# Ted Cruz IS Montgomery Burns **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [July 1, 2015, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-cruz-is-montgomery-burns/723928 "2015-07-01T02:21:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2015, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-cruz-is-montgomery-burns/723928/1 "2015-07-01T02:21:41Z")
Or he plays him on TV – [here he is imitating many Simpsons characters](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_K0sRkvX4KE) He does a pretty decent Ned Flanders. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2015, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-cruz-is-montgomery-burns/723928/2 "2015-07-01T05:01:11Z")
I have to give him credit for one thing: That’s the longest I’ve ever actually watch Ted Cruz with the volume turned up. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2015, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-cruz-is-montgomery-burns/723928/3 "2015-07-01T05:37:57Z")
That… wasn’t very good. Besides, I already know, Ted Cruz is [Tim Calhoun](https://screen.yahoo.com/weekend-tim-calhoun-running-president-000000228.html). ([cite](https://twitter.com/juddapatow/status/382751765495439360)) ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2015, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-cruz-is-montgomery-burns/723928/4 "2015-07-01T06:07:00Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > That… wasn’t very good. You’re kind. That was one of the most pathetic things I’ve ever seen. Besides I thought we all knew [this is Ted’s twin](http://newsbusters.org/sites/default/files/main_photos/2013/April/Cruz%20McCarthy%20423.png?1366752871), or at least his role model. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2015, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-cruz-is-montgomery-burns/723928/5 "2015-07-01T13:57:03Z")
Best YouTube comment: “Oh look everyone, he’s human. Yeah right. Nice try.” ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2015, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-cruz-is-montgomery-burns/723928/6 "2015-07-01T15:10:06Z")
Well, he’s completely out of touch with modern society, hates the poor, and supports destroying the environment in the name of short-term profits. So he’s got a _few_ things in common with Mr. Burns. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2015, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-cruz-is-montgomery-burns/723928/7 "2015-07-03T19:39:22Z")
Jeez, that was lame. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2015, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-cruz-is-montgomery-burns/723928/8 "2015-07-03T19:52:24Z")
This is a perfect example of why politicians and celebrities, need to have at least one paid “friend” that will always tell them the truth no matter what. I think I have a pretty good guess as to how this painful video came to be. All those people Cruz keeps in his immediate orbit, are no doubt, total ass kissers. So when Cruz started doing these impressions at the office in front of his minions, they of course all said: “LOL, that is SO good Ted. I’ve never heard such spot on imitations! Goly Gee!” And then unfortunately for Cruz, he started to believe the BS his minions were spewing out at him. Which brought him to the stupid idea of: “Hey, I must share my talents with the world!” ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2015, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-cruz-is-montgomery-burns/723928/9 "2015-07-03T21:29:40Z")
He always looks to me like the guy you keep a close eye on if he’s present at your kid’s Birthday Party.