“Mr. Cruz blamed his defeat principally on the media, which “liked to paint me as some whacked-out theocrat”....”
And could that be because they listened to your Dad, Senator ?
Apparently a lot of bible Belt evangelicals felt his pitch was over the line, for a political candidate in the US in 2016.
Add that to Cruz’ hand picked spiritual sideman, Glenn Beck and I think it completes the demonstration of weak judgment from the Senator that read Dr. Seuss, to prove how clever he was.
Your post was hitting on all four cylinders. Solid points.
Dear Ted: The media did paint the picture, however you were the one that struck the pose.
Told my friend who was doing Cruz’s private polling. Once he took on Beck as his hype man he was finished. Friend refused to believe this saying imformed voters will not care about this endorsement. Guess the rat sex was worth it.
“Apparently a lot of bible Belt evangelicals felt his pitch was over the line, for a political candidate in the US in 2016.”
Just for the record it was worse than that.
1. Faked prayers using his wife and daughters as props. God fearing people would NEVER i. fake a prayer ii. for theatrical effect in front of a camera iii. for personal gain iv. thereby perverting his role as head of the household v. teaching his daughters by example that God’s name can indeed be taken in vain, vi. for personal gain, deception, or both.
2. Dominionism is a new and perverted doctrine which no Christians have held to in almost two thousand years until very recently. It IS however a deception that would serve to whitewash the participation of gullible Christians in neocon and globalist crimes and oppression.
3. No Christian of any maturity and discernment would allow him or her self to be set forth as the fulfillment of MORMON prophecy.
4. Few Christians, and no healthy ones, would allow someone to paint their self serving aspirations as a reflection of the face of God.
In the South, we who are actually Southern (there are many who are not) KNOW the bible even if we reject or disregard it. “Ted” (he is so fake that not even his alleged name is real) was not just over the top, he was and does actually pervert the Bible and Christian doctrine in order to roleplay a leader. That he got so far, with so many clergy, is a testament to how weak American Christian leadership is in many instances (not all). That he was rejected by the ‘little people’ in the South gives me some hope that all is not yet lost.