Clown Car Report: Ted Cruz says he's the only Repug candidate with anti-gay street cred

Republican Sen. Ted Cruz accused other GOP presidential contenders of political cowardice on Thursday regarding the heavily-criticized “religious freedom” laws passed in Arkansas and Indiana earlier this year.

“I’ll tell you what was saddest: just how many Republicans ran for the hills,” Cruz said during his appearance at a conference hosted by the Faith and Freedom Coalition, later adding, “More than a few Republicans — sadly, even more than a few Republicans running for president in 2016 — chose that moment somehow to go rearrange their sock drawer. I’ll tell you this, I will never, ever, ever shy from standing up and defending the religious liberty of every American.”

Cruz did not identify which Republicans he felt ducked the issue. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush initially defended the Indiana law before lawmakers there could have taken “a better approach” on the issue.

However, contrary to Cruz’s argument, several other confirmed and prospective GOP candidates publicly expressed support for the Indiana law, Senate Bill 101, after it was signed into law this past March. CBS News reported at the time that the Arkansas law, HB 1228, met with similar backing. ..............(more)

http://www.rawstory.com/2015/06/ted-cruz-blasts-other-gop-2016-candidates-unlike-me-they-ran-for-the-hills-on-defending-anti-lgbt-laws/