<p>I just don’t see the “sleaze” factor in Edwards. Yeah, he’s definitely a political creature and probably quite pleased with himself, but aren’t they all? Show me a career politician who comes across in public as totally real, and I’ll have a bridge to sell you. (And don’t say Bush, with his grinning,winking, and mangling-the-English-language act.) Call me cynical, but I’m convinced that the more “real” and humble one appears to be, the less likely he or she will have any kind of future in American politics. That goes for both parties. I personally find Edwards to be one of the least offensive political figures out there today.</p>
<p>To each his own, Hindoo–that’s why we get to vote. Personally, Edwards makes my skin crawl, it’s almost a visceral reaction. There are many other politicians I would not or haven’t supported but few that have had this type of effect on me.</p>
<p>How can you not like a guy with such great hair?</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AE847UXu3Q[/url]”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AE847UXu3Q</a></p>
<p>LOL sjmom!</p>
<p>This is my personal bias – I don’t trust men who take too much care with their appearance, or who care more about fashion than I do! This is probably because I’m married to an engineer/mathematician who thinks shirts should all be blue or white – on very special occasions, they can be both blue AND white. (i.e. small pattern) I just can’t take Edwards seriously – too much like a Breck girl.</p>
<p>I like Rudy’s hair myself. (But Edwards’ wouldn’t hold a candle to Romney’s! he’s a walking ad for hair products!)</p>
<p>OK, mkm. There have been plenty of politicians who’ve made my skin crawl, Bush foremost among them, so I can at least understand your feeling. … Sjmom–as for Edwards’ hair, well, to me it seems OK most of the tiime. I don’t mind the scruffy or tousled look, but I hate it when these guys look like they’ve been coiffed, styled, and dried within an inch of their lives.Which does happen from time to time, even to the best of them (who are lucky enough to have a full head of hair).</p>
<p>Hindoo, you have to watch the link I posted! P.S. I like Rudy’s hair now that he gave up the comb-over thing. I don’t mind bald, but I hate seeing men try to disguise it.</p>
<p>Republicans are just jealous - they’ve got helmet heads like Frist and Lott. </p>
<p>It’s good to know your criteria for President of the United States - very enlightening. Helps explain why we are where we are today.</p>
<p>Sjmom–I agree with you about Rudy. Better to be at peace with a balding pate than to comb-over! Also, I’d rather see a guy with big hair look like he stuck his finger in a light socket, as opposed to being meticulously groomed. But that’s just me. I call it the “Einstein effect.”</p>
<p>Liz, are you having a bad day? Usually you are better at spotting something meant to be light and humorous. I’m sure you didn’t mean to be unkind. By the way, my post #865 was in reference to ALL men, not just those running for office.</p>
<p>I think Huckabee is sort of cute, in a Huckabee sort of way. (I think that should qualify him.)</p>
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<p>Ha. There’s a difference between SOB and sleazeball. :)</p>
<p>Personally, I’ve found this discussion on grooming to be a brief but enjoyable vacation from the intensity of threads like this. Those who have read my posts know where I stand on GW and Iraq, and how mad I can get. A couple of my more conservative CC pals have slapped me down in recent days for my sputtering fits of rage and lack of humor. They were right. Sometimes it’s nice to see that no matter how vehemently we disagree on certain things, it’s good to be able to laugh at something together.</p>
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<p>Hey! You just caused me to spit out my coffee! Lord knows, we wouldn’t want to seem divisive. Far better to Actually divide America.</p>
<p>I thought I was contributing to the humor with my comment about Frist and Lott. </p>
<p>Regarding the second part of my post, I think it’s too bad that candidates are judged by their personal appearance. It seems like more of the same character assasination that I’ve come to expect from Bush loyalists. It keeps the discussion superficial. </p>
<p>Is there anything you know about Edward’s ideas for the country that would prompt you to not take him seriously and label him a Breck girl?</p>
<p>Of course it’s superficial to judge candidates by their appearance! Sadly, we do too much of that in America when it comes to electing leaders, because it’s easier than knowing the facts about them. If they’re fat, homely, or look like Herman Munster, they’re unelectable. (Although Alfred E. Neumann must be acceptable, for some reason!) To a certain extent, making light of acandidate’s’ hair is a way of taking a jab at a his/her vanity, or slick political packaging. I happen to like John Edwards, quite a bit, actually. But he’s still too impeccably groomed for my slobby standards. As I said earlier, I like the Einstein finger-in-the-light-socket effect.</p>
<p>Hindoo, the whole mantra of calling Edwards a “Breck girl” was circulating in the last election. It’s just a dismissive tool to make him look like a lightweight.</p>
<p>“If they’re fat, homely, or look like Herman Munster, they’re unelectable.”</p>
<p>Tell that to William Howard Taft. One pound, one vote, I always say.</p>
<p>But let’s be fair: fat people lack self-esteem. If they lack self-esteem, they are likely either to be appeasers (like our current Pres.) or take out their repressed anger at others. Conclusion? Only those with low BMIs should have nukes.</p>
<p>Mini–My self-esteem has never been lower. Guess that says something about me!</p>
<p>lizschup–Your point is well-made. I was fortunate to have missed the “Breck” references last election. … Anyone who has ever really listened to the man talk should know that he is neither a lightweight nor a sleazeball, which I HAVE heard leveled against him in these posts.</p>