Can a bald man be president?

[ugdude]

I dont think so. Everybody is so fucking superficial. How dare they fucking impose their beliefs on things the person cant control.


This is such a fucking circus, why were Dodd, Richardson and Kuchinich kicked out? Because they werent goodlooking enough.

Land of the free indeed.

[gasoline highway]

1. It is the land of the free..

If people choose to vote on looks that is their perogative. Being bald shouldn't matter but for some people they are turned off by the image.

[TheWatcher]

23. The problem is people should not be voting on such a premise

They should be voting on a candidate based on the Issues, and what they can do for the country.

And we wonder how everything got so fucked up to begin with.

Land Of The Free?

Now there's a debatable subject.

[splat]

2. Already happened twice: John Quincy Adams and Ike

[Cleita]

4. Also wasn't Gerald Ford half way there?

Also, I believe Reagan wore a toupee.

[Drunken Irishman]

6. Ford never won a presidential election.

[Cleita]

9. True, but he was President.

The OP didn't specify being elected.

[Barack_America]

3. Bald men have better luck in Russia/Soviet Union.

They have faithfully alternated between bald and "hairy" leaders since Lenin.

[WillyT]

5. Um...

:shrug:

[MadBadger]

7. Is a bald man running? Or is this just random?

[synesthesia]

8. *

To those who said Gerald Ford. he wasn't elected, Nixon resigned and he got in the back door.

Eisenhower was the last one before the big tv era took off. People listened to radios more before then. And he got in because he was a war hero.

If you're a war hero you have a small chance (McCain), only because it offsets how weak looking bald makes someone (with the strength of a war hero).

[Cleita]

11. I don't think all the politicians that seem to have a full head

of hair actually do. I think many wear toupees. Remember Trafficant? His was a joke.

[Raine]

10. Johnson didn't have much hair

and he was unattractive besides.

[synesthesia]

13. *

LBJ wasn't really elected IMO. He was, but he wasn't.

Kennedy got shot down, and LBJ was his vice. How were they going to, defacto, reject Kennedy's legacy by voting for Goldwater?

LBJ didn't really win, Kennedy did. If he had run on his own merits, he would have never won a presidential election because of his lack of hair.

[democrat2thecore]

16. That's some....er ....interesting...uh.... "history" -nt

[book_worm]

12. Ike Eisenhower had a bald dome. In '52 and '56 both Ike and Stevenson were bald on top

but not since then.

[lurky]

14. Eisenhower did it.

Giuliani was considered the frontrunner for a long time, and I'm pretty sure it wasn't his baldness that did him in. (And thank God he finally got rid of that horrible combover he used to have). McCain has a combover, and Al Gore has had a bald spot for as long as I can remember. It's definitely a factor, but I don't think it's quite as much of a factor as people think.

Now, could a short guy get elected? I doubt it, and as a short guy, that pains me. Thankfully, I have no aspirations to be president. :)

[synesthesia]

15. *

I disagree, Rudy went down because of his lack of hair. It made him seem 'ghoulish', like a ghoul, and made his scandals matter (whereas a pol with good hair, is teflon, and people ignore scandals).

As for Gore, it was known by his campaign that they made huge efforts to hide his baldspot in 2000 by making him use a kind of paint on product on the back of his head to disguise it. And he lost to Bush because of the baldspot. It easily cost him thousands of votes, which swayed it.

McCain is like Eisenhower, as I said before, only a war hero can offset the weakness of bald.

Romney is only even in the top 2 because of his hair. Only his hair. He's Mormon (right wing hates Mormons), and is the worst politician ever with his flops.

[Emit]

17. Rudy is a ghoul

so, that explains that.

[lurky]

19. You're depressing me, man!

Damn you God!!!!

[Seeker30]

22. Is this a joke?

Gore lost because of his hair?

The only reason Romney is in the top two is because of his hair?

Weakness = bald?

Wow, I think someone might get banned if they used that same comparison to the weight of women.

[Rocinante]

24. Thanks so much for your post

That's the funniest thing I've seen in a long time. I'm sincere. I've been in need of a good laugh for a long time. Your words are gold:

As for Gore, it was known by his campaign that they made huge efforts to hide his baldspot in 2000 by making him use a kind of paint on product on the back of his head to disguise it. And he lost to Bush because of the baldspot. It easily cost him thousands of votes, which swayed it.

:thumbsup:

[Quixote1818]

18. Jessie Ventura was elected Gov. of Minnesota. nt

[lurky]

20. Maybe it's okay if you're bald,

as long as you have big muscles. hmmmmm....

[synesthesia]

21. *

Governor is no President. Clearly you can be a governor (Corzine) or Senator, etc, etc.

Just not President.

But Ventura is a good case. If you're bald, it's helpful to be a war hero or a wrestler or maybe a serial killer? The more alpha and dominant your previous job, the better to offset the hair.

[synesthesia]

25. *

to everyone who thinks my comment about Gore painting his bald spot is a JOKE

try this

google, 'al gore' + 'toppik'

then find out what toppik concealer is

you'll be amazed at what happens in politics

read this article

http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/terence-blacker/terence-blacker-only-women-know-the-bald-secret-of-virility-686572.html

[ugdude]

27. is there anyway to stop going bald? You have to help me please...

[Rocinante]

30. *

And he lost to Bush because of the baldspot. It easily cost him thousands of votes, which swayed it.

Pure gold! When I first landed on this site I used humor to try and fit in, but I will bow to your mastery. :toast:

[AGirl]

26. Can a pre op transsexual be a president?

[ErnestoG]

28. Sure. Ever seen John Howard?

[synesthesia]

29. *

http://archive.salon.com/books/int/2001/05/31/bald/index2.html

What about Al Gore -- wasn't he using spray-on hair or was that a rumor?

No, listen. Listen. My book fully probes the Gore situation. I believe that he was not using a spray-on product. I am convinced from my sources -- and, as you know, I work for the New York Post so I have fairly good sources in the bald community -- and they tell me he was using a shake-on product. That's that product called Toppik.