GFR tries to set the record straight on this whole "is Fred Thompson sexy?" question. Photos are included.
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Bringing Sexy Back
20 Sep 2007 08:24 am
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Does anyone know of any t.v./movie scenes of Fred Thompson making out with anybody? Then we could all better decide whether he's sexy or not. Presumably his wife fucks him.
Not to question Garance's judgment but I notice lots of women going in for "charisma", which I guess for some includes the self-satisfied phlegm approach. "The Russians don't take a dump without a plan." Sexy.
If Garance hadn't put her mug at the top of the page, I would've sworn the linked post was by Maureen Dowd.
Ewwwwww! He's oooooold!
ostap, we haven't heard from you mocking the pundits for declaring Fred to be sexiest-man-alive. Why do you only dedice to pipe up with your useless comments now?
I would've sworn the linked post was by Maureen Dowd.
No kidding. Amusing that Dowd - and proto-Dowds (in terms of sexual politics) like GFR - probably think that they, and the culture on the whole, are so much more mature about the relationship between American men and women than was the case in the 'uptight' 50s and 60s. In today's episode, 'straight men' are exemplified by noted (old) jackass Chris Matthews, and firemen are 'archetypes'. And Women sometimes date 'schlubs' for 'other reasons'. In fact, with a very few changes, this post could've been written in the 50s.
Where have all the cowboys gone? (/sneer)
PS
Of *course* Thompson is not very sexy, although there probably are some women out there who think he is (and Rumsfeld and Kissinger). It takes all kinds to make a world.
What Thompson's trophy Barbie Doll wife proves is that many women still go for power/money/celebrity to the exclusion of everything else. This is an inconvenient truth for the GFR crowd.
I bet Fred's got a string of ladies ... like Max Bialystak in "The Producers". It's probably how he'll do his fundraising. "Hold me. Touch me!"
This is an inconvenient truth for the GFR crowd.
I don't see how it's inconvient for GFR. It is, however, inconvenient for me, as it means that I won't be able to be a hit with the ladies on the basis of my dashing good looks and brains alone.
When I heard that some guy on "Law and Order" was running for president, I ran down every other guy on the show and asking a friend of mine who told me about it if it was him. I'm not a huge fan of the show, but out of all the male actors on the show, he made the least impression on me. He looks to me like a black hole of charisma that just makes everyone around him look as bad as him.
Maybe not sexy, but can't we all agree that his appearance and charisma are the main reason people take him seriously as a presidential candidate?
I mean: he's TALL. He has a DEEP VOICE. Who can better convince voters they are tough enough to face down Al-Queda? He looks and sounds like the kind of person we like to vote for.
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Heads in the Sand
Crepey mottled skin and basset hound jowls. A hint of an eye lift. All wrapped around the aroma of old man excretions, Cashmere Bouquet, and bay rheum. Stand back and let the old man do The Popcorn.
Sure. The guy's a hound.
Posted by Jeffrey Davis | September 20, 2007 9:19 AM