Is Ted Cruz Running As a 'Jesus?'

[UCmeNdc]

Many Republicans once thought of George W. Bush as the son of God and now Senator Ted Cruz is running for the same title. In a Breitbart article, the Texas Senator told supporters that he wants to awaken the body of Christ to win the White House.

“If we awaken and energize the body of Christ– if Christians and people of faith come out and vote our values– we will win and we will turn the country around,” Cruz told volunteers on a conference call Tuesday.

Cruz also said that he is organizing a coalition of pastors in early states including Iowa and South Carolina. “We’re working to have a lead pastor in each of the 99 counties in Iowa, 99 pastors are organizing other pastors,” Cruz said.

“We’re doing the same thing in South Carolina, organizing pastors in 46 counties to motivate and organize other pastors.” Cruz warned that, as the election nears, the attacks on his campaign will become more vicious. “I want to tell everyone to get ready, strap on the full armor of God, get ready for the attacks that are coming,” he warned. “Come the month of January we ain’t seen nothing yet.”

http://crooksandliars.com/2016/01/ted-cruz-running-jesus

[Initech]

1. He announced his campaign at Liberty University.

Him and Mike Huckabee are definitely vying for the god squad vote.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

3. Teh God Squad is ever older, whiter, and less educated.

Now, more people self-identify as areligious or even atheist than they do conservative right wing bible beating nutsacks.

[Hortensis]

10. They know Cruz as "The Anointed One,"

he's not Jesus, he's just Chosen to act for the Father and Son here on earth.

Whether Cruz is a believer himself or is just hoping to mobilize the Religious Right to gain big power, I have no idea. From his record, it seems likely that he is a diagnosable sociopath.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

13. Something about him sets off all sorts of mental alarms.

That man is unique, dangerous, and cagey.

[Hortensis]

16. Agree completely.

[rug]

2. Nailed it.

[edhopper]

18. Jesus....nails

good one.

[2naSalit]

4. Well... his daddy said

that he is the "anointed one" (there's a video of this garbage floating around here somewhere on DU) and that this xtian nation will rise again with Rafael Jr. leading the cruzade.

Separation of church and state, can say it often or loud enough.

[Hortensis]

17. Some religious leaders have also accepted Cruz as "anointed" by God

for special purpose. He's clearly shut his father up - for the time being, anyway.

[Depaysement]

5. More like the Manchurian Candidate nt

[libdem4life]

6. I believe the term is Oligarchic Theocracy and Teddy

desperately wants a place at the Mansion here and There. My guess is he'll not be in either one. Because Bernie is going to put a stick.in the spokes of their Grand Plan for his White House reservation.

The second mansion even if it does exist...let's just say that at least lately, he's not read the Beatittudes nd those other rules for Christians. He makes a mockery of then.

[elleng]

7. This is their 'mo,'

seek out the 'god-fearing,' ill-educated, and win. Worked with 'w.' WATCH OUT!

[randys1]

8. I was just on a board that involves "chance", and I will leave it at that LOL but I was

accompanied by assholes who come out in the open because my name there is "Liberal"

So I immediately was told by a moron in the Bronx that the overwhelming majority of Black and Latino in the Bronx are voting for
Trump



After hearing or reading this I simply responded, "no they aren't"

I then said:

"If so, you will have no problem BETTING me that he, not a Dem, will be our next prez"

To which I was greeted with silence.

You see, what is funny is, this is a place where people go to BET on stuff...sort of

[Adsos Letter]

9. "...we will win and we will turn the country around...'"

"...we will win and we will turn the country into a Theocracy." There, fixed it.

[meow2u3]

11. If Ted Cruz thinks he's running as Jesus

Wouldn't that make him the Antichrist?

[EL34x4]

12. Republicans always try to "out Jesus" each other in Iowa

A state that has gone Democratic in 6 of the last 7 presidential elections.

[dembotoz]

14. Yes

[Photographer]

15. “If we awaken and energize the body of Christ..." Can't tell if Cruz thinks JC is a Zombie or

Frankenstein's monster.

[Generic Brad]

19. Whenever he opens his mouth I think, "Jesus Christ!"

[Hekate]

20. Some competition from Dr Ben Spacey, though. They are scary scary people. nt

[Rex]

21. Yes, his daddy fortold of him being the Chosen One riding the purple mountains

in dominion over all of us as the one and only. It explains a lot about him imo.