Ted Cruz speech to Christian group cut short by boos after Israel comments

[pampango]

Source: Washington Post

The senator was booed at an event hosted by a Christian group in Washington, leaving the stage after the hostility did not subside. In a lengthy statement issued after the event, Cruz said he had "no choice" but to walk away after "a vocal and angry minority" criticized his comments in support of Israel.

Speaking at a gala hosted by In Defense Of Christians, an organization that seeks to raise awareness of the persecution of Christians and religious minorities in the Middle East, Cruz defended Israel -- remarks which drew an sharp response from some in the audience.

Part of the events were captured on video by EWTN News Nightly's Jason Calvi. The Daily Caller reported that Cruz was booed after he said that "Christians have no greater ally than Israel."

“I told the attendees that those who hate Israel also hate America, that those who hate Jews also hate Christians, and that anyone who hates Israel and the Jewish people is not following the teachings of Christ," said Cruz in his statement issued after the event. "These statements were met with angry boos. I went on to tell the crowd that Christians in the Middle East have no better friend than Israel. That Christians can practice their faith free of persecution in Israel. And that ISIS, al Qaeda, Hamas, and Hezbollah, along with their state sponsors in Syria and Iran, are all part of the same cancer, murdering Christians and Jews alike. Hate is hate, and murder is murder."

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/09/11/ted-cruz-speech-to-christian-group-cut-short-by-boos-after-israel-comments/

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Discord on the fundamentalist right.

"I told the attendees that those who hate Israel also hate America, that those who hate Jews also hate Christians ..." That sounds like the kind of "you're with me or against me", "with us or with the terrorists", "if you don't agree with me you're not a patriotic American" kind of sentiments that we see so frequently from the far right.

[TreasonousBastard]

1. Hardly breaking, with at least two posts on this already.

[pampango]

2. In LBN? I looked and didn't see them. The WP article was posted at 8:33 this morning.

I had not checked in GD before posting it.

[TreasonousBastard]

3. Besides the GD one, at 2AM...

it was posted. Those are the two I saw. Probably more.

But, dunno why I'm in an odd mood and complained-- this happens all the time. And the one in the wee hours was in the video forum, so who would see it?

[Martin Eden]

4. Opposition to Israel's policies = HATE, according to Cruz

Typical rhetorical tactic by a demagogue.

[groundloop]

5. IMO Cruz was just saying what he thought the crowd wanted to hear ...

and went into meltdown mode when he realized he guessed wrong.

[Guaguacoa]

6. Here it says a Middle-eastern christians group.

If that is true then it's not surprising.

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2014/09/ted-cruz-booed-off-stage-at-middle-east-christians-group/

[packman]

7. Ted was just making himself

look good to the right-wing Christian tea partiers. Probably will use this in his Presidential ads when he runs for POTUS.

[TeamPooka]

10. I can already hear the VO of the part where says if you wont stand with Israel... nt

[Dopers_Greed]

8. "Hate is hate, and murder is murder."

He seems to be OK with hating and murdering muslims.

[tazkcmo]

11. Who knows hate better?

Than a Republican? They wrote the book on hate.

[americannightmare]

9. Couldn't have happened...

to a bigger piece of shit. People like Cruz are feral in their propping up of the fetid carcass of capitalism.

[blkmusclmachine]

12. Mr. Second Coming got booed off stage?!?!