Issues
by digby
Republicans have such deep issues with masculinity that they can't even begin to hide it:
Lest you think I'm making some homophobic slam against Hannity, let me be clear: both Republican sexes are obsessed with the alleged sex appeal of their leaders. And that includes even the least likely of them:
[H]is is an especially potent lure with the Republican Party feeling so lost and fragile. Just last month, former [Fred]Thompson sweetie Lorrie Morgan predicted to the Sunday Times of London that Thompson will prove irresistible to women voters: "He's majestic. He's a soft, safe place to be, and that could be Fred's ticket. Women love a soft place to lay and a strong pair of hands to hold us."
Oh baby.
But none have been quite the manly beefcake in their eyes as our last president. Remember this?
I had the most astonishing thought last Thursday. After a long day of hauling the kids to playdates and ballet, I turned on the news. And there was the president, landing on the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln, stepping out of a fighter jet in that amazing uniform, looking--how to put it?--really hot. Also presidential, of course. Not to mention credible as commander in chief. But mostly "hot," as in virile, sexy and powerful.
The man uses overwhelming military force to vanquish a truly evil foe, facing down balking former "allies," and he is not taken seriously as a foreign-policy president. He out top-guns the Hollywood version, and all the media can talk about is the impending campaign commercial...
“He's a hottie. No doubt about it. Really a hottie. Why haven't I noticed this before? He looks so much better than Michael Douglas in that movie we saw," comparing the tired, indifferent megastar of "The American President" to the totally present leader of the free world.”
"Hot? SO HOT!!!!! THAT UNIFORM!"
"I think he is actually protecting me and my sons, and I find that attractive in a man."
"Oh God, yes," she said. "I mean, that swagger. George Bush in a pair of jeans is a treat to watch."
Many of them still cite Bill Clinton and his allegedly penetrating intellect as more appealing.
Liberals make such a fetish of intellect. But who cares how smart you are if you can't make a decision and follow through?
I'm just saying: issues.
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