Ted Cruz slams president for 'politicizing' Oregon massacre

BostonHereald ^ | 10/2/15 | Chris Cassidy

[VinL]

Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz blasted President Obama’s remarks in the wake of an Oregon community college massacre that mass shootings are “something we should politicize” after a campaign stop here today.

“It seems there is no tragedy the president isn’t willing to politicize,” said Cruz. “He in many ways is following the dictum of his former Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel who said, ‘You never want to waste a good crisis.’ Literally as this madman, almost within minutes of ending his murderous spree, the president seized upon it to advance his partisan political agenda. That’s just wrong."

Cruz called reports the shooter at Umpqua Community College in Oregon specifically targeted Christians “deeply troubling.”

Cruz said Obama should instead be focused on “lifting up” the victims’ families.

“We’ve seen this over and over again where the president takes the actions of a madman and a lunatic and tries to use it as an excuse to impinge upon the rights of law-abiding citizens," said Cruz.

Cruz then traveled to the Bay State, where he held a fundraiser at The Union Club in Boston and is scheduled to attend the Deerfield Fair later today before attending a house party in Salem, N.H. tonight.

[RummyChick]

If anyone wants to contribute to a real hero...there is a Gofundme for Chris Mintz

https://www.gofundme.com/s75ge9y4

The poor guy has to learn to walk again.

[LongWayHome]

Cruz understands the existential threat we face as a nation. Love the guy.

[Isara]

Ted Cruz's record in defending the Second Amendment:

• Played a crucial role in preventing federal legislation to restrict the Second Amendment rights of Americans. (after Sandy Hook shooting)
• Authored legislation to strengthen the Second Amendment rights of Americans by allowing interstate firearms sales.
• Led 31 states in District of Columbia v. Heller where the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a ban on firearms in a 5-4 landmark decision.
  • Honored by the National Rifle Association with a 2008 resolution for his leadership in the Heller case, which noted that his “efforts made this victory for the American people possible.”
  • Awarded the NRA’s 2010 Carter-Knight Freedom Fund, which “rewards exemplary activities in the support and protection of the right to Keep and Bear Arms” for his work in the Heller and McDonald cases.
• Argued against unreasonable and burdensome gun restrictions before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
• Recognized by NRA executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre who observed, “Ted Cruz is one of our nation’s leading defenders of the Second Amendment. For over a decade, Ted has fought tirelessly to defend our constitutional right to keep and bear arms, and his leadership was absolutely critical to our major victories before the U.S. Supreme Court.”

[WENDLE]

Cruz is right again. Obama took a real hit on this exploitation and not caring about the anti-White , anti-Christian background of this guy (not a word from obama) . The key is that anyone who has a no gun zone and this happens will be sued for $millions by the survivors. AND WIN!!!

[treetopsandroofs]

Took almost seven years AND Donald Trump for some politicians to find the balls to talk down to the Fraud.

[gov_bean_ counter]

Holdonaminute. I thought he was just a talker... :) /S

[McGruff]

[Stand Watch Listen]

Forget Oregon’s Gunman. Remember the Hero Who Charged Straight at Him

No amount of murder seems likely to result in gun control any time soon. So let’s do what we can to stop the lunacy—by reserving the limelight for the vet who rushed Thursday’s shooter.

Forget the 26-year-old zero who murdered 10 innocents at Umpqua Community College on Thursday morning.

The Chris to remember is 30-year-old Chris Mintz, the student and Army vet who was shot at least five times while charging straight at the gunman in an effort to save others. Mintz did so on the sixth birthday of his son, Tyrik.

“It’s my son’s birthday, it’s my son’s birthday,” he was heard to say as he lay wounded.

When word of Mintz’s heroism reached his kin in his native North Carolina, his cousin Derek Bourgeois was hardly surprised.

“It sounds like something he would do,” Bourgeois said.

Bourgeois was somewhat amazed that a guy who survived a combat deployment without serious injury had come so close to being killed in a small Oregon town not unlike the one in North Carolina where they grew up together.................."

[Isara]

Look at post #4.

[Mears]

He’s already got $125,000.00.

Astonishing.

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[cripplecreek]

[treetopsandroofs]

I don’t have anything against Cruz.

[cripplecreek]

Ted Cruz was talking like this when Trump was donating to Hillary.

[who knows what evil?]

Sounds good to me...

[cripplecreek]

There were a stack of the fliers on the counter at the party store when I went to the post office this morning.

[treetopsandroofs]

Got some quotes from him slamming the Fraud from back then?

[Isara]

These ratings are based on deeds, not words.

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[Isara]

Got some quotes from him slamming the Fraud from back then?

Ted Cruz: The Imperial Presidency of Barack Obama

In the nation's history, there is simply no precedent for an American president so wantonly ignoring federal law.

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[cripplecreek]

Anybody attributing Ted Cruz’s ideals to Donald Trump is too stupid to be trusted with a ballot.