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brooklynite

(94,452 posts)
Tue Mar 31, 2015, 12:12 PM Mar 2015

Ted Cruz: I'm proud to stand with Gov. mike Pence

Source: the Right Scoop

Unlike Scott Walker and more emphatic than Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz enthusiastically supports Gov. Mike Pence and urges all Americans to do the same:

HOUSTON, Texas — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following statement today in support of Governor Mike Pence’s effort to defend religious liberty and protect against the government forcing individuals to violate their deeply held beliefs:

“I want to commend Governor Mike Pence for his support of religious freedom, especially in the face of fierce opposition. There was a time, not too long ago, when defending religious liberty enjoyed strong bipartisan support. Alas, today we are facing a concerted assault on the First Amendment, on the right of every American to seek out and worship God according to the dictates of his or her conscience. Governor Pence is holding the line to protect religious liberty in the Hoosier State. Indiana is giving voice to millions of courageous conservatives across this country who are deeply concerned about the ongoing attacks upon our personal liberties. I’m proud to stand with Mike, and I urge Americans to do the same.”

Read more: http://therightscoop.com/ted-cruz-im-proud-to-stand-with-gov-mike-pence/#ixzz3VvyyAXxZ



Too bad Gov. Pence is apparently no longer standing with Gov. Pence...
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Ted Cruz: I'm proud to stand with Gov. mike Pence (Original Post) brooklynite Mar 2015 OP
Hey Ted,,,,, Pence just took a dump in your mouth! Cryptoad Mar 2015 #1
LOL, Carnival Cruz never fails to amuse. City Lights Mar 2015 #2
Unless of course Norovirus is your bunk mate in which case you will cstanleytech Mar 2015 #16
LOL, this is true! nt City Lights Mar 2015 #17
Nothing like jumping on the Titanic while it is sinking LynneSin Mar 2015 #3
Drilling holes in the lifeboat works well, Ted. TheCowsCameHome Mar 2015 #4
HAH!!!! Please proceed, cruz. calimary Mar 2015 #12
I am giggling at the republicans' gross miscalculation cosmicone Mar 2015 #5
I would hope he's so damn fervent about it that he decides to break away and run as an calimary Mar 2015 #13
I'm actually having a good day, too. In Texas! hamsterjill Mar 2015 #22
Be just as proud to fall with him, too. TreasonousBastard Mar 2015 #6
I hope to see them standing together in a prison cafeteria line sooner than later. Fearless Mar 2015 #7
I wouldn't hold your breath... yuiyoshida Mar 2015 #8
Who has been keeping the good people of Indiana from seeking out and sinkingfeeling Mar 2015 #9
Imagine.... underpants Mar 2015 #10
Well Ted Even Governor Pence No Longer Supports Governor Pence's Position Corey_Baker08 Mar 2015 #11
That's really not true, guys. pence just did this for damage control. calimary Mar 2015 #15
but but but {ence just admitted he law must be changed. Toolate Ted. hollysmom Mar 2015 #14
Nazis of a feather. Liberalagogo Mar 2015 #18
Raphael, that train done left the station and ran over your stupid ass. Thor_MN Mar 2015 #19
What a terrible image. I hope they're standing together in a cesspool up to their cowlicks..... marble falls Mar 2015 #20
Keep talking, Ted! hamsterjill Mar 2015 #21

calimary

(81,179 posts)
12. HAH!!!! Please proceed, cruz.
Tue Mar 31, 2015, 12:34 PM
Mar 2015

This surprised me not at all. Just adding to the reasons why I find him completely putrid as a human being.

 

cosmicone

(11,014 posts)
5. I am giggling at the republicans' gross miscalculation
Tue Mar 31, 2015, 12:26 PM
Mar 2015

of the voting power of the evangelicals.

It was pretty high in 1980 but the block has shrunk to an insignificant size except in a few backwoods states.
Courting that block almost requires that you alienate everyone else -- so it is a losing strategy.

Go for it Cruz.

calimary

(81,179 posts)
13. I would hope he's so damn fervent about it that he decides to break away and run as an
Tue Mar 31, 2015, 12:36 PM
Mar 2015

independent. That would be sheer bliss! Divide and conquer. NOTHING would please me more!!! (Well... maybe chocolate and a platinum album for my kid's band...)

hamsterjill

(15,220 posts)
22. I'm actually having a good day, too. In Texas!
Tue Mar 31, 2015, 03:39 PM
Mar 2015

The Republicans really did miscalculate this one! I am so happy to see the outcry against this bill and the outpouring of support by many businesses. I know it's the dollars and cents that has Pence backpeddling.

But I can enjoy it, just the same. I don't get to see that happen much down here in Texas.

sinkingfeeling

(51,443 posts)
9. Who has been keeping the good people of Indiana from seeking out and
Tue Mar 31, 2015, 12:31 PM
Mar 2015

worshipping gawd? Not being allowed to marry is discrimination. Being forced not to discriminate is not an attack on your liberty.

underpants

(182,717 posts)
10. Imagine....
Tue Mar 31, 2015, 12:31 PM
Mar 2015

a place where people are free to discriminate for any number of reasons. That is a world I think we can all strive for.....what's that?.... Hispanics too.....oh

calimary

(81,179 posts)
15. That's really not true, guys. pence just did this for damage control.
Tue Mar 31, 2015, 12:39 PM
Mar 2015

He hasn't learned much from this. He thinks the problem isn't with the new law - it's with YOUR perception of the new law. He's reluctantly bowing to perception management, NOT to the actual reality here. He still thinks the law is just fine. It's just the firestorm it created that has forced him to bend. And he's only bending minimally.

hollysmom

(5,946 posts)
14. but but but {ence just admitted he law must be changed. Toolate Ted.
Tue Mar 31, 2015, 12:37 PM
Mar 2015

you can't be crazy enough for these bigots.

 

Liberalagogo

(1,770 posts)
18. Nazis of a feather.
Tue Mar 31, 2015, 01:16 PM
Mar 2015

Congrats, Teddy. Not that you had a chance in hell, but you've just joined your BFF Jeb in flushing your dream of the Presidency down the toilet.

 

Thor_MN

(11,843 posts)
19. Raphael, that train done left the station and ran over your stupid ass.
Tue Mar 31, 2015, 01:42 PM
Mar 2015

Pence saw that the light was the train, not the end of the tunnel and is backing away as fast as he can.

marble falls

(57,055 posts)
20. What a terrible image. I hope they're standing together in a cesspool up to their cowlicks.....
Tue Mar 31, 2015, 02:09 PM
Mar 2015

There. That's much better.

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