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Has that crazy teen that faked the @POTUS block, then got put on Rafael's staff as teen outreach coordinator or something like that been discussed on here? Because he pretty much sums up the people that support Cruz.
I would have chosen "Tom" rather than "Ted". Name recognition alone gets him elected.
When he was 13, Cruz decided to change his name to “Ted.”Born Rafael Edward Cruz, he’d gone by the nickname “Felito” most of his life. Cruz describes the nickname often resulted in him being teased. He refers to that time of his life as a time where he was an “unpopular nerd.”“The problem with that name was that it seemed to rhyme with every major corn chip on the market. Fritos, Cheetos, Doritos and Tostitos- a fact that other young children were quite happy to point out,” Cruz wrote.Cruz wrote that his mother gave him the idea to change his name: “‘Ted’ immediately felt like me. But my father was furious with the decision. He viewed it as a rejection of him and his heritage, which was not my intention.”
Quote from: CNS on September 28, 2015, 01:16:39 PMI would have chosen "Tom" rather than "Ted". Name recognition alone gets him elected.The story of him picking Ted as a nickname is pretty sad and patheticQuoteWhen he was 13, Cruz decided to change his name to “Ted.”Born Rafael Edward Cruz, he’d gone by the nickname “Felito” most of his life. Cruz describes the nickname often resulted in him being teased. He refers to that time of his life as a time where he was an “unpopular nerd.”“The problem with that name was that it seemed to rhyme with every major corn chip on the market. Fritos, Cheetos, Doritos and Tostitos- a fact that other young children were quite happy to point out,” Cruz wrote.Cruz wrote that his mother gave him the idea to change his name: “‘Ted’ immediately felt like me. But my father was furious with the decision. He viewed it as a rejection of him and his heritage, which was not my intention.”Rafael was also his dad's name BTW. His Cuban dad gave him his name and he rejected it for "Ted"
I don't think felito teasing had anything to do with corn chips...
Quote from: libliblibliblibliblib on September 28, 2015, 01:23:34 PMI don't think felito teasing had anything to do with corn chips...Yeah, I was thinking that it sounds awfully close to a sex act.
Quote from: chuckjames on September 28, 2015, 01:13:51 PMHas that crazy teen that faked the @POTUS block, then got put on Rafael's staff as teen outreach coordinator or something like that been discussed on here? Because he pretty much sums up the people that support Cruz.What is this?
Quote from: MakeItRain on September 28, 2015, 01:17:29 PMQuote from: chuckjames on September 28, 2015, 01:13:51 PMHas that crazy teen that faked the @POTUS block, then got put on Rafael's staff as teen outreach coordinator or something like that been discussed on here? Because he pretty much sums up the people that support Cruz.What is this? http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/09/25/why-did-a-13-year-old-conservative-star-apparently-hoax-the-white-house/
Quote from: chuckjames on September 28, 2015, 01:26:29 PMQuote from: MakeItRain on September 28, 2015, 01:17:29 PMQuote from: chuckjames on September 28, 2015, 01:13:51 PMHas that crazy teen that faked the @POTUS block, then got put on Rafael's staff as teen outreach coordinator or something like that been discussed on here? Because he pretty much sums up the people that support Cruz.What is this? http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/09/25/why-did-a-13-year-old-conservative-star-apparently-hoax-the-white-house/ that kids video about cops and a clock was linked here
Yes, it's fun that no one questions him about his nation of origin
I've said it before and I'll say it again, K-State fans could have beheaded the entire KU team at midcourt, and K-State fans would be celebrating it this morning. They are the ISIS of Big 12 fanbases.
Quote from: libliblibliblibliblib on September 28, 2015, 01:07:54 PMYes, it's fun that no one questions him about his nation of originPlenty of people have questioned his eligibility based on his country of birth (Canada). But it's pretty well settled that Cruz is a citizen based on the federal statute at the time that made a child born to an American citizen also a citizen no matter where they are born.So why doesn't that same law apply to Obama and make his location of birth irrelevant? Because Obama's mother did not qualify for the law in place at the time due to her limited years of residency in the U.S. Therefore, Obama could not avail himself of the same statute and it was essential that he be born in the United States.
The following shall be nationals and citizens of the United States at birth:(7) a person born outside the geographical limits of the United States and its outlying possessions of parents one of whom is analien, and the other a citizen of the United States who, prior to the birth of such person, was physically present in the United States or its outlying possessions for a period or periods totaling not less than ten years, at least five of which were after attaining the ageof fourteen years: Provided, That any periods of honorable service in the Armed Forces of the United States by such citizen parentmay be included in computing the physical presence requirements of this paragraph.
