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Dan Crenshaw
Daniel Reed Crenshaw, known as Dan Crenshaw (born March 14, 1984), is the Moderate Republican U.S. Representative for Texas' 2nd congressional district seat, based in his native Houston, and a former lieutenant commander in the United States Navy SEALS and a national security authority, He holds the seat vacated by the more conservative Republican Ted Poe, who retired.[1] Military lifeCrenshaw lived in various parts of the world, including Ecuador and Colombia, because his father, Jim Crenshaw, was employed in the Texas oil and natural gas industry. He graduated in 2006 from Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, at which he obtained his Navy officer commission through the Reserve Officer Training Corps. He reported for SEAL training in Coronado, California, where a few months later he met his future wife, the former Tara Blake. After successful SEAL training, Crenshaw deployed to Fallujah, Iraq, for the first of five overseas deployments. On his third deployment in 2012, six months into combat, he was struck by a blast during a mission in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. He was evacuated and awoke from a medically-induced coma to learn that his right eye over which he since had to wear a black eyepatch had been destroyed, and his remaining left eye was badly damaged. Doctors said that they did not believe he would ever see again. Tara, who comes from a career Navy family, prayed repeatedly that God would restore your young husband's sight. After several difficult surgeries, he regained sight in his left eye, which was considered a medical miracle. He was then deployed twice more to the Middle East in 2014 and South Korea in 2016,. when he was medically retired from the SEALS.[2] Crenshaw won two Bronze Stars (one with Valor), the Purple Heart, and the Navy Commendation Medal with Valor. In September 2017, he completed his Master in Public Administration degree from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Soon he was back in Houston and volunteered in the Katy area to help victims of Hurricane Harvey. He saw Texan grit and resilience emerge from the terrible losses that his neighbors sustained.[2] ElectionsIn the Republican primary for House District 2 on March 6, Crenshaw trailed veteran legislator Kevin Roberts by a significant margin. Roberts had said that Crenshaw lacked "real world experience", with his background being military; However Crenshaw turned the tables in the May 22 runoff contest with a large victory for his party's nomination. Crenshaw received 20,322 votes (69.9 percent) to Roberts' 6,263 (30.1 percent).[3]Crenshaw said that his runoff victory occurred because "if anybody had done any less work, went to bed a little earlier, we wouldn't be here."[1] Crenshaw carried important endorsements too, including U.S. Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas, who also came to Washington, D.C., from a military background. Michael Reagan, adopted son of U.S. President Ronald W. Reagan, also endorsed Crenshaw.[4] Crenshaw attributed his strength in part to the support of younger voters in their twenties and thirties. Conservative radio host Michael Berry of Houston said that Crenshaw has star power because of his personal story, but he is perceived as a cerebral guy who oozes authenticity. Berry said that the GOP needs an authentic, young conservative voice with real-world experience and not just another suit who was a college student body president. Crenshaw was for a time the youngest member of the Texas House delegation. He also speaks Spanish.[1]. In the November 6, 2018, general election, he defeated the Democrat Todd Litton, an attorney, 138,502 votes (53 percent) to 118,570 (45.4 percent). Another 2,363 votes (.9 percent) went to the Libertarian Patrick Gunnels[5]. On the weekend before the general election, NBC's Saturday Night Live aired an attack on "unusually looking" Republican candidates. Liberal comedian Pete Davidson placed on the screen the photo of the one-eyed Crenshaw amid much laughter. Davidson said in his remarks that Crenshaw had lost the eye in war. Crenshaw, who did not see the live broadcast, said any apology that might come from Saturday Night Live would be insincere and therefore unacceptable. Instead, he urged the program to donate $1 million to veterans' causes.[6] Then on the Saturday after his election to Congress, Crenshaw accepted an invitation from Pete Davidson to appear on Saturday Night Live to roast the comedian. On the program, Crenshaw repeated his call that Americans respect military veterans: "When you say ‘never forget,’ you are implying that as an American you are in it with them, not separated by a barrier between civilians and veterans. ... Never forget those we lost in war, and never forget those we lost on 9/11, like Pete's father.”[7] Despite Crenshaw's increasing liberal policy positions, Crenshaw ran unopposed in the Republican congressional primary on March 3, 2020. Crenshaw was reelected in the 2020 general election by defeating Democratic nominee Sima Ladjevardian with 55.61% of the vote to Ladjevardian's 42.79%.[8] Increasingly liberal positionsThough initially a conservative favorite, Crenshaw quickly moved steadily to the left soon after he took office. He joined with a group of liberals seeking to require the Department of Energy to establish a carbon capture research program for natural gas plants. This is the House version of a bipartisan bill called the Leading Act[9]. Crenshaw voted to allow 300,000 workers from India to enter the United States under the H-1B immigration program, a popular option for businesses seeking new lower-waged workers[10]. Crenshaw supports red flag laws that permit confiscation of weapons from persons turned in as an alleged terrorist threat.[11] He has also defended endless wars[12]. Crenshaw is a defender of the homosexual rights advocacy group, the Log Cabin Republicans, who were denied a booth at the 2020 Republican State Convention by party leaders. Crenshaw warned conservatives not to allow difference over some policy issues, such as homosexuality and transgendered persons, to exclude groups otherwise seeking recognition from the GOP[13]. In July 2020, Crenshaw and seventy-one other House Republicans, both conservatives and moderates, joined the Democrats in support of the removal of Confederate statues from the gallery of the House of Representatives, two of whom are Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis. Crenshaw said that he was pleased by his vote to help the Democrats "confront that racist past"[14][15]. In January 2021, after rioting broke out at the U.S. Capitol during a Trump rally, Crenshaw claimed that the violence was linked to Trump having allegedly lied about the House-Senate electoral certification on January 6, thus giving its listeners and viewers false hope.[16] He called the certification for Joe Biden completed on January 7 "constitutional." He also said that those who thought there could have been successful challenges to voter fraud were "wildly misinformed."[17] In December 2021, Crenshaw denounced the conservative House Freedom Caucus, led by Representative Andy Biggs of Arizona, slated to be replaced by Scott Perry of Pennsylvania. Caucus members include Mo Brooks of Alabama, Matt Gaetz of Florida, Lauren Boebert of Colorado, Jim Jordan of Ohio, Louie Gohmert of Texas, Paul Gosar of Arizona, and Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia. Crenshaw said that among two types of lawmakers — performance artist and legislators — members of the Freedom Caucus fall into the former category because they “get all the attention. They’re the ones you think are more conservative because they know how to say slogans real[ly] well,” he said. “They know how to recite the lines that they know our voters want to hear.”[18] 2022 reelection campaignCrenshaw will face opposition in the 2022 Republican primary from Jameson Ellis, a businessman from Conroe who supports the Trump agenda,[19] Martin Etwop, an African-American conservative,[20] and Milam Langella, a conservative firebrand from Spring, Texas.[21] The winner of the primary will then meet the unopposed Democrat woman, Robin Dawn Fulford of The Woodlands,[22] in the November 5 general election.[23] Citizen Free Press released an article on January 2 which calls Crenshaw "the best actor in Congress," a would-be Mitt Romney or Liz Cheney, or the future John McCain.[24] As 2022 began, Crenshaw attacked conservative colleague Marjorie Taylor Greene, who was banned by Twitter for exposing COVID statistics, as "either a Democrat or just an idiot."[25] Crenshaw has refused to speak up about the plight of the January 6 political prisoners on the grounds that he has "no power" to act in the matter.[26] In January 2020, Crenshaw got into a public dispute at a Tea Party political action committee meeting in Montgomery County with a teen-aged girl who questioned the congressman's Christian faith in regard to a comment that Crenshaw made about Jesus Christ being "a hero archetype." Crenshaw was booed by those in attendance.[27] Crenshaw opposes abortion and was introduced along with other representatives, at the January 21, 2022, March for Life. Despite his aberrations from conservative principles, it remains questionable that Crenshaw could actually lose re-nomination in the upcoming party primary, where incumbency and name recognition are always a strong factor in winning. See alsoReferences
Crenshaw provides a perfect example of the absolute ignorance of the constitution our representatives have.Posted on 1/8/2021, 9:42:34 AM by BuckeyeGOP I heard an interview with Crenshaw on Tucker that was re-broadcast on my local radio station. Crenshaw claimed that what happened at the capitol was mostly the result of the right wing media lying to us about the January 6th electoral certification and giving us false hope. He stated there was never a chance that the election could have changed because it would not have been constitutional. According to Crenshaw, January 6th is nothing more than a ceremonial show and those of us who thought there was anything more to it then that were wildly misinformed. So apparently, Crenshaw believes that 80 million Trumpsters are ignorant and brainwashed by rightwing media which led to the protests and the incident at the capitol. This crap makes my head explode. Hey Crenshaw, the constitution is essentially your occupational manual that you swore to uphold. Try reading the damn thing...there's even a pocket version for god sakes. Tucker Carlson Rips RINO Dan Crenshaw After Calling Colleagues “Terrorists” for Not Voting McCarthy – Crenshaw Responds “Grow Thicker Skin”by Jim Hoft
The U.S. House voted for Speaker for the 6th time Wednesday afternoon. According to Washington Post’s Dylan Wells, Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX 2nd District) was “pissed” after GOP Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) suffered another humiliating loss for the sixth time. Crenshaw also told the 20 GOP members to “shut the f*ck up.” On Wednesday, Crenshaw joined Guy Benshow Show, where he blasted the 20 Republicans who have opposed McCarthy’s bid for the speakership again. During the interview, Crenshaw referred to the 20 Republicans challenging the establishment as “terrorists.” Below is the transcript: Crenshaw: It’s almost like, they’re being paid by Democrats to force us into a deal with Democrats. Like I don’t know what else to think at this point. Guy Benson: One name that gets tossed around is Steve Scalise, whose well-liked member of leadership. It’s like, oh, well, you know what? If you gave him a shot instead of McCarthy, first of all, McCarthy would have to step aside for that to happen. Second of all, if it were Scalise, would any of this dynamic change at all? I don’t know. Crenshaw: No, no, it would change. And we all know it wouldn’t change, which is why we can’t give in. And so those of us who are standing against this, we’re standing for principle. They are standing for notoriety. They’re standing for that extra news that because nobody ever cares about them and they’re frustrated by that, and they want that extra news that we know that we can’t give in to this because then they will always run the conference and they’ll just get another scalp and another scalp, whether it’s whether it’s Boehner or Paul Ryan or them McCarthy. Scalise would just be next and we all know it. We just can’t allow that to happen. That’s why those of us are saying like, look, you pushed us into this corner. So now we’re now we’re saying we won’t vote for anyone but McCarthy. That’s why we’re saying it, because we cannot let the terrorists win. That’s basically what’s happening. Listen to the audio below: Tucker Carlson slams RINO Dan Crenshaw for calling 20 GOP patriots “terrorists” for not voting for McCarthy. “Yet today, Congressman Dan Crenshaw of Texas, a surrogate for Kevin McCarthy, did in fact, he did what neocons always do. He labeled anyone he doesn’t like a terrorist,” Carlson said during his show Wednesday night. “Dan Crenshaw went all the way, as neocons always do. He proceeded to go to CNN to call his political opponents enemies of the state looking for a little Soviet-style politics.” “You may like Kevin McCarthy or not. Both are allowed. But no matter how you feel, you have to acknowledge, if you’re being honest that people who don’t like Kevin McCarthy have a reason for that. They have real concerns, real issues. But you’ll notice that Dan Crenshaw didn’t address any of those. None of them. Instead, he impugned their motives, their character, their intelligence, their moral standing,” Tucker continued.” Watch: To which Crenshaw responded, “Unclutch your pearls. It’s a figure of speech. You can’t insult, slander, and hold everyone hostage with no way out – and not expect me to punch back. Grow thicker skin.” Conservatives are now attacking him for his remarks.
RINO Rep. Dan Crenshaw Blasts People Who Question the 2020 Election Results, Calls Them a ‘Threat’
RINO Rep. Dan Crenshaw blasted Republicans who question the results of the 2020 election on a recent episode of his podcast.The neoconservative congressman was speaking to election reform advocate Nick Troiano on his Hold These Truths with Dan Crenshaw podcast when he made the comments. “There’s a real dysfunction that exists within the election system today,” Troiano said. “It’s not only producing a dysfunction, the policy making process, it’s a real threat to democracy. And I think, it’d be interesting hearing your experience with this, which is the kinds of more extreme candidates that are running are willing to overturn free and fair elections. Now, a majority of Republican nominees for the US House this cycle, right, aren’t accepting the results of the 2020 election.” “What does that mean when the next, you know, crop of Congress comes in next year and we’re faced with similar situations of close election results in the future. I mean, this is a, you know, real threat to our ability to keep the republic,” Troiano continued. Crenshaw claimed that people who question election results are just attention seekers. “I have two ways of thinking about that particular issue. It’s more of a threat of people just willing to say anything to get attention,” Crenshaw said. “I mean the good news is none of these people will ever have any power to overturn elections, right? This was — it was always a lie. It was always a lie. The whole thing was always a lie. And it was a lie meant to rile people up.” Dr. Thorp: “The Government May Block Access to Life-saving Drugs in Another Lockdown” “I’ve talked about this a nausea, it really made me angry. Cause I’m like, the promises you’re making that you’re gonna challenge the electoral college and overturn the election, there’s not even a process for you to do that,” he continued. “It doesn’t even exist. So I was like, ‘What the hell are we doing?’ And I would tell that to people kinda behind closed doors too.” Crenshaw blasted “rabble-rouser” “political personalities” for riling people up about being able to overturn the results. “Especially a lot of the rabble-rousers, like the political personalities, not even the politicians. We definitely had the arguments behind closed doors in the Republican party before that,” Crenshaw added. “But even just the others, they’re like, ‘Yeah, we know that, but we just, you know, people just need their last hurrah. Like, they just need to feel like we fought one last time. Trust me, it’ll be fine.’ And I was like, ‘No, it won’t,’” he continued. “‘That’s not what people believe and that’s not what you’re telling them. And maybe you’re smart enough to know that but like–‘ So we have a lot of people in the political world that are just willing to say things they know aren’t true, they know aren’t true. It’s a huge manipulation.” Crenshaw said that candidates questioning the results “to grab people’s attention” is a “threat.” “I actually don’t think it’s the biggest threat to democracy as you do, simply because it can’t be done. But on the other hand, I think the bigger — the more generic threat is this extreme willingness to say the most extreme things just to grab people’s attention and then people’s willingness to believe some of it,” he concluded. ‘Eyepatch McCain!’ – Rep. Dan Crenshaw Heckled at Texas GOP Convention (VIDEO)Congressman Dan Crenshaw on Saturday got heckled at the Texas GOP convention. A group of conservative reporters confronted “globalist” Crenshaw over his support for red flag laws. BlazeTV reporter Alex Stein heckled “RINO” Crenshaw and got into a scuffle with his aides. “Eyepatch McCain!” Stein shouted at Crenshaw. Why a Veteran-Owned Freeze-Dried Beef Company Unabashedly Embraces an America First Worldview Congressman Crenshaw smirked as a police officer escorted him away from the hecklers. VIDEO: Additional footage of the confrontation: Crenshaw responded to Alex Stein. “This is what happens when angry little boys like @alexstein99 don’t grow up and can’t get girlfriends…” Crenshaw said. Far-left Mediaite claimed Alex Stein physically assaulted Crenshaw, however Stein never touched the Congressman. In fact, Crenshaw’s aides swarmed Stein and pushed him away. VIDEO: Crowd Boos and Yells “Why Do We Need You” When RINO Dan Crenshaw Gives His Lame Excuse For Why He Hasn’t Helped Jan 6th Detainees – Says it Would Be “A Performance”
Rep. Dan Crenshaw should probably have just stayed home instead of appearing at his latest campaign stop over the weekend – but, he didn’t, and so we get to enjoy seeing him tank his political prospects in stunning fashion. Earlier this week, a video of Crenshaw getting heated over a young girl’s line of questioning during the event went viral. Needless to say, it was not a good look for the Texas RINO – snapping at a child never is. Someone in the crowd could even be heard calling him a moron among the boos. Brutal. Well, sure enough, another video from the event emerged on social media that shows the crowd booing him some more, this time for his pathetic response to a question about the January 6th detainees who are being unlawfully held in the DC Gulag. When asked specifically if he had personally done “anything to help” the 1/6 political prisoners, Crenshaw claimed that he had “no power” to do anything, so he hadn’t done diddly squat – and he wasn’t planning on taking up the cause anytime soon.
In his RINO, sellout opinion, the only thing supporting those Americans would amount to is a political theater “performance,” even though the attention that has been brought by other elected officials has increased pressure on the DC Gulag, spread awareness of the heinous situation, and raised money for the detainee’s legal defenses as they continue to suffer behind bars. What a scumbag.
After Crenshaw finishes his answer, someone in the crowd can be heard yelling out over the boos, “If there is nothing you can do then why do we need you?” to which people in the crowd audibly agree, shouting ‘right!’ and ‘thank you!’ Ouch. Watch Crenshaw is awfully flippant about the unconstitutional perils of the hundreds of Americans being held as political prisoners over the 1/6 fed-fest, especially considering 8 of them are Texans, and one of them, Shane Jenkins, lives in the district that he represents. Visits by other America-First congress members – like Marjorie Taylor Greene, Matt Gaetz, and Louie Gohmert – have been crucial for the Americans in the DC Gulag. Without the attention from these few brave elected officials, the entirety of Capitol Hill would be ignoring them completely and they would be in an even worse spot than they are now. “Couldn’t be Bothered to Vote”: MTG RIPS RINO Dan Crenshaw For Refusing to Show Up When It Counts – Often Allowing Radical Dem Proposals to Pass By Just ONE Vote
Hours after being kicked off of Twitter for good, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene took to Instagram to absolutely SHRED fellow House Republican Dan Crenshaw for his theatrics over a “toothless” proposal to ‘hold big tech accountable,’ when, in reality, he’s been frequently absent for Congressional votes that are close enough where he would actually make a difference. Case in point, Greene provides a screenshot of a roll call vote tally showing a proposal that was introduced by radical Maxine Waters passing by just one vote, 215-214. Four Democrats had gone across the aisle to side with Republicans, but Crenshaw refused to show up to cast the vote that would block the bill from going through.
“Republicans could have stopped Maxine Waters’ bill, but Dan couldn’t be bothered to vote,” Greene said. “Unfortunately Dan doesn’t always walk in the chamber to vote to stop Democrat bills, even when he’s in town.” There are several Republican bills that have been submitted on the issue of big tech censorship, but none of them will pass with House Cryptkeeper Pelosi in charge, according to Greene. Instead of focusing on a RINO “make it look like they’re doing something bill” like the one Crenshaw is championing right now, Greene points out that the most important thing Republicans can do while in the Congressional minority is to SHOW UP and vote in order to put these “Uniparty” swamp creatures on the record for their support of this radical “Communist agenda.”
Greene also ripped Crenshaw for being a ‘not-so-secret’ Trump-hater – a “Paul Ryan-type,” if you will – who spends most of his time attacking ‘America first’ Republicans. Most likely, she says, it’s because he’s a Warhawk Neocon who is trying to keep the Bush/Cheney/McCain era alive.
BOOM. These grifting RINOs need to be booted out – once and for all. Just hours before she called out Crenshaw, Greene’s personal account was permanently banned on Sunday for posting Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The platform claimed it was Greene’s fifth “strike” for spreading “COVID-19 misinformation,” which is absolutely bogus. Her ban just proves that, like Dr. Robert Malone and others, she was directly over the target with what she was sharing on Twitter. For updates, you can still follow MTG on Instagram, Getter, Facebook, and Telegram. WOW! RINO Dan Crenshaw Slams House Freedom Caucus as “Grifters” – Then Defends Dirtbag Adam Kinzinger (VIDEO)by Jim Hoft RINO Dan Crenshaw blasted the one legitimate grassroots conservative group in Congress on Tuesday. The Texas RINO called the wildly popular House Freedom Caucus, “We have grifters in our midst.”
Crenshaw made the comments at a Texas Liberty Alliance event over the weekend. The National Review reported: New Deals Now Live At The Gateway Pundit Discounts Page At MyPillow – Up to 80% Off!
Of course, the toxic bunch at The Lincoln Project agree with Crenshaw. WTH? RINO Dan Crenshaw Praises Liz Cheney for Voting to Impeach President Trump Over Complete Lies — Gets ROASTED on Twitter
Liz Cheney led ten House Republicans who voted to impeach President Trump on Wednesday. As reported earlier the vote was 232-197. The US House just impeached President Trump for calling for “inciting an armed insurrection” that he never called for and that was never armed. Liz Cheney defended her decision saying, “This is a vote of conscience. It’s one where there are different views in our conference. But our nation is facing an unprecedented, since the civil war, a constitutional crisis. That’s what we need to be focused on. That’s where our efforts and attention need to be.” Why a Veteran-Owned Freeze-Dried Beef Company Unabashedly Embraces an America First Worldview Later today RINO Representative Dan Crenshaw praised Liz Cheney for her vote to impeach President Trump. Talk about a career-ender? This was not a smart move for Rep. Crenshaw. His career is as good as over. Crenshaw was completely destroyed in the comments.
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