'We're cutting out some of this ear hair': Beto goes live from the barbershop

[brooklynite]

Politico

The ribbing he took for live-streaming his visit to the dentist earlier this year appears to have had no effect on Beto O’Rourke.

The former Texas congressman was back on Facebook on Wednesday — live from the barbershop for a hair cut.

“We’re cutting out some of this ear hair that you get when you get older,” O’Rourke told the camera, as his barber maneuvered a clipper. “It grows out of your ears, and if you don’t get it cut, it can be nasty.”

The live-stream, from Chema’s Barber Shop in O’Rourke’s hometown of El Paso, Texas, followed a spate of campaigning by the Democratic presidential contender in New Hampshire, followed by a fundraiser and media appearances in New York.

Next up: treating nail fungus!

[saidsimplesimon]

1. K&R for the laugh

Next up: treating nail fungus!

[ecstatic]

28. lol! It is funny, but my first reaction was:

[Hassin Bin Sober]

2. Hooooookaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyy

[Autumn]

6. I hope he doesn't decide to get a vasectomy and do this.

Another person in the twitter thread is waiting for the colonoscopy.

Link to tweet

this is pure comedy gold.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

51. LMAO! You're in the runnin for funniest post of the day...ok Johnny, what can Autumn win?

Well bLuE, Autumn has a chance to win THIS... a custom pair of Bernie All-Star Chucks, the perfect gift for the Bernie supporter who will canvass the neighborhood gathering up votes for Bernie... in style!! Congratulations Autumn and good luck... perhaps, you'll be today's lucky winner!!




Bernie & Elizabeth 2020!!!
Welcome to the revolution!!!

[Autumn]

53. Nice shoes! But I can't take the credit for it. Those tweeters are untouchable when it comes to

snark and humor.

[Andy823]

3. He lost me back with the teeth cleaning

I could never figure out why anyone would do such a thing, especially someone who might run for president. I am not impressed by him, and now this?

[DesertRat]

15. To be fair, another candidate was photographed getting a haircut in 2016

Link to tweet

[Andy823]

18. But did they talk about

that "nasty" ear hair. That was what got me!

[Indygram]

20. There was no ear hair shown...he made a joke about ear hair

It's beyond dumb at how Beto is being attacked over such stupid crap. Such a shame hit pieces meant to attack Democrats are being posted here. The pig piling isn't a good look, either.

[earthshine]

32. But that is the point -- it's Beto's "stupid crap."

He'd have to out-policy Elizabeth Warren, be better than Bernie Sanders on Democratic Socialism, or have more experience than Joe Biden for me to think he should be president.

He'd be better for the Senate.

[Indygram]

35. The video was actually an interview with an immigrant running a business on the border

You know...one of those people Trump claims are rapists and murderers? Why does Trump even need to bother go up against Democrats when they eat their own?

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

58. Not quite sure I'd go THAT far... but, Beto's presidential aspirations do seem a bit premature.

Maybe you're right that Beto would be better off running for the Senate again.


Bernie & Elizabeth 2020!!!
Welcome to the revolution!!!

[Tipperary]

45. "Stupid crap" as you say, is exactly right.

These stunts diminish him, imo.

[Indygram]

46. Interviewing an immigrant who lives on the border diminishes him? Really?

And "slow jamming" on Jimmy Fallon somehow elevates a candidate?

Gotcha...

[cwydro]

47. I can only speak for me, but I care nothing about slow-jamming, haircuts, skateboarding etc.

I think it makes him look silly.

I’ve never been a fan of his, the Walmart development attempt ugh, but he seems to just keep doing this kind of thing.

[Indygram]

49. Here is the actual video, not silly at all

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

52. It was a dumb joke, but certainly nothin worthy of Bernie-type condemnation. Its Beto's poor rollout

that's getting the attention, and Beto v.2 starting with a haircut wasn't much better. I think that's what people are getting at.


Bernie & Elizabeth 2020!!!
Welcome to the revolution!!!

[comradebillyboy]

4. This will make the voters take Beto seriously won't it?

[cwydro]

48. Lol, no doubt.

I don’t get this kind of thing at all.

[highplainsdem]

5. Mediaite: Beto Does Another Weird Personal Hygiene Video and Twitter is "Why?"

https://www.mediaite.com/online/beto-does-another-weird-personal-hygiene-video-and-twitter-is-mostly-there-for-the-roast-why-tho/

[mtnsnake]

7. haha, good stuff, brooklynite!

[Laelth]

8. He's just being HUMAN. To some voters, that matters. n/t

-Laelth

[DesertRat]

16. It's human to go to the bathroom, but we don't need to see it. nt

[Laelth]

17. Point. n/t

-Laelth

[customerserviceguy]

55. Well said

Beto is never going to be taken seriously by more than a handful of people if he just focuses on this "slice of life" thing, with warts and all.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

56. I don't find it too ridiculous... it's just that Beto's reboot of his campaign needed some ooomph!!

Going on The View, however, to apologize for his White Male Privilege statement about being "born to be in it," in connection with his controversial campaign rollout Vanity Fair magazine cover, was a good first step in the right direction.


Bernie & Elizabeth 2020!!!
Welcome to the revolution!!!

[essadaw]

9. he's transparent about everything

I don't personally care about transparency at the dentist or haircut, though I can understand that some voters like to connect with candidates in a more human level.

But I do like that his political life is also very transparent. He doesn't take money from PACs but he has recently started doing a few fundraisers for individuals (like most but not all of the major candidates). However these are also live streamed so there is transparency with what he says

[marylandblue]

12. I'm having a hard time imagining that any voters want to see his haircut.

Then again, I don't want to see Catty Housewives in Cookie Cutter Suburb, Season 5, so maybe I'm unusual.

[Indygram]

21. He was live streaming to have a conversation with and about the Barber

He was showing what immigrants are REALLY like in everyday life. But Politico clearly hates him and dropped yet another idiotic hit piece that completely misrepresents what was actually happening in the video. (No freaking ear hair was shown, it was a joke Beto made)

I'll have to add Politico to my list of useless sources who don't report truthfully.

[marylandblue]

30. I appreciate him talking to real people, but

I really, really don't want him to do it while he's getting a haircut.

If he thinks doing it this way will get him votes, I hope for his own sake he is right. But I just don't get it.

[Indygram]

36. Barbershop photos and videos of presidential candidates are older than I am

And I'm over 50 years old. If any other candidate did it there would be nothing but praise and admiration...but Beto is attacked and bashed on the daily, and using misinformation and dishonest news articles that are twisted and inaccurate. I'm starting to understand how Bernie supporters felt in 2016. This is how people end up disengaged and disillusioned. Beto is a genuinely GOOD person and a GREAT candidate. He doesn't say anything negative about ANYONE and has vowed to rally his supporters to help WHOEVER the nominee is if it's not him. We all saw what happens when supporters feel their candidate is NOT treated fairly. It pisses off their supporters and some end up saying to hell with it and staying home. I am seeing so much frustration, anger and disgust on social media from Beto supporters over all the media attacks because he live streams EVERYTHING, so his supporters KNOW what is true and what's not. I think it's important NOT to give any voters a reason to feel justified in believing their candidate didn't get fair treatment.

This video was NOT about ear hair or about getting a hair cut (like every male candidate does on camera.) It was about Manuel, the owner of the Barber Shop and putting a face on how immigration benefits this country. But Politico took a couple of seconds of a joke Beto made and twisted it to imply something else, totally IGNORING what the real topic of the video was. Then someone chooses to post it here to make it sound as unflattering as possible while also ignoring the real content of the video to invite negative responses from others here.

It's very unfortunate to see inaccurate smear articles like this posted here. If nothing else it allows me to make a mental note of which posts I need to really verify in the future to check on accuracy.

[marylandblue]

43. Okay, I understand. Just for the record - it doesn't change my opinion of him.

I do comment on negative information about candidates, but more about how it reflects strategy or public perception.

A Democrat could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue and I'd still vote for him or her

[ecstatic]

29. The thing is, once elected, yes, we want to see everything!

Because by that time, we're in love. But it's WAY too soon for him to be doing that stuff now. We just met.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

57. As there should be.

Bernie & Elizabeth 2020!!!
Welcome to the revolution!!!

[Funtatlaguy]

10. What's next? Belly lint? Dick cheese? TMI, Beto.

[msongs]

11. whats next skateboarding with a jug of Sunny D? nt

[Indygram]

37. Your comment is far more inappropriate than a joke about ear hair

Or the interview with an immigrant.

[zackymilly]

40. I'm really interested in how he trims nose hair.

[Indygram]

13. I love that he livestreams...he even livestreams fundraisers

I find it refreshing that he is so honest, genuine and authentic and transparent.

I actually watched the video which was mostly a conversation. No ear hair was shown and it was a nano-second portion of the video. This article is an intentional hit piece. It's unfortunate that these types of articles are being shared on this site.

[dalton99a]

19. The horror - never seen before

[essadaw]

22. Exactly

Other politicians have photographed their haircuts as shown above.

What is silly is that the media is deciding to make a big deal of this instead of the the issues and policies that I'd say is about 98% of his campaign. He does occasionally lighten it up with things like this haircut and a recent missing turtle mystery ( did his dog do it? No, his kids pet turtle ended up found safe and sound).

But of course actually covering things like his climate plan, his answer on Latin American foreign policy on Maddow's show, his support for the Medicare for America plan and what that entails, his strong support for reproductive choice, etc. wouldn't fit the MSM narrative so course it is his haircut that gets covered.

[dalton99a]

25. Photographs and freakin' news conferences

[Indygram]

23. It's only a horrible scandal if Beto does it

The attacks on him are so incredibly stupid and pathetic, lol.

[dalton99a]

24. +1. Downright lazy and ignorant

[Indygram]

26. Yep

Beto is viewed as a threat.

If he weren't then there would be no reason to attack him.

[RLG]

34. It is just a haircut

Yet Mayor Pete can croon on Jimmy Fallon and everyone loves it.

What a double standard.

[dalton99a]

41. More focus on stupid shit, less attention on his proposals

They're doing their best to ridicule and marginalize him as a fringe candidate

Shit, if Beto shows up and plays the guitar, they'll call him a drug-addled maniac - so uncouth and uncultured - unlike the Einstein-Mozart-Jesus of South Bend

[RLG]

42. It's an awful double standard.

I'm still holding out for Stacey Abrams. But if she doesn't run, I may decide to support him.

[Docreed2003]

59. Also, Mayor Pete, who I personally like a lot

Had a sit down lunch with Al Sharpton and ate fried chicken and collard greens while Sharpton munched on toast....nobody said a damn thing about it. To me, despite my love for both fried chicken and collard greens, that shit was pandering and stereotypical. But Beto sitting down for a haircut and talking to the guy about his real world experience and cracking a joke about ear hair is apparently terrible terrible optics.

This type of stuff irritates me to no end

[RLG]

60. THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

I was completely embarrassed watching that.

Can you imagine if O'Rourke had done this?

The "he should've run for the Senate" gang would've swarmed in immediately.

[Tipperary]

50. Nah, Edwards got lambasted for a haircut too.

If memory serves. No one is picking on Beto.

Try not to take it personally when a candidate gets heat. They will all get it.

I have to admit it surprises me that he would do this kind of thing again, especially after the blowback on the teeth cleaning.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

54. No, you're confusing Beto with Bernie!

Bernie & Elizabeth 2020!!!
Welcome to the revolution!!!

[MustLoveBeagles]

33. Where was the live stream for this?

I can't find it.

[Indygram]

38. All of his livestreams are on facebook, here is the link

https://www.facebook.com/betoorourke/videos/670671816719604/

[MustLoveBeagles]

61. Thank you

This whole issue is a big fat Nothingburger w/extra cheese.

I'm sending you a PM.

[DesertRat]

14. Uh, no public grooming please

[jberryhill]

27. Can't wait for the colonoscopy

[CTyankee]

62. There are some things that we are just not meant to know...

and the colonoscopy is one of them.

[MustLoveBeagles]

31. Thanks for sharing

So he got a haircut and while doing that he had a conversation with the barber and made a joke. How scandalous.

[Indygram]

39. +100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000

eom

[LanternWaste]

44. "185,000 other people got haircuts" everyday also. Try not to forget them...

But we can readily understand your reticence in regards to basic hygiene. Better you than me, though.