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Ted Cruz Fires Back at Marco Rubio in Spanish at Republican Debate
Time ^ | February 13, 2016 | Maya Rhodan

Posted on 02/13/2016 8:37:52 PM PST by SoConPubbie

The Texas Senator had some words in Spanish for Marco Rubio

Sens. Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz got into a heated exchange about immigration reform at the Republican presidential debate on Saturday—with Cruz firing back in Spanish in an attempt to get in the last word.

Cruz had again accused Rubio of supporting “amnesty” in the U.S. Senate, accusing the junior Senator from Florida of saying so in an interview on the Spanish-language television network Univision.

That’s when things got nasty—and bilingual.

“I don’t know how he knows what I said on Univision because he doesn’t speak Spanish,” Rubio retorted.

Cruz then responded in Spanish, taunting Rubio. “Ahora mismo, díselo en Español si tu quieres” the Senator from Texas said, which roughly translates to “Right now, say it in Spanish. If you want.”

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TOPICS: Canada; Constitution/Conservatism; Cuba; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Florida; US: South Carolina; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: 2016debates; 2016election; bothineligible; canada; cruz; cuba; election2016; florida; marcorubio; rubio; southcarolina; tedcruz; texas
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To: ShivaFan

Good point, although Cruz himself said he does not speak Spanish. He did pretty well though, and leveled one of the best of the night at Rubio.

I have no problem with Spanish, it is a language I have always liked and when it was safer I loved going South of the Border for a few of those lime flavored tequila beverages.


61 posted on 02/13/2016 9:36:13 PM PST by KC_for_Freedom (California engineer (ret) and ex-teacher (ret) now part time Professor (what do you know?))
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To: RobbyS

Rafael is fluent in English, which he learned as a second language. Marco is bilingual, learning both as a child.

My maternal grandfather is like Rafael. He came to this country as a young man from Italy and learned English as a second language. My mother is like Marco, as she learned both English and Italian as a child.

If I may share an immigrant story, one day my aunt Angie (who was older than my mother by a few years) came home from school crying. She was taunted by her classmates because she didn’t speak English well. My grandfather announced from now on we will only speak English in this house. He said that in Italian.

One of my mother’s older brothers served with Patton’s Third Army during WWII, and another with the 82nd Airborne Division during that war. After the war was over, they found out that one had rescued the other at Bastogne.


62 posted on 02/13/2016 9:40:38 PM PST by Redmen4ever
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To: Helicondelta

And so scientific. LOL.


63 posted on 02/13/2016 9:41:25 PM PST by proudpapa (trusTed!)
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To: SoConPubbie

Best part of the ‘Slug Fest’


64 posted on 02/13/2016 10:06:40 PM PST by Java4Jay (The evils of government are directly proportional to the tolerance of the people.)
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To: SoConPubbie

When Cruz answered Spanish - it totally flummoxed Rubio -


65 posted on 02/13/2016 10:35:17 PM PST by maine-iac7 (A Christian is as a Christian does - "By their works...")
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To: Helicondelta

Ludicrous Trump was wall to wall disaster the whole debate.


66 posted on 02/13/2016 10:39:54 PM PST by maine-iac7 (A Christian is as a Christian does - "By their works...")
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To: SoConPubbie

67 posted on 02/13/2016 10:40:53 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: RobbyS

BINGO


68 posted on 02/13/2016 10:42:20 PM PST by maine-iac7 (A Christian is as a Christian does - "By their works...")
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To: Ray76

Agree. What did two Cuban’s (one Canadian Cuban) speaking Spanish to each other in the debate prove?


69 posted on 02/13/2016 10:44:07 PM PST by Jane Long (Go Trump, go! Make America Safe Again :)
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To: Rome2000

“Rubio proved he is latino first with that remark.

“Cruz proved he is American first.”

+1


70 posted on 02/13/2016 10:50:28 PM PST by Pelham (Mullah Barack Obama and the Jihad against America)
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To: maine-iac7

The best three words I can describe Trump’s performance is repetitive erratic recklessness.


71 posted on 02/13/2016 10:53:36 PM PST by BreezyDog ((Trump is the democrat backup plan when Clinton gets indicted...))
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To: UnwashedPeasant; All
"I don't know how he knows what I said on Univision because he doesn't speak Spanish," Rubio retorted.

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Was that supposes to be a slam? Meaning that people who do not speak Spanish are somehow inferior? Either that or he is not aware of translators.

Rubio was talking about this: When Cruz' opponent in 2012 wanted to debate in Spanish, Cruz refused, saying he barely spoke Spanish at all.

The consensus was he was afraid to offend the Anglos in the population.

https://www.quora.com/Does-Ted-Cruz-speak-Spanish

http://dailycaller.com/2012/06/04/english-please-ted-cruz-doesnt-want-senate-debate-in-spanish/

72 posted on 02/13/2016 10:56:34 PM PST by true believer forever (Trump 2016 - I never knew an entire country could have an ephiphany!)
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To: RobbyS
One of the candidate’s forest language was English

The debate was staged in the woods?

73 posted on 02/13/2016 11:12:39 PM PST by Jeff Chandler (People are idiots.)
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To: Ray76

Absolutely! This makes my skin crawl.


74 posted on 02/13/2016 11:48:57 PM PST by AllAmericanGirl44
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To: proust

Is that for real?


75 posted on 02/13/2016 11:52:02 PM PST by AllAmericanGirl44
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To: SoConPubbie

I thought Cruz was Cuban. Why would he speak Spanish? Wouldn’t he speak Cuban?


76 posted on 02/14/2016 12:11:14 AM PST by who_would_fardels_bear
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To: who_would_fardels_bear

How can you understand what language he is speaking with that thick Canadian accent?


77 posted on 02/14/2016 12:25:43 AM PST by douginthearmy
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To: DesertRhino

Ignorance is not a virtue...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_multilingual_presidents_of_the_United_States


78 posted on 02/14/2016 4:36:44 AM PST by nitzy (I don't vote for Republican'ts)
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To: proust; Ray76
I’m with you there. The worst kind of pandering.

Ted used it perfectly to make Rubio look like a fool.
If Trump would have said it you both would still be cleaning yourselves up.

79 posted on 02/14/2016 4:51:32 AM PST by TangoLimaSierra (To win the country back, we need to be as mean as the libs say we are. Go Ted.)
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To: TangoLimaSierra

Bingo!!!


80 posted on 02/14/2016 5:09:36 AM PST by TXBlair (We will not forget Benghazi.)
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