Texas Senator and Republican Presidential hopeful Ted Cruz was dramatically booed offstage by a Christian audience. The senator, a right-wing darling of the Christian constituencies was booed off stage in a Christian event held in Washington, D.C and he offers no apologies for it.
Senator Ted Cruz was the keynote address speaker at the newly formed Defense of Christians organization Washington conference. The organization is purely devoted to spreading awareness on the plight of Christian minorities being persecuted for their faith across the globe. The Christian audience that night was largely Eastern and Arab. The roster of speakers that night consisted of Assad's most vocal Christian supporters and also religious leaders allied with the Iranian-backed terror group Hezbollah." The conference was held specifically to discuss the plight of Christians in Iraq. Senator Cruz, however, had a different focal point.
"Tonight, we are all united in defense of Christians. Tonight, we are all united in defense of Jews," the Tea Party darling began, "ISIS, Al-Qaeda, Hezbollah, Hamas, state sponsors like Syria and Iran, are all engaged in a vicious genocidal campaign to destroy religious minorities in the Middle East." The first time Senator seemed to be going out of his way to ensure he was had no fan from the Syrian sympathizers.
"Christians have no greater ally than Israel," he said. At this point, a section of the audience erupted into boos. The senator was not deterred, "those who hate Israel hate America," he continued, "those who hate Jews hate Christians. If those in this room will not recognize that, then my heart weeps." The audience, now clamoring for his exit, grew unruly with every catcall.
In a dramatic exit from the stage, Cruz gave his final words, "If you will not stand with Israel and the Jews, then I will not stand with you. Goodnight, and God bless."
After the event, which took place as Obama was giving a televised address to the state, the senator reportedly told a far-right website that what the audience showed was a "shameful display of bigotry and hatred.... Anti-Semitism is a corrosive evil, and it reared its ugly head tonight."
Republican Charlie Dent, R-Pa, however, had a different view of things. The conference was to discuss the plight of the Christian minorities in Iraq, not the Israel-Hamas conflict. He stated that by veering off the main topic of discussion, the Senator showed "a true lack of sensitivity for the people he was speaking to, especially the religious leaders who were there."