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Ted Cruz Responds to ‘New McCarthy’ New Yorker Article: ‘Curious’ They Would ‘Dredge Up a 3-Year-Old Speech & Call it News’

Feb. 23, 2013 10:42am Madeleine Morgenstern

Ted Cruz Responds to New Yorker Article Where He Accused Harvard of Having a Dozen Communists on the Faculty

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Sen. Ted Cruz’s office told TheBlaze it was “curious” that the New Yorker would dig up a years-old speech for the purpose of dubbing him “our new McCarthy.”

Nevertheless, Cruz spokeswoman Catherine Frazier said the Texas Republican’s “substantive point” about Harvard Law School being home to Communists “was absolutely correct.”

Cruz, the New Yorker reported, said in a 2010 speech that President Barack Obama “would have made a perfect president of Harvard Law School” because “there were fewer declared Republicans in the faculty when we were there than Communists! There was one Republican. But there were 12 who would say they were Marxists who believed in the Communists overthrowing the United States government.” Cruz attended Harvard Law after Obama.

“It’s curious that the New Yorker would dredge up a three-year-old speech and call it ‘news,’” Frazier said in a statement to TheBlaze late Friday. “Regardless, Senator Cruz’s substantive point was absolutely correct: in the mid-1990s, the Harvard Law School faculty included numerous self-described proponents of ‘critical legal studies’ — a school of thought explicitly derived from Marxism – and they far outnumbered Republicans.”

A Harvard Law School spokesman had told the New Yorker they were “puzzled by the senator’s assertions” and “unaware of any basis for them.” Charles Fried, a Republican who served as President Ronald Reagan’s solicitor general and taught Cruz at Harvard Law, also disputed the notion.

The New Yorker had said it was possible Cruz had been referring to the left-leaning critical legal studies, “a method of critiquing the political impact of the American legal system”:

Professor Duncan Kennedy, for instance, a leader of the faction, who declined to comment on Cruz’s accusation, counts himself as influenced by the writings of Karl Marx. But he regards himself as a social democrat, not a Communist, and has never advocated the overthrow of the U.S. government by Communists.

It’s not clear precisely what kind of Communist “overthrow” Cruz said the professors supported — an actual physical takeover or, given the academic setting, a kind of intellectual one with an emphasis on ideas.

Frazier defended Cruz’s original assertion, stating: “As two professors explained in the Stanford Law Review in 1984: ‘A large segment of the [critical legal studies] membership forms part of the revisionist wing of Marxism. These members remain faithful to the central premises of Marx’s thought, especially to the view that the material conditions of life are the engine of social history. Their course is defined by the magnetic pull of Marxism.’”

The New Yorker’s “new McCarthy” is the latest allusion Cruz has drawn to McCarthyism in his short tenure in the Senate, a reference to Sen. Joseph McCarthy’s notorious and aggressive pursuit of Communists in the 1950s.

Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) told the New York Times earlier this month Cruz “was really reminiscent of a different time and place, when you said, ‘I have here in my pocket a speech you made on such and such a date,’ and, of course, nothing was in the pocket.”

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Comments (320)

barber2
Posted on February 23, 2013 at 1:35pm
MICK: VERCE has a tragic flaw typical of our Obamabots: his/her arrogance is far greater than his/her intelligence of common sense – which is precisely why he/she IS an Obamabot.

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barber2
Posted on February 23, 2013 at 1:29pm
Time has a way of changing the opinions of the past. Once slavery was permissible and an acceptable way to ” improve” the economy and to ” advance” the state of savages. That , obviously, is no longer the acceptable opinion .Might be very interesting to revisit the life of McCarthy / media of his time and to examine the state of the International Left and its connections to America and the present Democrat Party . Time may have changed some of these opinions.

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Kathleen3
Posted on February 23, 2013 at 1:23pm
What further proof does any ethical and patriotic American need to confirm they are fulfilling their oath of office than to be chastised or denounced by the NYT? Kudos to Cruz!

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- barber2
  Posted on February 23, 2013 at 1:32pm
  KATH: Agree. That Lefty rag leaks and hides . They also censor comments which do not agree with their Obama/ International Far Left agenda. The Blaze permits out Trolls full access. The NYT does not – which is also typical of the Left which is really nothing more than bunch of Big Brother demagogues and bullies.
  
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The Big Mick
Posted on February 23, 2013 at 1:23pm
Callin out VREAR.

I’ve produced my evidence Vrear. WHERE is your cogent REBUTTAL WITH EVIDENCE?

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- truthnstuff
  Posted on February 23, 2013 at 2:29pm
  Mick, versesOfIdiocy has no concept of reason. It is one of the best examples of TROLL stupidity that can be demonstrated. They get their talking points on their 0bama phones and the Huffin Puffin Poo Poo, who pays them by the responses they get. They are incapable of thinking and can’t even clean their own diapers.
  
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- The Big Mick
  Posted on February 23, 2013 at 6:03pm
  I know TNT, I just like rubbing their nose in it.
  
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The Big Mick
Posted on February 23, 2013 at 1:22pm
That’s a LIE Vrear.
I sat under a Grad Student at Duke who KNEW better.
Ann Coulter has way more brains cells than you.
Mitrokhin has more balls.
The Venona Intercepts prove you are a LIAR.

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barber2
Posted on February 23, 2013 at 1:19pm
Cruz must be a threat to the Left because this topic has attracted our Trolls the way some things attract flies. They are commenting like their ” **** on fire ” Democrat Media Character Assassination Squad went after all of the previous conservatives they have Alinskied with their Ready..Aim..Fire..targeting !

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pahrumper
Posted on February 23, 2013 at 1:19pm
What this nation needs is a new McCarthy doing just what the old one did, which would mean we would clear out the Obummer and his Commie friends. Not to mention his Daddy Mu-Hummid/Soros, Clintons and his real daddy Davis. Who in thier real mind could have ever thought this ocuntry could be in the shape it is in. Every day the liar Obummer does it again, nothing coming out of his mouth is the truth.

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Sharon Rose
Posted on February 23, 2013 at 1:11pm
I see the drones and trolls are out in full hate mode again.

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barber2
Posted on February 23, 2013 at 1:08pm
Marxism/ anti-capitalism is the basic issue at the heart of the Obama Administration. This must be confronted with facts and “advertising. ” This is the only way to bring back America. Many Americans are truly clueless about the goals of this administration and current Democrat party. Romney and the Republicans tried to step around this in the campaign but that did not work. The Chicago radicals have to be exposed for what they are : flaming anti-capitalists who plan to ” change” our economic system.

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- truthnstuff
  Posted on February 23, 2013 at 2:32pm
  That would be an ABSOLUTELY RIGHT ! Let’s hope they get on offense.
  
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jima9426
Posted on February 23, 2013 at 12:59pm
At least there is one upside to all of this. For the first time in American history, average Americans are becoming aware of the basic tenets of Marxism and its cultural implications. But the question remains how vigorously Americans will resist it, if at all.

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- 13th Imam
  Posted on February 23, 2013 at 3:39pm
  The Free Stuff Party (DEMOCRAT) trumps everything.
  
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neverending
Posted on February 23, 2013 at 12:58pm
Senator Cruz makes us all proud and we know he will not just duck and hide but will call them out for what they are. We need hundreds more just like him.

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rochrealtor
Posted on February 23, 2013 at 12:52pm
What is so hard about the truth! Seems to me to be an excellent article on Senator Ted Cruz (FOR PRESIDENT!).

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The Big Mick
Posted on February 23, 2013 at 12:45pm
URA 12:16
One does note the Digging into RagaMuzzie Control of Government, Media, etc. seems to have gone….shallow.

I became convinced of McCarthy Red like tentacles of Sanduskies in American Society when I checked out the recent CALL of DUTY games my sons were playing.

Anybody remember the stink, a while back, when on Game Developer got ratted out about starting the Game “Story” as a Terrorist shooting his way through Marines at Gitmo?
Well, in the latest COD “Black Ops 2″ you play SEVERAL missions and “cut scenes” as THE BOSS TERRORIST. In one you are helping him kill American Soldiers.
ALL the most recent CODs Modern War 2 and 3, Black Ops 1&2 have you killing Mainly Russians with some Cubans. A sprinkle of Columbian Druggies and Somalies thrown in, but MOSTLY Russians and ROGUE AMERICANS. You almost NEVER get to kill RagaMuzzied JihadiNAZIS.
They move you on from those missions as quickly as possible.
The Developers say it’s for the tastes of the “International Market”. I say the Stinking Sandyknickers are CONTROLLING it.
If you want to REALLY find out about RagaMuzzie Influence on America–start with VIDEO GAMING and move to HOLLYWOOD! NewsMedia should be next.

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The Big Mick
Posted on February 23, 2013 at 12:33pm
VofRearSon

“A fetus is not a baby”.

How do you know? Present evidence for your A Priori Assumption.

I don’t recall any woman I know saying “I’m carrying a Fetus”. They say “I’m carrying a BABY.”
I would tend to take THEIR Name for THEIR Condition.
We know that at 20 couple weeks it IS a VIABLE Human Being. At what point between conception and there IS it a HUMAN Life, VRear?
PROVE your ASSertion, come on, trot it out.

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Uechi
Posted on February 23, 2013 at 12:18pm
If you do a little research in to Joe McCarthy you will discover that most of what he said aout communists in Hollywood, the Media and the Government was true. If you doubt that, take a look at where we are now in all three areas and tell me he was wrong.

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- UNALIEN
  Posted on February 23, 2013 at 12:25pm
  anyone who denies that McCarthy was correct, is likely a Communist..
  
  anyone that attacks Cruz is likely A Progressive,,
  
  anyone that is a Progressive is likely a Communist
  
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right field
Posted on February 23, 2013 at 12:17pm
The elite Marxist will use the lap dog MSM to ridicule any efforts to call them out. The Communist are not only in total control of the so-called “ivy league” schools, but they are now firmly entrenched in every aspect of our government. The useful idiots like Boxer (a member of the 1%) think that all they need to do is shout “McCarthy, Nixon, and Bush” and all the little people will fall into place.

Cruz best watch his back, be wary of anyone calling themselves “his friend” and know that the Marxist are already going through his garbage – working to set him up or trap him with anything they can trump up. Let’s hope Cruz is as smart as he appears, can keep his zipper up and does not become starry-eyed around the Washington beautiful people.

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cassandra
Posted on February 23, 2013 at 12:13pm
McCarthy was RIGHT this country has been infested with communist, they are like roaches, Ted Cruz is a PATRIOT who has the guts to stand up for TRUTH

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The Big Mick
Posted on February 23, 2013 at 12:08pm
VREARSON 11:08

Care to rebut the now proved beyond any doubt Premise of McCarthy the Elder that RottenRed Commies INFESTED our Government? Care to rebut the Premise that they still DO?

Among the other Fascinating Things the Mitrokhin KGB files proved to us, Rearson, was that Wallace, Red Frankie Russiafelt’s first VP had picked for his cabinet, should Red Frankie croak, a Sec.Tres, and Sec. State that were CODE NAMED SOVIET AGENTS on STALIN’s PAYROLL.
“Every single War Time Department” of Red Frankie’s Admin had its own Code Named Soviet Mole/Agent. Our WW2 policy was WRITTEN in The KREMLIN, Vrear.
Red Frankie was a Commie who suhked Stalin’s member.

Care to rebut THAT?

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Comrade_Bob
Posted on February 23, 2013 at 12:05pm
If you take the time to dig into it, you will find that the totalitarian-communist tendencies dominating our immigration policies, domestic policies, educational systems, and media are all driven by ****.

*** Cass Sunstein (Harvard, propaganda Czar) *** Alan Bersin (Harvard, border control Czar) *** Todd Stern (Harvard, climate change Czar) *** Kenneth Feinberg (Columbia, fair pay for all Czar) *** John Holdren (Harvard, GoodScience Czar) *** Paul Volcker (Harvard, economy Czar) *** Steve Rattner (Brown University, car Czar) *** Ron Bloom (Harvard, labor Czar) ***Richard Holbrooke (now deceased, Brown University, foreign policy Czar)

Wow, it’s almost like Russia at the beginning of the 20th Century! We could get into the Federal Reserve and who gets all the money that’s printed and is allowed to lend it back to us at interest, but that becomes redundant.

We, of course, understand that President Obama is in no way compromised with his weakness being used as leverage when it comes to protecting certain groups.

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Ghandi was a Republican
Posted on February 23, 2013 at 12:03pm
We do need a new manhunt for political Communists. SOCIAL DEMOCRATS and ALINSKY RADICALS ar Communists hiding under different names. Both teach communism and propagandize against the U.S. Constitution any way they can, every time they can, anywhere they can.
Hunt them down!

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- The Big Mick
  Posted on February 23, 2013 at 12:10pm
  Commies was what Waterboarding was MADE for.
  Start in HOLLYWOOD.
  We never found out who ELSE helped steal our A-bomb secrets.
  I think they were in Hollywood.
  There are covens of commies still there that should be made to give up all the secrets from the 30s on.
  
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TIMEBOMB
Posted on February 23, 2013 at 12:03pm
My serfs I mean supporters do not listen to this man Cruz he’s filling your heads with all sorts of lies about the ‘boogeyman’
communist around every corner. So I’m trying to disarm you while arming my minions,I’m actively trying to strip you of all your rights just disregard the naysayers and listen to me,your magnificent gay Marxist ruler. I have your best interests at heart at all times,do you see how I deftly use my prop cops and firefighters to frighten you simpletons I mean supporters. Ignore my opponents and follow me to new Amerika where your neighbors will turn you in to the state for making subversive comments and all your freedoms are lost. I’ll disarm you and have my way with you and you’ll be my slaves forever.

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FightingBear
Posted on February 23, 2013 at 12:02pm
Of course not many will openly admit to being Communist, Socialist or Marxist….those terms have a negative connotation to them because of the terrible crimes those failed ideologies have perpetrated upon humankind.

No one could ever be politically successful today using those failed ideas….so the obvious thing to do (in the mind of a Democrat) is to be PC about it and give yourself a kinder, gentler name like liberal or progressive. They sound so much more pleasant.

…but of course changing the name of a “king cobra” to “flower” or “innocent baby” doesn’t make it any less lethal. A simple name change does not make the poison magically disappear.

These liberals/progressives are poison and must be de-fanged and eliminated.

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crusaderx9
Posted on February 23, 2013 at 12:00pm
“social democrat” IS a communist

The progressives would love for everyone to be fooled by word games, while they destroy the country by moving us towards an oppressive centralized government that stalin would be proud of. “social democrat” is what they can claim to be for now to argue ‘fairness’ in order to leverage the masses in their favor as they get closer to slipping the noose around the neck of We the People.

Don’t be fooled.

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The Big Mick
Posted on February 23, 2013 at 11:57am
Well since we now KNOW, from the Venona Intercepts and Mitrokhin KGB files that McCarthy The Elder was RIGHT ON!, I suggest that interesting things could be learned by Water Boarding the Entire Staff of The New Yorker and Harvard Law School.

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BlackCrow
Posted on February 23, 2013 at 11:56am
Could it be that liberals are Communists? They either know it and deny it or are ignorant of what communism is (drank the Kool-Aid). Ted Cruz comes from a family driven from their home country by filthy communists. Think he might be able to recognize them?

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