Posted on 08/12/2013 8:45:04 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
In a fiery address over the weekend, Sen. Ted Cruz's father told a crowd of Christian conservatives in Iowa that the United States is edging toward socialism under President Barack Obama, as he joined his son in denouncing Obamacare.
According to ABC News, Texas pastor Rafael Cruz also offered a veiled comparison of Obama to Cuban leader Fidel Castro as he spoke of being a Cuban immigrant who fled the perils of socialism at the time of Castro's communist revolution and later became a U.S. citizen.
In an apparent reference to Obama's 2008 campaign theme of "hope and change," Cruz told the annual summit of the conservative Family Leader group that Castro was "a young charismatic leader" who "rose up, talking about hope and change" to convince people to follow his revolution.
As he continued with his anti-Obama speech, the 74-year-old pastor warned his audience, "This administration has both their hands in your pocket. They're going to take everything you have."
He charged that the Obama administration has relaxed views on same-sex marriage and other social issues that are aimed at undermining the traditional family structure and eliminating religion.
"Socialism requires that government becomes your god," he said at one point. "That's why they have to destroy the concept of God. They have to destroy all loyalties except loyalty to government."
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Posted this thread earlier today and it reinforces his statement.
I really like Mr. Cruz, what a great man.
Why sent hits to Youtube and Google (who are hard core lefties) instead of NewsMax which is a solid conservative news source.
Ted Cruz, with his Anti-Amnesty stance, a much better version of Rand Paul.
The video plays on Youtube regardless of where it may be embedded.
Yep. His speech was very impressive.
But if you watch it on NewsMax, you don’t actually visit youtube.com and pay their advertisers, the video is simply on a youtube server and is played from there.
There’s nothing more positive than having a Godly father.
Impeachment File on Communist, Benghazi Coward “B. Hussein Obama,” formerly known as Barry Soetoro, currently a Legal Citizen of the Sovereign Nation of Indonesia.
Go Cruz!!!
Ted Cruz/Rand Paul/Ben Carson/ Nikki/Sarah/ Tom Scott (SC senator) any of them will get my vote
Ted’s dad would make a far better “First Father” than George (New World Order CIA Spook) Herber Walker Bush....
Could you imagine if Baraq’s parents (whoever they were) were still alive? The media would treat them like potentates....
How about Cruz for President and Cruz for VP.
I’ve not been able to find out what kind of Pastor his father is, which seems pretty weird, but Ted is Southern Baptist so I’m guessing his father is also.
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