Posted on 02/19/2016 1:08:13 PM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
Washington (CNN)Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz made an unusual suggestion for U.N. ambassador at a rally on Friday: "Duck Dynasty" star Phil Robertson.
"How much would you pay to see the Russian ambassador's face when Phil says, 'What is wrong with you people?'" Cruz joked to an applauding crowd in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
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Phil would have them remove all the doors
So now we’re posting jokes as policy positions? That’s really helpful...
I assume he’s trying to be funny.
I’d *love* to see what the IdeologicalPuritySquad (or whatever the hell their cover name is) at Twitter is saying right now...
Plus One for Cruz...at least he has a sense of humor.
Pathetic, aren’t they (the media)?
Serve fresh dead duck at the UN cafeteria.
The Ambassador from Cameroon will be most displeased.
"....Robertson's endorsement of Cruz could almost fit in a tweet. As Fox News host Sean Hannity interviewed Cruz on the stage, Robertson, clutching a bible, walked up in camo attire and declared, "I'm for Cruz because you see this in my hand? Bibles and guns brought us here. And it will be Bibles and guns that keeps us here. And this man owns them both." Then Robertson picked up his camo backpack and walked back through the curtains.
About 15 minutes later, Robertson returned to the stage and read aloud from a book about presidents who pray. Prayer was the reason the United States won its independence, he explained, and it might be the only thing that could save the nation from its current fate. He expanded on his previous pitch for Cruz. "You say, 'Phil, you either got mighty lucky or God blessed you,'" he said. "But you know something, South Carolina? Can all the money the money I evvvvver make, can it remove your sin, South Carolina? That money? What about all this fame I received-will it raise me from the dead? That's why I follow Jesus. That's why I vote for people who follow Jesus."
Robertson continued: "We went with the atheists beginning about 50 years ago, and we've almost created in America a hell on earth. Vote godly. I love you, and I love God. It's the only way to roll."
Cruz embraced Robertson warmly. In the past few days, Cruz has suggested if he were elected president, he would nominate Utah tea party Sen. Mike Lee to the Supreme Court and ask Trump to build a wall on the Mexican border. Now he told the crowd there might also be a place for Robertson in his administration. "Can you imagine Phil Robertson as ambassador to the United Nations?" Cruz asked. "How much would you pay to see that?"......
Most people won't read past the headline.
Was kinda hoping he’d tap one of the Robertsons for Veep.
Well normally I’d just say he’s joking, but since damn near every Cruz supporter is adamant that Trump is going to put his abortion doctor sister on the Supreme Court via executive fiat, I suppose I have no choice but to lawyer up like the Cruz army and assume he is being totally serious.
THIS IS AN OUTRAGE! DISQUALIFY THIS MAN NOW!!
Unlike Trump’s sister, Phil doesn’t support dismembering babies.
It was a joke...
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, held a presidential campaign event here on Friday that was equal parts church sermon and political rally. The event included calls to prayer, fiery declarations about the country's morals, and comments about the Christian credentials of one of his top rivals, businessman Donald Trump.
South Carolina's Republican primary is on Saturday, and a significant portion of the state's GOP voters are religious Christians. According to NPR, 65 percent of South Carolina's Republican primary voters identify as born-again evangelical Christians.
As he wrapped up his speech, Cruz, who has said he hopes to rally born-again Christians around his presidential bid, framed his campaign as a religious "awakening." "If you agree with me, I want to ask every one of you to do three things: No. 1, tomorrow come out and vote in the Republican primary, and let's stand together. But No. 2, bring others," Cruz said, later adding. "And the last thing I want to ask each of you to do, every minute that you're not on the phone calling friends and loved ones, spend beseeching God, praying for this country that this awakening, that this spirit of revival that is sweeping the country, that it continues, and grows, and that we awaken the body of Christ."
Cruz was introduced at the event by Phil Robertson, one of the bearded stars of the reality TV series "Duck Dynasty." Robertson is well known for his outspoken conservative and religious views. In 2013, A&E, the network that airs "Duck Dynasty," briefly suspended Robertson after he criticized "homosexual behavior" and non-Christians in a magazine interview. Last month, Robertson appeared on the campaign trail with Cruz in Iowa. He also filmed a campaign ad for Cruz that aired in that state. Cruz emerged victorious in the Iowa caucuses on Feb. 1.
Robertson, who waved a Bible as he spoke in Myrtle Beach, launched into a critique of abortion, same-sex relationships, and premarital sex. He began by railing against the separation of church and state and attempts to "get rid of God" in American law and government."......................
A good one.
“Unlike Trump’s sister, Phil doesn’t support dismembering babies.”
Ouch... just ouch.
Trolling the UN? Love it.
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