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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-08 04:58 PM
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"Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac."
So Henry Kissinger said, back in October, 1973, via the New York Times...

I've always thought this was true.

And it's true today, with John Edwards...

However, I regret its truth, and I wish for the entire Edwards family, that this affair had not happened...

:(
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BeatleBoot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-08 05:55 PM
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1. I guess I don't understand the "power" that he had?
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-08 06:33 PM
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7. Anyone in politics can tell you...
Actual power, or real power...

It draws people...

It's a turn-on.
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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-08 05:56 PM
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2. I've never believed that for everyone
Sure, some are intoxicated by power

Some of us are repelled by it, though.

I would much rather be on the ground in life...
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-08 06:36 PM
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9. This is your reaction...
Others feel differently...

:shrug:
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Blue-Jay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-08 05:57 PM
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3. I never want to see "aphrodisiac" and "Henry Kissinger" in the same sentence.
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Fuzz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-08 05:59 PM
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4. True dat
:D
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Blue-Jay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-08 06:21 PM
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6. Kinda like "Bob Dole" and "Viagra", eh?
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-08 06:35 PM
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8. Well, I can't help the fact ...
That he did say it!

:P
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Blue-Jay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-08 07:00 PM
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13. He did indeed, and he was correct in context.
Still, the thought of Kissinger with a boner.... :puke:
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TahitiNut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-08 06:05 PM
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5. All it takes is a few experiences in political 'circles' to detect air redolent of pheromones.
Just attend a few 'house parties' in support of political candidates and if it's not OBVIOUS then somthing's missing in the 'nasal' department.

It's surreal. It's like a fucking LEK. I've been to strip clubs with far less posturing, prancing, strutting, stroking, and flirting.

Male AND female ... they might as well have beeen rubbing their crotches against each other. It's INDEED like they were on some sort of aphrodisiac. Unreal.
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-08 06:39 PM
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10. I have a good friend who was in politics for a time...
He said pretty much the same thing you have...

I'm not familiar with LEK...

What is this?

:hi:
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TahitiNut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-08 06:52 PM
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11. A 'lek' is a ritualistic mating arena, particularly of the ruffed grouse.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lek_(mating_arena)

It's a rough metaphor, since I'm using it to describe an approximately even mix of males and females.
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-08-08 06:56 PM
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12. Much appreciated!
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