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bvar22

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38. That is True,

Tue Mar 24, 2015, 05:36 PM

Mar 2015

but Ted made his father and family fair game during he announcement.
Still, can you imagine how the Hard Right would react to the knowledge that his father fought for the Communists with Fidel in Cuba?

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Ted Cruz says that his father fought against Batista. [View all] bvar22 Mar 2015 OP

pathological liar spanone Mar 2015 #1

A true sociopath....LOL ! n/t jaysunb Mar 2015 #2

There were multiple factions fighting against Batista alcibiades_mystery Mar 2015 #3

Fighting against Batista... bvar22 Mar 2015 #6

That's reading a very uncertain struggle from its endpoint alcibiades_mystery Mar 2015 #7

If not suspicious, bvar22 Mar 2015 #9

The biggest influence in Havana was the mob, Batista was their front. IMO, Cruz senior was CK_John Mar 2015 #25

This message was self-deleted by its author A HERETIC I AM Mar 2015 #33

It's actually a better guess than most TBF Mar 2015 #61

I was in the USMC and helping to get US citizens out of Havana in Dec58. CK_John Mar 2015 #63

Then I owe you an apology and a deletion. n/t A HERETIC I AM Mar 2015 #64

Answered down thread: bvar22 Mar 2015 #10

You are historically wrong to say that the only resistance to Batista was Castro's faction alcibiades_mystery Mar 2015 #11

This thread is about Cruz's father, bvar22 Mar 2015 #30

You made claims that were historically inaccurate alcibiades_mystery Mar 2015 #37

Please cite the claims I made that YOU believe are incorrect. bvar22 Mar 2015 #45

yeah, no. bongo_x Mar 2015 #20

My instincts and knowlege of Cuba proved to be correct. bvar22 Mar 2015 #31

You are correct Alicibiades Perseus Mar 2015 #15

This thread was NOT about the intricacies of the CUban Revolution. bvar22 Mar 2015 #42

It is amazing to watch fellow DUers make up non-sequitors in order to defend a tea bagger! Rex Mar 2015 #43

There was indeed a centrist-bourgeois faction-it was led by a man named Huber Matos Ken Burch Mar 2015 #16

Indeed. The Revolutionary Directorate (or the 13 March Movement) was an anticommunist army. Xithras Mar 2015 #52

For someone who's supposed to be so wicked smart, he sure says and does a lot of stoooopid things. tanyev Mar 2015 #4

Lies, lies lies, yeah! hifiguy Mar 2015 #5

Wikipedia says he fought for Castro n2doc Mar 2015 #8

I read that earlier today and was ROFL Gormy Cuss Mar 2015 #12

Runs in the CRuz family. bvar22 Mar 2015 #32

I heard that, at one point, Cruz's dad did a speaking tour in Texas in support of Fidel. Ken Burch Mar 2015 #18

I�m not sure... bongo_x Mar 2015 #22

like most tea baggers - you just make up the history you want to believe rurallib Mar 2015 #13

I was 100% correct in my speculation. bvar22 Mar 2015 #34

YOU LIE!! Ted Cruz nt kelliekat44 Mar 2015 #14

Cruz vs Bautista KentuckyWoman Mar 2015 #17

Batista was a U S ally...He also was getting kick backs from the Mob from the Havana casinos./NT DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #19

I'd have more respect for his family if they had TBF Mar 2015 #21

SEE: bvar22 Mar 2015 #35

It also says TBF Mar 2015 #46

We DO now KNOW that Cruz Daddy fought for Castro. bvar22 Mar 2015 #55

Bill O'Reilly was the cameraman Omaha Steve Mar 2015 #23

Raul and Fidel Castro could tell us if this is true. Zorra Mar 2015 #24

... TBF Mar 2015 #47

I guess he's counting on his supporters being ignorant of Cuban history? GoCubsGo Mar 2015 #26

He counting on 'progressives' on DU to defend his family honor! Rex Mar 2015 #58

It's unbelievable, *Cruz'n for Cruz* on democraticunderground! Zorra Mar 2015 #65

I think another fellow DUer has this one figured out!!! Rex Mar 2015 #66

I thought it said "Barista" lol jberryhill Mar 2015 #27

What a great AMERICAN hero Ted's dad is --- let's vote for him instead!!! Major Hogwash Mar 2015 #28

That is True, bvar22 Mar 2015 #38

I'd read before his dad fought for Castro, but once castro won saw he was affiliated ND-Dem Mar 2015 #29

I'm doind more research, and checkingsome dates . bvar22 Mar 2015 #39

BINGO! Atman Mar 2015 #36

Thread winner! Rex Mar 2015 #41

So Daddy Cruz was a commie lover? I don't believe the "he didn't know" disclaimer! Rex Mar 2015 #40

I don't believe that for a minute. bvar22 Mar 2015 #44

Come up with a more credible source and TBF Mar 2015 #48

... Rex Mar 2015 #54

I don't HAVE to do anything. bvar22 Mar 2015 #59

You're the one who posted it & TBF Mar 2015 #60

Then go on with yourself, bvar22 Mar 2015 #62

It's not my OP dear TBF Mar 2015 #67

Well, you will just HAVE to produce sources supporting YOUR claim... bvar22 Mar 2015 #68

And if I write an OP I will do so. TBF Mar 2015 #69

Ooooo. bvar22 Mar 2015 #70

The Fictitious Life of Rafael Cruz, Part 1: The Young �Revolutionary Zorra Mar 2015 #49

Flawed analogy: equivalent of saying the Paris liberators fighting the Nazis were all communists brooklynite Mar 2015 #50

How flawed is this? bvar22 Mar 2015 #53

Amazing how different people are feeding you the exact same non-sequitor! Rex Mar 2015 #56

Wow Ted was raised to be a communist! B Calm Mar 2015 #51

K&R for pissing off Ted Cruz supporters! Rex Mar 2015 #57