Posted on 07/07/2007 12:47:38 AM PDT by Cincinna
AS the election of 2008 approaches with its cast of contenders who bring unprecedented diversity to the quest for the White House, the voting public has been called on to ponder several questions: Is America ready for a woman to be president? What about a black man? A Mormon?
Now, with the possible candidacy of Fred D. Thompson, the grandfatherly actor and former Republican senator from Tennessee, whose second wife is almost a quarter-century his junior, comes a less palatable inquiry that is spurring debate in Internet chat rooms, on cable television and on talk radio: Is America ready for a president with a trophy wife?
The question may seem sexist, even crass, but serious people — as well as Mr. Thompson’s supporters — have been wrestling with the public reaction to Jeri Kehn Thompson, whose youthfulness, permanent tan and bleached blond hair present a contrast to the 64-year-old man who hopes to win the hearts of the conservative core of the Republican party. Will the so-called values voters accept this union?
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
The Clinton Slime Machine gets down to business to trash Fred and his lovely wife.
“Jeri Kehn Thompson, whose youthfulness, permanent tan and bleached blond hair”
Miz Hillary, the natural blond no-Botox beauty could not be reached for comment.
This article is OUTRAGEOUS!!!!
“But one political scientist, Karen O’Connor, the director of the Women & Politics Institute at American University, said Mr. Thompson may lose with one key group whose support he needs: Republican women.
“I think women have an innate ‘ick’ reaction when they see a wife so much younger and vital than her husband,” Professor O’Connor said.”
Fifty bucks says the Perfessor is a dyke and looks like one.
Here's the pic.
She's a donor to Emily's list ($8,500 in 4 years) and democRATs.
Somebody (anybody) send me fifty bucks!
Wed, 5 Nov 2008: fRed Dawn!
Professor O'Connor has written, co-authored, and edited several books, including:
Gendering American Politics, Perspectives from the Literature
Women and Congress: Running, Winning, and Ruling
No Neutral Ground: Abortion Politics in an Age of Absolutes
Women, Politics, and American Society, 4th ed.
I’m trying to recall all the articles we saw about John Kerry’s first wife, before he “traded up” for a billionairess....hmm, can’t seem to think of any...
I’d rather have Jeri Kehn Thompson than Bill Clinton as first lady.
If the “ick” factor doesn’t kick in for these people when the watch Hillary and her HINO, walking hand in hand, right back to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, what do you expect?
I dunno. That’s a pretty thin theory. That would mean that the NYTimes would be in on it.
Tabloid material...not worthy of a ‘big’ paper.
The NYT has an agenda : to trash every GOP potential candidate. The fingerprints of Billary are all over this.
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