Comedy Central’s Nightly Show: Rubio and Cruz Aren’t Really Hispanic

Republican presidential candidates Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz weren’t Hispanic enough for the Monday panel of Comedy Central’s Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore.

“Why do you think Cruz and Rubio don’t really embrace their Hispanic heritage?” host Larry Wilmore asked.

“Whoa! They’re Hispanic?” joked Nickelodeon host Jordan Carlos.

Wilmore asked if they only used their Hispanic identity when convenient. “That’s what will what they do, they use it when it’s convenient,” agreed contributor Grace Parra.

“To me, it’s really upsetting especially when it comes to the issue of bilingualism because Rubio speaks perfect Spanish,” she continued. “Because Rubio speaks perfect Spanish and he never chooses to pull it out.”

“I think race is important to talk about when talking about this because it feels like, in an attempt to get rich, white voters,” Parra said, which journalist Jose Antonio Vargas enthusiastically agreed with.

“Rubio and Cruz especially have actually alienated Latinos to the point where Latinos don’t trust them,” she concluded. “We don’t even necessarily consider them Latino…”

Watch above, via Comedy Central.

[h/t Newsbusters]

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