Posted on 02/04/2016 1:59:59 PM PST by Citizen Zed
TRUE: In February 2016, a rumor started circulating online that Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz had said that he was a "Christian first" and an "American second." While these words were a genuine quote from the Texas, they were typically presented in a manner that lacked context. The quote first appeared in a 20 January 2016 article by Politico about a campaign stop Cruz made in New Hampshire. Cruz was asked to respond to comments that former Kansas senator Robert Dole had made to the New York Times in a recent interview questioning Cruz's loyalty to the GOP, and he responded by saying that his allegiance to the United States and to conservative principles trumped his party membership (and that his commitment to his religion ranked higher than them all): ["It is exactly right that in terms of who I am, I am a Christian first. I am an American second. I'm a conservative third. And I'm a Republican fourth. And I'll tell ya, there are a lot of Americans who feel the same way."] We've found no video that captured this remark from Cruz, but the quote was also documented by the Washington Post. Cruz has made no secret of his plans to court conservative Christians during his presidential campaign.  He announced his run in March 2015 at Christian college Liberty University, saying he hopes to fight the federal government's "assault" on religious liberty, and he also pledged to "defend the sanctity of life" and "uphold the sacrament of marriage."
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Carson should man up and take responsibility for the poorly worded press release his campaign gave to CNN. As far as the result, not a single person has come forward to say that this effected the way they voted. Most of the precincts said they were unaware of the story until the following day.
“Crook First and Liar second”
So now he’s a criminal? LOL!!! Ya’ll are just getting more fruity by the day.
What say you scooby???
TRUMP: “I’m a BILLIONAIRE first, American second.”
...and a crook fifth and sixth.
Nah...they're so backwards they don't even have them...whatcha call 'em...laundromats.
I would be concerned if he put it the other way around.
BTW, Speaking of Dr. Carson and the “rumor” that he was going home to Florida and then to the National Prayer Breakfast and not going to NH or SC ...
Dr. Carson attended the prayer breakfast in Washington DC today. Is he rushing to NH to campaign? If not, what about South Carolina?
NH is not far from DC by plane ( a little over an hour ).
If he isn’t going to NH to campaign, in what way was the “rumor” inaccurate?
BTW, Speaking of Dr. Carson and the “rumor” that he was going home to Florida and then to the National Prayer Breakfast and not going to NH or SC ...
Dr. Carson attended the prayer breakfast in Washington DC today. Is he rushing to NH to campaign? If not, what about South Carolina?
NH is not far from DC by plane ( a little over an hour ).
If he isn’t going to NH to campaign, in what way was the “rumor” inaccurate?
He’s entitled to run his campaign any way he sees fit. Until he announces he’s suspended his campaign, it is wrong to assume anything. And if Carson (who came in 4th, may I remind you) was such a lousy candidate, why did Cruz feel the need to destroy him?
Who is Beitbart??? Where can I find him? I heard he was dead.
Jesus knew to separate Politics from Religion. That is all I am saying on it.
“Again I am looking for a President not a preacher.”
Is that because you believe your rights come from American government and not from God?
I am Christian first, husband/father second, American third. As you can see, America has turned against me. God will never forsake me or leave me and I can count on my wife and daughter much more than Obama. Then there are these stupid people that seem to be oblivious to Trump being a Democrat. Trump will be Obama’s 3rd term. Until the country gives me a Godly leader, my flag is off my flag pole.
Not at all. God Family country. Did the hero's of Benghazi follow this order? All I am saying is even Jesus know politics and religion were separate.
If you won’t obey an all powerful, just and merciful God that you can not control, why would you obey a government run by men? That’s all I am saying
And he was God. The government wasn’t his concern.
We are men ruled by God and then the government of our own creation of a land given to us. As Jefferson said this country was given to us by our Creator and you can’t keep it if you take him out of it.
Maybe you know something Jefferson didn’t about the creation of this country?
That’s all I am saying.
I try to do right by God and also my country. I do separate religion from politics and I think Jesus did also.
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