Leo over at Opening Arguments rightly flags this AP story as a crucial snapshot into the minds of the Presidential candidates. It’s a report on the coffee preferences of the candidates.
Unfortunately, Leo is just wrong, wrong, WRONG, when he asserts that cream AND sugar is the right answer. My personal preference is for cream only. But, I consider this a moral failing on my part. Everybody knows that manly men drink manly things and, therefore, the true choice is black: black as my soul.
Edwards has taken a major hit in my estimation, not drinking the stuff at all. Is he one of those Diet Coke & Tab freaks? When we come to Romney, we realize this fluff piece by the AP is little more than a thinly veiled attack on his religion — he doesn’t drink the stuff (Mormons and caffeine go together like fish and bicycles.) Huckabee (f**k me!) puts Splenda in his. I don’t even wanna talk about that.
I think I read something during the 2004 campaign about Edwards drinking 5-6 cans of Diet Coke a day. That just can’t be healthy.
Given all the things that the Mormans aren’t supposed to do, can you blame Romney for not wanting to stay awake?
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Everyone knows that coffee is the official drink of the Lutheran church.
BTW-I like mine black and strong!
So, wait, based on your observations (which I won’t disagree with) and the article (which is humorous to read), then in reality, Clinton and Obama are the only ones who are manly men (Clinton half the time and Obama rarely). Interesting.
That would appear to be the case. Who can deny that Hillary is the manliest candidate in this pack?
Yep, no doubt about it… it takes a strong woman to show a man how to be ~manly~
Well, that, and the level of narcissism necessary to run for President takes away from the manliness of the men.
…”takes away from the manliness of the men”…Which explains Edwards.
he got ya there, Doug!
I am looking forward to this primnary season with glee– and expecting some really neat twists…
When Ann Coulter called Edwards a “faggot”, that’s all the endorsement of his manliness I needed.
My wife is healthy and, because we have two small kids to raise, it’s all I can do to take a week or so every now and again to go climb mountains or something. Edwards’ wife is *dying* and he convinced her to let him *run for President!*
So, at the least, he’s manlier than I am. :)
Just speaking about how well couffed he is;-)
Can’t stand Ann coulter-think her head looks like something a headhunter would prize. And it would shrink down nicely considering there’s nothing in there.
If I were the executioner, I’d be afraid of chipping my axe on her Adam’s apple.
Lame and tired, Doug – come on, bring teh funny or stay home!
So, a naked blonde walks into a bar.
“OUCH!” she says.
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Or, a bear and a rabbit are taking a crap in the woods. Bear says to the rabbit, “does crap stick to your fur?” Rabbit says, “no.” So the bear wipes his ass with the rabbit.
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Or, how about this one:
A rope walks into a bar. Bartender says to the rope, “hey, are you a rope?” The rope says, “yes.” The bartender says, “We don’t serve your kind. Get out.”
The rope walks into another bar. Bartender says to the rope, “hey, are you a rope?” The rope says, “yes.” The bartender says, “We don’t serve your kind. Get out.”
The rope leaves the bar and, while walking down the street, starts rubbing, scraping, and scratching itself on the bark of a tree. Then it starts twisting and turning and generally contorting itself. It walks down to the next bar and asks for a drink. The bartender says, “hey, are you a rope?” The rope replies, “Nope, ‘frayed knot.”
For the sake of your family, hang on to the day job!
(Still, the trend IS upward…know any good lawyer jokes?)
Actually, Doug, wasn’t it Edwards wife who told him to man up and get out there and run for President.
OK, Doug brought up mountains and Edwards. Apparently Edwards bought a new pair of boots, flew with his son to Kilimanjaro, and summitted with little or no prep. Not the smartest way to go about it. Actually pretty dumb. But it qualifies him as a tough individual.
One defense attorney asked another how his case had gone.
He answered, “Justice prevailed.”
After a pause, the first attorney replied, “But you’re going to appeal, right?”
Indeedie… that’s exactly how it happened. To wit: “Elizabeth is not going to let him get out…” http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/03/22/edwards.2008/index.html
for a coffee discussion this thread really went… downhill
two pumps chocolate, two pumps chai, non-fat, no-foam, no-whip, extra hot mocha… guess I won’t be running for office any time soon.