Well, I’m a Trump voter - but, calling Cruz Raphael is sophomoric and stupid.
That's his name.
Unfortunately, there is a lotta that goin' around...
So is Cruz, at this point. Bringing on the Jeb team and getting Romney's endorsement, while still trying to pretend he's an "outsider" ?
Pull the other one, it's got bells on it.
From Wikipaedia:
“Rafael Edward “Ted” Cruz (born December 22, 1970) is an American politician and the junior United States Senator from Texas. He is a candidate for the Republican nomination for President of the United States in the 2016 election.”
Conservative Treehouse hasn’t transitioned from a blog to a news source.
Still run by pretty immature people.
So they do cutesy things to impress their high school friends.
His parents picked the name didn’t they? You Cruz people act like liberals. Faux outrage at everything. No wonder you support Cruz.
Like calling Trump Drumpf which I haven’t done yet, but tempted.
I'm also for Trump ... but I thought this would come up given the post title. The reality is, anyone who has said Barack 'Hussein' Obama or has thought it should be included (as I do) is going to have a tough time convincing me that calling Ted 'Raphael' is a cheap shot. It's even less of a cheap shot because it's not his given name.
When anyone changes or hides their name, it's relevant. The reasons may or may not be indicative of anything bad, but it's relevant and fair game.
Maybe the question is (I actually don't know - but can probably guess right) ... why did he change it? Is it just what his buddies naturally called him in school or college? Was it for professional / political reasons? ...
If Ted has explained this ... and it really was his nickname or given name, and if everyone knows that - that he didn't consciously change it - then it's kind of a cheap shot.
Ok I guess I can be un-lazy and search Mr. Internets: Here's what quora says ... The diminutive of Rafael is Felito which is what he went by until he started getting teased at school.
It is his real name.
they whined at the true name Willard too...
I like Cruz. I actually prefer him. He uses his middle name Edward, shortened to Ted. Someone who dislikes him might call him Raphael, and I do not find that personally offensive....just a choice to express displeasure.
I don’t like Romney. His first name is Willard. Be it sophomoric or not I often call him by his real first name. It shows my distain for him.
I call Obama/Hillary/Bernie names too. Many can’t be published here.