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We just don’t have that kind of information.”Ī Washington Post article on Ryan’s widow’s peak from earlier this year claimed that George H.W. We even called the Senate Historical Office hoping that an expert ruling would definitively settle the matter, but were told, “We cant answer that kind of question. We searched Nexis and Google Books for mentions of vice-presidents with widow’s peaks. We examined paintings or photos of every man who has ever served as vice-president. To be clear, we can’t say this with absolute, 100 percent certainty, but we’re pretty confident. What has received less attention, however, is that America has never before had a vice-president with a widow’s peak. Exhibit A: There are dozens of Photoshops online comparing him to Eddie Munster, and it’s not because Eddie Munster wanted to overhaul Medicare. Paul Ryan’s prominent widow’s peak has hardly gone unnoticed. But actually, should Romney win the presidency, his ticket would be historic in two ways: First Mormon president. CNN Sans ™ & © 2016 Cable News Network.Just four years after sending the first African-American to the White House, the American people are now just months away from possibly electing the only Mormon president ever. Market holidays and trading hours provided by Copp Clark Limited. All content of the Dow Jones branded indices Copyright S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and/or its affiliates. Standard & Poor’s and S&P are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC and Dow Jones is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC. Dow Jones: The Dow Jones branded indices are proprietary to and are calculated, distributed and marketed by DJI Opco, a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and have been licensed for use to S&P Opco, LLC and CNN. Chicago Mercantile: Certain market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. US market indices are shown in real time, except for the S&P 500 which is refreshed every two minutes. Your CNN account Log in to your CNN account (Yes, he has apparently driven it.)īut there’s one thing we can all be sure of. Whether his newfound Web fame will help or hurt Ryan politically is anyone’s guess – although, in our mind, it’s hard to picture someone deciding who should run the country based on a Photoshopped image of Ryan posing in front of the Oscar Mayer Weinermobile. _ “Hey girl, you can’t spell Wisconsin without ‘sin’.” _ “Hey girl, you don’t need Medicare for that hip replacement. _ “Hey girl, let’s get rid of Socialist Security!” If the women behind the “Hey Girl” blog are Ryan fans, it’s safe to guess that whoever took the joke to Twitter is not.Ĭomically merging the politician with the actor, was born Saturday and has quickly attracted more than 23,000 followers. Novak, who’s already getting support from people who want him to play Ryan on “Saturday Night Live.” Others move a few cubicles down and compare him to “Office” character Ryan (aka B.J. Some folks see Gabe from “The Office” (i.e. OK, so it’s focusing just on that hairdo-defining widow’s peak of his, but the leading candidate for Ryan’s celebrity lookalike so far has been Eddie Munster – the similarly peaked kid from “The Munsters.” It’s been off to the (presidential) races since then. The women had pretty much retired “Hey Girl, It’s Paul Ryan” until Romney’s announcement on Saturday. According to Google stats, the most common term searched along with “Paul Ryan” this weekend was “vice president.” The second most common? “Shirtless.” _ Hey girl … I may be vying for #2 but you’ll always be my #1Īpparently they’re not alone in thinking deficit reduction is hot. _ Hey girl … unlike the debt, our love will never hit a ceiling. _ Hey girl … you know I can’t inflate our love. The blog borrowed from another Web meme: outings inspired by actor Ryan Gosling that include “F- Yeah Ryan Gosling” and “Feminist Ryan Gosling.” These women were meme-ing Ryan before meme-ing Ryan was cool.īack in May, the self-described “Women who think fiscal sanity and conservative values are sexier than anything else” started a Tumblr feed featuring photos of Ryan with captions merging his politics with a smooth, “hey baby” vibe.
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