Cruz Attacks Wife’s Employer: ‘Crony Capitalism’

Posted by | March 25, 2015 22:00 | Filed under: News Behaving Badly Politics Top Stories


There can’t be good time in the Cruz household, unless there is an understanding that it’s fine for the budding candidate to attack Goldman Sachs, his wife’s employer.

In an interview with Bloomberg’s With All Due Respect, Cruz was asked by host Mark Halperin whether, on balance, Goldman Sachs was a positive or a negative force on society.

“Like any institution, there’s some of both,” Cruz responded, adding, “Goldman is one of the biggest banks on Wall Street, and my criticism with Washington is they engage in crony capitalism. They give favors to Wall Street and big business and that’s why I’ve been an outspoken opponent of crony capitalism, taking on leaders in both parties. I think big business, if they’re building a better mousetrap, great, but it shouldn’t be government favoring, and let me give you an example: Dodd-Frank. Sold to the American people as stopping ‘too-big-to-fail.’ What happened? The big banks have gotten bigger. Goldman has gotten bigger…”

Halperin pressed Cruz as to what he saw as the negative aspects of the investment giant were.

“Because, like many other players on Wall Street and big business, they seek out and get special favors from government,” Cruz responded. “I think they’re entitled to practice their business, but without subsidies or special benefits.” 

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29 responses to Cruz Attacks Wife’s Employer: ‘Crony Capitalism’

  1. allison1050 March 25th, 2015 at 22:35

    Sooo, okay.

  2. tiredoftea March 25th, 2015 at 22:39

    Sooo, Canadian Teddy will be spending much more time on the favorite red state porn sites from now on?

  3. tracey marie March 25th, 2015 at 23:03

    that is most definetly a sexless couple, they had invitro.

    • bluejayray March 26th, 2015 at 00:33

      What an odd thing to say.

    • allison1050 March 26th, 2015 at 04:57

      lol! I thought the same! Here’s hoping that you’re well Tracey. ;)

  4. whatthe46 March 26th, 2015 at 00:06

    Well we know what corp. big wigs won’t be giving
    their votes to this idiot. And a hole
    lot of others. Lol. does this parasite
    even thinks before he speaks? Rhetorical
    question of course.

    • Barbara Dorsey March 26th, 2015 at 07:14

      cum laude from two Ivys and no rich daddy idiot? get a mirror

      • OldLefty March 26th, 2015 at 07:37

        So, he just plays a dingbat on TV.

        Yet another candidate for the political game show, “Lying Or, Stupid???”

      • whatthe46 March 26th, 2015 at 10:19

        you like this maggot i see. well, at least he has one idiots vote. get your Obamacare its good for the psychologist too. you’ll need one to regain your senses.

  5. Obewon March 26th, 2015 at 01:00

    “and big (Oil) business, they seek out and get special favors from government,” Cruz responded. “I think they’re entitled to practice their business, but without (Oil’s $60 B+ annual) subsidies or special benefits.” Hypocrite Cruz won’t ever vote to end finance, or Big oil subsidies, Oil and coal polluters are GOP’s last big donor, with most all of the banks donating half to each party.

    • allison1050 March 26th, 2015 at 04:59

      I guess Foreigner Cruz just learned this since he’s held office.

    • mea_mark March 26th, 2015 at 11:08

      I think Cruz is going to take the religious angle and run on the idea that America really can become a theocracy. It wouldn’t surprise me if Cruz starts demonizing corporate America. He needs to have an enemy for his religious followers to focus their attention on.

      • jasperjava March 26th, 2015 at 11:37

        Corporate America won’t do as a scapegoat. They only go after the weak and powerless.

  6. Antigone March 26th, 2015 at 01:21

    Anyone think Mrs. Cruz will be allowed to go back to Goldman Sachs, or will it be a permanent ‘leave of absence’?

    • Roctuna March 26th, 2015 at 08:15

      You forget, according to Grumpy McCain, politicians never have to be held accountable for what they say. After Teddy drops out she’ll be welcomed back with a bonus.

      • mea_mark March 26th, 2015 at 11:09

        She might have to divorce him though.

    • jasperjava March 26th, 2015 at 11:36

      I wonder if she’s delusional enough to believe that she’s going to be First Lady.

  7. jybarz March 26th, 2015 at 03:54

    How could anyone believe this POS. I’m sure he doesn’t believe all the sh!ts that come out of his mouth himself… and that’s his biggest liability according to this:

    http://www.thenation.com/blog/202313/ted-cruzs-trouble-truth-his-biggest-liability

  8. Barbara Dorsey March 26th, 2015 at 07:12

    this could come out of elizabeth warrens mouth and you would all be loving it

    • OldLefty March 26th, 2015 at 07:35

      Because out of Warren’s mouth and out of her proposed legislation it would be sincere?

    • Obewon March 26th, 2015 at 08:58

      What “Subsidies” do banks “cost” taxpayers? Banking & finance return $7 T of USA’s record $17.5 T GDP plus almost $200 B in Fed profits returned to taxpayers annually under the Obama Admin.

      Conspiracy theorist Cruz isn’t a populist like Sen. Warren, or Ted would realistically opine “but without (Oil’s $60 B+ annual) subsidies or special benefits.”-Greedy Oil Polluter Ted wallows in scientifically illiterate climate denial, in servitude to his Koch Oil & Coal brothers $889 B for GOP in 2016. Cruz is ignorant that “97% of climate scientists agree that climate-warming trends over the past century are very likely due to human activities,1and most of the leading scientific organizations worldwide have issued public statements endorsing this position.”-NASA, NOAA, MET et al. http://climate.nasa.gov/scientific-consensus/

    • mea_mark March 26th, 2015 at 11:12

      This is Ted Cruz attempting to gain more political power for the sake of having more power. He is saying what he thinks he has to say, not what he truly believes.

    • jasperjava March 26th, 2015 at 11:34

      Because she’s not a hypocrite.

    • Mike March 26th, 2015 at 13:56

      Liz has a spouse taking home Goldman Sachs money…???

      Try again, only this time use the shift key and maybe capitalize a couple words, people will think you finished the 3rd grade.

  9. William March 26th, 2015 at 10:37

    Banks didn’t collapse the economy, bankers did.

    • Mike March 26th, 2015 at 13:53

      Hey, stop that…they’ll be no truth-telling around here…and everyone knows Obamacare destroyed the economy…

      • William March 26th, 2015 at 14:39

        I used to think the term Obamacare was completely inappropriate. I have since changed my mind.

        • Carolina Gonzalez March 26th, 2015 at 22:47

          Very well said sir….

  10. Carolina Gonzalez March 26th, 2015 at 22:53

    After Rafael Cruz throws his
    wife employer under the bus, she better starts updating her resume; she is not
    coming back after her leave of absent.

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