"Can we get some music to go along with that? Some Mexican music, maybe?"

Fireable offense?

 

Every Hispanic person in the world is from either Mexico or Puerto Rico. [/mymom]

Seriously, I'm all for firing every "political pundit" on teevee.

 

Fireable offense that he confused two Hispanic ethnicities?

I think it's bad journalism because it's a fact gotten wrong. But Cruz being from Texas, it's an easy assumption to make.

 

It would seem by the ratings that the viewers are in the process of firing CNBC as a network.

 

Would it have been any better if he had said, "Maybe some Cuban music?"

 

Why would it be appropriate to ask for ethnic music to be played while he's on screen?

Or, maybe we should just play some Jay-Z under the President every time he's on camera.

 

Is Jay-Z Kenyan?

 

Can't believe you're defending this to any degree.

 

for god sakes, when talking about Ted Cruz you should always play CANADIAN music. Get some Gordon Lightfoot up in here.

 

I think it was dumb to request "Mexican music."

I think it was understandable to think Ted Cruz is Mexican, not Cuban.

I don't think the Jay-Z comparison floats.

 

It was ethnically insensitive and showed a lack of knowledge.
Some will roll their eyes, but had the legislator been black and a Fox on-air personality had asked for some "tribal music" to be played, the calls for a firing, boycotts, demonstrations and public shaming would have been long and loud.

 

Why not?