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Cruz SLAMS McConnell on Senate Floor
C-Span News Video via Tony Montana's account on YouTube ^ | 7/24/15

Posted on 07/24/2015 10:03:59 AM PDT by Calpublican

Impassioned speech on Senate floor by Ted Cruz.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 114th; corruption; exim; lobbyists; senate
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To: mrsmel

Yeah, his acceptance speech was all about conservative goals.


21 posted on 07/24/2015 10:29:50 AM PDT by Kenny
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To: South40

McConnell since he was reeelected seems to be working for the Chinese and the Ayatollahs.

Like most Republican voters, Trump probably didn’t realize it.


22 posted on 07/24/2015 10:34:34 AM PDT by o2bfree (Note to GOP Establishment Liberals: No more continuing budget resolutions!!!)
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To: o2bfree
Like most Republican voters, Trump probably didn’t realize it.

OK. But unlike most informed 8th graders, Trump didn't know there is NOT a "speaker" in the senate.

23 posted on 07/24/2015 10:38:16 AM PDT by South40 (Rafael Edward Cruz 2016!)
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To: South40

Speaker?


24 posted on 07/24/2015 10:38:58 AM PDT by Paladin2 (Ive given up on aphostrophys and spell chek on my current device...)
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To: Paladin2

He undoubtedly hasn’t had enough support, but that may change.


25 posted on 07/24/2015 10:40:04 AM PDT by Calpublican (Boehner and McConnell are corrupt.)
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To: Paladin2

Yes speaker.


26 posted on 07/24/2015 10:42:29 AM PDT by South40 (Rafael Edward Cruz 2016!)
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To: Calpublican
Cruz opposes McConnell, Trump endorsed him.


27 posted on 07/24/2015 10:44:08 AM PDT by South40 (Rafael Edward Cruz 2016!)
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To: Calpublican

Cruz is nuking both parties, the Washington Cartel, he is holding nothing back. He is lobbing every expression that’s been posted on FR in the last year.


28 posted on 07/24/2015 10:47:10 AM PDT by Hostage (ARTICLE V)
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To: Calpublican

From Cruzs book......

On leadership corruption and sellout......

That Tuesday lunch began with our leadership saying, “We’re asking every Republican senator here, to affirmatively consent to lower the threshold for Harry Reid to take up the debt ceiling, from 60 votes to 50 votes. And we were told, everyone of you should agree for two reasons.

Number one, if we do this, it will happen, and hallelujah, hallelujah, that’s what we want. We want trillions more in debt with no spending reforms, because we’re scared of this issue. We don’t want to have a political fight on this.

But number two, if we do this, the Democrats will have the votes to do it on their own, which means all of us Republicans can vote no. And we can go home and tell our constituents, we opposed the thing we just consented to allow happen.

Now, I was sitting there — to be honest, I hadn’t gone to lunch intending to pick a fight, but as I listened to that, I was astonished and I raised my hand, and I said, “There’s no universe in which I can consent to doing that. I spent two years campaigning across Texas, telling Texas, if you elect me, I’ll fight with every breath in my body to stop the out of control spending and debt that are bankrupting our kids and grandkids.”

If were to do that, I think it would be both dishonest and unfaithful to the men and women who elected me.


29 posted on 07/24/2015 10:47:12 AM PDT by ForYourChildren (Christian Education [ RomanRoadsMedia.com - Classical Christian Approach to Homeschool ])
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To: South40

Speaker of BS maybe.


30 posted on 07/24/2015 10:53:08 AM PDT by Paladin2 (Ive given up on aphostrophys and spell chek on my current device...)
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To: Calpublican

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=100&v=eE6HLbaAL0A


31 posted on 07/24/2015 10:58:18 AM PDT by isthisnickcool (Say what you will about The Donald, but he has all the right enemies.)
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To: Paladin2

Trump is a liberal sewing conservative thought during a political season. Conservatives can like what he says, but to seriously consider this lifelong liberal for the Republican nomination is folly.


32 posted on 07/24/2015 10:59:54 AM PDT by South40 (Rafael Edward Cruz 2016!)
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To: Calpublican

That was a really serious slam. Cruz will see consequences from that speech. He did good.


33 posted on 07/24/2015 11:01:07 AM PDT by zeugma (The best defense against a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun)
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To: South40
Trump didn't know there is NOT a "speaker" in the senate.

Potatoe much?

34 posted on 07/24/2015 11:02:33 AM PDT by itsahoot (55 years a republican-Now Independent. Will write in Sarah Palin, no matter who runs. RIH-GOP)
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To: South40

Considering lifelong snake Ditch as Senate Majority Leader is equally poor judgement.


35 posted on 07/24/2015 11:02:40 AM PDT by Paladin2 (Ive given up on aphostrophys and spell chek on my current device...)
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To: South40
Cruz opposes McConnell, Trump endorsed him.

Do we really need to stoop to lies?

36 posted on 07/24/2015 11:04:08 AM PDT by itsahoot (55 years a republican-Now Independent. Will write in Sarah Palin, no matter who runs. RIH-GOP)
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To: itsahoot
Do we really need to stoop to lies?

You may not like that I and others oppose lifelong liberal Donald Trump in this conservative forum but I did not lie. btw...your liberal hero who doesn't even know there is no speaker in the senate, also supports pork spending and McConnell's bringing it home to Kentucky.


37 posted on 07/24/2015 11:08:42 AM PDT by South40 (Rafael Edward Cruz 2016!)
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To: ForYourChildren
Now, I was sitting there — to be honest, I hadn’t gone to lunch intending to pick a fight, but as I listened to that, I was astonished and I raised my hand, and I said, “There’s no universe in which I can consent to doing that. I spent two years campaigning across Texas, telling Texas, if you elect me, I’ll fight with every breath in my body to stop the out of control spending and debt that are bankrupting our kids and grandkids.”

TPA Ted?

38 posted on 07/24/2015 11:09:40 AM PDT by itsahoot (55 years a republican-Now Independent. Will write in Sarah Palin, no matter who runs. RIH-GOP)
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To: ForYourChildren

Right on. I read the book as well. He has been fighting since he came to Washington a couple years ago. He’s the real life “Mr Smith Goes to Washington.”


39 posted on 07/24/2015 11:14:18 AM PDT by Calpublican (Boehner and McConnell are corrupt.)
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To: itsahoot

In the speech he explains explicitly why he voted for TPA. He is for free trade and McConnell lied.


40 posted on 07/24/2015 11:17:41 AM PDT by Calpublican (Boehner and McConnell are corrupt.)
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