The_Noble_Cause wrote:Monker wrote:It's not a "nickname from childhood".
Oh really?![]()
"A lanky Web developer, universally known as Beto, his childhood nickname, O'Rourke was elected to the El Paso City Council six years ago.."
https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/31/maga ... uarez.html
"Born Robert Francis O'Rourke, the Irish-American candidate goes by his childhood nickname of Beto, short for Roberto."
https://www.newsweek.com/ted-cruz-beto- ... xas-826727
"O'Rourke's given name is Robert, but he goes by Beto, a childhood nickname that stuck."
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ch ... 381c14ef20
"O'Rourke has said it's a childhood nickname that stuck."
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/411 ... e-hispanic
"Born Robert Francis O'Rourke, the Irish-American candidate goes by his childhood nickname of Beto, short for Roberto."
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ted-cruz ... 21530.html
Did you ever read the above?
universally known as Beto,
goes by his childhood nickname of Beto,
he goes by Beto, a childhood nickname that stuck.
"O'Rourke has said it's a childhood nickname that stuck.
goes by his childhood nickname of Beto,
So, by YOUR OWN QUOTES you just provided evidence that HE HAS ALWAYS GONE BY BETO.
Again, you are just taking a politician's word as the gospel truth.
I have no reason to argue about a guy's chosen name. That is petty, stupid, and in this context - racist.
It's funny tho, a few months ago you stated that "The Democrats have far too many other younger people coming up." When asked to be specific, you declined. Now you are on here inventing facts to defend Beto.
I'm not 'inventing' anything.
There ARE a lot of younger people coming up. I'm not sure I would support Beto. That depends on how far he leans into socialism. If he is like Bernie, then I wouldn't support him and I would hope he didn't get the nomination. In fact, I would say we need somebody very conservative in spending because of Trump's corporate tax cut and HUGE deficit increases. The last thing we need is free college, and free this and that, paid for by tax increases. We need STABILITY, not a swap to the radical lest to follow the radical right.
I'm not supporting ANY candidate right now...until I know what they are proposing and how radicalized they are.
Monker wrote:And, only a fool would challenge the authenticity of the name someone chooses. And, only a racist would Imply he chooses it because he wants to appeal to Mexican immigrants.
In this day and age of safe spaces and trigger warnings, an Irish-American culturally appropriating an ethnic nickname is fair game. Play by your own rules.
Whatever...a person has a right to use their own name, especially when they have been using it their entire life. To tie it up in this type of crap is simply appealing to racists.