Courtesy of Politico:
The president of the Christian organization who hosted Sen. Ted Cruz at its summit has partially blamed the senator for walking off the stage after being heckled and booed by some in the crowd during his speech.
In Defense of Christians President Toufic Baaklini, in a statement released Thursday evening, said that while the hecklers were out of line, Cruz’s actions were “unfortunate” and detracted from the event.
“Sen. Cruz abruptly ended his remarks accusing some participants of being ‘consumed with hate,’” Baaklini said, in reference to a comment the senator made moments before he left the stage without finishing his speech. “That was as unfortunate as the inappropriate reaction by a small number of attendees.”
EWTN News Nightly recorded a video of the tail end of Cruz’s speech on Wednesday. In it, the senator faced boos and angry yelling from some in the crowd over his previous comments.
“I will say this: I’m saddened to see that some here, not everyone, are so consumed with hate,” he said in the video.
“I will say this: If you will not stand with Israel and the Jews, then I will not stand with you. Thank you, and God bless you,” he said, walking off stage to scattered applause and boos.
Probably wrong that I enjoyed that so much isn't it?
I will say this however, even though it is against my religion, which you may know as the "I Always Disagree with Everything Ted Cruz says Adventists," but actually I think that old Rafael was saying some righteous shit.
However he was saying it to a crowd who only wanted to talk about Christian persecution, you know like Sarah and Bristol Palin, and not about any other group's centuries old persecution.
Yeah let those assholes get their own fundraising event.
This is how another attendee, Republican Congressman Charlie Dent, summarized the Cruz kerfuffle:
"I support Israel, but what Senator Cruz did was outrageous and incendiary," Dent said. "He showed a true lack of sensitivity for the people he was speaking to, especially the religious leaders who were there. It was a political speech, inappropriate and, overall, an uncomfortable moment."
So maybe it wasn't the whole Jewish thing that upset the crowd so much, as simply the fact that Ted Cruz was being a giant douchenozzle.
Rafael Cruz doesn't have a sensitive bone in his body. I hate everything about him. It amazes me how someone as divisive as him can even considered throwing his hat in the ring for a presidential bid. He doesn't have a chance in hell of getting the gop nomination.
ReplyDelete"However he was saying it to a crowd who only wanted to talk about Christian persecution, you know like Sarah and Bristol Palin"
ReplyDeleteI think you missed the point - the crowd included Palestinian Christians who have been persecuted by the Jews for 70 years plus. I think it was a conference about Middle Eastern Christians
fukin' religion is so caustic and poisonous, ( and personally i don't give a rats ass if one wants to practice whatever religion they want ) if only they/whomever can keep it to themselves ..
ReplyDeleteoh yeah, and rafael can go fuk his greasy fraudulent self too ..
I love what Rep. Charlie Dent said "It was a political speech.....". Ya, you invite a politician to an event and he gives a political speech. The shock of it all.
ReplyDeleteNot to mention his smarmy, sarcastic condescending voice. The dude/gal gives the hee bee- gee bees. There is really something there but I can't put my finger on or in it.
DeleteSo now the Palin story is that Sarah yelled “Don’t you know who he is? He’s a vet!”
ReplyDeleteYeah right!
And regarding Bristol's "mean right hook" apparently she is left handed.
That's the best they could come up with?
but but but the crosseyed skank wasn't even there, she was traveling back from wherever it was she was ..
ReplyDeleteLMFAO !!
OT: Did anyone else hear the Palin Brawl mentioned for a questions on NPR's radio game show, "Wait Wait, Don't Tell Me"? I can't remember the exact words but the contestant had to guess which Alaska family was involved in a weekend brawl. Pretty funny!
ReplyDeleteCruz has the social skills of an extremely autistic individual, without the actual disability - chemical or wiring malfunction of the brain.
ReplyDeleteThis has been a great and long awaited two-day fest of Palin demise.
ReplyDeleteCruz is incredibly tone deaf. And stop tossing out charges of anti-semitism. It is real, it is horribly ugly, and very serious. Unfortunately the RWNJ's et al have degraded it to a boy who cried wolf situation. -SJP
ReplyDeleteAnd Liberace thinks he's president material. Me thinks this freak of nature is destined for the palin dustbin. You know, flash in the pan, one hit wonder, "where are they now". Sarah must be out of her small mind with all that's going on. For the last time, sarah palin get some help!
ReplyDeleteThis is just getting embarrassing! Who is advising these people? It's pathetic but I am so enjoying their downfall.
ReplyDeleteHe is a very extreme individual with a messiah complex. His deranged zealot of a daddy taught him well. Unlike Sarah, he is smart.
ReplyDeleteGryphen, I HATE Ted Cruz. But you left off one big important piece of information. This wasn't just any Christian group. It was a group of Chrstian Arabs. And this is a generalization but the hatred between Arabs and Jews is very strong. So it was the Jewish thing that made them boo. It was a large part of it.
ReplyDeleteHopefully......the shape of things to come.....
ReplyDelete"My heart weeps" says Ted Cruz. Someone, pass Ted's heart a cleenex or better yet, prove he has one because his brain is definitely on vacation. Poor Ted, wails with outrage at the "extremists" while proving he's one of them.
ReplyDeletethese scumbab republicans lie through their teeth and caught in lies and are bought and paid for by the Koch brothers ..religion isn't even supposed to be in politics we have separation of church and state but they want to do away with the constitution they even said it. their not religious they laugh after they get the religious peoples votes..hundreds of millions are spent on the republicans lying campaigns
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