Re: Pastor Raphael Cruz
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Loved reading your post about Ted Cruz’s dad. I had the most excellent fortune to attend a fundraiser for a charitable org that focuses on educating school age kids about the Constitution that featured Sen Cruz. My buddy who runs the org sat me with Sen Cruz and his father.
I was quite tongue tied with the Senator (until I asked him to sign my Sabo poster featuring Cruz “Black Listed and Lovin’ it”), then I let loose, but his father was the loveliest person...gracious, kind, entertaining, leducating...and totally supportive of his son.
Seems he makes Herculean effort to attend each event for Sen Cruz.
People who don’t like Ted because they believe crap in the MSM are really missing out on a smart, hard working conservative family man who may be a nerd, but he is a really funny nerd, and an awesome senator for the great state of Texas.
#texasproud
I like that video where he punched his wife.
Political gold.
Watch how he punches her, then uses the elbow, and catches her again on the way back, just for luck.
Bagster
Nerd + wicked sense of humor = high-function autist
Agreed! As you can tell from my previous commentary on Pastor Cruz, I am a huge fan. Every time he's in my area now I make it a point to be there. And I usually have a busy schedule.
One of my biggest soapbox spiels is that we need to revamp history and government classes in our public schools. Currently it's the norm that these classes are boring recitations of dates and events, often taught by coaches in smaller schools like ours. The teaching of history and government needs to be done by people who are passionate about the subject manner with a knack for story telling. Students need to learn causes and consequences of historical events. How it all ties together. Pastor Cruz is a master at this.
I'd be very happy if Pastor Cruz had a leadership position in transitioning our government and history classes into what they need to be. I'm certain that's not his calling in life but if we could duplicate his manner of teaching about our government and the history of its formation we'd have fewer stupid voters.
I come from a long family line of Texas high school coaches. You can imagine my popularity at family reunions when I start dogging the topic of getting coaches out of important classrooms. Frankly, I'd rather the coaches get their classroom time in English or science than history! (Said tongue-in-cheek, only half joking)