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kairos12

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Fri Jan 1, 2016, 04:27 PM Jan 2016

Carnival Cruz Courts Crazies

http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/cruz-courts-hagee-dobson-land-hundreds-other-religious-right-leaders-texas-confab
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Sen. Ted Cruz headed to his home state of Texas this week to court prominent Christian conservative leaders in his effort to cement Religious Right support going into the GOP presidential primary. The gathering, which was held at the ranch of social conservative mega-donors Farris and Dan Wilks and organized in part by conservative activist and pro-Cruz super PAC head David Barton, drew 300 guests, the Washington Post reported, overflowing the Wilks’ home.

The Post reports that among the guests were John Hagee, the controversial pastor whose endorsement John McCain was pressured to reject in 2008, former top Southern Baptist leader Richard Land, and Focus on the Family and Family Research Council founder James Dobson, who has already officially endorsed Cruz:

This is an all-star team of cranks, crazies, flmm-flammers, grifters, and all around hate-mongers.
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Carnival Cruz Courts Crazies (Original Post) kairos12 Jan 2016 OP
"Carnival Cruz" makes me think of noroviruses LiberalEsto Jan 2016 #1
Yeah. And when you ride that boat, you get Cruzionnaire's Disease. madinmaryland Jan 2016 #2
Birds of a feather, you know TexasProgresive Jan 2016 #3
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