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Ted Cruz calls to repeal ‘every blessed word of Obamacare’
MSNBC ^ | 6 Jun 2014 | Emma Margolin

Posted on 06/06/2014 4:21:49 PM PDT by 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.”

(Excerpt) Read more at msnbc.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: abolishobamacare; cruz; elections; obamacare; repealobamacare; socializedmedicine; teaparty; tedcruz; win; winning
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“In the great state of Texas,” he continued, “gun control means hitting what you aim at.”...............Great line!
1 posted on 06/06/2014 4:21:49 PM PDT by mandaladon
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To: mandaladon

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


2 posted on 06/06/2014 4:23:16 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: mandaladon

BTTT!


4 posted on 06/06/2014 4:24:56 PM PDT by RedMDer (May we always be happy and may our enemies always know it. - Sarah Palin, 10-18-2010)
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repealing “every blessed word of Obamacare.”

Cruz doesn't just hum the tune, he knows the song.
5 posted on 06/06/2014 4:26:04 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana (“If you’re litigating against nuns, you’ve probably done something wrong.”-Ted Cruz)
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To: mandaladon

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


6 posted on 06/06/2014 4:26:34 PM PDT by rfp1234 (Hail Obambi, our Deer Leader)
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To: F15Eagle

He just said “blessed” instead of *BLEEP*


7 posted on 06/06/2014 4:26:39 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government." --Tacitus)
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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.

8 posted on 06/06/2014 4:27:51 PM PDT by fwdude ( You cannot compromise with that which you must defeat.)
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To: F15Eagle

Or “blasted”.


9 posted on 06/06/2014 4:27:54 PM PDT by rfp1234 (Hail Obambi, our Deer Leader)
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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
10 posted on 06/06/2014 4:29:35 PM PDT by mandaladon (To compel a man to furnish funds for the propagation of ideas he disbelieves and abhors is sinful an)
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…every blessed word? Don't know that there is even one of them in that monstrosity.
11 posted on 06/06/2014 4:40:59 PM PDT by markomalley (Nothing emboldens the wicked so greatly as the lack of courage on the part of the good -- Leo XIII)
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To: mandaladon

No one out there like Ted.


12 posted on 06/06/2014 4:45:30 PM PDT by SC_Pete
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To: F15Eagle

‘zackly.


13 posted on 06/06/2014 4:46:30 PM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Rip it out by the roots.)
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To: SC_Pete

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


14 posted on 06/06/2014 4:51:01 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam
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To: mandaladon
Ted Cruz calls to repeal ‘every blessed word of Obamacare’

Amen! Nothing less will do.

15 posted on 06/06/2014 5:05:29 PM PDT by TigersEye ("No man left behind" means something different to 0bama.)
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To: mandaladon

God bless Ted Cruz.


16 posted on 06/06/2014 5:08:49 PM PDT by Skooz (Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us)
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“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!!!!!

17 posted on 06/06/2014 5:43:10 PM PDT by EXCH54FE (Hurricane 416,Feisty Old Vet !!)
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To: All

please sign the petition

http://www.runtedrun.com


18 posted on 06/06/2014 5:56:59 PM PDT by kingattax (a real American would rather die on his feet than live on his knees.)
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~~~‘every blessed cursed cussed word of Obamacare’~~~

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

19 posted on 06/06/2014 6:32:04 PM PDT by Qout
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To: Skooz

Oh, how I love this man!


20 posted on 06/06/2014 6:58:29 PM PDT by Catsrus (A)
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