Do ya think he's sexy? At nearly 70, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is TV's newest stud

Philadelphia Inquirer ^ | 12/29/01 | Beth Gillin

[jgdiamond]

Did you ever publicly discuss that Ronald Reagan was sexy, or that Ollie North was sexy, or that Jeanne Kirkpatrick was not?

If the internet existed in its present form during the 80's I have no doubt that there would be women on it declaring RWR to be sexy. I mentioned earlier in this thread that I didn't know anyone personally who thought Rummy was sexy; then I found FR and, lo and behold I find there are others out there who have seen in him what I have.

And for what it's worth, I had a little thing (just a small one :) ) for Ollie during the Iran/Contra hearing.

[Ditter]

OH yes Rummy is handsome & sexy. Do you have a picture of him when he was younger?

[McGavin999]

I don't think we real men were ever out of vogue, not with real women.

Well, you're right, but we just didn't get to see them celebrated the way they should have been. If a child wasn't luckey enough to have one for a father (or close neighbor) he/she didn't even know about them. The guys on TV would cry if they got a hangnail. Policemen and firemen were talked about as though they were neanderthals.

This is going to sound funny, but you know what I miss the most? I miss having doors opened for me. It still happens on rare occasions and I always make sure I have a BIG smile and BIG thank you for those thoughtful enough to remember this graceful gesture.

[Defiant]

This is what it's become:

Osama bin Laden: Sex Symbol

[Nea Wood]

Remember the women who wished they were Monica (and were blunt about it) after the scandal broke?

Those women were idiots! And bimbos for wanting to have sex with a married man. I know Bubba and the Hildebeast do not have a "real" marriage, but still...

Now, Bush, Cheney, and Rumsfeld...THOSE are attractive men! And I hope they are faithful to their wives, because that makes them even more attractive!

[blackie]

"This is going to sound funny, but you know what I miss the most? I miss having doors opened for me. It still happens on rare occasions and I always make sure I have a BIG smile and BIG thank you for those thoughtful enough to remember this graceful gesture."

I've done that all my life, I even open the SUV's door for my wife; she likes it... :o)

Some of we geezer's have it and some don't... :o)

PS I'm Rummy's age...

[Savage Beast]

I have never ceased holding the door for a lady. My father, a supreme gentleman of the old school, in the finest sense of the word, taught me that it is a privelege. He taught me many things, and my life has been a RIP-ROARING SUCCESS!!!!!!!

Thanks, Dad! Be there for me when I get there!

[mewzilla]

Trust me on this one: A guy who's married to the same woman all his life is sexy. A guy who is smart is sexy. A guy who is self-depracating is sexy. A guy whose moral compass always points the same way is sexy. That he looks very nice in grey flannel is a plus. What's there not to like about Rummy?

[Avoiding_Sulla]

It seems even some who should know better are jumping on the Rock Star bandwagon.

What you are seeing, what you are protesting, is the media's traditionally effective manipulation that can make anyone a celebrity, and then break them at whim.

You're rational to be concerned. In government you want the honorable and competitent, not celebrities. You want people who've earned our respect and gratitude, not those who, craving our aduration and homage, are dependent upon the media.

The media is not our friend or servant. It is a tool by which we are manipulated by those who foot the bill.

So keep on trying to persuade as you're doing, but don't expect to beat the media sensationalism. You can't. They of the flashy soundbites leave the momentarily shallow with little to sustain the convictions they really are lacking. Many will hunger for more eventually, and you, who'll have been supplying it all along, will have gotten better from practice. Don't get frustrated.

FR is at the forefront of being not just the most rapid provider of news, but in providing more of us a forum for exploring these issues more deeply. Just don\t give up. And remember to think of our host periodically. Thank you John Robinson.

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

John Edwards is a nice looking man, but that is it. The media is trying to Kennedy-ize his looks as a way of trying to re-invent Camelot. But he is a snake and it comes thru. There is no charm.

As for John Kerry......YUK!!!

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

What I'm saying is that I doubt you'd have been talking about it in polite company until Clinton broke those bounds of decency.

Obviously you were not paying attention when Kenedy was President. I remember the "He is so-o-o-o good looking" conversations when listening to the conversations of adults back then.

[kassie]

Yes, he is the man.

[IceGirl2]

Oh, yes. Yes. Yes! He is soooooo delicious.

[Sueann]

Yes, that is a true statement - manly men are back and they are very sexy indeed!! And ... age has nothing to do with it.

[Oldtory]

Hey cote-- Don Rumsfeld is a real Conservative, are you sure it is permissable for you to admire him? He is a friend of Mike Harris. LOL

[Mercat]

Okay, I just figured it out. He totally reminds me of the yummy British librarian watcher Giles on Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

http://www.btinternet.com/~angel2/gilespage.html

[fleebag]

I wholeheartly agree with all you said. Besides any man with a pet donkey named "Moe" and admits it can't be anything but truthful! As David Asner on Fox said,"Rumsfeld,the only game in town." BTW, I could never stand Kissinger(sp.?)....Regards

[habs4ever]

What's ahead in your crystal ball, oh Oracle?? I just want to be ahead of the curve like you :-D

[mware]

He is indeed a manly man, and women love it.

[Slyfox]

Thanks for the compliment. I guess I was really referring to the mind of Clinton and his attempt to make us all like him. Instead of doing what most great and virtuous men do in lifting others up, Bill Clinton did his best to pull us down with him. I think it would be correct to say that many of us had no intention of entering the gutter with him, but we couldn't help but be somewhat soiled by his infamous effort, even if it was just by the fact that we are Americans and he happened to have been born here also.

One of my favorite excersizes has been in using Bill and Hillary Clinton as examples of how I don't want my kids to turn out. Define the word 'LIAR' to them and you can't find a better personification of it than Bill Clinton.