who has taken dishonest mudslinging to its peak.

[dynoman]

Ted's got a problem. He lies just like a status quo politician. And it's obvious people are seeing it.

The irony here is Cruz didn't need to lie. If he had remained honest, he would still be competitive. Liars lie, they can't help it.— Bill Mitchell (@mitchellvii) February 17, 2016

I just find it odd that while the typical Cruz supporter is hyper-religious, they are utterly blind to his constant LYING. It's just weird.— Bill Mitchell (@mitchellvii) February 17, 2016

[cripplecreek]

[Leo Carpathian]

Cruz "character":

1. Phony summonses mailed out, scaring people to vote.

2. Claiming Carson quit, "vote for me"

3. Campaigning in the 800 churches, showing video "vote for me" with his preacher/father stomping for him.

4. "Brilliant" lawyer, did not know he was Canadian citizen and that he is not Natural Born Citizen, not eligible for office of P or VP.

Just enough to beat Trump in IA, apologize and repeat in SC?

[protest1]

Unfortunately Ted Cruz is even less electable than Mitt Romney. So trying to point score like this against Donald Trump is counterproductive. Ted has no chance of beating however is the Democrat candidate for President. Donald Trump, I believe, will move against Planned Parenthood if he gets elected and he is the best hope we have by far.

[Dr. Sivana]

An honest review of Trump’s position shows this to be a lie, but this is Cruz, so lies are the norm. Defund PP’s abortion services is Trump’s position.

It is not a lie. If you fund the building of an office that does an occasional pap smear as well as abortions, you can say you are just funding the "good part".

Conservatives should be asking why ANY of these entities are funded at the federal level at all. We did before big goivernment conservatism came in vogue.

[Heart of Georgia]

“Defund PP’s abortion services is Trump’s position.”

In the recent past, he was against defunding PP at all. When did his position change?

[GrouchoTex]

“Defund PP’s abortion services is Trump’s position.”

Personally, I do not think Planned Parenthood should be Funded by the Federal Government at all, not one dime, using my tax dollars to do so.

So how would Trump go about proving that the Federal Funds given to planned parenthood would not be used for Abortion?

[Theo]

It’s not a lie to say Trump won’t defund PP. He’s made it clear he won’t defund PP.

Trump wants to continue funding PP.

True, or not true?

[IMR 4350]

You’ve heard of the Pastafarians, well these are the Trumpafarians.

Instead of wearing a pasta strainer on their heads they all wear squirrels on their head so they can look like and honor their cult leader.

[dynoman]

Nice ad hominem. The truth hurts doesn’t it?

[DaxtonBrown]

“You’ve heard of the Pastafarians, well these are the Trumpafarians.

Instead of wearing a pasta strainer on their heads they all wear squirrels on their head so they can look like and honor their cult leader.”

I will attempt to make that into a caricature, so we can post it on every Trump thread.

[Jane Long]

Poor M2T.

All he does is mimic Trump.

[DaxtonBrown]

Here's the image we can use as a template for Trumpafarians. Pasta heads who worship their God Trump.