Ted Cruz Joked About Hymens While On The College Debate Circuit

talkingpointsmemo.com ^ | 4/22/15 | Catherine Thompson

[cotton1706]

The New York Times dug up some priceless anecdotes from Sen. Ted Cruz's (R-TX) college debating career in a story published Tuesday, from a poorly received joke about regenerating hymen to his affinity for the "Les Misérables" soundtrack.

The newspaper spoke with several of Cruz's rival debaters who said that the presidential candidate was a powerful speaker that could be undercut by humor. He would "unravel" when competitors deployed humor against him, according to former Yale debater Austan Goolsbee (an economist who later served on President Obama's cabinet).

Cruz also fared poorly when he made jokes himself. From the Times report:

Mr. Cruz’s own attempts at humor sometimes missed the mark. In one debate, he proposed a method to detect infidelity, in which God should “give women a hymen that grows back every time she has intercourse with a different guy, because that will be a ‘visible sign’ of the breach of trust,” according to a recollection by David Kennedy published in a Harvard debate team reunion booklet in 2001.

Mr. Kennedy’s debate partner mocked Mr. Cruz’s knowledge of the subject matter by contorting herself to see how the anatomy in question could be “visible,” according to the booklet.

In another debate against Amherst College, the opposing team argued that Ricky Ricardo of "I Love Lucy" fame should have let Lucille Ball's character work. Cruz responded “Well, guess what, I’m Cuban! And no self-respecting Cuban man of the era would let his wife work," according to the Times.

[TangoLimaSierra]

“thinking” liberal

Aye. There's the rub.

[Political Junkie Too]

Ping me when they find a rock in Texas with the c-word on it.

-PJ

[Red Badger]

[Zionist Conspirator]

I’m sure Bill Clinton is shocked and saddened.

[mykroar]

If only the media spent 1/1,000,000th of the time investigating Zer0, that they’re going to trying to destroy Cruz - this country might not be in the shape it’s in.

[Texas Eagle]

Well done, New York Times! Clap, clap, clappity, clap.

Say, how's that investigation coming along on Baraq Obola's college writings and whatnot?

[goodwithagun]

Composite hymens?

[ilgipper]

So we now know one more thing about Cruz’s college years than we do about Obama’s.

[Moonman62]

We will know the tiniest detail of Cruz’s life, especially if it can by portrayed negatively. Yet most of Obama’s past remains a complete mystery.

[CatherineofAragon]

Oh, my, let me clutch my pearls in horror! /S

The desperation of these fools is comedy gold.

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

Pass the smelling salts. I'm getting the vapors.

This is almost as bad as selling a Uranium mine to the Russians in exchange for a campaign contribution.

I guess we know who NY Pravda fears.

Viva the glorious Tea Party Revolution! Let us go forth and fulfill our 2-year plan to elect Ted Cruz and save the Homeland!

[Lazamataz]

The New York Times dug up some priceless anecdotes from Sen. Ted Cruz's (R-TX) college debating career in a story published Tuesday, from a poorly received joke about regenerating hymen to his affinity for the "Les Misérables" soundtrack.

NOOOOOOOOooooooo

That's AWFULLLLLlllllllll

But you gotta give the New York Times credit! They are relentless at exposing even the SLIGHTEST youthful activity of ANY politician!!111!! God they are so good!!111111 And *unbiased*, OMG let me tell you!!

[gusty]

The article in the NYT did not come off as a hit piece. It had a lot of positive in it. It dealt with Cruz's college career as a debater in a similar vane that they would write about another politician's football days. I guess it would be easier to write about Cruz's college days than Obama’s for one simple reason, Cruz actually did things. Tough to write an article about someone who did nothing except hang out. If anyone bothered to read the article, the only negative was about Cruz's lack of humor and or deficiency in the use of humor in his presentations. To be honest, that observation I have noticed myself way before this article, and it worries me in terms of the general election. A little honest self criticism is a good thing. If Cruz did not have this hole in his swing, he would have easy sailing. Another observation is that article has generated more knee jerking on both Right and Left than the Rockettes over the Christmas holidays.

[Texas Eagle]

Say, New York Times, you probably missed this story. Here's a video of Hitlery Clintoon laughing about defending a rapist.

The Hillary Tapes: Clinton Laughs, Talks About Defending Rapist

[Bob]

Thinking liberals feeling shame????

Two problems with that:

Liberals don’t think.

Liberals are incapable of shame.

[Rummyfan]

Hyman Rickover? Hyman Roth? Libbie Hyman? Which is it????

[PoloSec]

Someone has not been paying attention, Cruz is unmatched by anyone in handling the media and BS especially from the Rino’s.

The way Walker has been handling criticism is by backtracking, suddenly changing his mind and making new proposals, because he thinks it is politically expedient to do so.

[Rummyfan]

“Well, guess what, I’m Cuban! And no self-respecting Cuban man of the era would let his wife work," according to the Times.

Good to see the Times doing such thorough vetting. What happeneed wrt obama? And what are they digging up on PIAPS?

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

Here is a photo of Mr. Kennedy swooning. The horror. The horrooooooooooor...

[Leep]

Obama will be a tough act to follow.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsbKe9WLWBk