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LAS14

(15,522 posts) Fri Apr 17, 2026, 10:32 AM 21 hrs ago

Is a new stereotype being born?

About a month ago, as we were watching one of Swalwell's frequent appearances on MS.NOW, I said, completely joking, "Nah, ever since John Edwards, I've been suspicious of handsome politicians. It never crossed my mind that, indeed, it had happened again.

So I'm wondering if handsome politicians are going to begin suffering the fate of good looking blond women.

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Is a new stereotype being born? (Original Post) LAS14 21 hrs ago OP

They aren't always even handsome biophile 21 hrs ago #1

A winsome wrapping... GiqueCee 21 hrs ago #2

I don't know about that, but I just find it immensely depressing. I still see him with his young kids... hlthe2b 21 hrs ago #3

biophile

(1,464 posts)

1. They aren't always even handsome

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Fri Apr 17, 2026, 10:40 AM

21 hrs ago

You don’t have to be good looking or even powerful to be a jerk.

GiqueCee

(4,426 posts)

2. A winsome wrapping...

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Fri Apr 17, 2026, 10:46 AM

21 hrs ago

... can hide a poisonous personality. Pretty people are too often spoiled because they get what they want too easily, and, as a result, never fully develop a sense of empathy toward others. Then, when their capricious desires are thwarted, the serpent within bares its fangs, and object of their malice has a real "OH, SHIT!" moment.

hlthe2b

(114,164 posts)

3. I don't know about that, but I just find it immensely depressing. I still see him with his young kids...

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Fri Apr 17, 2026, 11:22 AM

21 hrs ago

and he genuinely seemed to care about them and to be a good father? I have no idea what goes on in his home life, but I never got the negative impressions I get when I see JD Vance with Usha and his kids. Yuck...

Damned depressing, though. I know I am not alone in once thinking he was one of the "good" guys. Sigh...

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