Fantasizing About Entitlement Reform
One of my favorite new Tumblrs ("a blogging platform that allows users to seamlessly display photos, videos and text in an easy-to-use format") is called "Hey Girl, It's Paul Ryan." The Washington Post explains:
The Ryan-themed site, which draws inspiration from another Tumblr site poking fun at actor Ryan Gossling, features news photos of the Wisconsin Republican juxtaposed with fiscally-inspired pick up lines, including “Stop, girl! Those Laffer curves are driving me wild” and “Girl, you must be an Obama entitlement program ... because you are definitely raising my interest rate.”
You get the idea.
Emily Zanotti, a self-described “freelance political communications consultant and comedian from Chicago” who also blogs for NakedDC.com, said she and her friends got the idea for the site after wondering what Ryan — who enjoys “Noodling,” or catching catfish with bare hands — might look like shirtless as he chased after catfish in a river.
“Really, we just put it together as an inside joke,” she said in an e-mail. “I’ve worked with lots of politicos (I’m a libertarian and work primarily with conservatives), and Paul Ryan is a bit of an ‘economic heartthrob’ among us, if you will. We liked the way that Paul Ryan and the meme fit together, and thought it might just appeal to people who work on the Hill or at least in the political industry. We didn’t anticipate that it would become as huge as it did.”
Even when I was the only girl in my entire university class studying economics, I thought fiscal conservatism was totally sexy. I'm vindicated.
More importantly, though, I think this shows that Paul Ryan has an appeal and charisma that might serve fiscal conservatives well into the future.
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Jun '10
Re: Fantasizing About Entitlement Reform
Well, Congressman Ryan--with his Boy Scout rectitude and his altar boy goodness--might not like it, but after Barry's three plus years of tours (playing the same old songs) we need our own rock star.
But he's the kind you encourage your daughters to fall in love with.
Jan '11
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My day is made.
EDIT: I created a tumblr account.
Jun '10
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Whenever Chris Matthews gets too enthralled watching Obama, and can't get to an ice cold shower, Matthews thinks of Paul Ryan cutting entitlement growth, and he's right back to his normal condescending self. Thank goodness.
Nov '10
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Your post is lovely, but you've inadvertently made me recognize a gap in my internet knowledge. Could you please explain what a tumblr is and how you get to the overall site instead of just a couple of the images (which are quite cute, by the way)?
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I wondered if I should explain what a Tumblr was. I don't quite understand it myself, to be honest. Either way, I edited the post to give a brief definition and a link to the whole site.
May '10
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Tumblr is one of the world's most popular blogging spots - especially for porn. They seem to have no rules or regulations about the things that can be posted there.
Their major thing seems to be the "reblog," the ease that you can take one member's post and put it on your own site. NSFW seems to be their motto.
Sep '10
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Obama girl on Youtube was more than just a silly occurence in the campaign, it was a sign of the times and the public's hideously misplaced rapture with B.O. I take this as a sign of the times as well and hope its a metaphor for a groundswell of public opinion.
May '10
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Warms my heart to see the wit supporting Team Ryan: a good day for the Interwebs.
Apr '12
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My wife has a little thing for him too...maybe it is the PX90
Feb '11
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If I was still in high school, Paul Ryan's poster would be in my locker.
Dec '10
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Yeah, the one with him holding the rack of the buck he just shot. /middle-aged woman blushing...
P.S. If this comment doesn't bring a lurking Kenneth out of the woods, nothing will!
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Paul Ryan makes repeated appearances in my dreams. Not kidding.
What a heart throb.
Sep '10
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Our own James Lileks was one of the early adopters of Tumblr:
http://lileks.tumblr.com
Apr '11
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I know I'm not the only dude here happy that Paul's a fellow dude, that an essential leg is missing from the mind/ spirit/ body stool of romance. I may be in a smaller constituency in my gratitude for Mitt and Bob (Portman) similarly lacking the sine qua non for guilty thoughts.
My wife's very understanding (in an actively charmed, laughing at me, sense) when I get palpitations over cute conservative leaders, but I think it's better not to require toleration and offer the opportunity for mockery.