Rubio has done a full-court press on conservative talk shows, and the Miami media has circled the wagons to protect Rubio against the allegations of embellishing his background to frame a better narrative.
Rubio is a skilled politician who recognizes the value of a good story.
"My father fled Cuba and came to the United States when he was 18. He didn't speak a word of English. He landed in Austin, Texas with no possessions," Cruz said.
"When I was a kid, my dad used to say to say to me all the time, when we faced oppression in Cuba, I had a place to flee to," [Cruz] continued.
Cruz is either artful or deceptive in never mentioning who was the oppressor: Fulgencio Batista or Fidel Castro.
Dallas Morning News: “Texas U.S. Senate hopeful Ted Cruz often ends his speeches with a story about how his father fled Cuban oppression.
“But what the stumping GOP Senate candidate hadn't clarified, until asked by The Dallas Morning News this week, was that his father departed for the U.S. in 1957, more than a year before Fidel Castro came to power.”
A little digging shows the extent to which Rafael Cruz fought with Castro.
“My Dad spent the next four years throwing Molotov cocktails, blowing up buildings,” Cruz has said.
“My Dad spent the next four years throwing Molotov cocktails, blowing up buildings,” Cruz has said.
I think Cruz must have answers to the questions that will follow:
Has Ted Cruz ever let the characterization that his father was oppressed by Fidel Castro stand?
How did Cruz’s father enter the country if, as Ted maintains, it was not illegally?
Some of this story highlights the ugly side of politics, but a principal part of the Ted Cruz narrative is that of his father’s journey to America. These questions may never come, but regardless, I’m sure we will see a more consistent Ted Cruz in the future.
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