The utter nastiness of Ted Cruz (and the utter ZOT-ness of the moron who posted this)

The Washington Post ^ | 02/05/2016 | Dana Milbank

[ScottWalkerForPresident2016]

When Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) last month mocked Donald Trump‘s "New York values," it wasn‘t entirely clear what he was implying.

This week we got a clue: For Cruz, "New York" is another way of saying "Jewish."

At an event in New Hampshire, Cruz, the Republican Iowa caucuses winner, was asked about campaign money he and his wife borrowed from Goldman Sachs. Cruz, asserting that Trump had "upward of $480 million of loans from giant Wall Street banks," said: "For him to make this attack, to use a New York term, it‘s the height of chutzpah." Cruz, pausing for laughter after the phrase "New York term," exaggerated the guttural "ch" to more laughter and applause.

But "chutzpah," of course, is not a "New York" term. It‘s a Yiddish — a Jewish — one. And using "New York" as a euphemism for "Jewish" has long been an anti-Semitic dog whistle.

[PROCON]

I am so impressed I am going to donate right now.

Blood?

[conservativejoy]

LOL! I just kicked in for the second time since Iowa. I am set up on monthly donations, but sometimes I feel moved to give more.

[GladesGuru]

So, “New York” means Jewish? I never knew there were so many black Jews, Hispanic Jews, etc.

And, when did Jews suddenly become multi-generational welfare recipients?

[Chode]

i'm sure...

[jocon307]

Yes, Spanish too of course.

[proust]

Are zots even zots anymore? Libby was back in a few days. It’s like being turned into a newt.

[jocon307]

“...a Chinese New Year t-shirt...”

When I finally got to see a good picture of those shirts I was amazed anyone would be bothered by them. They were a little girl-y I did think that. Well, I would have liked to have one if I were a fan of that team.

File under: The left has ruined everything.

[ConfidentConservative]

Agreed, I am not a Cruz voter BUT this was WRONG.

Glad to see this ZOT.

[jocon307]

Cincinatus Wife is deeply saddened. ;)

Me too {sigh}

[dynachrome]

A quickie zot!

[shibumi]

"Ex-Noob."

I think that one qualifies as a mercy killing.

He would have had to live out his FReeper life suffering with a dated and irrelevant screen name anyway.

[skeeter]

THANK YOU

[TexasCajun]

I just going to ask SWFP2016 "You Still Around?"

Guess not. hehe

[50mm]

He would have had to live out his FReeper life suffering with a dated and irrelevant screen name anyway.

That was my thought too. Perhaps he could retread as ScottWalkerForSevenFigureConsultant2016.

[JPG]

Nice shot; excellent aim!

[Red Badger]

We can still poke the corpse with sticks.........

[miss marmelstein]

What nonsense. Total nonsense. God knows I’m no fan of Cruz but this is stretching. New Yorkers, and many other people, use “chutzpah” to suggest gall. Dana Milbank knows that. Use of such language is an affectionate sign of how much Yiddish has infiltrated American English. So, for the short term - in order to diminish a candidate - he creates an unbridgeable gap between Jewish Americans and the rest of us. Nice, very nice.

[txrefugee]

Milbank hates Ted Cruz. That ought to win the SEC primary for Cruz on March 1.

[nopardons]

Yes and I can even say "HAPPY NEW YEAR" in Mandarin. :-)

It's just they way it is and always has been. And don't forget that due to the names of some things, we all also speak Dutch too. LOL

[mongrel]

“It’s still low rent for Cruz to play upon folks ignorance by attempting to compare his no-payment-timeline margin loan from Goldman Sachs to Trump’s standard business financing.”

The only ignorance on display is yours. A low interest loan secured by retirement funds is a standard loan any American can get. Trump’s business financing, given his bankruptcies, are risky favors and not “standard”.