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alp227

(32,047 posts) Wed Oct 23, 2013, 12:19 PM Oct 2013

CNBC Reporter Asks for ‘Mexican Music’ to Go With Ted Cruz Story

There was a brief moment of awkwardness on CNBC Tuesday morning when, during a discussion of the weak jobs report and Senator Ted Cruz, reporter Steve Liesman asked for some “Mexican music” to be played while they talked about Cruz.

Liesman said, “We’re going to call this the Senator Ted Cruz jobs report. These are the jobless claims of Senator Ted Cruz.”

When a picture of Cruz appeared on the screen, he continued, “Can we get some music to go along with that? Some Mexican music, maybe?”

There was also some music briefly playing for a few seconds before immediately being cut.

full: http://www.mediaite.com/tv/cnbc-reporter-asks-for-mexican-music-to-go-with-ted-cruz-story/

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CNBC Reporter Asks for ‘Mexican Music’ to Go With Ted Cruz Story (Original Post) alp227 Oct 2013 OP

They should play the Canadian National Anthem instead! VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #1

Ugh. He's not even of Mexican heritage but even if he was cali Oct 2013 #2

La Cucaracha would be appropriate. But only because Cruz is such a cockroach Xipe Totec Oct 2013 #3

Be careful with that. I was called out by 2 Cuban-Americans for saying something similar Eleanors38 Oct 2013 #6

Ted Cruz deserves this and more. He is a hypocrite Xipe Totec Oct 2013 #9

Except Cubans. They're covered by the Wet Foot/Dry Foot and Cuban Adjustment Act. Mika Oct 2013 #10

That's precisely the point - He's ok with a law that favored Cubans like him Xipe Totec Oct 2013 #11

I thought it was the Guacamole Act of 1917. bluesbassman Oct 2013 #12

That is about Fidel Castro. Unfortunately Hispanics from other countries have experienced the libdem4life Oct 2013 #13

CNBC must use the same people as CNN kydo Oct 2013 #4

Racist dumbphucker doesn't know they should have played "Oh, Canada!" joeybee12 Oct 2013 #5

Geography to the clueless. nadinbrzezinski Oct 2013 #7

"I got your muzak rights here, Cruzie." - Ricky Ricardo Berlum Oct 2013 #8

Of corse rw radio keeps claiming the comment was made on MSNBC RandiFan1290 Oct 2013 #14

They have Cruz mixed up with Romney Renew Deal Oct 2013 #15

Maybe the Great White North theme? Buns_of_Fire Oct 2013 #16

VanillaRhapsody

(21,115 posts)

1. They should play the Canadian National Anthem instead!

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Wed Oct 23, 2013, 12:20 PM

Oct 2013

cali

(114,904 posts)

2. Ugh. He's not even of Mexican heritage but even if he was

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Wed Oct 23, 2013, 12:21 PM

Oct 2013

this would still be racist crap.

Xipe Totec

(43,890 posts)

3. La Cucaracha would be appropriate. But only because Cruz is such a cockroach

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Wed Oct 23, 2013, 12:24 PM

Oct 2013

Swim back to Cuba, Ted.

Eleanors38

(18,318 posts)

6. Be careful with that. I was called out by 2 Cuban-Americans for saying something similar

Reply to Xipe Totec (Reply #3)

Wed Oct 23, 2013, 12:30 PM

Oct 2013

when I was in HS. And rightly so.

Xipe Totec

(43,890 posts)

9. Ted Cruz deserves this and more. He is a hypocrite

Reply to Eleanors38 (Reply #6)

Wed Oct 23, 2013, 12:41 PM

Oct 2013

If ever there was a poster child for self-deportation this is it.

WASHINGTON -- Among the 300 amendments to the Senate immigration bill is one that would take away one of its central purposes: giving a pathway to citizenship to the 11 million undocumented immigrants currently living in the United States.

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), an almost certain "no" vote on the bill from the so-called gang of eight, filed an amendment on Tuesday to ban anyone who has been in the U.S. without status from becoming a citizen at any point.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/08/ted-cruz-immigration_n_3238085.html

Mika

(17,751 posts)

10. Except Cubans. They're covered by the Wet Foot/Dry Foot and Cuban Adjustment Act.

Reply to Xipe Totec (Reply #9)

Wed Oct 23, 2013, 01:01 PM

Oct 2013

No matter how they get here. No matter who they are or their criminal record. No matter having failed a US immigration application investigation (done by US personnel in Cuba). Cubans get to stay. Period. And within 24 hours, by law, they are made fully legal with INSTANT access to perks offered to no other immigrants.

Xipe Totec

(43,890 posts)

11. That's precisely the point - He's ok with a law that favored Cubans like him

Reply to Mika (Reply #10)

Wed Oct 23, 2013, 01:07 PM

Oct 2013

Making it legal for him to be here.

But now that we're talking about an immigration law that would make it legal for other non-Cubans, well, suddenly that's a problem.