Ted Cruz: 'I don't think I've ever seen an Hispanic panhandler'

[Blue_Tires]

Presidential candidate and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said on Wednesday that he has never seen a Hispanic person begging for money on the street.

"I don't think I've ever seen an Hispanic panhandler. And the reason is: In our community it would be shameful to be begging on the street," Cruz said, recalling a conversation he once had with a Latino businessman on the topic.

Cruz, who is of Cuban descent, made the point while speaking in Washington at a question-and-answer session with the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

He used the example to argue the Republican Party should be able to compete for the Latino vote. Hispanics, Cruz said, share many of the same values that are championed by GOP leaders.

http://www.businessinsider.com/ted-cruz-says-hes-never-seen-an-hispanic-panhandler-2015-4


LOL WHUT

[bravenak]

1. This muthafucka is on one!

[VanillaRhapsody]

2. What a racist! As if ALL Hispanics look alike!

[Rolando]

3. What a shocking comment!

Cruz is clearly out of touch with the Hispanic community everywhere. Or he is blind. I don't know about contemporary San Antonio, but Arizona has an overabundance of Hispanic panhandlers, beggars, and thieves--categories that appear where any people live in poverty.

[Saphire]

10. there are plenty in san antonio, too, although it's

illegal here to be poor and ask for money.

[Tom Ripley]

4. What about a Canadian one, eh?

[Tom Ripley]

5. In Ted's "community" begging is done from the pulpit

[oldandhappy]

6. I clicked on this thinking Cruz probably does not look at panhandlers.

Stayed to read all your comments -- great! Loved the thread, lol.

[Orsino]

7. He calls them "panhandlers."

He's not big on knowledge or empathy.

[Rolando]

31. OR geography

And, yes, I know it's illegal to be poor in San Antonio, but the Army was paying me only $88 a month when I was there in 1957. Of course, they fed me and housed me.

[joeybee12]

8. Look in the mirror...nt

[hifiguy]

11. Blammo!

[Jesus Malverde]

17. DUZY...

politicians are master pan handlers.

[Sunlei]

9. look in the mirror Hispanic-republican begger for donations

[gratuitous]

12. To be fair, Rafael Cruz doesn't frequent "those" neighborhoods

So, you know, there aren't many panhandlers of any kind in the tonier vicinities where Sen. Cruz likes to go trolling for campaign dollars.

[Scurrilous]

13. ..

[Gothmog]

14. Carnival Cruz does not get out much

[Initech]

15. And I'm guessing that he hasn't spent much time on the west coast either.

[yuiyoshida]

27. Betting he has never been to

the Mission district in San Francisco.

[SummerSnow]

16. He needs to come to NYC

[justiceischeap]

18. Just 30 minutes from DC in MD, on almost every busy intersection

He'll find Hispanic "panhandlers" begging for money.

Or he could go to any Home Depot around and see Hispanics sitting around for day work.

Woefully out of touch.

[Egnever]

21. I don't think day workers are panhandlers

Quite the opposite.

[justiceischeap]

25. My point about the day workers

Is he's obviously out of touch with Hispanic community so close to where he works. Plus, I've seen day workers panhandle if they don't get picked.

[bluesbassman]

19. What, no hispanics in North Texas?

(Note to the geography challenged, this is a joke referencing the area of Texas known as "the panhandle&quot .

On a serious note (if one can ever be serious when discussing Cruz the Clown), what a steaming pile! Come on out to California Ted and I'll show you some of your "community" that are too destitute to worry about your sense of "shame".

[tavernier]

20. Of course there are (here In the Keys)

but they are honest folks down on their luck, asking for food; not hot shot politician millionaires asking for you to buy shit for ten bucks a pound.

[Andy823]

22. What does he think he is doing

Going around with his hand out to all the big donors, kissing their butts for money, that my friend is a true panhandler and he is Hispanic! All he has to do is look in the mirror!

[Baitball Blogger]

23. Dear Lord. Here come the snapshots of Hispanic panhandlers in 3, 2, 1...

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This kind of mental perspective is a Republican one and goes beyond Cruz's stereotyped impression of the Hispanic culture. If he ever spent time in a Latin American country he would know that there is an almost noblesse oblige relationship between the very wealthy and the very poor. That comes from the old world Christian teachings, that the Republicans no longer believe in.

As for the U.S., charity in Republican communities is very telling. I had a Christian right-wing friend who said that there were no poor people in our city, so giving to the poor was not an immediate issue.

The irony is that on the school team, we had two girls who were set up as the town's hard luck case. Their family's tale of woe was something that was constantly shared with us and charity was highly pushed, and accepted. This was an Anglo-family, so the lesson learned is that the generosity of Republicans is very selective.

The sad thing is, because this family was set-up as their church's charity case, the girls did grow up expecting handouts. I can see how Republicans get skeptical about giving to the poor, when their experiences are so selective and intimate.

[zappaman]

24. Guess the fucker doesn't get out much.

I'd be happy to show him around my town anytime.

[Codeine]

26. He's free to visit the parking lot at my store. nt

[Thinkingabout]

28. Cruz must lead a very sheltered life living in the Houston area. They are seen

on corners waiting for jobs but also willing to take money. Just drive near a Home Depot.

[Mike Nelson]

29. Clearly, Mr. Cruz...

...needs to get out more.

[Abukhatar]

30. yeah of course not..

unlikely for Ted to see any pandhandlers in his golf club