Cruz Calls President ‘Dangerous And Terrifying’

[Faygo Kid]

Source: CBS Houston/AP

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz has told a conservative conference that President Barack Obama is lawless, providing the right wing rhetoric that makes him so popular in his home state.

The conservative Republican laid out his reasoning for why he thinks the president is “dangerous and terrifying.”

According to the Statesman, Cruz also slammed the POTUS for what he referred to as a pattern of “lawlessness on a breathtaking scale.”

“We are a nation of laws and not men,” Cruz was additionally quoted as saying by the website. “If we had a system where a president can pick and choose what laws to follow at utter whim … that is seriously dangerous.”

Read more: http://houston.cbslocal.com/2014/01/10/cruz-calls-president-dangerous-and-terrifying/

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Cruz is a demagogue of the first order, and he is whipping up the yahoos into a state of frenzy. If you can stomach it, check the comments for confirmation.

This guy is going to get somebody hurt, and we know who that is. Which sounds more and more like his intent.

[elleng]

1. That's called 'projection,' isn't it???

[IthinkThereforeIAM]

11. BINGO!!!

... I was going to post the same thing, as soon as I read the post. "Hey, Ted! Project much?"

[roguevalley]

43. thus saith the Canadian senator from Texas

[Berlum]

56. Right out of the OCCULT Republicon playbook

[KeepItReal]

2. The projection is strong with this one

Can't believe people buy this Grade-A B.S.

[frazzled]

3. This Cruz guy truly scares me

The Sarah Palins et al. made me laugh. This guy scares me for some reason. Same crazy, but with the potential for real damage if he ever got his hands on real power.

[1StrongBlackMan]

10. I agree ...

and I won't even go into my concern with having someone in control of the U.S. nuclear arsenal that claims his life's mission is to hasten the "establishment of the Kingdom of God on Earth."

Now I'm not certain of the timeline; but, doesn't the Battle of Armageddon happen Before the Second Coming?

[jwirr]

18. It does in the theology of the old traditional religions but these rw groups have a new version that

calls for a whole new agenda. They are going to rule the world for a while before their ruler comes to take over. You have to read up on dominists and some of the other rw ideas. They alone make old Teddy terrifying.

[1StrongBlackMan]

22. Oh okay ...

that "while" that they rule the world, wouldn't be a 7 year period, would it? (i.e., the Tribulation Period)

[jwirr]

25. I have heard 7 years and a 1000 years. Either way it is the same idea.

[1StrongBlackMan]

28. Which is really scary ...

because according to their theology, if they are ruling during this period, they are on the wrong side of God ... Their reign ends with the establishment of God's Kingdom on Earth.

[jwirr]

29. I don't think they have thought of that. Rw religions often leave out a lot of what the Bible says.

[Brigid]

62. The way I remember it from my Protestant days,

There will be the Rapture of those who are following Christ now and those who previously died as Christians , then a seven-year period of Tribulation during which the Antichrist reigns, then Christ returns and the battle of Armageddon occurs, then Christ reigns.

Catholics scarcely seem to know what to make of all this, except to say that Christ will return one day to reign, that that date being something not for us to know. Catholic scholar Scott Hahn, interestingly enough a former Presbyterian minister, speaks of the Book of Revelation as being the key to understanding the mysteries of the Mass as Heaven on Earth. His very readable book on the topic, "The Lamb's Supper," makes more sense than anything about Revelation and the "end times" I ever encountered in the old days.

[jwirr]

63. I am most familiar with Lutheran theology and we tend to agree with the Catholic interpretation.

[leftynyc]

24. He did until

I spoke to some republican friends of mine (of the rockefeller republican variety - Wall Streeters) and they think he's a clown. The powers that be will take him down - the Democrats will only have to stand by and watch. Same guys that told me not to sweat it over Bachman, Perry, West - all the ones I consider assholes.

[SteveG]

37. Reminds me of Francisco Franco

Without the charm.

[MrScorpio]

53. He remind's me of Greg Stillson without a toddler to hide behind. nt

[Beacool]

58. He scares me too.

Like you said, he's no Palin. He's very intelligent and actually believes on the crap that he spews. If by some unfathomable reason he gets into the WH, it would be the end of a lot of the social safety net.

[liberal N proud]

4. He fails to inform the idiots of what laws Obama is breaking

Sounds like a bible thumping minister who stands at the pulpit telling everyone they are going to burn in hell.

[atreides1]

5. The idiots don't care!

It's the black guy...and that's all that matters to them!!!

[ailsagirl]

65. Poor, pathetic bigots

[perdita9]

6. The flock Cruz preaches too doesn't care about facts

...only about feelings which are mostly about hating a black guy

[durablend]

35. PWB

Presidenting While Black...a serious crime in Republican circles.

[SoapBox]

7. O...M...G!

Uh,

Kettle...TOTALLY Black!

What an extremist asshole.

[The_Commonist]

8. Senator, I don't think those words mean what you think they mean!

"Dangerous" does not mean "kind of nice guy who speaks well and has a nice smile and a lovely family." And "Terrifying" does not mean "He tries to do the right thing, but there are forces at play that he cannot completely control, including a hostile congress."

Senator, if you want to discuss "lawlessness on a breathtaking scale," let's be sure to include the last guy, your home boy, you know, the last guy in the Oval.

[treestar]

61. [phone]

Well said!

[Blue Owl]

9. Once again playing the precious fear card

[Mike Nelson]

12. Cruz' words ARE dangerous...

...how does he expect his crazy supporters to respond? Why is he allowed to remain senator? Poor secret service, working overtime to protect our President and his family from this kind of hate-provoking...

[trusty elf]

13. From the comments: "THE OBAMA COMMUNIST FORCES ARE NOW BEGINNING...

TO CONSOLIDATE THEIR COUP-DA-TA."

"COUP-DA-TA"

[reflection]

19. That's the greatest!

[VWolf]

33. OMG LMAO

That's just perfect, isn't it?

[awoke_in_2003]

40. Maybe they want a coup tada.

[Orsino]

14. And clocked out for the day to fund-raise.

This senatorin' is so easy, even Cruz can do it.

[Thinkingabout]

15. Cruz is over the top on crazy ideas. I have been thinking he would probably want to be our

first dictator. He showed his ability to get the dumb to follow him with the filibuster, they followed him right off the cliff. I am not sure he has the ability to make the best decisions. I live in Texas, did not vote for him but the next time it is ABC, anybody but cruz. It is time for this nation to heal itself and get rid of the TP.

[nilesobek]

44. Ted Cruz/ Raul Labrador 2016

Hillary would glide into the Oval Office. The Republican brand might be permanently damaged. I noticed that the media latches onto one after the other for big great hype and they fall fast and hard.

Seriously they cannot pass average vetting and testing.

[Thinkingabout]

47. The more radical right they go the crazier they get.

[jwirr]

16. No Teddy that is you who are dangerous and terrifying. You are from a radical religious body and

obviously hate most of us sight unseen. You encouraged congress to bring the government down and cost us a fortune for which we have nothing to show for the money and you think it is okay. And you lie every time you open your mouth. Its you Teddy. And hopefully the people of Texas are seeing it and will get you out of congress as soon as possible.

[freshwest]

50. +1,000!

[Lint Head]

17. Name calling usually bothers me. Exceptiont the rule. Cruz is a piece of shit.

[mainer]

20. Even scarier are the comments on that article

People there agree with Cruz and think he is their "light". And the things they say about Obama...

[truthisfreedom]

21. He's going to get himself arrested.

[TxGrandpa]

23. 'Tailgunner' Joe McCarthy reincarnated!!!

He damaged a lot of people before he met his downfall.

[Enrique]

26. didn't George Zimmerman say the same thing about Trayvon Martin? n/t

[herding cats]

27. What's dangerous and terrifying is the amount of blind hate being spewed at that link.

It starts with Cruz's words and spills over into the comments by the site users. That kind of hate cannot be healthy for a body. On a funny note he seems to have a bit of a divide with the pot smoking Libertarian type. He may want to work on that some. He's going to need them if he doesn't want come in below Huckabee in the Republican primary.

[JoePhilly]

30. Shaking the crazy tree to see if a nut might fall out.

[Ellipsis]

31. He needs to go to the principal's office.

[angstlessk]

32. Have you read the comments? Those folks are a dangerous as Cruz

[DeSwiss]

34. I thought those Texicans wasn't afraid of NOBODY!?!?!?!

- Oh. That's right. Canadian.

K&R

[blkmusclmachine]

36. Did Calcary Cruz renounce his Canada citizenship yet? And, how bout his Cuban one?

[Thinkingabout]

49. He probably has Fidel Castro in his DNA.

[Ken Burch]

38. What laws are they saying Obama doesn't follow?

Is this about his not backing the defense of DOMA in the Supreme Court...or was it something else?

Then again, Cruz would probably have voted for the Fugitive Slave Law, if he'd been in the Senate in the 1840's.

[Dollysmom]

39. Wow! You're right about the comments on this article!

Talking point after talking point--socialist blah blah blah--change the country blah blah blah--he's violated the constitution blah blah blah. Facts? Hell, I'd be happy with one stinking example!!

[Brigid]

41. Brigid calls Ted Cruz "dangerous and terrifying."

[jsr]

42. So he looked at the mirror and called himself president

[Thinkingabout]

48. Self ordained, huh. A legend in his own mind.

[Alamuti Lotus]

45. LOL--if Obama was even 1% as 'terrifying', Cruz would have no voice to speak about it with

I think a truly 'dangerous and terrifying' leader with the power at Obama's fingertips would at least be able to pluck the silver tongue from this increasingly silly and hyperbolic demagogue's mouth if he so desired.

Cruz is getting his 2016 campaigning started a bit soon, apparently.

[mackerel]

46. Cruz is a wimp

[dgibby]

51. Me thinks Cruz doth project too much. n/t

[yurbud]

52. If Obama is terrifying, Cruz would have shit his pants and cried for his mama if he met LBJ

LBJ could turn a pissant, Joe McCarthy wannabee like Cruz into a quivering puddle of Jell-O.

[MrScorpio]

54. Thanks for posting this story and link, Faygo

I've been sparring with a bunch of brain donors in the comment section, having the time of my life.

Man, this is fun!

[Faygo Kid]

55. Enjoy! OK, I went back and checked it out.

Will have to go back and check it out.

UPDATE: They are completely nuts over there. Almost make the Freepers sound rational. Almost. I would hate to have their blood pressure readings, though.

atillathehunney> groscoe
•22 minutes ago

barack hussien obama was the son of a kenyan communist muslim father and a non-american communist mother. His associations were with communists and terrorists. He spent his childhood in a madrassa in muslim Malaysia. He should not have been cleared to be dog catcher.

Even today this infil-traitor would never pass an FBI background check. Never.

Anybody who voted for this is also non-American and should be thrown out of my country.

[MrScorpio]

57. They are definitely insane

What's even crazier is that they have have no idea how stupid and crazy they read.

They get mad and I spar with them.

Loving it.

[struggle4progress]

59. I doubt Cruz will be a two-term senator, and his favorability ratings in the US lag far behind

his ratings in Texas

It's pretty much a waste of time and energy to spend much thought on him

[Cha]

60. Asshole AttentionWhore.

[libdem4life]

64. Having to work overtime to out-slime the Christie Scandal. Me-me-me-me-me -look at me.