Hillary as a sex object is personally difficult for me to get a grip on. It's not that she's unattractive, but IMHO sexy has never been her forte. I think quite deliberately as well as by character. I think it was in Clinton's mom's book there was a story that when he brought Hillary home, mom said, Bill, she's different from the others, and he said, Mom, I need someone I can talk to. Hillary is from that generation of women that had to avoid being sexy (while still looking good) as the price of professional success.
Palin doesn't do anything for me, but I never went for the cute perky overly cheerful type. I can see how them as finds that type appealing might see here as a sex object. For all the cuteness and perkiness, she's definitely not, er, soft and feminine. In term of hotness, Rice is another story. She can be quite hot in a domme-fetish sort of way.
As for men as sex objects, well, there's an asymmetry, duh. Women get treated more as sex object than men by a long chalk. If a woman politician were even as ordinary looking as Biden, her supposed lack of attractiveness would be the subject of much comment and probably would be a fatal disqualification. Even women of Hillary's generation had to look pretty good, though not sexy. It's different in other countries, when, e.g., no one would ever accuse Golda Meier or Margaret Thatcher of even looking good. France might be more like the US. Royale is pretty.
Considering the sex-objectification of major male politicians the only presidential candidate (male) that I can think of in recent years who might qualify in BHO himself, who is actually very attractive. It's part of his attempt, quite successful, to blend Kennedy and Reagan. (Reagan was once handsome but by 1980, that wasn't his persona.)
Brian? Other same sex guys, what do you think?
Gore wasn't bad looking but oozed a standoffish sort of rectitude, no sex appeal at all. Bill Clinton was apparently very attractive to women, at least to lots of women, but less, I think, because of his appearance than his personality/charm and position. I can see it but don't find it attractive. Going back Dan Quayle was a pretty boy with an empty head, smarter than he seemed, but basically not very bright, and Not My Type any more than, and for similar reasons as, Palin, although he is/was both nicer and more qualified. BHO is definitely cute, though, hot if you like 'em skinny and classy.
By, I'm with Doug on hoping to see Palin take on McCain with a strapon, even virtually in porn movie proxy. Or, failing McCain, a moose. Jesus, I'm such a low life. I shouldn't wish that on a moose, even a virtual moose. The Palin part, I mean.
--- On Sun, 10/5/08, Dorene Cornwell <dorenefc at gmail.com> wrote:
> From: Dorene Cornwell <dorenefc at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] no anal required
> To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org
> Date: Sunday, October 5, 2008, 4:57 PM
> This morning I was thinking of the Palin as wank-off object
> subtext and
> wondering whether SOMEWHERE in the vast porn zeitgeist
> there were people who
> like to wank to, say images of Dan Quayle. I am NOT sure I
> would want to
> meet these folks, but it occurs to me to wonder.
>
> I am quite relieved to hear that the porn biz is going all
> equal
> oppportunity with Sarah, Hillary AND Condi. Oh heavens! It
> should certainly
> add a certain je ne sais quoi to election year. It
> should be especially
> fun to watch a bunch of anti-porn feminists fond of
> shrieking about
> "unsustainable" large families try to wrap their
> brains around all the
> sacred cows in collision with Palin's candidacy.
>
> As for myself, sometimes the subject lines of email is all
> I have time for.
> This address gets mail from 3 lists, 2 devoted to geekery
> and one state org.
> Yesterday, the subject lines said "Blindness,
> Blindness, Blinder." Today
> "positioning controls" is right next to "No
> Anal required.
> Go figure.
>
> DC
>
>
>
> On Sun, Oct 5, 2008 at 12:47 PM, John Adams
> <jadams01 at sprynet.com> wrote:
>
> > >From: Wendy Lyon <wendy.lyon at gmail.com>
> >
> > >Obama's a good-looking guy. Has the gay adult
> industry taken him on
> > >(so to speak)?
> >
> > I don't know. But:
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/puppyboysukk/2897332127/
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