Should Having a Penis Be a Requirement for Holding the US Presidency?
A leader can govern and govern well, even without a penis.
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But, because of recent advances in technology and culture, the penis has been largely eclipsed as a tool of national governance and international diplomacy. Today, brains are thought to give women the same gravitas that penises gave men in the past. With the ubiquitousness of Blackberry personal organizers and laptop computers as symbols of power and social status, these electronic instruments have supplanted the penis, both in ordering the thinking of our individual leaders and creating that international connectedness that in the past a penis alone was thought to provide. Now, unlike penises, when cell-phones ring in the bathrooms of the United Nations, they serve to bring leaders together wherever they are, regardless of their gender. Because old habits die hard, the question is still asked, "Can a leader govern without a penis?" With the prominence of women such as US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and US Senator Debbie Stabenow in this country, as well as women heads of state in Chile, Ireland, Latvia, Finland, Liberia, the Philippines, Israel and Germany, the answer is coming back loudly and clearly that, yes, a leader can govern and govern well, even without a penis. Cross-posted with other irreverancies at the francislholland@yahoo.comBookmark/Search this post with: 
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Candidate Watching | Feminism | 2008 | election
Wha?
Submitted by Michael Bouldin on 4 March 2007 - 9:35pm.
"Before the modern gender-diversity era, holding a penis in the washrooms of the United Nations created a sense of mutual comfort among heads of state."
...only if the possessor of said penis was Ok with it, mind you. I imagine random 'reach out and touch someone' is frowned upon even in this enlightened era.
How much longer are we going to put up with this pap? Seriously? Hillary has a hoo-ha, so she needs to be President? WTF?
Well...
Submitted by mole333 on 4 March 2007 - 10:19pm.
Random "reach out and touch someone" is something Bush favors, at least when it comes to other heads of state.
New meaning
Submitted by JJ Ross on 4 March 2007 - 10:23pm.
for "don't ask, don't tell" in that (smirk)--
That's All It Takes??
Submitted by JJ Ross on 4 March 2007 - 9:36pm.
Heck, why not just have them removed then if need be, from whoever gets elected? That prospect would sure cull the field . . .
Cut it down,
Submitted by Michael Bouldin on 4 March 2007 - 9:52pm.
...so to speak. Now there's a way to make the campaign season shorter.
OOH - harsh
Submitted by JJ Ross on 4 March 2007 - 10:13pm.
but you remind me of Marisa Tomei's line from My Cousin Vinny about being dead-on balls accurate . . .
hey, how about this? Could it goose up extra incentive for the candidates to be sure the health care system gets fixed pronto?
What is the IQ of the average voter?
Submitted by Margaret Bassett on 5 March 2007 - 10:03am.
If reading ability of Readers Digest is the norm (7th grade), is the cultural ability of voters (high school sophomore)acceptable?
I must confess I do not expect too much from the Great American Booblic. If they get their political information from Fox News and CNN, aren't they most interested in the culture of consumerism? In which case it is acceptable to worry about a candidate's hair spray and cut of pants.
And now comes a downer. In the restricted days before main frames had gigabytes of memory, words trumped pictures. Now it is not necessary to read at the 7th grade level. Just run a Youtube campaign. Think about the Coulter flap on Edwards. Her Adams Apple is the new body part of controversy.
The Best forum
Submitted by WitheHorse (not verified) on 17 April 2007 - 7:31pm.
Hi all!
I like this forum!!
Once we have a woman President...
we will finally be up to the standards of the likes of Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan and Liberia, all of whom have elected women heads of state. But lack of a penis does not automatically qualify someone for the Presidency. I kind of like to see some leadership and my Senator, Hillary Clinton, has seemed to lack that since I voted to elect her.
Interesting parallel with this diary, which really pissed off the Republicans in NY.