Wonkette
- BRILLIANT HUNKS: “Clinton and Obama are both policy wonks and people it is clear you could trust an economy to (unlike Bush and McCain, who are all about giveaways to the rich, their own social class). But Clinton and Obama are also hunks, whom men admire for their lithe physicality and over whom women swoon. In a bad economy, Americans seem to want to be saved not so much by a man on a white horse as by a brilliant hunk.” Interesting idea, but find us a single American male who admired Bill Clinton for being “lithe.” (Thanks to Operative Bruce for the tip.) [Informed Comment]
BODY POLITIC
Sara, what does lithe mean? You have to explain the complicated stuff if you want serious answers. But as for Clinton being a Hunk, well, that depends. Hunk of what, exactly?
This is why George Clooney wiould win as a third party candidate.
I had to admire Bubba not so much for his body, but for the shear amount of tail that was most likely offered to him IN SPITE of said body. Not that I’m jealous of having Monica offering herself in a thong *vurp*
masterdebater: fatback
>>Hunk of what, exactly?
Lard
“Save me you manly man, you?” Is this The Gay Agenda(TM) I keep hearing about?
So, hunk + wonk = honk?
Wunk?
Wonk-hunk?
Hunkwonk?
Guppy06: Let’s ask Mike, I’m Not Gay Piazza…
Who the hell is this Juan Cole? No, I don’t trust him much at all. I’ll stick to reading Kos, thank you very much.
I think Fangold wrote that, I stopped reading and glazed over about two
sentances in…
Darehead: add “a’ burnin’ love”, and you’ve got yourself a lounge act.
masterdebater:
Main Entry:
lithe Listen to the pronunciation of lithe Listen to the pronunciation of lithe
Pronunciation:
\ˈlīth, ˈlīth\
Function:
adjective
Etymology:
Middle English, from Old English līthe gentle; akin to Old High German lindi gentle, Latin lentus slow
Date:
14th century
1: easily bent or flexed
2: characterized by easy flexibility and grace
That sounds a lot like “flaccid,” which I’m positive Clinton was not.
Juan Cole looks like a guy who goes to readings at Borders only to challenge the author’s assertions on Napoleon’s use of cavalry at Waterloo. Maybe you’ve seen him; he over-enunciates and has small teeth. This is because Juan Cole is actually Steve Forbes (famous fancy asshole), and challenging authors fills the hole in his heart left by the flat tax and acne. Oh, acne.
Whoop! Whoop! IRONY FREE ZONE: “whom men admire for their lithe physicality”
FreshCliches:Not lithe like young Elvis, more doughy like the Elvis ‘68 comeback tour.
A little less conversation, a little more action please
All this aggravation ain’t satisfactioning[sic] me
A little more bite and a little less bark
A little less fight and a little more spark
Close your mouth and open up your heart and baby satisfy me
Satisfy me baby
LazloHollyfeld: Juan’s book cover looks just like McCain’s “Aces II.”
Haha, the whole time I was reading that, I thought they were talking about Hillary.
I thought you were talking about Hillary Clinton being a policy-wonking, lithe hunk. Now who is going to clean my blown breakfast out of my keyboard?
And neither “Brilliant” not “Hunk” could apply to current occupant,
hence, we didn’t need saving…
Didn’t the terrorists blow up Juan Cole?
who the hell is Wonk Hole?
Remember that Clinton ran against George (married to 110 year old Barbara) Bush, and then against Bob “erectile dysfunction” Dole. It wasn’t hard to look like a hunk by comparison.
I always found Bill Clinton a tad twee for my tastes.
Bill Clinton is the opposite of gracefulness. He is a bull in a china shop. I would not characterize him as a hunk on his best day. He had a charisma before he went nuts, but that now has faded, as well, and he just seems dated and pathetic, sort of like the overweight former high school quarterback forcing people to listen to stories of his glory days.
masterdebater:
Hunka hunka presidential luv
ooo…this really excites me. if i did billz, it’s like i’d be getting like really close to hillz. man, hillz is tasty.
What this country needs in these trying times is a lithe lothario who, not so much says, “Bring it on” but more, “Get down on it.”
Yeah! That’s the kind of leader I’m looking for.
While people were distracted with Bill’s “drunken uncle” antics, Hillary was emptying everbody’s coats, wallets, and purses.
Not “Hunk.” “Hulk.” These promotional tie-ins are getting out of control.
It is true, though, that I don’t like him when he’s angry.
Now, now, everyone. Let’s calm down. Juan Cole is being a trifle, um, ‘chromatic’ today but he has led the good fight against the Iraq War for a number of years now. Mock if you must (’Wonk Hole’, really!) but he’s said a lot more anti-Bush things in his career as blogger than you guys have.
Combover: so have Lyndon LaRouche supporters, and they are still nuts.
Fucking oil was 9$ a barrel in 1986?
I’m throwing away my freedom fries.
Bill Clinton can lithe like anything.
Bill may not be as pretty as Barry, but he’s got that charisma thing pouring off him in buckets, like cheap cologne off a nervous fundie on a secret boy-date. Barry, on the other hand, is also awash in charisma but also rocks the metro look and turns men seriously gay for him. That’s why Bill turned into such a red-faced ogre this season. He smelled his own FAIL.
Let’s get this straight: this woman has never “swooned” over Bill and would NEVER classify him as a “hunk.” Moreover, Mr. Cole may not believe it, but some of us wimmenfolk ackshully vote fer candidates based on issues and credentials and them thar such book-larnin’ thangs, as opposed to whether we’d like to fuck the guy. Geez, haven’t we made any progress since they started that crap with Warren Harding? (Go on, make a joke about putting the “hard” in “harding”, I know you want to. Sigh.)
Juan, Juan… What the hell did you smoke before you wrote this? This calls for a time-out.
Combover: Agreed. Informed Comment is usually a good place to stop for reliable, non-nutty anti-Bush sentiment. Also, he knows everything about the Middle East, unlike the morons who are making our Middle East policy.
wonk_the_heck: Win! Very nice.
Bill Clinton, 1992? Not lithe, but I’d hit it. Barry, goes without saying.
And Steve Forbes might be a douche, but his dad musta had a sense of humor, since he ordered a couple of “orgy shirts” from my friend’s dad: http://francescoexplainsitall.blogspot.com/2008/06/belated-fathers-day-post.html
I saw Bill Clinton in person, in 1996, and my initial impressions were “Gigantic” and “Bright pink.” He’s like 6-5 and at the time was way north of 250, and he has the most alarmingly red complexion.
He does have charisma oozing out of every pore, though. He had the Olympic team creaming their sweats by the time he finished his pep talk to him.
What the hell is a wonk anyway?