I heard a woman on the radio news yesterday say she didn't want to hear anyone who watched the candidates debate ask, "Who looks presidential?"
"Are they supposed to wear a stove pipe hat?" she asked.
What does presidential look like? Funny how images of Abe Lincoln do come to mind.
Do we want someone in a well tailored suit with nice teeth? (Not the suit, the person.) Someone with the "proper" expression--serious? smiling? concerned? Tough? Friendly? Someone who can wear blue jeans and chop wood or drive an SUV around the ranch? Someone who sails? Someone with a little dog on his lap? Someone who golfs? Fishes?
Poor Richard Nixon was hurt by 5 O'Clock shadow in those 1960 debates. It is frightening to think I remember that debate. Since he eventually became president, perhaps that look is presidential too. Manly beard. That would leave Sarah Palin in trouble. She has turned the tables on what female politicians look like. Optical shops love her because she has inspired huge sales in rimless specks. We probably will see more women growing long hair and sweeping it up as well.
So the country will watch the debates and try to decide who to pick. Who is the woodchuck and who is Honest Abe. The countdown quickens. Maybe we could just take one of the sleeping pills that send shimmering moths into the room and sleep until this thing is over. Most of us have a good idea who we like. Some probably would like a third option. Who is the third guy in that picture above? Is he in the running? Does he look presidential?
Must watch video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vRDEyYR68A
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