>> MY PARENTS, AT THE TIME,
WERE NOT PEOPLE OF FAITH;
NEITHER ONE OF THEM HAD
A RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS.
BOTH OF THEM, SADLY,
WERE DRINKING FAR TOO MUCH.
AND MY FATHER,
WHEN I WAS THREE,
HE DECIDED HE DIDN'T
WANT TO BE MARRIED ANYMORE,
AND HE DIDN'T WANT
A THREE YEAR OLD SON.
HE GOT ON A PLANE
AND LEFT.
Announcer: NEXT,
U.S. SENATOR TED CRUZ
SHARES HOW HIS FATHER
WAS TRANSFORMED
BY THE POWER
OF JESUS CHRIST.
♪
James: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK ALL OF YOU.
WELCOME TO LIFE TODAY.
I'M JAMES ROBISON.
BETTY HAS A HACKING COUGH
AND I'M JUST PRAYING
WITH ALL MY HEART
SHE GETS OVER IT BECAUSE I'M
JUST NOT COMPLETE WITHOUT HER
AND ALL OF YOU KNOW IT.
DON'T CHANGE CHANNELS!
DON'T GET UP
AND WALK OUT OF THE ROOM.
I HAVE A GUEST
YOU'LL WANT TO LISTEN TO.
HE WISHES HIS WIFE
WAS HERE TOO.
THEY'RE DEFINITELY
OUR BETTER HALF.
SENATOR TED CRUZ
IS BACK WITH ME TO TALK ABOUT
THE COUNTRY THAT WE LOVE,
AND REALLY AND TRULY,
TO BE HONEST WITH YOU,
THE GOD THAT WE LOVE,
AND HIS CHILDREN
THAT HE LOVES SO DEEPLY.
I CAN TELL YOU
THAT I KNOW BEYOND A DOUBT
THE ONLY WAY --
NOW LISTEN TO ME --
THE ONLY WAY WE'RE GOING
TO CORRECT OUR NATION'S
VERY PERILOUS COURSE
WILL BE FOR PEOPLE
TO FIND COMMON GROUND
UPON WHICH TO STAND
TO EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS
VERY LEGITIMATE
COMMON CONCERNS.
NOW ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT I'VE SEEN
AND I WANT TO TALK
TO THE SENATOR ABOUT THIS,
THE ONE THING THAT HAS
BROUGHT THE GREATNESS
OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
TO THE FOREFRONT,
TO DO THINGS THAT
NO GOVERNMENT CAN EVER DO,
HOWEVER FREQUENT
THEY PROMISE IT,
WHEN A CRISIS,
A CATASTROPHIC EVENT OCCURS,
PEOPLE COME TOGETHER.
THEY DON'T DISCUSS THEIR
THEOLOGICAL DIFFERENCES,
THEY DON'T DISCUSS
THEIR PARTISAN PREFERENCES,
THEY JUST LOOK AT ONE ANOTHER
AND SAY, "DO YOU CARE?
I'M SURE YOU DO,
YOU WOULDN'T BE HERE.
CAN YOU HELP?
WILL YOU HELP?
HOW WILL YOU HELP?"
AND WE TAKE ON KATRINA,
TORNADIC DAMAGE
IN MOORE, OKLAHOMA,
JOPLIN, MISSOURI, ALABAMA,
HURRICANE SANDY, 9/11.
WELCOME SENATOR TED CRUZ
TO LIFE TODAY.
[Applause]
SENATOR, I FOUND MYSELF AS
I NOW REACH MY 71ST BIRTHDAY,
IN THE LAST YEARS, REALLY
FOCUSING ON THE IMPORTANCE
OF THE PRAYER OF JESUS.
IN JOHN 17, YOU KNOW
HE GAVE US THE MODEL PRAYER,
OUR FATHER
WHICH ART IN HEAVEN.
HE IS OUR FATHER,
THAT'S RELATIONSHIP --
NOT RELIGION,
JUST RELATIONSHIP.
BUT IN 17 HE PRAYED THAT WE
WOULD BE ONE WITH THE FATHER
AS HE IS, WHICH MEANT
HE LIVED WATCHING THE FATHER,
WHERE THE FATHER LOOKED
HE LOOKED, AND HE WANTED
TO PLEASE THE FATHER.
THEN HE SAID, I WANT US
TO BE SANCTIFIED IN TRUTH,
PURIFIED BY TRUTH,
NOT BLUDGEONED WITH IT,
NOT BEATING UP
ONE ANOTHER WITH IT.
BUT THEN HE SAID,
"AND PERFECTED IN UNITY."
I HAVE TO BELIEVE THAT
IF JESUS, IN HIS PRAYER,
PRAYED FOR UNITY THERE HAS
TO BE SOME GREAT POWER EFFECT
OF A SUPERNATURAL UNITY
THAT I THINK
WE'VE WITNESSED IN HISTORY.
I THINK WE WITNESSED IT
WITH OUR FOUNDERS.
DO YOU AGREE, AS A SENATOR,
THAT OUR FOUNDERS WERE UNDER
SOME KIND OF POWERFUL UMBRELLA
OF DIVINE PROVIDENCE
INFLUENCE IN THEM?
Ted: IT WAS FROM
THE FOUNDING OF OUR COUNTRY,
AMERICA HAS ENJOYED
GOD'S PROVIDENTIAL BLESSING
AT EVERY STAGE.
WHEN 56 MEN SIGNED
THEIR LIVES, FORTUNES,
AND SACRED HONOR
SIGNING THE DECLARATION
OF INDEPENDENCE,
DECLARING WAR ON
THE MIGHTIEST ARMY
ON THE FACE OF THE PLANET
THAT MADE NO SENSE
BY EARTHLY LOGIC.
THERE WAS NO WAY ON EARTH
THIS RAG TAG BUNCH OF COLONIES
COULD PREVAIL, AND YET WE DID.
WHEN THE DECLARATION
AND CONSTITUTION WERE DRAFTED,
THEY WERE DRAFTED ON THE KNEES
OF THE FOUNDING FATHERS
THROUGH PRAYER.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE CIVIL WAR,
A BLOODY WAR,
A BROTHER UP AGAINST BROTHER
THAT SPILLED GALLONS OF BLOOD,
WORKING TO EXPUNGE THE
ORIGINAL SIN OF THIS NATION
THAT WAS SLAVERY, THAT
CIVIL WAR SHOULD HAVE RIPPED
THIS COUNTRY APART FOREVER.
AND IT WAS ONLY WITH
GOD'S BLESSING THAT THIS
COUNTRY CAME BACK TOGETHER.
AND WORLD WAR II, STANDING UP
AGAINST THE GROTESQUE EVIL
THAT WAS THE NAZIS.
AGAIN GOD SHINED HIS GRACE
ON THIS NATION,
AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
ROSE TO SAVE THE FREE WORLD.
YOU GO TO THE 1980'S
WHERE WITH RONALD REAGAN
AND MARGARET THATCHER
AND POPE JOHN PAUL II,
WE WON THE COLD WAR
WITHOUT FIRING A SHOT.
AT EVERY STAGE...
AND IT REALLY IS THE SOURCE
OF MY OPTIMISM TODAY.
THERE ARE A LOT
OF PEOPLE IN AMERICA
WHO ARE FEELING DESPONDENCY,
FEELING DESPAIR,
AND THE THREATS ARE GREAT.
THEY ARE AS GREAT OR GREATER
THAN ANYTHING
WE'VE EVER FACED,
AND YET I'M CONVINCED, JAMES,
GOD IS NOT DONE WITH AMERICA.
THAT HIS BLESSINGS ARE
STILL ON THIS NATION,
AND THAT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
WHEN THE CHALLENGES ARE GREAT,
RISE TO THE OCCASION.
James: WELL, I THINK THAT
WHAT I POINTED OUT
EVEN IN THE OPEN,
THAT CATASTROPHIC EVENTS
BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER.
IT IS TRAGIC THAT
THAT TOO OFTEN,
OR IT'S NOT JUST THE CALL
TO PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY
OR COMPASSIONATE EXPRESSION
ALWAYS THAT BRINGS EVERYONE
TO THE FOREFRONT IN UNITY,
IT'S CRISIS.
DO YOU THINK THAT
PEOPLE IN AMERICA
COULD BE BROUGHT TO ATTENTION
AS PEOPLE TOGETHER
TO SEE HERE'S WHAT'S COMING,
HERE'S THE ECONOMIC CHAOS,
HERE ARE THE
CATASTROPHIC EVENTS,
HERE'S THE VULNERABILITY
WHERE WE CAN'T EVEN PROTECT
OUR OWN WHITE HOUSE?
AND WHERE THE AGENCIES
THAT ARE CALLED TO PROTECT
ARE MOCKING ONE ANOTHER
AT THEIR INABILITIES?
AND WE DON'T COMMUNICATE?
DO YOU THINK
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
COULD BE BROUGHT TO ATTENTION
BY RECOGNIZING THE CRISIS
THAT'S ALREADY AT HAND?
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
Ted: I BELIEVE IT
WITH ALL OF MY HEART.
EACH OF US, EVERY CHRISTIAN,
WE'VE SEEN MIRACLES
IN OUR OWN LIVES.
WE'VE SEEN TRANSFORMATIONS.
IN MY FAMILY,
YOU'VE HEARD ME SHARE
MY FATHER'S STORY
OF FLEEING CUBA WITH NOTHING.
BUT THERE WAS
ANOTHER TRANSFORMATION.
FIRST OF ALL,
WHEN HE WAS IN PRISON IN CUBA,
BY ALL RIGHTS HE SHOULD
HAVE BEEN KILLED THERE.
HE WAS BEATEN, BLOODY;
HIS TEETH WERE STOMPED OUT
OF HIS MOUTH.
HE HAD AN ARMY BOOT CRUSH
IN THE BACK OF HIS HEAD.
HE SHOULD HAVE DIED
AS A TEENAGER
AND GOD WAS WITH HIM
AND BROUGHT HIM
OUT OF THAT PRISON CELL
AND BROUGHT HIM TO AMERICA.
BUT THEN ANOTHER
TRANSFORMATION;
MY PARENTS WERE MARRIED
AND THEY MOVED TO CALGARY
IN THE OIL AND GAS BUSINESS.
WHEN I WAS THREE YEARS OLD,
MY PARENTS AT THE TIME
WERE NOT PEOPLE OF FAITH;
NEITHER ONE OF THEM
HAD A RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS.
AND BOTH OF THEM, SADLY,
WERE DRINKING FAR TOO MUCH.
MY FATHER, WHEN I WAS THREE,
HE DECIDED HE DIDN'T WANT
TO BE MARRIED ANYMORE,
AND HE DIDN'T WANT
A THREE YEAR OLD SON.
AND HE GOT ON A PLANE
AND HE LEFT.
AND HE CAME DOWN TO TEXAS,
BACK TO TEXAS TO HOUSTON.
A FRIEND OF HIS
IN THE OIL AND GAS BUSINESS
INVITED HIM TO GO
TO CLAY ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH;
IT'S A SMALL BAPTIST CHURCH
IN HOUSTON.
HE WENT TO CLAY ROAD BAPTIST
AND HE GAVE HIS LIFE TO JESUS.
AND HE WENT TO THE AIRPORT,
HE BOUGHT A PLANE TICKET
AND HE FLEW BACK TO CALGARY.
AND HE FLEW BACK
TO MY MOTHER AND ME.
WHEN PEOPLE ASK,
IS FAITH REAL?
IS A RELATIONSHIP
WITH JESUS REAL?
LOOK, IF IT WEREN'T FOR JESUS,
I WOULD HAVE BEEN RAISED
BY A SINGLE MOTHER WITHOUT
MY DAD BEING IN THE HOUSE.
EVERY ONE OF US,
EVERY CHRISTIAN, WE'VE SEEN
THOSE TRANSFORMATIONS
IN OUR LIVES.
AND COMPARED TO THAT,
TURNING AROUND THIS COUNTRY
ISN'T THAT HARD.
James: DON'T YOU THANK GOD
FOR THE TESTIMONY
OF WHAT FAITH
AND WHAT A RELATIONSHIP
WITH JESUS DOES?
AND YOUR DAD, AS YOU KNOW,
BECAME A PART OF WHAT
I CALL THE INNER CIRCLE
OF MEN AND WOMEN
WHO WOULD PRAY WITH US
FOR OUR COUNTRY.
AND HE WAS A PART OF WHEN
GOD LED ME TO REALLY PRAY
WITH A HOLLYWOOD ACTOR,
THAT APPEARED TO BE
MORE QUALIFIED THAN
OUR SOUTHERN BAPTIST
SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER WAS,
TO LEAD THE COUNTRY;
AND WE JUST KIND OF HAD
A LITTLE PRAYER MEETING
ABOUT ALL THAT.
YOUR DAD WAS A PART OF THAT
AND YOUR DAD
HAS NEVER STOPPED CARING.
I THINK THAT IF WE COULD
JUST GET PEOPLE TO REALIZE
THAT THE CRISIS IS REAL
AS KATRINA,
AND FAR MORE DEVASTATING,
I THINK WE WOULD COME TOGETHER
AND PULL TOGETHER
AND CORRECT THE COURSE.
THAT'S MY EARNEST PRAYER.
WE REALLY NEED TO STOP
ATTACKING ONE ANOTHER.
YOU ARE SUCH AN APPROPRIATE
AND STRONG ADVOCATE
FOR SECURING OUR BORDERS.
IT JUST SEEMS LIKE NOT ONLY
THE SENSIBLE
BUT SANE THING TO DO.
IT EVEN IMPLIES PROTECTING
PERSONAL PROPERTY,
FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE,
WHICH IS THE FOUNDATION STONE
OF ECONOMIC STABILITY:
THOU SHALT NOT COVET
YOUR NEIGHBOR'S PROPERTY.
IF ANYTHING EVER SAID,
HE'S GOT A RIGHT
TO HIS PROPERTY
AND DON'T ENVY HIM FOR IT
AND DON'T COVET IT.
IT DOESN'T MEAN
YOU COULDN'T HAVE SOME
BUT DON'T GO GET HIS.
AND DON'T BEGRUDGE HIM
HAVING IT.
WE DON'T PROTECT ANYTHING
HERE ANYMORE EXCEPT
BUREAUCRATIC TURF
AND PARTISAN POSITIONS
AND SECTARIAN IDEOLOGIES AND
WE'VE GOT TO STOP
THE NONSENSE.
I'VE GOT TO ASK YOU,
ARE YOU ANTI IMMIGRANT?
YOUR DAD GOT OVER HERE
FROM CUBA, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE.
Ted: WELL, LOOK.
THERE ARE LOTS OF ATTACKS
IN POLITICS.
ONE OF THE SIGNS...
IF THEY'RE NOT
THROWING ROCKS AT YOU,
YOU'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING.
[Laughter]
AND IF IT EVER COMES
TO THE POINT
WHERE THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA
IS NOT ATTACKING ME,
THAT'S WHEN, JAMES,
YOU NEED TO PICK UP THE PHONE
AND SAY, "TED, WHAT HAPPENED?
BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT
TELLING THE TRUTH ANYMORE."
[Laughter]
WHEN IT COMES TO IMMIGRATION,
I THINK THERE IS ACTUALLY
A LOT OF BIPARTISAN AGREEMENT
OUTSIDE OF WASHINGTON.
OUTSIDE OF WASHINGTON
THERE IS OVERWHELMING
BIPARTISAN AGREEMENT
THAT WE'VE GOT TO SERIOUS
ABOUT SECURING OUR BORDERS,
THAT WE NEED TO SOLVE
THE PROBLEM
OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION,
THAT IT IS A TRAGEDY
WHAT'S HAPPENING.
YOU'RE SEEING WOMEN AND
CHILDREN DYING IN THE DESERT.
YOU'RE SEEING LITTLE BOYS
AND LITTLE GIRLS
PHYSICALLY ASSAULTED,
SEXUALLY ASSAULTED.
THERE IS A CRISIS
AT THE BORDER.
THERE IS OVERWHELMING
AGREEMENT THAT
WE NEED TO SOLVE THAT.
I THINK THERE IS ALSO
OVERWHELMING AGREEMENT,
OUTSIDE OF WASHINGTON,
THAT WE NEED TO IMPROVE AND
STREAMLINE LEGAL IMMIGRATION.
THAT WE NEED TO REMAIN
A NATION THAT DOESN'T
JUST WELCOME, THAT
CELEBRATES LEGAL IMMIGRANTS.
REAGAN REFERRED
TO LEGAL IMMIGRANTS
AS "AMERICANS BY CHOICE."
NOW IF WE FOCUSED ON AREAS
OF BIPARTISAN AGREEMENT,
YOU COULD CRAFT
AN IMMIGRATION BILL
THAT COULD SAIL
THROUGH CONGRESS.
THE PROBLEM IS
AND I'M CONVINCED
PRESIDENT OBAMA,
THE SENATE DEMOCRATS,
THEY'RE NOT LOOKING
TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM.
THEY WANT A PARTISAN ISSUE
TO USE IN ELECTIONS
IN '14 AND '16.
AND SO THEY ENGAGE
IN POLITICAL THEATRICS
INSTEAD OF WORKING
TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM.
WE NEED IMPROVEMENTS.
WE NEED IMPROVEMENTS
IN SECURING THE BORDER.
I INTRODUCED LEGISLATION,
FOR EXAMPLE, TO TRIPLE THE
BORDER PATROL BECAUSE WHEN
YOU GO DOWN TO THE BORDER,
I'VE SPENT A LOT OF TIME
AT THE BORDER.
YOU TALK TO
LAW ENFORCEMENT THERE.
THEY SAY THE NUMBER ONE
THING THEY NEED
IS BOOTS ON THE GROUND;
TO PROVIDE FIXED WING
AND HELICOPTER AIRCRAFT SO
THAT YOU HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY
TO PROVIDE FOR E-VERIFY
WORKPLACE ENFORCEMENT
SO THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY
SECURE THE BORDER.
THEN ON LEGAL IMMIGRATION,
YOU KNOW THERE IS
NO STRONGER ADVOCATE
OF LEGAL IMMIGRATION
IN THE U.S. SENATE THAN I AM.
FOR EXAMPLE, I INTRODUCED
LEGISLATION TO INCREASE
THE NUMBER OF H-1B VISAS,
TEMPORARY HIGH SKILLED
WORKERS, FIVE-FOLD;
FROM 65,000 TO 325,000.
WHY IS THAT?
BECAUSE EVERY YEAR
WE HAVE PEOPLE
FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD COME
TO U.S. UNIVERSITIES.
THEY GET GRADUATE DEGREES
IN MATH AND COMPUTER
SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING.
AND THEN WE SEND BACK
TO THEIR COUNTRIES.
THEY START BUSINESSES THERE,
THEY CREATE JOBS THERE.
IT MAKES NO SENSE.
THE DATA SHOW
EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THOSE
WHO STAY IN THIS COUNTRY
PRODUCE 1.8 AMERICAN JOBS.
SO I INTRODUCED LEGISLATION
AND SAID, "LOOK,
LET'S STOP PLAYING AROUND.
LET'S ALLOW PEOPLE
THAT WANT TO COME AND WORK
TOWARDS THE AMERICAN DREAM
TO DO SO."
EVERY SINGLE SENATE
DEMOCRAT IN THE SENATE
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
VOTED AGAINST THAT AMENDMENT
AND THEY DID IT
BECAUSE THEY SAID...
CHUCK SCHUMER
WAS VERY CANDID.
HE SAID, "LOOK, WE CUT A DEAL
WITH THE UNION BOSSES.
WE CAN'T CHANGE THE NUMBERS.
SO NO."
THEY GO TO THE TECH COMMUNITY
ALL THE TIME AND THEY SAY,
"WE'RE SUPPORTING YOU"
AND EVERY ONE OF THEM
VOTED AGAINST INCREASING
HIGH-SKILLED VISAS.
James: AND THAT SHOWS
THE MASS CONFUSION THAT'S
PREVAILING IN WASHINGTON.
IF, AND YOU'VE BEEN
LET'S SAY REFERENCED
AS A POSSIBLE 16 CANDIDATE
FOR PRESIDENT.
YOU'RE NOT READY TO ANNOUNCE
HERE ON LIFE TODAY?
Ted: I'M NOT!
James: I'D BE HAPPY
TO TALK TO YOU WHEN YOU
WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT.
[Laughter]
INDISPENSABLE QUALITIES
THAT AMERICAN'S LOOK FOR
IN A PRESIDENT?
Ted: PRINCIPLE,
INTEGRITY, AND COURAGE.
THATCHER REFERRED TO COURAGE
AS THE INDISPENSABLE
CHARACTERISTIC.
IN MY OFFICE IN WASHINGTON
I HAVE THREE BUSTS
IN MY OFFICE: ONE OF REAGAN,
ONE OF WINSTON CHURCHILL, AND
ONE OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING.
AS THREE LEADERS EACH OF WHOM
STOOD UP AND SPOKE THE TRUTH.
THEY HAD MORAL COURAGE
TO SPEAK AGAINST INJUSTICE
AND EACH OF THEM WAS VILIFIED.
AND YET, WITH A VISION
TOWARDS A HOPEFUL
OPTIMISTIC FUTURE,
THEY STOOD AGAINST EVIL.
I THINK THAT IS WHAT
OUR COUNTRY NEEDS TODAY
MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE.
James: I THINK IT IS
REALLY IMPORTANT
FOR ALL OF OUR VIEWERS --
[Applause]
I THINK IT IS VERY IMPORTANT
FOR ALL OF YOU TO REALIZE
THERE IS ONLY ONE PERSON
WHO EVER DID IT PERFECT.
AND HE WAS VILIFIED
AND CRUCIFIED.
SO THE FACT
THAT WE GET RESISTANCE
IS NOT BY ANY MEANS
NECESSARILY A NEGATIVE.
I KNOW THAT WHEN
I'VE TALKED TO THE SENATOR
AND WE'VE HAD
OUR TIME TOGETHER
TO REALLY JUST TALK TOGETHER
AND TALK TO THE LORD,
THAT AS STRONG AS WE STAND,
ABOVE ALL, LOVE IS THE QUALITY
THAT NEVER FAILS.
IF PRESIDENT OBAMA
CALLED YOU AT MIDNIGHT
AND HE SAID, "SENATOR,
I HAVE TWO YEARS LEFT.
WHAT WOULD YOU SUGGEST
THAT I DO TO TRY TO SALVAGE
THESE LAST TWO YEARS?"
DO YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS?
THERE IS A CAMERA RIGHT HERE.
Ted: LOOK,
I HAVE LOTS OF SUGGESTIONS.
NUMBER ONE, AND I SAID THIS
A YEAR AND A HALF AGO
WHEN THE PRESIDENT CAME
TO CAPITOL HILL, MET
WITH THE SENATE REPUBLICANS
AND WE HAD LUNCH TOGETHER.
I ASKED HIM, I SAID,
"MR. PRESIDENT,
MY TOP PRIORITY
IS BRINGING BACK JOBS
AND ECONOMIC GROWTH."
THAT IS NUMBER ONE PRIORITY
OF 26 MILLION TEXANS.
PEOPLE ARE HURTING.
AND THE PEOPLE
WHO ARE HURTING THE MOST ARE
THE MOST VULNERABLE AMONG US.
THEY'RE YOUNG PEOPLE,
HISPANICS, AFRICA AMERICAN,
SINGLE MOMS; CAN WE WORK
TOGETHER THE ON TAX REFORM,
ON REGULATORY REFORM,
REDUCING THE BURDENS
ON SMALL BUSINESSES SO THAT
WE CAN CREATE OPPORTUNITY,
FRANKLY FOR PEOPLE
LIKE MY DAD,
TEENAGE IMMIGRANTS
WHO ARE WASHING DISHES.
THEY'RE THE ONES GETTING HURT.
SINGLE MOMS FORCED
INTO PART TIME WORK
BECAUSE OF OBAMACARE.
UNFORTUNATELY,
THE PRESIDENT HAS NOT
BEEN WILLING TO DO THAT.
I'LL TELL YOU ANOTHER AREA
I HAD WOULD LOVE TO WORK
WITH THE PRESIDENT ON
IS HAVING THE ADMINISTRATION
ACTUALLY PROTECT
OUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS,
PROTECT RELIGIOUS LIBERTY,
INSTEAD OF LEADING THE ASSAULT
ON OUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS,
LEADING THE ASSAULT
ON RELIGIOUS LIBERTY.
BUT LET ME MENTION ONE EXAMPLE
WHERE WE HAVE WORKED TOGETHER
WHICH IS ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO,
YOU MAY REMEMBER IRAN
NAMED AS THEIR AMBASSADOR
TO THE UNITED NATIONS,
HAMID ABUTALEBI,
WHO IS A KNOWN TERRORIST.
HE HAD PARTICIPATED
IN HOLDING AMERICAN'S HOSTAGE
IN 1979 AND 1980.
NOW WHEN THAT HAPPENED
IT WAS INTENDED TO BE
A SLAP IN THE FACE
TO THE UNITED STATES
AND IT WAS.
MOST FOLKS IN WASHINGTON
WERE SAYING, THIS IS TERRIBLE!
BUT WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING
TO FIX IT."
I INTRODUCED LEGISLATION
TO BAR ABUTALEBI
FROM COMING TO THIS COUNTRY,
TO BAR ANY KNOWN TERRORIST
FROM GETTING A VISA.
THAT LEGISLATION
ON THE SENATE FLOOR,
IT GOT SUPPORT FROM SENATORS
AS VARIED AS CHUCK SCHUMER
AND LINDSAY GRAHAM.
IN FACT, CHUCK SPOKE
IN SUPPORT OF IT.
I CAME UP TO IT AND I SAID,
"BE CAREFUL, CHUCK.
LIGHTENING IS GOING
TO STRIKE YOU!"
[Laughter]
IT PASSED THE SENATE
100 TO NOTHING.
WENT TO THE HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES, IT PASSED
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
435 TO NOTHING,
AND PRESIDENT OBAMA
SIGNED IT INTO LAW.
James: WOW!
Ted: IN FACT, THE EPILOGUE,
TWO WEEKS LATER,
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
CORRESPONDENCE DINNER
THE PRESIDENT
WAS GIVING A SPEECH.
IT WAS ONE OF THESE SPEECHES
WHERE POLITICIANS
ARE SUPPOSED TO TELL JOKES
AND BE FUNNY.
AND HE SAID,
"A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, TED CRUZ
INTRODUCED LEGISLATION
THAT I SIGNED INTO LAW."
HE SAID, "HERE'S A PICTURE
OF THE SIGNING CEREMONY."
HE PUT UP A PICTURE
OF HIMSELF, OF ME,
AND THE DEVIL
AND HELL FREEZING OVER.
[Laughter]
James: WOULD YOU SAY THANK YOU
TO SENATOR TED CRUZ
FOR BEING HERE WITH US?
[Applause]
WHAT A JOY!
SENATOR, I'M GOING TO SHOW
OUR VIEWERS SOMETHING THAT
YOU KNOW WE'VE TALKED ABOUT,
YOU'RE CONCERNED, WE'VE
ACTUALLY WORKED WITH THE
WATER DRILLING ORGANIZATION
THAT YOU WORK WITH.
I'VE BEEN IN NICARAGUA
MANY TIMES, AND WE'VE BEEN
ALL OVER THE WORLD
DRILLING WATER WELLS.
BUT ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT WE STARTED FIRST
WAS FEEDING CHILDREN
THAT WERE HUNGRY.
AND RIGHT NOW, I WANT TO SHOW
OUR VIEWERS SOMETHING THAT
WILL REALLY GRAB YOUR HEART
BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO SEE
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE DON'T
GET THE FEEDING CENTERS
ESTABLISHED IN TIME.
BUT EVEN IN DESPERATE
SITUATIONS WE'RE DILIGENTLY
SEEKING TO TURN IT AROUND,
BUT WE CAN CORRECT IT
BEFORE THE CRISIS.
WATCH VERY CLOSELY.
Announcer:
WITHIN THE LIFE OF EVERY CHILD
IS GOD-GIVEN
POTENTIAL.
WE CAN SEE IT IN THE DREAMS THESE CHILDREN HAVE
FOR THEIR FUTURE.
THOUGH HE LIVES
A MEAGER LIFE
AND HAS
FEW POSSESSIONS,
FERNANDO DREAMS
OF MOVING TO A CITY
TO BECOME
AN ARCHITECT.
HE WILL DESIGN
A SCHOOL FOR ANTONIO
WHO DREAMS OF
BECOMING A TEACHER.
HE'LL DESIGN
A HOSPITAL FOR ROSA
WHO DREAMS OF
BECOMING A DOCTOR.
WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT
CHILDREN WITH SO LITTLE
WOULD HAVE
DREAMS SO BIG?
BUT FERNANDO'S
MOTHER KNOWS
THAT HIS CHANCES
FOR REALIZING THESE DREAMS
ARE SLIM.
SHE KNOWS
THE PAINFUL SECRET
THAT HIS FOOD SUPPLY
IS UNSTABLE AT BEST,
AND DURING LEAN MONTHS COMPLETELY DEPLETED.
ALREADY THE SHORTAGE OF FOOD
HAS LED TO THE DEATHS
OF MANY CHILDREN
WITH THEIR CHANCE
AT A DREAM EXTINGUISHED.
THE BIGGEST OBSTACLE
FOR CHILDREN LIKE FERNANDO
IS SIMPLY
THE LACK OF FOOD.
FOOD -- IT IS
AS SIMPLE AS THAT.
BY HELPING TO PROVIDE JUST
ONE CHILD LIKE FERNANDO
WITH A DAILY BOWL
OF FOOD
YOU'LL BE MAKING
A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE
NOT ONLY
FOR HIM
BUT FOR EVERY CHILD
WHO IS HOLDING ON TO A DREAM.
James: THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN
EFFECTIVELY MEET A CRISIS
IS WITH COMPASSION.
I HONESTLY BELIEVE THAT
THE MOST COMPASSIONATE PEOPLE
THAT I'VE EVER COME ACROSS
ARE THE VIEWERS OF LIFE TODAY,
LIKE YOU.
PERHAPS YOU'VE
NEVER HELPED US.
MAYBE YOU'RE WATCHING BECAUSE
YOU'RE JUST CONCERNED ABOUT
THINGS THAT AFFECT YOU,
YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR FUTURE.
THAT MEANS YOU CARE.
THESE CHILDREN
AND THEIR FAMILIES
ARE FACING DEATH,
STARVATION, MALNUTRITION,
LACK OF HEALTH.
WE CAN CHANGE IT ALL.
WE CAN CHANGE IT
BY PUTTING PORRIDGE
IN A HEAT-RESISTANT BOWL
THAT VIEWERS, LIKE YOU,
ENCOURAGE US TO GIVE
SO THEY WOULDN'T BRING
VARIOUS TYPES OF TIN CANS,
BURN THEIR LITTLE HANDS
ON THE HOT SOUP MIX OR
SOMETIMES EVEN A PLASTIC BAG,
THAT THE SOUP WOULD BURN
RIGHT THROUGH.
I'M PRAYING BEFORE I COME OUT
TO DO ANY TELEVISION PROGRAM
ANY TIME OF THE YEAR,
GOD TOUCH THE HEARTS
OF THE VIEWERS
WHERE THEY WOULD IDENTIFY WITH
PARENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS,
AND EVEN IDENTIFY
WITH YOUR HEART, GOD;
AND CARE ENOUGH
TO SIMPLY REACH OUT
AND TOUCH SOMEONE
WITH UNDENIABLE LOVE.
WOULD YOU HELP US FEED THREE,
FIVE, OR TEN CHILDREN
FOR THE NEXT MONTHS WITH
A GIFT OF $30, $50, OR 100?
WOULD YOU DO THAT?
I DON'T KNOW WHERE
YOU COULD BETTER SPEND $100
THAN TO FEED TEN CHILDREN.
YOU KNOW WE'VE GOT VIEWERS
THAT HAVE BEEN SO BLESSED
OF GOD THAT YOU'RE ABLE
TO DO EVEN MORE.
WE REALLY NEED FRIENDS WHO
WILL GIVE $1,000 TO FEED 100
OR $5,000 TO FEED 500
BECAUSE WE'VE GOT 400,000
ALREADY LOCATED.
AS A MATTER OF FACT,
WE'VE LOCATED SO MANY
THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN
BROUGHT IN TO THE CLINICS
THAT BASICALLY,
WITHOUT A MIRACLE
THEY'VE GOT A FEW HOURS
OR A FEW DAYS TO LIVE BECAUSE
THERE WASN'T A FEEDING CENTER.
AND WE'RE ESTABLISHING
NEW CENTERS, AND THAT
IS PART OF THE 400,000
THAT WE'RE ASKING YOU
TO HELP US FEED,
THE MISSIONARIES,
TAKE CARE OF.
WOULD YOU REACH OUT AND REALLY
TOUCH SOMEONE WITH LOVE
BY DIALING THAT NUMBER
THAT'S ALWAYS THERE
IF YOUR HEART'S BROKEN
OR YOU WANT SOMEONE
TO JOIN WITH YOU IN PRAYER --
24 HOURS A DAY THEY'RE THERE.
BUT RIGHT NOW, WOULD YOU
REACH OUT AND SAY,
"HERE'S MY GIFT"
AND PUT IT ON YOUR BANKCARD?
USE THAT CARD
LIKE IT'S A CHECK.
THAT'S HOW
YOU SHOULD USE THEM.
AND JUST SAY, "HERE'S MY $100
OR MY $50 OR MY $30"
OR PERHAPS
YOU COULD GIVE EVEN MORE.
WE WANT TO SEND YOU
THE INCREDIBLY,
BEAUTIFULLY BOUND,
LEATHER-BOUND
LARGE PRINT STUDY BIBLE.
IT IS JUST BEAUTIFUL!
IT IS EASY TO CARRY.
AS WELL AS THE DEVOTIONAL
BOOK, WITH MANY OF OUR
WONDERFUL GUESTS,
TO BE A BLESSING TO YOU.
WE ALWAYS WANT TO SAY
THANK YOU FOR GIVING LIFE.
WOULD YOU GO TO THE PHONE
RIGHT NOW?
OR GO ONLINE TO LIFETODAY.ORG
AND MAKE THE GIFT
GOD PUT ON YOUR HEART.
IF YOU'RE MAILING A CHECK TO
LIFE, CALL US AND TELL US WHAT
YOU'RE PUTTING IN THE MAIL.
PLEASE DO THAT.
Announcer: IN REMOTE AND IMPOVERISHED AREAS OF AFRICA,
FAMILIES ARE SUFFERING
FACING DEATH BY STARVATION,
AND THOSE HIT THE HARDEST
ARE THEIR CHILDREN.
LIFE'S MISSION FEEDING
PROGRAM IS THERE,
ABLE TO FEED AND CARE
FOR OVER 400,000 CHILDREN
IN CRISIS AREAS
OF ANGOLA, MOZAMBIQUE,
AND EVEN SOME EBOLA-THREATENED
AREAS OF SUDAN.
WITH ALL OF OUR
PREVIOUS RESERVES GONE,
AND ANGOLA FACING ITS WORST
DROUGHT AND FOOD SHORTAGE
IN 20 YEARS, WE NEED
TO IMMEDIATELY REPLENISH
OUR FUNDING AND SUPPLIES
FOR OUR FEEDING PROGRAMS.
YOUR LIFE-SAVING GIFT
OF $30, $50, $100 OR $300
WILL HELP FEED AND CARE
FOR 3, 5, 10 OR 30 CHILDREN
FOR THE NEXT
THREE MONTHS.
WITH YOUR SUPPORT AND
THE PARTNERSHIP OF OTHERS,
YOUR GIFT GOES A LONG WAY
TO HELP SAVE LIVES.
PLEASE CALL US,
WRITE, OR GO ONLINE TODAY
AND MAKE YOUR GIFT.
WITH YOUR GIFT OF ANY AMOUNT, WE'LL SEND YOU ALL THINGS NEW,
A BRAND-NEW 31-DAY DEVOTIONAL
FEATURING INSPIRATION
FROM A VARIETY OF SPECIAL
GUESTS OF LIFE TODAY;
AND AN INSTRUMENTAL
WORSHIP CD TO BLESS YOU
IN YOUR QUIET TIMES
WITH THE LORD.
WITH YOUR GIFT OF $100 OR MORE
TO HELP FEED 10 CHILDREN
PLEASE REQUEST THE N.I.V.
LARGER PRINT LEATHER-BOUND
REFERENCE BIBLE.
AND FINALLY, WITH YOUR GIFT
OF $1,000 OR MORE
TO HELP FEED
100 CHILDREN,
BE SURE TO REQUEST
OUR COMMEMORATIVE
GLASS SCULPTURE,
"THE BLESSING."
PLEASE CALL, WRITE,
OR GO ONLINE TODAY
AND MAKE YOUR GIFT OF LIFE
TO HELP FEED AND CARE
FOR HUNGRY CHILDREN.
James: I WANT TO THANK YOU
FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART
FOR YOUR HELP.
YOU ARE INDEED THE MOST
COMPASSIONATE PEOPLE --
AND YOU'RE SO UNSELFISH.
YOU DON'T GIVE TO GET.
UNCONDITIONAL LOVE
DOESN'T LOVE TO RECEIVE,
IT JUST LOVES.
AND REAL GIVING
GIVES TO GIVE AND THAT'S YOU.
I BELIEVE YOU'RE SO CARING
THAT YOU'RE GOING
TO BE PRAYING FOR WISDOM
FOR OUR NATIONAL LEADERS,
FOR WISDOM AS WE SELECT
OUR LEADERS.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE PRAYING
FOR OUR LEADERS
AND THEIR FAMILIES,
THEIR PROTECTION,
AND THAT GOD WILL GIVE THEM
SUPERNATURAL DIVINE ENABLING
TO ACCOMPLISH THE TASK
AND THE MISSION
THAT'S BEEN SET BEFORE THEM.
I WANT YOU TO DO THAT
FOR SENATOR TED CRUZ.
WOULD YOU SAY THANK YOU
TO SENATOR CRUZ?
SENATOR, THANK YOU!
LOVE YOU A LOT!
Ted: GOD BLESS YOU!
THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.
James: THANK ALL OF YOU.
THANK YOU
FOR WATCHING LIFE TODAY!
SENATOR, GOD BLESS YOU
ON YOUR WAY. THANK YOU!
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Beth: HE ALLOWS US
TO KNOW WHAT IT IS LIKE
TO GET ON THE EDGE
OF DESTRUCTION
SO THAT WE WILL KNOW
THE JOY OF DELIVERANCE!
Announcer:
BETH MOORE TOMORROW!