Ted Cruz Lauds Anti-Abortion Extremist Eight Days Before Planned Parenthood Shooting

[uhnope]

Source: Yahoo News

Presidential candidate and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, who on Sunday suggested the shooter in a bloody Friday rampage on a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs, Colorado, was a "transgender leftist activist," maintains ties to violent factions of the anti-abortion movement.

Right Wing Watch reports that just eight days before Robert L. Dear, 57, was arrested for killing three people and wounding nine others at the facility on Friday, Cruz bragged about an endorsement he received from the head of Christian pro-life organization Operation Rescue, Troy Newman.

In a statement on the senator's campaign website, Cruz said, "I am grateful to receive the endorsement of Troy Newman. He has served as a voice for the unborn for over 25 years, and works tirelessly every day for the pro-life cause. We need leaders like Troy Newman in this country who will stand up for those who do not have a voice."

But Newman has a history of openly endorsing violence against doctors and medical staff involved in providing abortion services

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/ted-cruz-lauds-anti-abortion-210755532.html

[truthisfreedom]

1. Of course he did.

He's a right wing nut job with no awareness and no conscience who will do ANYTHING to get elected.

[niyad]

2. pity that neither of them can be charged as accessories.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

3. The shooter lived so let's get a reaction to Ted's remarks.

[davidpdx]

4. Goodbye Teddy

You won't be missed you pompous asshole!