Posted on 05/09/2015 4:19:04 PM PDT by VinL
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) spoke about last week's shooting in his home state to supporters in South Carolina Saturday.
“We saw the ugly face of radical Islam in Garland, Texas,” Cruz said, referring to the incident in which two gunmen opened fire near the Curtis Culwell Center before being shot and killed by police. "Thankfully, one police officer helped those terrorists meet their virgins," he said, according to The Hill.
He delivered the speech at the South Carolina Freedom Summit in Greenville, which drew roughly a dozen Republican candidates and hopefuls, according to the Washington Post.
Cruz shared three words he said a president must learn to use regularly: "Radical. Islamic. Terrorism," the Washington Post reported.
The Islamic State group, also known as ISIS, has claimed responsibility for last week's attack on an event that asked contestants to draw pictures depicting the Prophet Muhammad for a $10,000 prize. The group that hosted the contest, the American Freedom Defense Initiative, is listed as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.
Republican speakers fired up the crowd by playing to their constituents' fears, including terrorism, Obamacare and the IRS.
"We're not at the point of no return yet, but it is close," Cruz said. "It's now or never: We either pull this country back or we risk losing the greatest country in the history of the world."
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.)
(Excerpt) Read more at huffingtonpost.com ...
“Cruz earned the auditorium’s most thunderous applause of the day, so much so that the event’s host, U.S. Rep. Jeff Duncan of South Carolina, noted the crowd seeking to shake Cruz’s hand.
“Wow, he’s been called a rock star, but he actually acted like one there, didn’t he?” Duncan said to the audience about Cruz.”
http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/09/cruz-and-perry-campaign-south-carolina/
It’s a “win-win”
Two real losers. The chicks in Phoenix are a lot hotter.
No doubt Karl Rove spit out his donut when he read this.....
What a man.
Excellent! I like this guy a lot.
This was super. Thanks, VinyL!
It has been said, the Best Piece of Art at the Draw Mohammed Contest were the Two Chalk Outlines in the Parking Lot ;D
What? Am I missing something? Care to expound on that?
/johnny
It’s Phoenix...EVERYTHING is hotter there ;)
Many aren’t aware Louie Gohmert was there.
As Was Geert Wilders and Katrina Pierson.
You’re welcome, CJ.
...what a GREAT visual.....LOL!!!
Gentlemen, meet Helen and Helen and Helen and...
That's the same with me. Right now, Senator Ted Cruz leads the pack when it comes to restoring America.
Thank God. Because the sXitstorm headed his way will be epic over that comment.
He can deal with it. I haZ faith.
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