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[quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]Wasn't one of the people walking out on Cruz the Lebanese diplomat to the US?  I also read that Cruz was aware of an article that came out saying the gathering was affiliated with Hezbollah and was wanting to expose the anti-Semitic attitudes. [/quote]

Hizballah is a radical Shia Islamic organization. Conservative Christians have no affiliation with them. To the contrary, Hizballah and the Lebanese Christians have often fought with each other.

That doesn't mean that Cruz didn't see an article saying such a thing. As we know well, a lot of garbage floats in the rightwing echo chamber.
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Above is what I wrote earlier. It turns out that my observation that a lot of garbage floats in the rightwing echo chamber was correct. Here is apparently the source of the "Christian Hizballah supporters" claim:

http://freebeacon.com/national-security/cruz-headlines-conference-featuring-hezbollah-supporters/

Look at the sort of tenuous connections that are made:

"Chagoury is also reportedly backer of Lebanese politician Michel Aoun, Hezbollah’s top Christian ally in the country,"

"Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Bechara Raï... defended Hezbollah’s right to attack the Jewish state"

"Syriac Orthodox Church Patriarch Moran Mor Ignatius Aphrem II posted photos from his meeting with a “high level delegation from Hezbollah” on his official Facebook page last week." ... "The group discussed the threats facing Christians the need for international intervention to combat ISIL, according to the Syriac Orthodox Church website."

Yep, these guys are all card-carrying Hizballah members.

My conclusion is that if Cruz knew about this article, and actually believed that it showed Hizballah ties, he is dumber that I ever expected. But, this is the sort of thing that passes as serious reporting among right-wingers. I'm sure our resident Tea Partier will be along shortly to claim that this article provides irrefutable proof that "In Defense of Christians" is little more than a Hizballah front organization.

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You've been wrong many times in the past, because you blow things off as stupid due to arrogance. I can assure you, Cruz is not stupid

The Lebanese diplomat walked out. That speaks volumes on its own[/quote]

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