Posted on 05/10/2015 7:26:52 PM PDT by VinL
Presidential candidate Ted Cruz introduced his mother to the world in a touching video tribute timed to coincide with the Mother’s Day holiday. We’ve heard a lot about — and from — Cruz’s father, Raphael Cruz, but until now, his mother has remained out of the spotlight.
“I always knew I was loved,” Cruz says in the video. “Whatever I did, there was nothing I could do to change that.” He clutched his mother’s hand and added, “My mom’s always been a best friend to me.”
“This is just overwhelming,” Eleanor Darragh confesses. “I look at him and think, ‘This is my son! I can’t believe it!’” She said that Ted was always an overachiever, “but this is somewhat beyond that.”
Darragh said that she has a prayer partner and teared up when she explained, “We pray for his safety continually.”
Ted’s wife, Heidi, also makes an appearance in the video, receiving high praise from her husband.
Asked what life was like with Heidi as the mother of his children, Heidi interrupted and said, “Dramatic!”
The Cruz’s laughed and Sen. Cruz said, “Heidi is an incredible mom. There is no one on the planet that our daughters adore more than their mom.”
The video was a very sweet way for Cruz to honor the two most important women in his life on Mother’s Day.
Read more: http://pjmedia.com/tatler/2015/05/10/ted-cruz-introduces-his-mom-to-the-world-with-a-touching-mothers-day-tribute/#ixzz3ZnEA3SYH
As I said earlier, I posted this video on Twitter. I hope other FReepers will post it on their Facebook or Twitter accounts or Instagram or whatever. Even sending it via e-mail would be a good thing. We need to get the message out that Ted Cruz is not a monster or a “Conservative bogey man” but he is a warm, caring human being.
I actually have tears in my eyes after watching that. His mother is a remarkable lady. I’m glad to see this tribute to her.
I do so agree with you .. and I’m quite sure there are an entire legion of people on FR who also pray for Sen. Cruz’s safety.
And he smiles! -:)
I haven’t watched the video yet - but I experience the same annoyance with most videos - the background music is way too loud.
I’ve always wondered if it has anything to do with the generation who has always listened to screaming music in their earphones ..??
Ted is nice: hasn’t he heard “nice guys finish last”. I fear the Republican primary electorate as much as I do the whole electorate.
Hmmmmm.... I didn’t notice the background music being loud.
Probably my audio then. I just wanted to hear what they were saying a bit better as it was such a nice, heartfelt video. I’ve seen Senator Cruz’s father a few times, but don’t recall seeing his Mother previously - she appears to be a sweet, intelligent and well-spoken woman. It looks like she was/is a great Mom and I suspect a great MIL and Grandmother.
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