it was a century and a half ago that south carolina sent william barrett travis to the state of texasit was a century and a half ago that william barrett travis drew a line in the sand and said, choose where you stand? give me liberty, or give me death? . many of y'all know my father -- pastor rafael cruz. my father saw freedom taken away in cuba. i will tell you what he said over and over again, i have lost my freedom once. i will die before it happens again. i'm going to close by just telling a quick story. on january 20, 2015, an elderly man walks up to the front gate of the white house. he asked the marine there, excuse me sir? is barack obama there? the marine says, i'm sorry sir barak obama is no longer president of the united states. [applause] the next day, the same elderly gentleman walks up -- the same ring. he says, excuse me sir, is barack obama here? the marine size and says, i'm sorry sir, barack obama is no longer president of the united states. the next day, the same elderly gentleman walks up to the gates -- the same rain there again. he asked the question one more ti

that south carolina sent we promise to the state of texas -- william barrett travis to the state of texas. he drew a line in the sand and said do you stand with freedom or do you stand with that? -- death? you've me liberty or give me death. -- you've me liberty or give me death. [applause] senator cruz: many of you know my father, pastor rafael cruz. my father saw freedom taken away in cuba, i will tell you what he said to me. i lost my freedom once. i will die before it happens again. [applause] senator cruz: i'm going to close with just telling a quick story. on january 20, 2017, an elderly man walks up to the front gate of the white house and asks the marine there, says excuse me, is barack obama here? the marine says, i'm sorry, barack obama is no longer president of the united states. [applause] senator cruz: the next day the same elderly gentleman walks up to the gates, the same marine is stationed there, and he says, excuse me, sir, is barack obama here? the marine sighs and says once again, i'm sorry sir, barack obama is no longer president of the united states. [applause] senato

the commander of the alamo william barrett travis. we appreciate that. thank you. [applause] gov.ry: i come to south carolina, because we are still looking for a few good patriots. once again to fight for this country, we have come to look for patriots. we watched our country descend into record debt. we experience the slowest recovery we have ever seen, a recovery of record proportions needs to be on the table for us. we have seen this irs target our citizens. the architects of obamacare, they admit they lied. to sell us a bill of goods. you think about the bureaucrats. at the veterans administration leaving our veterans waiting in line for care. some of them have died. i want to take a moment. everyone of you who wore the uniform of the country, those of you who have family members that have worn the uniform of the country, i want you to hold your hand up just a moment. so we can say thank you for your service, thank you for your sacrifice. god bless you. for what you have done. [applause] gov. perry: we watched our president. we watched an end a war without a plan to keep the p

the commander of the alamo, william barrett travis. we appreciate that. thank you.ov. perry: i come to south carolina because we are still looking for a few good patriots. once again to fight for this country, we have come to look for patriots. we watched our country to send into record debt. -- descend into record debt. we experience the slowest recovery we have ever seen, a recovery of record proportions needs to be on the table for us. we have seen this irs target our citizens. the architects of obamacare they admit they lied. to sell us a bill of goods. you think about the bureaucrats. at the veterans administration leaving our veterans waiting in line for care. some of them have died. i want to take a moment. everyone of you who wore the uniform of the country, those of you who have family members that have worn the uniform of the country, i want you to hold your hand up just a moment. so we can say thank you for your service, thank you for your sacrifice. god bless you. for what you have done. [applause] gov. perry: we watched our president. we watched an end