People put a lot of emphasis on others appearances, especially people in the public eye. The presidential candidates are no exception. When talking to my friend Jamey about who we thought we were going to vote for, Obama's good looks inevitably came up. "I don't remember such a good looking young president, and I think that would be cool." he said wholeheartedly. Of course, I reminded him of Kennedy's classic good looks and likability. One of my history teachers was oddly obsessed with him and his head full of beautiful red hair... he would also talk in detail about how ugly Eleanore Roosevelt was... and one class he got all emotional because "Robert E. Lee was such a good guy, but he was just on the wrong side!"... but that's beside the point. Anyway, looks really do count much more than they should. Their policies, promises, and plans seem to be overshadowed by menial outward appearances. Who cares about that stuff anyway! I mean, if Obama doesn't wear an American flag pin on his coat, he must be an anti-American Muslim! Oh, that crazy black man. Hillary looks like The Joker from Batman when she smiles! She must be crazy! Why would we want to look at her, that woman, for 4 years? McCain is too rotund and wrinkly... he'll probably kill over within a year of taking official!
Come on people, get it together!! This shit shouldn't matter. Find an unflattering picture about a politician and it could hurt them. Make sure they are photographed with their kids, at construction sites with hard hats on, and being normal people just like you and me. I don't know about what everyone else thinks, but I don't want someone like me running the country!
Maybe we just want an attractive leader to mask the ugly truths of politics and capitalistic society. Just slap a suit on them and at least they look competent!
Obama is adorable though...
Crazy bitch!
Terrorist!
Looks like that old bastard needs to be waterboarded!
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