Posted on 02/25/2016 10:11:05 AM PST by GodGunsGuts
Ted Cruz, A Personal Look At A Humble Man
Kevin Mooneyhan National Program Director, Tea Party Patriots
The 2016 Republican Presidential Primary has effectively dwindled down to a three man race filled with all kinds of noise that can make it difficult for the American people to know who they can trust.
Having had the opportunity to meet most of the Republican candidates and look them in the eyes, I can tell you that Ted Cruz is the best candidate to uphold the Constitution and put the interests of the American people first.
I first met Ted in 2010 at an American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) conference, which is a conference for state legislators that was being held in Washington, DC. He was there to speak on a panel about the Health Care Compact, a project of interstate compacts that would effectively transfer the regulatory authority for health care from the federal government back to the states. My boss at the time was also speaking on the panel, which led to our meeting.
After the panel discussion, a group of us decided to eat breakfast in the hotel lobby. Ted and I ended up sitting down at the table first. We shared a five-minute conversation before the rest of our group joined us and in that time we spoke casually, introducing ourselves and talking about why we were there. This was my first impression of him and he was extremely humble and somewhat soft spoken. It is something that has stuck over the years.
During our chat, he told me he planned on running for the U.S. Senate seat representing the state of Texas. In all honesty, I thought to myself that there's no way someone this humble and unassuming could ever be a Senator from Texas of all places. But, sure enough he announced his candidacy and fought a huge uphill battle against the political establishment of the state that claimed the most recent former President of the United States. It was a tough fight, but he won when no one thought he could. This proved to me that he was a winner.
Since then, I have had the opportunity to work with Senator Cruz and his staff on important issues. He and Senator Mike Lee led the fight to defund Obamacare, he and Senator Jeff Sessions led the fight to stop Marco Rubio and Chuck Schumer's amnesty bill, and he led the fight to stop President Obama's Iran Nuclear Deal. My team at Tea Party Patriots were working alongside Senator Cruz to organize grassroots support for all of those efforts. In all of my interactions with Ted Cruz, he has consistently been the same man of conviction, ready to stand up and lead the way to defend the Constitution and to keep the promises he made to his supporters. In private, he has always been the same humble man that I met in 2010.
Most recently I spent some time with Ted Cruz in Iowa for a campaign event where my boss, Jenny Beth Martin, and Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund officially endorsed him for president. I wanted to share this backstage image of him prior to going on stage to give his stump speech. To me, this is the Ted Cruz that the public has rarely seen.
To the general public, he may come across as the "smartest guy in the room" when he's giving a speech or when he's in a debate (he usually is), but backstage that night, he was the same humble person I met six years ago before he was a U.S. Senator. When he arrived at the event, he made it a point to speak to everyone backstage. He then found a place to sit down and quietly reflect before going out to give his speech.
That moment of reflection truly personified his humility and with all of the baseless attacks being thrown at his character in recent weeks, I felt obligated to share this candid moment. The American people still have plenty to learn about the most trustworthy and consistent conservative running for president in the 2016 race. I can only hope that they will look to the people who have fought side by side with him over the years rather than to his current political rivals who will apparently say anything they can to stop him from winning the nomination.
Kevin Mooneyhan is the National Program Director for Tea Party Patriots and a Political Advisor for Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund.
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Ted Cruz is not humble or arrogant but SMARMY is the right word for it. As what was said on here, the electability of Goldwater and the likability of Nixon.
I think he is a good man but there (2) things - #1 hes had bad advisors - (2) he doesnt have the economic slill set needed - give him time - hes not going away
Maybe Beck can teach him to cry too....
You are getting really desperate with this stuff, to a point it’s a turn off to your candidate and slowly not becoming mine.
Damn, why did I hire that idiot beck!
Cruz is a good, honorable man. I support him fully.
Really nice article...and true. Sadly, be prepared for all sort sof incoming.
Primary Season is like that...and it is not just limited to one or two sets of supporters. Sadly, all of them have that element amongst them...and that’s the way it is in primaries. Lots of passion and lost of emotion.
I support Ted Cruz for the Presidency because I believe, despite what detractors may say, that his record shows that he has the best constitutional knowledge and commitment, and the best experience, demeanor and faith for the job.
But I also see reality around me and should he not make it to the nomination, I am prepared to support whomever does. At this point that would most likely be Trump.
See:
The Trump Phenomenon - Straight Talk
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3401409/posts
Oh! Come on! Ted Cruz is going to be very humble when he limps back to the U.S. Senate to work out the remaining two years that he “promised” the citizens of Texas. ;-)
RE: Ted Cruz is going to be very humble when he limps back to the U.S. Senate
What does “Is going to be” mean? You mean he isn’t humble now?
Harvard and humility don’t go together IMO.
At age 45 he’s just a youngster politically.
He’ll have 3 or 4 more shots at it.
If he’s as smart as advertised, he’ll learn.
Should try and clear up the eligibility thing too if that’s possible.
He’s so humble, he gives victory speeches when he comes in third place.
You want smarmy? How about pointing to your daughter and remarking to another man, “I’d do that” Take a guess whoo said that? I’ll give you a clue. It wasn’t Cruz.
I amire the hell out of Ted Cruz.
Not interested in ginning up any internal anger against him.
He’s a decent accomplished man and was my guy before Trump stepped in.
Think he and I would get along great at a BBQ.
He would make a great Supreme Court Justice.
If you’re a Trump supporter, I would encourage you to show Cruz his due respect as a great American and champion for the Freeper cause.
I do.
Go Trump Go!
Good article. Thanks. Revives my hope for a Trump/Cruz ticket.
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