#39;Comic Con Of Bigotry And Hate Echoes Insanity Fest Of Years Past
"Ted Cruz and Rand Paul, two Tea Party senators in the hunt for the White House, find themselves in a nearly identical position these days. Both sons of celebrated conservative leaders, they...
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Senators Ted Cruz and Rand Paul are aggressively angling for the support of religious conservatives ahead of their likely 2016 presidential runs, with Paul even showing short ultrasound videos of unborn children at events to emphasize his opposition to abortion.
Appearing at a conference of conservative religious activists Friday, Paul said America needed a "revival," while Cruz referred to several Bible verses in his speech without using notes.
When anyone asks, is faith real, is a relationship with Jesus real, I can tell you, if it were not, if my father hadnt given his life to Christ, I would have been raised by a single mother, Cruz told the crowd at the Values Voters Summit in Washington D.C., describing his father Rafaels embrace of Christianity during the Texas senators childhood.
Tea Party activist William Temple (C) and others stand during the Pledge of Allegiance at the 2014 Values Voter Summit September 26, 2014 in Washington, DC. The Family Research Council (FRC) is hosting its 9th annual Values Voter Summit, where it will invite conservatives to participate in a straw poll.
An hour later, at the same event, Paul lamented that speaking of a revival, speaking of our values, is sadly considered non-conformist.
I think we must do something our world often tells us not to: seek God, Paul told the crowd of more than 400 conservatives from around the country.
A number of other potential Republican 2016 candidates appeared at Fridays event, including Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum. Santorum, who is Catholic, proved to be a strong contender in socially conservative states during the 2012 GOP primary race because of his support among Christian conservatives.
But Paul and Cruz were given two of the prime speaking slots at the Values Voters Summit, which is put on by the conservative Family Research Council. And their prominent appearances were no accident. Some Christian conservative activists view Paul and Cruz as favored candidates who could potentially win the GOP nomination. That perceived electability sets both men apart from past contenders, like Mike Huckabee in 2008 and Santorum in 2012, who struggled to build support outside the evangelical community.
Run, Ted, Run, said Brent Bozell, president of the Media Research Center, in introducing Cruz.
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updated 3:56 PM EDT, Fri September 26, 2014
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, speaks at the Values Voter Summit in Washington .
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(CNN) -- Sen. Rand Paul castigated President Barack Obama on Friday for his use of executive action, arguing the President is an "arrogant" leader whose policies resemble those of an "autocrat."
"The resident acts like he's a king. He ignores the Constitution," the Kentucky Republican said. "He arrogantly says, 'If Congress will not act, then I must.' These are not the words of a great leader. These are the words that sound more like the exclamations of an autocrat."
At the beginning of the year, Obama declared 2014 as a "year of action," vowing to pursue his agenda on his own if Congress gets bogged down in partisan gridlock. In July, for example, he signed an executive order banning federal contractors from discriminating against employees on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
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Obama had planned to makes moves on immigration, but earlier this month decided to postpone any executive action until after the midterm elections in November.
Paul's remarks, which came before a social conservative audience at the Values Voter Summit in Washington, were laced with attacks against the administration.
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