Vanity: Why does Cruz call himslef "Ted" his real name is Rafael Edward Cruz. I am so confussed.

2-16-2916 | Question

[DAVEY CROCKETT]

Slow news day and all that!

[Gunslingr3]

yet millions voted for Barrack next !!!

Teds have historically performed better in Republican nomination contests than Democratic ones. It's important to know your audience. ;)

[laplata]

FYI.
“Davey” Crockett Hated being called Davey. He preferred David.

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That’s right. In the mid 1950’s I learned that when I received my Walt Disney-Fes Parker “David Crocket” coonskin cap in the mail. LOL

[tumblindice]

It’s another parallel to Barack *Hussein* Obama: he’s not muslim, don’t use his middle name! It’s raciss.
Call him Ted, not by his real nombre that sounds like he just floated 90 miles on an inner tube ... at least until after the election.

[AmusedBystander]

I think is the bigger question is why does he look like the Penguin from Batman?

[ModelBreaker]

We are totally in the silly season.

[JimRed]

Why did Edward M. Kennedy (D-HELL) call himself Ted?

[Iron Munro]

"Dick" Richard Nixon
"Ike" Dwight Eisenhower
"Gerald" Leslie King
"Jack" John Kennedy
"Bill" William Clinton
"Ted" R. Edward Cruz

"Dipstick" Barack Hussein Sotero-Obama

[apostoli]

Wonder’n if you listen to the Weiner?

[yarddog]

I used to work with a guy named Giovanni Pasquale. For some reason, everyone called him “Tony”.

I guess we all figured that all Italians were named Tony.

[Roman_War_Criminal]

Same reason Carlos Estevez calls himself Charlie Sheen.

He wants to “fit in”.

[RaginRak]

“My name is Raymond J. Johnson, Jr. Now you can call me Ray, or you can call me J, or you can call me Johnny, or you can call me Sonny, or you can call me Junie, or you can call me Junior; now you can call me Ray J, or you can call me RJ, or you can call me RJJ, or you can call me RJJ Jr, but you doesn’t hasta call me Johnson!”

[siamesecats]

I like that spelling :)

[Mr. Dough]

I’m stuned about this.

[longtermmemmory]

it is not unusual for immigrants to “Americanize” their names. Think ellis island.

Children can be cruel to an easier name would make sense.

Marketing wise it is better branding (calculated) to go with Ted (common for Theodore) than Ralph (often slang for vomit).

[Dead Corpse]

Why did Willard call himself Mitt?

John Ellis calls himself Jeb.

James Janos calls himself Jesse Ventura.

Marion Mitchell called himself John Wayne.

It happens...

[Quickgun]

maybe he didn't want to be confused with..

[ichabod1]

You might. It’s pretty good. Stay clam!

[sarasota]

I love this thread. Most laughs I’ve had today.

[New Jersey Realist]

I don’t know, they voted for Barak!