Posted on 07/04/2015 6:22:17 AM PDT by cotton1706
Boldness comes more naturally to Ted Cruz than compromise. Barely through his first year in the Senate, the Texas Republican bucked his party leaders and became the public face of a government shutdown while standing up for conservative ideals. Rewind three decades back, and you'd find Cruz selling a similar message as a teenager in Houston.
You could say Cruz ran with a gang in high school. Their colors were blue jacket, white shirt, red tie. They called themselves the Constitutional Corroborators. And their leader was the head of a conservative think tank named Rolland Storey, who took them around Houston to perform.
"He would introduce them and say, 'They're now going to write down memorized sections of the Constitution. Word for word,' " said Winston Elliott, who helped coach the young recruits.
The Constitutional Corroborators would roll into Rotary Clubs and other civic groups — and they'd be armed with easels.
"On cue, they would stand at the easel, and each write out on the easel a major section. And then, when they finished, [Storey] would say, 'Now each of you explain that section of the Constitution,' " Elliott said.
This is how Ted Cruz the teenager spent much of his spare time — hanging out two nights a week with a think tank in Houston called the Free Enterprise Institute.
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“A radical socialist from the start, Hillary Clinton always had a plan.”
Great article about Ted until about midway when it starts bashing him as being against poor Hispanics,sigh.
The comments at the article are mega barf alert status.
Well, it is from NPR! But I thought it was interesting that he and his pals would memorize the Constitution. He certainly is not the type to find clever “penumbras” and “emanations”!
It’s from NPR-—Of course they are going to bash him——
Would the NPR ever label a liberal politician (e.g., Bernie Sanders) as a “firebrand”? I don’t think so.
Recognize any Freepers in there?
He should embrace the “firebrand” label. Our founding fathers were labeled as “firebrands”.
Their bashing just means he’s on the right track.
Yearbook says he played basketball and soccer. She didn’t mention that.
Check out her bio and other stories.
"The sheltered pocket where Cruz grew up bumps right up against the city of immigrants Houston has become."
"He's just so — I don't know how you say this in English — humilde. He's not a humble person to want to help people who actually need help," said Nancy Yanes.
What kills me is that our tax dollars pay for this leftist bilge.
When your opponents bash you, that’s a sure sign you’re seen as a threat to them. :)
What kills me is that our tax dollars pay for this leftist bilge.
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There’s no reason to take Republicans seriously UNTIL they make a serious effort to defund PBS/NPR. That would be “good faith” sign of conviction on their part. But I seriously doubt they will ever do it.
Ted Cruz Ping!
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