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2012 Jay Inslee's Latest Ad and the Politics of Looks
Posted by Eli Sanders on Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 6:00 AM
The near-perfect hair rustling in the wind. The craggy face in soft morning light. The ideas that literally sparkle (per the graphic). All's fair in politics, and Jay Inslee's campaign sure is doing everything it can to take advantage of the fact that their guy cleans up pretty well, while the other guy sometimes looks like this.
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That's the least flattering picture of McKenna you could come up with? You're just trolling us into a contest. Okay, I'll get the ball rolling.
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It's kind of sad that we're assessing our candidates based on their looks and charisma. Have you ever seen the movie Idiocracy? It's not so far-fetched, is it?
Maybe we should abandon elections altogether, and instead just have steel-cage death matches, where the one candidate that emerges alive wins the election. Or we could just ask the candidates to drop their pants so we can measure their cocks, so the size queens among us can choose the candidate with the bigger dick.
I support Jay Inslee, but it's not because he's a stud and Rob McKenna looks sort of constipated. It's because I want to get married someday and McKenna won't let me do that legally in this state. And that seems like a much more legitimate reason than voting for the candidate that would look better in a swimsuit.
Maybe we should abandon elections altogether, and instead just have steel-cage death matches, where the one candidate that emerges alive wins the election. Or we could just ask the candidates to drop their pants so we can measure their cocks, so the size queens among us can choose the candidate with the bigger dick.
I support Jay Inslee, but it's not because he's a stud and Rob McKenna looks sort of constipated. It's because I want to get married someday and McKenna won't let me do that legally in this state. And that seems like a much more legitimate reason than voting for the candidate that would look better in a swimsuit.
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Looks shouldn't matter, but when my candidate is the one looking better, I'm happy. Besides, in this case, he's right on the issues, too. Brains and beauty! Novel!
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Don't be ridiculous. Of course looks matter. We're hard wired to notice attractive people.
And Jay Inslee is a handsome man. He's even better looking in person.
And Jay Inslee is a handsome man. He's even better looking in person.
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I remember when Jay hit the scene and first ran for Congress. Every Democrat in Washington (State) saw a rising star. What happened? What has Inslee done to warrant such criticism? So he's a looker. So what? The important thing is that he votes the right way, right?
By the way..there are no good-looking Republicans because their mindset kills whatever physical charm is there.
By the way..there are no good-looking Republicans because their mindset kills whatever physical charm is there.
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It's pretty easy to win a stud competition against a guy who looks like he could be FTM. That kind of nasty rumor wouldn't stick to a guy like Inslee.
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Here's some bad news for Inslee -- some of my very left leaning FB buds are stumping for Mr Constipation because of his strong support for education. I've never seen any of my friends support a Republican before.
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Tacoma Traveler @2: It's kind of sad that we're assessing our candidates based on their looks and charisma. Have you ever seen the movie Idiocracy? It's not so far-fetched, is it?
Well said. With that disclaimer out there, though, has anyone else noticed that Jay Inslee is the spitting image of actor Victor Garber of Titanic, Legally Blonde, and Alias fame?
Well said. With that disclaimer out there, though, has anyone else noticed that Jay Inslee is the spitting image of actor Victor Garber of Titanic, Legally Blonde, and Alias fame?
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@8 You should ask your friends where they think McKenna is going to get the money to pay for education?
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Leaves and cattle thieves rustle but hair? That would have to be some pretty brittle hair. Inslee obviously uses product and a lot of it. He does have one large, well glued lock on his temple moving up and down a bit, but it looks as though it would creak like a tree branch or groan like a calving glacier rather than rustle. But, I understand man-crushes Eli, so If you imagine a rustle as you run your hands through that fine, full head of hair as you gaze upon that craggy visage, more power to you. As for McKenna, I wonder what those putative "Chicks for Rob" think of his looks? Perhaps they just close their eyes and think of Washington.
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