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Ted Cruz Mad Libs a Cicero speech to protest Obama's executive action on immigration
Washington Examiner ^ | November 20, 2014 | Justin Green

Posted on 11/20/2014 12:39:03 PM PST by Cincinatus' Wife

Sen. Ted Cruz took to the Senate floor Thursday to deliver a slightly changed version of a very old speech as a form of protest against President Obama's planned executive action on immigration.

The Texas Republican, in a four-minute address, gave a gently edited version of Cicero's first oration against Cataline.

Obama was substituted for Cataline, the U.S./Mexico border was swapped in for the Palatine Hill, "women" was added to references to men, "pen and phone" made an appearance, "execution" was changed to "defeat" and the IRS scandal showed up near the end.

The video is above, and the text of Cicero's original address is below.

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


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: 2016election; aca; aliens; cataline; cicero; election2016; fraud; obamacare; romanempire; tedcruz; texas
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To: Travis McGee

bttt


21 posted on 11/20/2014 1:36:36 PM PST by petercooper (Liberalism = Amnesty = Open Borders = Illegal Immigration = Ebola = Obama)
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To: eyeamok

“SENATE MAJORITY LEADER CRUZ is doing what real Statesmen do, they LEAD!!”

I wish he was voted Majority Leader. Obama would’ve thought twice about illegally legislating through executive orders if the status quo RINOs were not chosen as ‘leaders’.


22 posted on 11/20/2014 8:55:51 PM PST by yorkiemom
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The Wisdom of Cicero is Timeless


23 posted on 11/26/2014 8:44:38 AM PST by EveningStar
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