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Who do you find the creepiest among the republican nominees? (Original Post) lovemydog Dec 2015 OP
Rubio NobodyHere Dec 2015 #1
I agree. The rest are sleazy pieces-of-trash but Rubio is selling his sorry ass as if it were gold. BlueJazz Dec 2015 #54
IMO currently, Rubio is most dangerous Hortensis Dec 2015 #81
I think that (fill in the blank*) is the creepiest NRaleighLiberal Dec 2015 #2
Huckleberry is creepy gwheezie Dec 2015 #3
Yeah shenmue Dec 2015 #8
You should see Hucks animal killer son MosheFeingold Dec 2015 #14
Trigger warning. bvf Dec 2015 #21
If he doesn't have a collection of stolen little girl panties MosheFeingold Dec 2015 #45
Okay. Now that is just damn creepy. lovemydog Dec 2015 #67
Hucklebee campaign staffers are dropping out like flies. B Calm Dec 2015 #24
I hope not because of his son. lovemydog Dec 2015 #69
Definitely Cruz. Shandris Dec 2015 #4
Borrowing from Sarah Palin... hay rick Dec 2015 #5
That woman Boudica the Lyoness Dec 2015 #6
That's easy - Cruz by a mile. MgtPA Dec 2015 #7
Cruz, beyond a doubt. Blue_In_AK Dec 2015 #9
Cruz seems like the kind of guy who watches pron at work XemaSab Dec 2015 #10
Well, that is easy, Trump, Cruz, Fiorina, Huckabee...... imanamerican63 Dec 2015 #11
Cruz Kber Dec 2015 #12
Cruz. demosincebirth Dec 2015 #13
Who don't you find the creepiest among the republican nominees? chowder66 Dec 2015 #15
I have a fondness for lindsey gwheezie Dec 2015 #22
I find him mildly entertaining on a rare occasion in that he has a slight hint chowder66 Dec 2015 #48
Christie is dangerous. OnyxCollie Dec 2015 #16
i think Christie is more of a thug, but not creepy JI7 Dec 2015 #17
A thug can be creepy Joe Turner Dec 2015 #56
Ted Cruz is also my pick yuiyoshida Dec 2015 #18
Its a 9 way tie at the moment, but Cruz keeps oozing out the others world wide wally Dec 2015 #19
Rubio. 840high Dec 2015 #20
They're all alike. B Calm Dec 2015 #23
Cruz n/t mockmonkey Dec 2015 #25
Cruz and Carson are tied in my book. cwydro Dec 2015 #26
UPDATE big misunderstanding here. Nothing to see here move along Katashi_itto Dec 2015 #28
Well, I'm very pleased with all three of our candidates. cwydro Dec 2015 #29
These are not the droids you are looking for Katashi_itto Dec 2015 #31
This message was self-deleted by its author cwydro Dec 2015 #33
Lol...you brought up the democratic candidate "Sanders" You trying to sweep that under the rug? Katashi_itto Dec 2015 #34
Oh crap, You're right. I need more coffee. I meant Carson. cwydro Dec 2015 #36
Hmmm. Ok I acecpt the apologies. It is early I will give you that :) Katashi_itto Dec 2015 #37
I thank you very much for bringing that to my attention! cwydro Dec 2015 #38
Lol..will go and delete my stuff now Katashi_itto Dec 2015 #39
Hey, I will too. cwydro Dec 2015 #47
#1 Cruz #2 Huck #3 Carson #4 Bush #5 Christie #6 Trump Katashi_itto Dec 2015 #27
Just one? Sheesh, that's hard. Cruz makes me feel the creepiest ALL the time. Frustratedlady Dec 2015 #30
Cruz, for the evil slime-trail ickiness other have mentioned. beac Dec 2015 #32
Cruz definitely in the lead . . . hatrack Dec 2015 #35
Cruz looks it. He also looks like a reincarnation of Joe McCarthy. CTyankee Dec 2015 #40
Cruz for sure yeoman6987 Dec 2015 #42
Cruz and Trump in a tie. nruthie Dec 2015 #41
As Jack BENNY said to the thief's your-money-or-your-life:(Pause)"I'm *thinking*!1 I'm *THINKING*!1 UTUSN Dec 2015 #43
That's tough. Probably Cruz Recursion Dec 2015 #44
Cruz is the creepiest, Carson's the weirdest, and Trump is the scariest. Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2015 #46
It's a 9 way tie. Mc Mike Dec 2015 #49
Carson for sure oberliner Dec 2015 #50
Cruz. Ed Suspicious Dec 2015 #51
Cruz - I can't stand the looks of him- yeech! LiberalElite Dec 2015 #52
Cruz. Scootaloo Dec 2015 #53
Cruz is the "creepiest" but they all bother me in some way Jarqui Dec 2015 #55
BenCruzO'Trump ashling Dec 2015 #57
Cruz. Smarmie Doofus Dec 2015 #58
To me three of the creepiest are at the kids table - Huckabee, Santorum and Graham tularetom Dec 2015 #59
Huckabee is supposedly the least liked among them all. lovemydog Dec 2015 #63
But you gotta admit. That Carly woman is just downright scary. vanlassie Dec 2015 #60
Yeah, they all are to me. lovemydog Dec 2015 #61
I believe Fiorina is going to be forced upon the Republican candidate as the VP candidate. Todays_Illusion Dec 2015 #72
Unthinkable. She's certifiable. vanlassie Dec 2015 #73
Whenever I see Cruz, I see a drag queen. It always looks like WestSeattle2 Dec 2015 #62
Yeah. He should be out at a goth club lovemydog Dec 2015 #64
With all due respect to drag queens, they are real! akbacchus_BC Dec 2015 #71
The Koch Brothers. nt Fantastic Anarchist Dec 2015 #65
Cruz, most defintely. IsItJustMe Dec 2015 #66
All of them. I have never seen a more line up of the nastiest akbacchus_BC Dec 2015 #68
Aspiring to be Caligula, Cruz. nt Todays_Illusion Dec 2015 #70
Rafael Edward Cruz. nt greyl Dec 2015 #74
Cruz. - - Employee of the year at Maru Kitteh Dec 2015 #75
Cruz looks like he wandered LibDemAlways Dec 2015 #76
Cruz , no doubt at all. Jim Beard Dec 2015 #77
that's like picking the worst serial murderer Skittles Dec 2015 #78
Cruz is the creepiest. I think he's not warm-blooded. He oozes, too, in a slimy way. Shrike47 Dec 2015 #79
Wonkette referred to Cruz Habibi Dec 2015 #80
Cruz, hands down sorefeet Dec 2015 #82
Impossible choice. MH1 Dec 2015 #83
Has to be all of the above. lonestarnot Dec 2015 #84
Listening to them, they all sound like monsters. tabasco Dec 2015 #85
Rafael Cruz Go Vols Dec 2015 #86
I agree with you. Cruz. Vinca Dec 2015 #87
Cruz. He's the kind of guy that small children and dogs instinctively avoid. TwilightGardener Dec 2015 #88
Even creeps think Cruz is creepy. GreatCaesarsGhost Dec 2015 #89
All participants madokie Dec 2015 #90
Cruz absolutely gives me the creeps. marmar Dec 2015 #91
Ted Cruz with his whole "love child of Dick Nixon and Grandpa Munster" vibe. eom MohRokTah Dec 2015 #92
Probably Trump MowCowWhoHow III Dec 2015 #93
There is no wrong answer. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2015 #94
Cruz - no contest nadine_mn Dec 2015 #95
Cruz looks like some guy auditioning to star in a slasher movie. Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2015 #96
 

BlueJazz

(25,348 posts)
54. I agree. The rest are sleazy pieces-of-trash but Rubio is selling his sorry ass as if it were gold.
Fri Dec 18, 2015, 11:46 PM
Dec 2015

Major con-man

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
81. IMO currently, Rubio is most dangerous
Sat Dec 19, 2015, 08:48 AM
Dec 2015

because Nice Boy seems most likely of the GOP's amoral extremists to be nominated -- and thus the creepiest.

Cruz, The Anointed One, is always at or near the top of the list, though.

NRaleighLiberal

(60,018 posts)
2. I think that (fill in the blank*) is the creepiest
Fri Dec 18, 2015, 01:50 AM
Dec 2015

* - put any Republican candidate name in the blank

To me, they are all equally creepy - as well as disgusting - in their own unique, reprehensible ways.

gwheezie

(3,580 posts)
3. Huckleberry is creepy
Fri Dec 18, 2015, 01:51 AM
Dec 2015

He's mean spirited and hates sex of any kind.
The others may be deranged loons but hucklebucket just creeps me out.

MosheFeingold

(3,051 posts)
14. You should see Hucks animal killer son
Fri Dec 18, 2015, 02:54 AM
Dec 2015

Looks like a budding serial killer.

I understand daddy pulled strings to keep him out of prison and into some kind of therapy

 

Shandris

(3,447 posts)
4. Definitely Cruz.
Fri Dec 18, 2015, 01:58 AM
Dec 2015

There's something...wrong with him. It's in his skin. I don't mean it like "Ehrmagawd he's got terrible skin!", I mean there's something about it that squicks me. Like Uncanny Valley. He just seems OFF.


hay rick

(7,638 posts)
5. Borrowing from Sarah Palin...
Fri Dec 18, 2015, 02:04 AM
Dec 2015

all of 'em. But if I had to pick one it would probably be Cruz. His aura is a slime trail.

chowder66

(9,075 posts)
15. Who don't you find the creepiest among the republican nominees?
Fri Dec 18, 2015, 03:05 AM
Dec 2015

Kasich is the least creepiest for me...which isn't saying much. The creep factor is deep with that crowd.

gwheezie

(3,580 posts)
22. I have a fondness for lindsey
Fri Dec 18, 2015, 04:13 AM
Dec 2015

Don't agree with him. He's a neocon but I think he would be fun to sit on the veranda with a pitcher of something alcoholic.

chowder66

(9,075 posts)
48. I find him mildly entertaining on a rare occasion in that he has a slight hint
Fri Dec 18, 2015, 08:13 PM
Dec 2015

of Leslie Jordan's character, Beverley Leslie from Will & Grace.
If only he was half as funny and much less creepy.

 

OnyxCollie

(9,958 posts)
16. Christie is dangerous.
Fri Dec 18, 2015, 03:10 AM
Dec 2015

Former "Good Bushie" US Attorney, ready and willing to go after targets on the enemies list, with information illegally obtained by the NSA and provided by the FBI, all courtesy of 9/11 and the PATRIOT Act.

 

cwydro

(51,308 posts)
26. Cruz and Carson are tied in my book.
Fri Dec 18, 2015, 09:24 AM
Dec 2015

Last edited Fri Dec 18, 2015, 09:59 AM - Edit history (1)

Both of them make the hair on the back of my neck stand up.

 

cwydro

(51,308 posts)
29. Well, I'm very pleased with all three of our candidates.
Fri Dec 18, 2015, 09:29 AM
Dec 2015

I find none of them to be "creepy."

Haven't decided yet, but I'll be proud to cast my vote for whomever gets the nomination.

 

Katashi_itto

(10,175 posts)
31. These are not the droids you are looking for
Fri Dec 18, 2015, 09:33 AM
Dec 2015

Your response

"Cruz and Sanders are tied in my book.

Both of them make the hair on the back of my neck stand up."

Now your trying to back that off.

Response to Katashi_itto (Reply #31)

 

cwydro

(51,308 posts)
36. Oh crap, You're right. I need more coffee. I meant Carson.
Fri Dec 18, 2015, 09:58 AM
Dec 2015

Sorry, on my way out of town and juggling several windows at once. Mapquesting.

Abject apologies. I like Sanders, so it wasn't even any kind of Freudian slip.

Will edit now.

edited for yet another typo.

 

cwydro

(51,308 posts)
38. I thank you very much for bringing that to my attention!
Fri Dec 18, 2015, 10:01 AM
Dec 2015

What a moron. Actually, I think maybe I had too MUCH coffee.

 

cwydro

(51,308 posts)
47. Hey, I will too.
Fri Dec 18, 2015, 05:19 PM
Dec 2015

Sorry, I had to drive 2 hours to go pick up my elderly mom from my sis' house.

Finally back.

Frustratedlady

(16,254 posts)
30. Just one? Sheesh, that's hard. Cruz makes me feel the creepiest ALL the time.
Fri Dec 18, 2015, 09:30 AM
Dec 2015

Huckletoon has to be second and Rubio with his darting eyes. I suppose Rubio would fall into the sneaky category and I've had that opinion since the water bottle episode several years ago. He's just smart enough to get into all kinds of trouble requiring fast talk to get out of it.

I just feel grateful I don't have to vote for any of them.

beac

(9,992 posts)
32. Cruz, for the evil slime-trail ickiness other have mentioned.
Fri Dec 18, 2015, 09:37 AM
Dec 2015

Honorable mention for Carson-- his voice and demeanor make me think of all those "the neighbors said he was quiet and harmless" serial killers.

hatrack

(59,592 posts)
35. Cruz definitely in the lead . . .
Fri Dec 18, 2015, 09:58 AM
Dec 2015

Huckabee's nauseating, but just so obviously a huckster that he's more comical than creepy.

Santorum is seriously fucked in the head and has the creep factor, but he has zero chance, so not as bad as Tailgunner Ted.

CTyankee

(63,912 posts)
40. Cruz looks it. He also looks like a reincarnation of Joe McCarthy.
Fri Dec 18, 2015, 10:16 AM
Dec 2015

He doesn't sound worse than the other pukes but physically he's repulsive.

 

yeoman6987

(14,449 posts)
42. Cruz for sure
Fri Dec 18, 2015, 11:10 AM
Dec 2015

There is no way that Cruz and Rubio are the same age. I think Cruz is lying and is in his 60's at least.

UTUSN

(70,726 posts)
43. As Jack BENNY said to the thief's your-money-or-your-life:(Pause)"I'm *thinking*!1 I'm *THINKING*!1
Fri Dec 18, 2015, 11:23 AM
Dec 2015

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,194 posts)
46. Cruz is the creepiest, Carson's the weirdest, and Trump is the scariest.
Fri Dec 18, 2015, 12:32 PM
Dec 2015

There's a thin line between all those adjectives, but I think each fits their respective category the best.

LiberalElite

(14,691 posts)
52. Cruz - I can't stand the looks of him- yeech!
Fri Dec 18, 2015, 11:42 PM
Dec 2015

Reprehensible as the rest of the clown car are - none of them comes close to the creepiness of Cruz.

 

Scootaloo

(25,699 posts)
53. Cruz.
Fri Dec 18, 2015, 11:45 PM
Dec 2015

he makes my skin want to crawl off and hide in a corner. A human being should NOT trigger the "uncanny valley" response

Jarqui

(10,130 posts)
55. Cruz is the "creepiest" but they all bother me in some way
Fri Dec 18, 2015, 11:46 PM
Dec 2015

You know what is weird? I couldn't stand Bush/Cheney and I'd never trust Jeb and couldn't vote for him but Jeb seems like maybe the sanest of the 13 wackos left ... and there's zero chance he's going to win the nomination.

 

Smarmie Doofus

(14,498 posts)
58. Cruz.
Fri Dec 18, 2015, 11:55 PM
Dec 2015

In a walk.

Who's the LEAST creepy? Now THAT would be competitive.

I'd go with Rand. He occasionally says something that indicates a smidgeon of integrity.

tularetom

(23,664 posts)
59. To me three of the creepiest are at the kids table - Huckabee, Santorum and Graham
Sat Dec 19, 2015, 12:08 AM
Dec 2015

Of the actual candidates, Cruz by far.

lovemydog

(11,833 posts)
63. Huckabee is supposedly the least liked among them all.
Sat Dec 19, 2015, 01:59 AM
Dec 2015

I've read that he's a backstabbing jerk.

Cruz, it's tough to know what to make of him. He has a Ronald Reagan fixation. When he was all smiling at Trump that creeped me out too. Everything he says sounds corny & canned.

lovemydog

(11,833 posts)
61. Yeah, they all are to me.
Sat Dec 19, 2015, 01:54 AM
Dec 2015

Carly kept misrepresenting the Planned Parenthood videos. And then the generals who she claimed President Obama got rid of for disagreeing with him. Even after the generals said she's misinformed. Of all the republicans I want to like her and Carson the most. I like their demeanors more than the others. They seem a little nicer & maybe more low-key than the chest-thumping Rubio & Cruz & Trump & Christie. But they're both pretty scary on policy and truth-telling. Hell, they all stink on policy.

Todays_Illusion

(1,209 posts)
72. I believe Fiorina is going to be forced upon the Republican candidate as the VP candidate.
Sat Dec 19, 2015, 02:59 AM
Dec 2015

Some call her Cruella de Fiorina.

akbacchus_BC

(5,704 posts)
71. With all due respect to drag queens, they are real!
Sat Dec 19, 2015, 02:58 AM
Dec 2015

Cruz seems so sinister to me, if only he had the power, that fucker would blow up a lot of people. Ugly is not bad but gosh, he is frigging ugly! Who on earth would want that sadistic face representing them on the world stage as the leader of the most powerful country on earth.

akbacchus_BC

(5,704 posts)
68. All of them. I have never seen a more line up of the nastiest
Sat Dec 19, 2015, 02:27 AM
Dec 2015

people in history on the republican side. Blaming President Obama for not being effective when they all wanted to sabotage him from the day he was elected.

Those folks representing the republican party are the ones who will crush the real republicans. Those teabaggies make Mr. John McCain seem like a nice person. Putin and Trump now have a bromance! I cannot believe that those liars get to portray their lies over and over again on CNN! I am beginning to wonder if mainstream media wants trump to be the nominee.

Maru Kitteh

(28,342 posts)
75. Cruz. - - Employee of the year at
Sat Dec 19, 2015, 04:22 AM
Dec 2015

Our Lady of Questionable Intentions quality new and used vehicles for less dealership.

LibDemAlways

(15,139 posts)
76. Cruz looks like he wandered
Sat Dec 19, 2015, 04:37 AM
Dec 2015

out of the Munsters and into The Twilight Zone as the result of some mad scientist's experiment gone awry. If I saw him approaching, I'd bolt.

Skittles

(153,185 posts)
78. that's like picking the worst serial murderer
Sat Dec 19, 2015, 05:05 AM
Dec 2015

honestly though, on looks alone you are correct: Ted has it nailed although I have to say the creep factor is high in all republican candidates

Shrike47

(6,913 posts)
79. Cruz is the creepiest. I think he's not warm-blooded. He oozes, too, in a slimy way.
Sat Dec 19, 2015, 05:48 AM
Dec 2015

Jeb I might even like if he wasn't so goddamned conservative and stupid. Huckaby probably perps goats in his spare time. Christie and Trump are bullies. I hate bullies. It's so hard to choose...

sorefeet

(1,241 posts)
82. Cruz, hands down
Sat Dec 19, 2015, 10:25 AM
Dec 2015

He looks like he wears lots of make-up. He has an aura of perverted. I wouldn't want him around kids. He's that creepy.

MH1

(17,600 posts)
83. Impossible choice.
Sat Dec 19, 2015, 10:35 AM
Dec 2015

That's like asking which form of torture do you prefer.

It might be easiest to answer which is the least creepiest. Although I find I can't answer that either, it's easier to eliminate a few - Cruz, Rubio, Santorum, Carson, Graham, Christie, Jebbie, ... oh wait ...

 

tabasco

(22,974 posts)
85. Listening to them, they all sound like monsters.
Sat Dec 19, 2015, 10:51 AM
Dec 2015

But Cruz is the creep straight from central casting.

Vinca

(50,303 posts)
87. I agree with you. Cruz.
Sat Dec 19, 2015, 11:57 AM
Dec 2015

There's something uber slimy about him. I can imagine him looking through a peephole into a ladies' restroom.

 

Lizzie Poppet

(10,164 posts)
94. There is no wrong answer.
Sat Dec 19, 2015, 12:46 PM
Dec 2015

But for my part, I concur: Cruz creeps me out the most. Trump probably scares me the most (while at the same time providing tons of unintentional lulz). Can't decide which annoys me the most...

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