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36. Barbershop photos and videos of presidential candidates are older than I am
Thu May 16, 2019, 06:38 AM
May 2019

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.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
K&R for the laugh saidsimplesimon May 2019 #1
lol! It is funny, but my first reaction was: ecstatic May 2019 #28
Hooooookaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyy Hassin Bin Sober May 2019 #2
I hope he doesn't decide to get a vasectomy and do this. Autumn May 2019 #6
LMAO! You're in the runnin for funniest post of the day...ok Johnny, what can Autumn win? InAbLuEsTaTe May 2019 #51
Nice shoes! But I can't take the credit for it. Those tweeters are untouchable when it comes to Autumn May 2019 #53
He lost me back with the teeth cleaning Andy823 May 2019 #3
To be fair, another candidate was photographed getting a haircut in 2016 DesertRat May 2019 #15
But did they talk about Andy823 May 2019 #18
There was no ear hair shown...he made a joke about ear hair Indygram May 2019 #20
But that is the point -- it's Beto's "stupid crap." earthshine May 2019 #32
The video was actually an interview with an immigrant running a business on the border Indygram May 2019 #35
Not quite sure I'd go THAT far... but, Beto's presidential aspirations do seem a bit premature. InAbLuEsTaTe May 2019 #58
"Stupid crap" as you say, is exactly right. Tipperary May 2019 #45
Interviewing an immigrant who lives on the border diminishes him? Really? Indygram May 2019 #46
I can only speak for me, but I care nothing about slow-jamming, haircuts, skateboarding etc. cwydro May 2019 #47
Here is the actual video, not silly at all Indygram May 2019 #49
It was a dumb joke, but certainly nothin worthy of Bernie-type condemnation. Its Beto's poor rollout InAbLuEsTaTe May 2019 #52
This will make the voters take Beto seriously won't it? comradebillyboy May 2019 #4
Lol, no doubt. cwydro May 2019 #48
Mediaite: Beto Does Another Weird Personal Hygiene Video and Twitter is "Why?" highplainsdem May 2019 #5
haha, good stuff, brooklynite! mtnsnake May 2019 #7
He's just being HUMAN. To some voters, that matters. n/t Laelth May 2019 #8
It's human to go to the bathroom, but we don't need to see it. nt DesertRat May 2019 #16
Point. n/t Laelth May 2019 #17
Well said customerserviceguy May 2019 #55
I don't find it too ridiculous... it's just that Beto's reboot of his campaign needed some ooomph!! InAbLuEsTaTe May 2019 #56
he's transparent about everything essadaw May 2019 #9
I'm having a hard time imagining that any voters want to see his haircut. marylandblue May 2019 #12
He was live streaming to have a conversation with and about the Barber Indygram May 2019 #21
I appreciate him talking to real people, but marylandblue May 2019 #30
Barbershop photos and videos of presidential candidates are older than I am Indygram May 2019 #36
Okay, I understand. Just for the record - it doesn't change my opinion of him. marylandblue May 2019 #43
The thing is, once elected, yes, we want to see everything! ecstatic May 2019 #29
As there should be. InAbLuEsTaTe May 2019 #57
What's next? Belly lint? Dick cheese? TMI, Beto. Funtatlaguy May 2019 #10
whats next skateboarding with a jug of Sunny D? nt msongs May 2019 #11
Your comment is far more inappropriate than a joke about ear hair Indygram May 2019 #37
I'm really interested in how he trims nose hair. zackymilly May 2019 #40
I love that he livestreams...he even livestreams fundraisers Indygram May 2019 #13
The horror - never seen before dalton99a May 2019 #19
Exactly essadaw May 2019 #22
Photographs and freakin' news conferences dalton99a May 2019 #25
It's only a horrible scandal if Beto does it Indygram May 2019 #23
+1. Downright lazy and ignorant dalton99a May 2019 #24
Yep Indygram May 2019 #26
It is just a haircut RLG May 2019 #34
More focus on stupid shit, less attention on his proposals dalton99a May 2019 #41
It's an awful double standard. RLG May 2019 #42
Also, Mayor Pete, who I personally like a lot Docreed2003 May 2019 #59
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! RLG May 2019 #60
Nah, Edwards got lambasted for a haircut too. Tipperary May 2019 #50
No, you're confusing Beto with Bernie! InAbLuEsTaTe May 2019 #54
Where was the live stream for this? MustLoveBeagles May 2019 #33
All of his livestreams are on facebook, here is the link Indygram May 2019 #38
Thank you MustLoveBeagles May 2019 #61
Uh, no public grooming please DesertRat May 2019 #14
Can't wait for the colonoscopy jberryhill May 2019 #27
There are some things that we are just not meant to know... CTyankee May 2019 #62
Thanks for sharing MustLoveBeagles May 2019 #31
+100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Indygram May 2019 #39
"185,000 other people got haircuts" everyday also. Try not to forget them... LanternWaste May 2019 #44
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