Ted Cruz announcement **LIVE THREAD** (Twitter announcement set for around midnight)

Twitter ^ | 3-22-15 | Sen. Ted Cruz

[don-o]

WOW! Cannot help contrast this recounting of family history to the pResident’s black hole of history.

[JRandomFreeper]

I used to donate a lot of time, but with the cancer screwing up my voice, I can't work phones, or do well going door-to-door anymore. So cash is a way for me to show my support. Otherwise, he'd get all of the above, just like you.

Thanks for your activism, and never underestimate your time. Working the doors and phones is important work.

/johnny

[CatherineofAragon]

"I’m less than 2 miles from Liberty but I don’t know if non-students can attend convocation. Tempting!"

That's a good question...I don't know, either. I would love to be there, but I know I wouldn't have gotten near the place. Traffic was probably backed up from Candler's Mountain all the way onto 460.

[kjam22]

Holy cow.... listen to this guy. He’s got my vote right now! (he already had it) :)

[exit82]

Explains his dad’s journey from fighting Batista, to jail, and then to America at age 18.

Explains the troubles of his parents’ marriage when he was only three.

Father left his mother.

Got to Texas and received Jesjus into his heart. Then flew back to Calgary and his wife and son.

Says, in his, Ted’s, life, that without the transformative power of Jesus Christ, he would have grown up with a single mom.

[onyx]

Thank you! BTW, GOOD to see you!
I am TIVOing on Fox, so I can hear the snark, (if any) afterward.
Rove was actually very complimentary this morning.

[CatherineofAragon]

Just finished talking about a personal relationship with Jesus! Media self-immolation in 3, 2, 1...

[exit82]

Now talking about his wife’s journey, from the child of parents of missionaries in Africa to the heioght of business.

Calls her his best friend.

Talks about his two daughters.

Now talks about himself growing up.

[trisham]

[kjam22]

Oh yeah... the liberals are going to go nuts. I mean nuts in a different way than they already are....

[TADSLOS]

What a great testimony!

[kjam22]

I hope someone puts this whole speech on youtube...

[don-o]

Media self-immolation in 3, 2, 1...

Have no doubt...Cruz has counted the cost and he is going all in. I love this man.

[exit82]

Talks bout his parent’s business going bankrupt in the 1980s, and then going to college.

At 17, he went to get 2 jobs to help pay his way through school.

$100,000 in school loans, that he just paid off a few years ago. Crowd relates.

[ken5050]

I hate having to ask this question, but as a formally declared candidate, does he now get Secret Service protection? ( stop snide comments....I’m serious)..Lots of crazies out there..even home grown Islamic terrorists, and Ted is a BIG target.. I pray for his safety

[Fresh Wind]

He said “y’all”. Liberals HATE that!

[RitaOK]

You sly one. You expect FOX will give Ted Cruz a rough time, don’t you? Actually, I hadn’t thought about that possibility and I’m serious!

[CatherineofAragon]

BRING IT!

[onyx]

Yes, and he just paid off his father’s loans a few years ago? Is that what he said?

[exit82]

Asks, what is the promise of America?

That our rights don’t come from man—they come from God only.

And the purpose of the Constitution is to bind the mischief of government, as Tom Jefferson said.