Ted Cruz booed by Christian group

The video clip shows people booing so loudly and continually at speaker Ted Cruz that he finally leaves the stage (played on Huffington Post, 9-11-14, under heading "Ted Cruz Booed Offstage").   I would like to boo Ted Cruz off the entire national political scene. '

Here's how HP describes it:

"Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) was booed off the stage at an event hosted by a Christian organization in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night.

"The conservative firebrand delivered the keynote address at an event hosted by In Defense of Christians, an organization that raises awareness of persecuted Christian and minority communities in the Middle East. But the audience turned hostile when Cruz said, 'Christians have no greater ally than Israel.'"

Rather than seeing that many people have legitimate opposition to Israel's brutal treatment of Gaza -- the blockade, economic suppression, land acquisition, and widespread destruction -- Cruz called those booing him bigots and anti-Semitic.

"I will say this: I'm saddened to see that some here, not everyone, are so consumed with hate.  I will say this: If you will not stand with Israel and the Jews, then I will not stand with you. Thank you, and God bless you."

And with that, he walked off stage -- as loud booing and some applause continued.  It wasn't clear whether the applause was supporting him, or for the fact that he was leaving.  

The organization blamed it on a "few politically motivated opportunists."   Others said that they were there to discuss the plight of Christians in Iraq, not the Israel-Hamas conflict, and they resented Cruz's attempt to "hijack" the meeting for his political purposes. 

When I watch the video, it's clearly a widespread reaction to Cruz, not "a few."   No doubt, he is a grand-standing, political animal who may have very conservative principles;  but I'm cynical enough to believe that it's all a tactic.

Ralph