Ted Cruz calls to repeal ‘every blessed word of Obamacare’

MSNBC ^ | 6 Jun 2014 | Emma Margolin

[mandaladon]

“Today, liberty is under assault,” declared conservative firebrand Ted Cruz before an adoring audience Friday at the Republican Party of Texas State Convention.

The GOP senator and Tea Party darling left virtually no red meat unthrown, calling for a return to the Constitution – “the most extraordinary document crafted in history” – a resurrection of American leadership abroad – where “bullies and tyrants are laughing at [us]” – and a rebuilding of jobs and economic growth at home, through adhering to free market principles, supporting “the American energy renaissance,” abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and repealing “every blessed word of Obamacare.”

On the subject of the Constitution, Cruz declared that religious liberty was under fire, and blasted the recent controversy over the IRS’s alleged targeting of conservative groups that applied for nonprofit status. In one instance, an Iowa-based anti-abortion group was asked to provide information about its members’ prayer meetings, according to documents sent by an IRS official to the organization.

“You know what, the federal government has no business asking any American the content of our prayers!” said Cruz to roaring applause.

The Texas senator also touched on a high-profile federal case, in which the Colorado-based Little Sisters of the Poor Home for the Aged is suing the Obama administration over an accommodation under the Affordable Care Act’s requirement that insurance cover contraception without a co-pay. Earlier this year, the Supreme Court affirmed a compromise that allows the religious nonprofit to sign a form certifying its objection to contraception, before sending it to an insurer who can then provide the coverage directly.

“Let me give you a simple rule of thumb,” said Cruz. “If you’re litigating against nuns, you’ve probably done something wrong.”

[mandaladon]

“In the great state of Texas,” he continued, “gun control means hitting what you aim at.”...............Great line!

[nickcarraway]

I’d be okay if they left a few free-floating, “the.”

[RedMDer]

BTTT!

[Dr. Sivana]

repealing “every blessed word of Obamacare.”

Cruz doesn't just hum the tune, he knows the song.

[rfp1234]

Oh no, now the Sarcasm Czar will put Ted on the Naughty List.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

He just said “blessed” instead of *BLEEP*

[fwdude]

I’d be okay if they left a few free-floating, “the.”

NO! Not even a single "the." In fact, I wouldn't mind if we struck that article entirely from the language, just to make sure.

[rfp1234]

Or “blasted”.

[mandaladon]

On the subject of privacy rights, Cruz took a jab at the recent NSA surveillance scandal, instructing everyone in the audience to leave their cellphones on, so that President Obama could hear “every word we have to say today.”...............Keep it up

[markomalley]

…every blessed word? Don't know that there is even one of them in that monstrosity.

[SC_Pete]

No one out there like Ted.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

‘zackly.

[MayflowerMadam]

I’d like to see a Cruz-Carson ticket — unless something better comes along before 2016.

[TigersEye]

Ted Cruz calls to repeal ‘every blessed word of Obamacare’

Amen! Nothing less will do.

[Skooz]

God bless Ted Cruz.

[EXCH54FE]

“supporting “the American energy renaissance,” abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and repealing “every blessed word of Obamacare”

“The GOP senator and Tea Party darling left virtually no red meat unthrown, calling for a return to the Constitution – “the most extraordinary document crafted in history””

You just got to love that man!!!!!

[kingattax]

please sign the petition

http://www.runtedrun.com

[Qout]

~~~‘every blessed cursed cussed word of Obamacare’~~~

If your a Texan, the opposite of bless-ed is cuss-ed.

[Catsrus]

Oh, how I love this man!