Translation needed - Ted Cruz ad

[TexasBushwhacker]

Does anyone besides me find this ad strange? Ted's dad speaking Spanish, while Ted sits there looking constipated for 30 seconds. It certainly can't be directed at Ted's base, because SPANISH - eeewww. So who can this be for? Seems counterproductive to me, but without subtitles, I don't know what dad is saying. Funny, but the comments are disabled. I wonder why.

[samnsara]

1. ISNT he some kind of nutso preacher? it was probably

...some kind of end of the world crap where if you DONT vote for his son the earth will end.

[TexasBushwhacker]

6. He is a dominionist

He wants the US to be a theocracy and his brand of Christianity should be the official state religion. He also thinjs Ted was chosen by God to lead the nation.

[keithbvadu2]

14. "his brand of Christianity"

"his brand of Christianity"

Oftentimes the method of religion is more important than the God of religion.

Lots of Christians want Christianity to be the law of America but 'their' brand of Christianity in charge.

Religious wars, anyone?

[Croney]

2. He says he came from Cuba and washed dishes

to achieve the American dream and his son is going to protect liberty blah blah blah vote for him.

[TexasBushwhacker]

4. Oh, so it was okay for HIM to come and wash dishes

But anyone fleeing a violent country today, wanting to do the jobs US citizens don't want to do, can go pound sand.

FUCK YOU!!!

He's also a dominionist that wants the US to be a theocracy.

[unblock]

3. He says "if he loses he'll have to move back in with me so please, vote for him"

"I don't like him any more than you do"

[nature-lover]

5. Perfect!

[Brother Buzz]

8. You win the thread!

[KatyMan]

7. Little Ted's Spanish at the end

was the whitest Spanish I ever heard and I say that as a non-Hispanic Spanish speaking white guy!

[TexasBushwhacker]

10. I was thinking the same thing

I only took Spanish in high school, isn't it redundant to say "Yo soy". Doesn't "soy" by itself translate to "I am"?

[Croney]

11. His Spanish is correct, but his accent is laughable.

[Canoe52]

9. How come no one tells them to go back to the country they came from.

[wcast]

12. I'm Ted Cruz and I approve this message.

Isn't Ted afraid his base will be upset he's not speaking American? Is that why he only spoke 8 words in Spanish? He's afraid of Beto!

[Corvo Bianco]

13. I've been off this guy since JFK