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Ted Cruz blasts Democrats and Republicans in bold Las Vegas speech
Las Vegas Sun ^
| Aug. 14, 2015
| Kyle Roerink
Posted on 08/15/2015 8:55:45 AM PDT by Isara
Ted Cruz, the firebrand GOP presidential candidate whos campaigning on promises to cut government spending, pitched himself as a Washington outsider and promised to reform federal taxes during a speech at Red Rock Resort today.
Cruz, 44, channeled the conservative outrage with the federal government by telling tales of his battles against politicians while vowing to implement a flat tax, eliminate agricultural subsidies for corn and sugar, reform health care and end a system of federally backed business loans for purchasing overseas goods.
Cruz, known for his filibusters to protest hikes in government borrowing caps, brought his brand of chutzpah to Las Vegas, saying that if elected president he would veto bills laden with corporate welfare and political cronyism panning establishment politicians as part of a Washington cartel.
Cruz is a polished orator with slicked-back hair and spoke with calculated moxie to more than 400 attendees at an event sponsored by Americans for Prosperity, a conservative grassroots group that has more than 41,000 activists who sign petitions, knock on doors and mobilize voters in the state.
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Cruz wooed the crowd with comedic blasts about bureaucrats and Democrats, ...
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He expressed dismay about Republicans who didnt fight to limit government borrowing or cut spending for Planned Parenthood.
Its been eight months since weve had a Republican majority in both houses. What the heck have we done with it, Cruz said. ... Which of those decisions is one iota different than if Harry Reid and Democrats were in control.
Cruz finished up by saying what he would do with the Affordable Care Act, the federal health care law thats provided more than 16 million Americans with health insurance.
He said premiums and out-of-pocket costs have skyrocketed.
If I am elected president, we are going to appeal every word, he said.
The crowd went wild.
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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: 2016election; afp; cruz; election2016; tedcruz; texas; uniparty
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To: Isara
I think Cruz is prepared to bolt the GOP and bring others with him if the GOPe tries to shut him and Trump down.
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posted on
08/15/2015 9:25:20 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: Isara
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posted on
08/15/2015 9:25:41 AM PDT
by
nhwingut
(Trump-Cruz 2016 - Blow Up The GOPe)
To: skeeter
Ted has the principles and the brains. Now he needs to get theatrical. Show some emotion.
That's what I've been saying all along. That's why it wasn't "a barn burner"
He says all the right things but he has no charisma, he's boring to listen to and painful to watch.
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posted on
08/15/2015 9:27:34 AM PDT
by
lewislynn
(Meghan Kelley...#sand--Rosie, the Don was right-- Hillary, lipstick on a pig)
To: cripplecreek
I understand that line of reasoning, but taking out government agencies and bureaucracies eliminates the financing of that agency as well as those that are 'employed' to perform it.
And I wouldn't worry about any unemployment burden .... they'll all be absorbed by the openings left by the vacating illegals as THAT problem is chased down
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posted on
08/15/2015 9:33:43 AM PDT
by
knarf
(I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true.)
To: skeeter
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posted on
08/15/2015 9:36:46 AM PDT
by
Isara
To: Isara
Cruz finished up by saying what he would do with the Affordable Care Act, the federal health care law thats provided more than 16 million Americans with health insurance. He said premiums and out-of-pocket costs have skyrocketed.
If I am elected president, we are going to appeal every word, he said.
The crowd went wild.
A not so insignificant typo.
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posted on
08/15/2015 9:37:12 AM PDT
by
kabar
To: Isara
I don’t find anything uninteresting about his manner of speaking. His speeches tend to be very good and inspiring. The event last night was a question and answer session.
In the case of Ted Cruz, I know its not just soothing words to entertain. He really believes and lives what he says and has for as long as he’s been in public life.
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posted on
08/15/2015 9:37:19 AM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(Sad fact, most people just want a candidate to tell them what they want to hear)
To: knarf
I understand that line of reasoning, but taking out government agencies and bureaucracies eliminates the financing of that agency as well as those that are 'employed' to perform it.
Absolutely. Plus it makes it a lot easier to open and run a business.
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posted on
08/15/2015 9:39:32 AM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(Sad fact, most people just want a candidate to tell them what they want to hear)
To: lewislynn
You have Ted Cruz living in your head, rent-free.
If you hate him so much, don’t read threads about him. However, if you don’t hate him, but attack him to destroy his character on behalf of your candidate, shame on you!
Let Love lead you and purify your heart.
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posted on
08/15/2015 9:43:05 AM PDT
by
Isara
To: Isara
Stormtrumpers like to froth at the mouth a lot over their guys celebrity status.
Ted is the real deal
Cruz 2016.
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posted on
08/15/2015 9:45:52 AM PDT
by
Dead Corpse
(A Psalm in napalm...)
To: Dead Corpse
Cruz/Lee works for me.
Cruz/West, that’s the best.
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posted on
08/15/2015 9:48:56 AM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(Sad fact, most people just want a candidate to tell them what they want to hear)
To: Isara
Looks like a JohnWayne smile to me.
To: skeeter
Ted has the principles and the brains. Now he needs to get theatrical. Show some emotion.
More theatrical? Not necessarily. He is who and what he is. Trump is doing the handstands and somersaults and is deflecting the lying media away from TC (and an as-yet-unannounced possible candidate.)
To: lewislynn
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posted on
08/15/2015 10:10:25 AM PDT
by
Pajamajan
( Pray for our nation. Thank the Lord for everything you have. Don't wait. Do it today.)
To: Pajamajan
With the media, the best way to know who they fear the most is to watch who they avoid.
Obviously there is no reason to give Gilmour a lot of coverage but Ted Cruz is a top tier candidate getting virtually no coverage.
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posted on
08/15/2015 10:22:29 AM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.)
To: Pajamajan
Troll much?
Since certain misinformed FR posters have been PM'ing other posters that I'm a troll...
What is the prevailing FR definition of "troll"? Or is a "troll" someone another poster just doesn't care for and cannot think of a better response?
Sincere questions.
(Disclaimer: R2z financially supports FR and Ted Cruz 100% but is not against Trump because DT is deflecting much flak from and taking the heat of the mindless press and GOPe and is giving cover to Ted Cruz and other people I like.)
To: Resettozero
Here in CA we watched an actor with limited intelligence and charisma take the governorship away from a brilliant and decidedly more qualified but flat conservative.
I want Cruz to win. If doing handstands is what it takes then he needs to get to it.
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posted on
08/15/2015 10:26:04 AM PDT
by
skeeter
To: skeeter
I want Cruz to win. If doing handstands is what it takes then he needs to get to it.
Out-Trump Trump? Not the wisest choice of battle plans.
To: Pajamajan
Lefty Chris Hayes on Ted Cruz in 2013
In october 2007 I sat in the media gallery of the united states supreme court and watched the solicitor general of texas argue on behalf of the state that he should have the ability to put to death a mexican national, Jose Medellín, who had been convicted of raping and murdering two teenage girls in houston. He won that argument and he (Medellín) was executed by texas on august 5th , 2008 , despite the objections of the united nations and the international court of justice . at the time, I had no idea who this man arguing on behalf of texas was. but all I could think was holy crap , this guy is good. it was one of his nine times arguing before the supreme court and he was witty, incredibly fast on his feet and clearly had a brilliant legal mind. it is to this day one of the most impressive displays i have ever seen before the court and i have had the good fortune to spend a lot of time there. so you can imagine my horror in 2012 when i tuned into the texas senate race. i hadn't been paying much attention to. and realized that lieutenant governor david dewhurst , the republican establishment candidate, was being prepared by a tea party candidate who was the same guy i saw kick ass in the supreme court in 2007 . i thought that night, night i made that connection, oh, this is trouble. and trouble that man has been. trouble in every direction. as he vies to be the singular voice of the right wing grassroots and as he has very quickly assumed a leadership role in movement.
Is Ted Cruz the most dangerous man on the American right?
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posted on
08/15/2015 10:28:41 AM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.)
To: Resettozero
Disclaimer: R2z financially supports FR and Ted Cruz 100% but is not against Trump because DT is deflecting much flak from and taking the heat of the mindless press and GOPe and is giving cover to Ted Cruz and other people I like."
And that is exactly my position as well. I will NOT actively support Trump until and unless he is the only one left standing in the way of a Democratic victory in 2016. Cruz is my man, 100%, and I have been supporting ONLY him financially.
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posted on
08/15/2015 10:29:17 AM PDT
by
BlueLancer
(Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action.)
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