03-20-2023, 06:46 PM
(03-20-2023, 06:34 PM)pally Wrote: Beto O'Rourke's "real" name is Robert his nickname comes from a shortened version of the Hispanic Roberto (a nickname common in his hometown of El Paso) He received that nickname as an infant to differentiate him from the grandfather he was named for
And Ted Cruz's real first name is Rafael.
This is a great FYI for those that didn't know but it doesn't prove any points. People adopt names they weren't born with. It's common, especially for people with foreign heritage in the US. It doesn't prove any political agenda one way or the other.