Ted Cruz Launches Disgusting Anti-Gay Robo-Call In South Carolina

Rachel Maddow condemned a “nasty” South Carolina robo-call ad created by a super PAC supporting Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz, which attempts to paint Donald Trump as being sympathetic to gay rights.

Super PAC Courageous Conservatives paid for the robo-call that attacks LGBT Americans by suggesting that any support for LGBT civil rights and equality is “tearing down our America.”

The ad highlights a lesbian reporter’s recent interview with Trump in which she asks the GOP front-runner if LGBT Americans would expect to see “more forward motion on equality for gays and lesbians” under a Trump presidency. Trump says in response, “Well, you can, and look that’s your thing and other people have their thing. We have to bring all people together.”

The announcer says:

“Stop! What does she mean by forward motion? What is he agreeing to? It’s not about tolerance anymore. It’s about mandatory celebration. It’s about forcing people to bake cakes and photograph gay weddings. Forcing clergy to officiate, it’s about transgender bathrooms in your child’s school, it’s about tearing down our Judeo-Christian values, it’s about tearing down our America. Ted Cruz for president – now, before it’s too late.”

</p> <p><a href="http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/pro-cruz-robocall-blasts-trump-over-gays-tearing-down-our-n522201">NBC News</a> reports that the robo-call went out to approximately 180,000 GOP voters in South Carolina.</p> <p><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/02/20/whos-funding-attacks-ted-cruz-camp-south-carolina/80670712/">USA Today </a>notes that “the bulk” of Courageous Conservatives’ funds “came from a well-established Republican contributor: Missouri construction executive Stan Herzog, who donated $60,000.” </p> <p>Herzog is the chairman, CEO, and principal shareholder of Herzog Contracting, according to its <a href="http://www.herzog.com/about/board-of-directors/stan-herzog/">website</a>. The Missouri-based company operates in three major areas: railroad construction, heavy highway construction, and equipment leasing and sales. </p> <p><a href="http://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/davidbadash/who_s_funding_cruz_super_pac_that_says_support_for_lgbt_civil_rights_is_tearing_down_america">NCRM </a>adds:<br /> <div class="su-quote su-quote-style-default"><div class="su-quote-inner su-clearfix"> “Transit authorities nationwide have grown to respect what Herzog represents; Quality, Honesty, and Integrity,” Herzog Contracting’s LinkedIn page says. On <a href="https://www.facebook.com/HerzogContractingCorp/info/?tab=page_info">Facebook</a>, the company says it operates in “42 states including Canada, South America, and the Caribbean,” which means there’s a good chance your tax dollars have supported the company.</p> <p>Herzog’s website includes a <a href="http://www.herzog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/harassment_policy.pdf">link</a> to its harassment/discrimination policy, which states:</div></div> <img src="https://www.thegailygrind.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Screen_Shot_2016-02-22_at_12.06.30_PM-1024x213.jpg" alt="Screen_Shot_2016-02-22_at_12.06.30_PM" width="640" height="133" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-50839" srcset="https://static-eu-central-1.thegailygrind.com/uploads/2016/02/Screen_Shot_2016-02-22_at_12.06.30_PM-1024x213.jpg 1024w, https://static-eu-central-1.thegailygrind.com/uploads/2016/02/Screen_Shot_2016-02-22_at_12.06.30_PM-300x62.jpg 300w, https://static-eu-central-1.thegailygrind.com/uploads/2016/02/Screen_Shot_2016-02-22_at_12.06.30_PM-768x159.jpg 768w, https://static-eu-central-1.thegailygrind.com/uploads/2016/02/Screen_Shot_2016-02-22_at_12.06.30_PM-500x104.jpg 500w, https://static-eu-central-1.thegailygrind.com/uploads/2016/02/Screen_Shot_2016-02-22_at_12.06.30_PM.jpg 1570w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></p> <div class="su-quote su-quote-style-default"><div class="su-quote-inner su-clearfix">Its Equal Employment Opportunity policy, dated 2014, does not include sexual orientation or gender identity.</p> <p>NCRM called Stan Herzog for comment, asking if he supports the idea that supporting LGBT civil rights is about tearing down Judeo-Christian values and tearing down America, to quote the robocall. We did not receive a response by press time.<br /> </div></div> <p>Watch Maddow’s segment below in which she points out that all of the Republican candidates running for president are on record as being opposed to marriage equality.<br /> <iframe src='https://player.theplatform.com/p/7wvmTC/MSNBCEmbeddedOffSite?guid=n_maddow_10robo_160220' height='500' width='635' scrolling='no' border='no' >

Ted Cruz Launches Disgusting Anti-Gay Robo-Call In South Carolina

Ted Cruz Launches Disgusting Anti-Gay Robo-Call In South Carolina

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