Ted Cruz Whack-A-Troll! Texas Senator smacks down hecklers! (VIDEO)

by Austin Petersen

Senator Cruz: Troll Crusher!

Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) gave a nice, clean beatdown of hecklers during a recent speech at the Value Voters summit. Cruz had launched an attack on Obamacare, calling it a ‘trainwreck’ and a ‘disaster’, causing a small group of hecklers to try to shout him down.

Cruz smoothly chided the group, “It seems that President Obama’s paid political operatives are out in force today,” and “I’m curious, is anybody left at the Organizing for America headquarters?” When they continued, he popped them right back: “I’m actually glad that the president’s whole political staff is here instead of actually doing mischief in the country.”

Cruz’s speech comes at a time when the rancor between the grassroots conservatives and libertarians with the establishment is at an all time high. Top establishment Republicans such as Senator John McCain (R-NV) and Peter King (R-NY) are on the warpath against Cruz, claiming that his strategy against Obamacare was based on false hope and that “no one has done more to strengthen Obamacare” than him.

Senator Cruz is one of the leading potential candidates for the Republican nomination for president in 2016, placing sixth with his Tea Party ally Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) in first.

Austin Petersen is a homegrown Missourian with a lifelong passion for liberty. He grew up on a horse farm in Peculiar, Missouri and went on to attend Missouri State University, graduating with a degree in the Fine Arts. After developing a career in media in both New York City and Washington, D.C., he returned to Kansas City, MO, the city he now calls home. In 2016, Petersen appeared on the national stage as a candidate for president of the United States. He took second place in the crowded Libertarian primary behind Governor Gary Johnson and ahead of cyber security maverick John McAfee. During his campaign, Petersen earned many high-profile conservative endorsements, including Mary Matalin, Erick Erickson and Leon Wolf of RedState.com. Petersen also brings decades of professional experience in a wide variety of fields, from content production and media to business and political activism. He is the owner and chief executive of Stonegait LLC, a consulting firm specializing in photo and video services. He was also the director of production at FreedomWorks and an associate producer for Judge Andrew Napolitano’s show “Freedom Watch” on the Fox Business Network. Additionally, Petersen has a national following as a commentator and professional pundit. He is the founder of The Libertarian Republic, a powerful online news source for the public that receives an average of 1 million unique visits monthly and whose podcast, The Freedom Report, receives an average of one million monthly downloads. He is also a frequent contributor on television, appearing on Fox News, Fox Business, CNN, MSNBC and on dozens of local radio shows.