Comments on: Political Pornification? http://www.fitsnews.com/2007/07/20/political-pornification/ Politics, Sports and Pop Culture Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:33:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Newspaper Hack http://www.fitsnews.com/2007/07/20/political-pornification/#comment-2284 Newspaper Hack Mon, 23 Jul 2007 04:32:07 +0000 http://69.89.31.161/~fitsnews/?p=1514#comment-2284 I'd actually <i>love to see</i> legislative pages dressed like, say, dancers in hip hop videos and Andre Bauer getting four TVs and gigantic goddamn speakers in the back of his Suburban so he can get down while trying to bed said legislative pages. I’d actually love to see legislative pages dressed like, say, dancers in hip hop videos and Andre Bauer getting four TVs and gigantic goddamn speakers in the back of his Suburban so he can get down while trying to bed said legislative pages.

]]> By: Earl Capps http://www.fitsnews.com/2007/07/20/political-pornification/#comment-2285 Earl Capps Fri, 20 Jul 2007 14:49:27 +0000 http://69.89.31.161/~fitsnews/?p=1514#comment-2285 Good point. It was like the pigs thing at the State House. A lot of the "insiders" were aghast at what was done, but a lot of "average Joes" got the point. I think sometimes us politicos see ourselves as being "above" those around us, and as such, feel we are too good to do this or say that. That lack of genuity (is that a word?) is part of the gaping disconnect between people and their government. You also see this disconnect in how they're slow to embrace new technology, such as blogging and YouTube. Same problem, if you ask me. Then you get this stuff, Ted Nugent, or Bill Clinton joking about his El Camino with astroturf in the back, and guess what? It's just proof that politicos are no different than the dizzy receptionist at our office, the loudmouth at the golf clubhouse, or our Uncle Ted, who is working in his fourth divorce. On the other hand, I don't think I'd want to see the likes of Bobby Harrell trying to get down on the House floor, legislative pages dressed like the girls Sic Willie puts on this blog, or Andre Bauer trying to pimp his ride, just to show they're more like us than we thought. Good point. It was like the pigs thing at the State House. A lot of the “insiders” were aghast at what was done, but a lot of “average Joes” got the point.

I think sometimes us politicos see ourselves as being “above” those around us, and as such, feel we are too good to do this or say that. That lack of genuity (is that a word?) is part of the gaping disconnect between people and their government. You also see this disconnect in how they’re slow to embrace new technology, such as blogging and YouTube. Same problem, if you ask me.

Then you get this stuff, Ted Nugent, or Bill Clinton joking about his El Camino with astroturf in the back, and guess what? It’s just proof that politicos are no different than the dizzy receptionist at our office, the loudmouth at the golf clubhouse, or our Uncle Ted, who is working in his fourth divorce.

On the other hand, I don’t think I’d want to see the likes of Bobby Harrell trying to get down on the House floor, legislative pages dressed like the girls Sic Willie puts on this blog, or Andre Bauer trying to pimp his ride, just to show they’re more like us than we thought.

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