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Jason Horowitz
The New York Times
December 14, 2015

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In recent days, the actor Mandy Patinkin, who played the master swordsman Inigo Montoya in the classic 1987 film "The Princess Bride," has received emails from friends alerting him to pictures on the Internet that show scenes taken from the movie with Ted Cruz’s face superimposed on top of his body ...

Mr. Cruz, in Mr. Patinkin's heavily left-leaning worldview, is trafficking in the revenge business, appealing to anxious voters by saying of the Islamic State, "We will carpet-bomb them into oblivion," and by exploiting fears about immigrants and Muslims.

"Senator Cruz, if you're going to say those lines, you've got to say the other line, too," Mr. Patinkin said.

Sounding increasingly vexed, he added: "This man is not putting forth ideas that are at the heart of what that movie is all about. I would love for Senator Cruz, and everyone creating fear mongering and hatred, to consider creating hope, optimism and love. Open your arms to these people, these refugees trying to get into our country, and open your hearts." ...
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