Ted Cruz: ‘I am running for president of the United States’

[brooklynite]

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Source: Washington Post

LYNCHBURG, Va. – Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) announced -- again -- his candidacy for president in a speech this morning at a landmark of the American evangelical movement, Liberty University.

"Today, I am announcing that I am running for president of the United States," Cruz said, about 20 minutes into a speech to students here. "Ted! Ted!" students yelled.

"It is the time for truth. It is the time for liberty. It is the time to reclaim the Constitution of the United States," Cruz said.

The content of Cruz's announcement speech -- which embraced the goals of evangelical Christians, military hawks and small-government tea partiers -- illustrated the broad Republican coalition he is hoping to assemble. The location of the announcement, at an evangelical college, showed that Cruz hopes to mobilize young people behind a campaign that will start at the back of the GOP pack.

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/03/23/ted-cruz-announces-presidential-run/?hpid=z1

[mike_c]

1. the freak show begins....

[guillaumeb]

2. Is there anyone in the GOP

NOT running for President?

[LynneSin]

6. Republicans that I could honestly respect

Like Mike Castle here in Delaware - he's old school republican. Which is why he is no longer in office. Lost to batshit crazy Christine O'Donnell in the primaries (who lost in the general election).

Republicans who believed in the values of people like Lincoln, Eisenhower
and Goldwater are few and far between. The crazies are running the asylum now.

[android fan]

3. Ted. Do Texas a favor. Resign.

[LynneSin]

8. Why? You think Greg Abbott is going to pick someone better to replace him?

just saying.

[android fan]

9. Yes, but that nut could lose his temporary seat

IN 2016

[TheCowsCameHome]

4. Be sure to read the comments that have been left...

.....Priceless.

This guy is going to be entertainment in it's purest form..

[niyad]

5. I hope people truly make an issue of his canadian birth.

[guillaumeb]

11. An Albertan no less

From one oil-centered province to an oil-centered state.

Plus the Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, also from Alberta, is a born again, oil man, Bush clone. (At least Harper is literate in English and passable in French)

[calimary]

7. But he wasn't even born here!

Meh, nobody seems to care, do they. Not even here.

Well, I still feel like making an issue of it. When I'm not laughing at this ass-clown all over again, that is.

[CountAllVotes]

10. Heard a voice in the background say ...

That piece of sh*t on a stick?

[Sissyk]

12. Locking.

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