John McCain
Barack Obama
Mike Huckabee
Hillary Clinton
Fred Thompson
John Edwards
Mitt Romney
Rudy Guliani
Ron Paul
The order of the names might affect your thinking, but I've preserved the order used over there — where there are some pretty funny results already.
IN THE COMMENTS: Ricardo makes them rhyme:
PlatoonSo does Michael Farris, who insists he didn't get the idea from Ricardo:
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John McCain - meanAnd Trooper York is off on a meme of his own:
Barack Obama - sheen
Mike Huckabee - green
Hillary Clinton - queen
Fred Thompson - umpteen
John Edwards - preen
Mitt Romney - machine
Rudy Guliani - obscene
Ron Paul - lean
John McCain Mr. Wilson
Barack Obama Urkel
Mike Huckabee Junior Sample[s]
Hillary Clinton Alice Kramden
Fred Thompson Fred Flintstone
John Edwards Chrissy Snow
Mitt Romney Ted Baxter
Rudy Guliani Chachi
Ron Paul Mr. Furley
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John McCain - Treachery
Barack Obama - Nice
Mike Huckabee - Huckleberry
Hillary Clinton - Prepared
Fred Thompson - Groundsloth
John Edwards - Oily
Mitt Romney - Fixer
Rudy Guliani - Mussolini
Ron Paul - Nuts
Keating five.
Good for all of them.
Bad link, I think.
McCain -- Sidewinder
Obama -- Joint
Huckabee-- Tub (as in tub-thumper)
Clinton -- Rorschach
Thompson -- Presidential
Edwards -- Shiv
Romney -- Rouge
Guliani -- Skull
Paul -- Morphine
McCain - Geriatric
Obama - Urbane
Huck - Evangelical
Hillary - Diabolical
Fred - Whimsical
Edwards - Hypocrite
Romney - Corporate
Rudy - Hysterical
Paul - Mental
John McCain -- geezer
Barack Obama -- hype
Mike Huckabee -- rube
Hillary Clinton -- boring
Fred Thompson -- hounddog
John Edwards -- mistrust
Mitt Romney -- sap
Rudy Guliani -- deli
Ron Paul -- nutbar
Sorry about the bad link. Fixed.
John McCain= Old, crabby, tired
Barack Obama= Some ditty from the Sixties
Mike Huckabee= Walter E. Bass
Hillary Clinton= Chameleon
Fred Thompson= Homer Simpson
John Edwards= Robert Wagner
Mitt Romney= Jimmy Stewart
Rudy Guliani= Mr. Magoo
Ron Paul= Alfred E. Neumann
John McCain - white
Barack Obama - black
Mike Huckabee - arkansas
Hillary Clinton - fake
Fred Thompson - actor
John Edwards - fake
Mitt Romney - fake
Rudy Guliani - newyork
Ron Paul - crazy
i think the link is bad too.
John McCain: Smirky
Barack Obama: Promise
Mike Huckabee: Vaudeville
Hillary Clinton: Needy
Fred Thompson: Gandalf
John Edwards: Swashbuckler
Mitt Romney: Wax
Rudy Guliani: Linguine
Ron Paul: Rumpelstiltskin
John McCain: Integrity
Barack Obama: Overrated
Mike Huckabee: Nice
Hillary Clinton: Determined
Fred Thompson: Bullheaded
John Edwards: Empty
Mitt Romney: Empty
Rudy Guliani: One-dimensional
Ron Paul: Misguided
John McCain - warrior
Barack Obama - inexperienced
Mike Huckabee - preachee
Hillary Clinton - tough
Fred Thompson - slow
John Edwards - slimy
Mitt Romney - fake
Rudy Guliani - baggage
Ron Paul - spacey
John McCain - POW
Barack Obama - energy
Mike Huckabee - rube
Hillary Clinton - steel
Fred Thompson - daddy
John Edwards - hair
Mitt Romney - plastic
Rudy Guliani - 911
Ron Paul - nuts
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John McCain - old
Barack Obama - black
Mike Huckabee - slick
Hillary Clinton - steely
Fred Thompson - ET
John Edwards - Phony
Mitt Romney - Executive
Rudy Guliani - Bald
Ron Paul - Loony
Would Rudy Giuliani do better if his name were spelled right? Or if it were something easier or less clearly ethnic, like maybe Lanza or Smith?
John McCain - Vietnam
Barack Obama - Hussein
Mike Huckabee - Sneak
Hillary Clinton - Ugh
Fred Thompson - Brick
John Edwards - Ambulance
Mitt Romney - Olympics?
Rudy Giuliani - Boss
Ron Paul - Mengele
John McCain - pink
Barack Obama - happy
Mike Huckabee - awshucks
Hillary Clinton - tension
Fred Thompson - sagging
John Edwards - shyster
Mitt Romney - teeth
Rudy Giuliani - dome
Ron Paul - vacant
John McCain - swollen
Barack Obama - patrician
Mike Huckabee - holyroller
Hillary Clinton - shrill
Fred Thompson - munster
John Edwards - lawyer
Mitt Romney - fox
Rudy Guliani - mean
Ron Paul - wierd
Ricardo: Brilliant!
McCain: Twitchy
Obama: Smooth
Huckabee: Televangelical
Clinton: Imperious
Thompson: Gravitas-laden
Edwards: Nancy-boy
Romney: Insubstantial
Guiliani: Goombah
Paul: Tetched
John McCain Mr. Wilson
Barack Obama Urkel
Mike Huckabee Junior Sample
Hillary Clinton Alice Kramden
Fred Thompson Fred Flintstone
John Edwards Chrissy Snow
Mitt Romney Ted Baxter
Rudy Guliani Chachi
Ron Paul Mr. Furley
John McCain - mean
Barack Obama - sheen
Mike Huckabee - green
Hillary Clinton - queen
Fred Thompson - umpteen
John Edwards - preen
Mitt Romney - machine
Rudy Guliani - obscene
Ron Paul - lean
(I had the idea before seeing Riccardo's post)
Trooper: LOLing!
Michael Farris: Brilliant!
John McCain strong
Barack Obama new
Mike Huckabee nice
Hillary Clinton smart
Fred Thompson old
John Edwards young
Mitt Romney slick
Rudy Guliani mean
Ron Paul funny
John McCain - Feingold
Barack Obama - hope
Mike Huckabee - Huckster
Hillary Clinton - woman
Fred Thompson - federalism
John Edwards - populism
Mitt Romney - robot
Rudy Guliani - 9/11
Ron Paul - nut
John McCain young-enough?
Barack Obama black-enough?
Mike Huckabee real-enough?
Hillary Clinton likable-enough?
Fred Thompson fired-up-enough?
John Edwards old-enough?
Mitt Romney Protestant-enough?
Rudy Guliani conservative-enough?
Ron Paul sane-enough?
Nice Post Trooper, but weren't we limited to ONE word?
I guess genius must play by its own rules.
John McCain: ick
Barack Obama: meh
Mike Huckabee: blech
Hillary Clinton: grr!
Fred Thompson: hmm...
John Edwards: ew
Mitt Romney: eh
Rudy Giuliani: yay
Ron Paul: blarg
RC, I thought it was first word, not one word. Plus this is politics. Rules, we don't need no stinking rules! We are Banditos!
John McCain-John J. Macreedy, the hero of "Bad Day at Black Rock", as played by MCain lookalike Spencer Tracy.
Barack Obama-Father Chuck O'Malley- Bing Crosby in "Bells of St. Mary's"-it's the ears, not to mention they both sermonize.
Mike Huckabee-Elmer Gantry in the movie of the same name.
Hillary Clinton-"Sweet" Sue, as played by Joan Shawlee in "Some Like it Hot." Sweet Sue wasn't.
Fred Thompson-Wily Sen. Raymond Clark, as played by Edmond O'Brien in "Seven Days in May."
John Edwards-Pretty girl Tiffany, as played by Shelly Hack in "Charlie's Angels."
Mitt Romney-Pretty boy Conrad Birdie, as played by Jesse Person in "Bye Bye Birdie".
Rudy Giuliani-Sal Tessio as played by Abe Vigoda in "The Godfather", now that Rudy's lost most of his hair.
Ron Paul-Any of the aliens from Mystery Science Theater 3000.
John McCain - old
Barack Obama - plastic
Mike Huckabee - liberal
Hillary Clinton - mean
Fred Thompson - President
John Edwards - Gomer
Mitt Romney - rich
Rudy Guliani - old
Ron Paul - nut
Trey - redneck
Done in 11 seconds:
John McCain - Hard
Barack Obama - False
Mike Huckabee - Cheap
Hillary Clinton - Strong
Fred Thompson - Powerful
John Edwards - Reptile
Mitt Romney - Slick
Rudy Guliani - Corrupt
Ron Paul - Crazy
John McCain To Old to Rock and Roll, To Young to Die.
Barack Obama Say it loud, I’m Black and I’m Proud.
Mike Huckabee Jesus grab the Wheel.
Hillary Clinton The Tears of a Clown
Fred Thompson Tied of Waiting for You.
John Edwards I Feel Pretty.
Mitt Romney Penguin In Bondage
Rudy Giuliani Big Boss Man
Ron Paul Ground Control to Major Tom (Space Oddity)
'd cast them as:
John McCain -Captain Queeg in "the Caine Mutiny"
Barack Obama - Sidney Potier in "To Sir with Love"
Mike Huckabee - Andy Griffith in "Face in the Crowd".
Hillary Clinton - Nurse Rachet in "One flew over the Cuckoo's nest".
Fred Thompson - As the Sheriff in "Walking Tall"
John Edwards - As Robert Redford in the "Candidate"
Mitt Romney - As Henry Fonda in "The Best Man".
Rudy Guliani - As Donny Brasco in "Donny Brasco".
Ron Paul - As John Brown in "Santa Fe Trail".
John McCain -- Spike
Barack Obama -- Charlie Brown
Mike Huckabee -- Linus
Hillary Clinton -- Lucy
Fred Thompson -- Snoopy
John Edwards -- Frieda
Mitt Romney -- Sally Brown
Rudy Guliani -- Peppermint Patty
Ron Paul -- Woodstock
Best Supporting Actors
John McCain Joe Flynn in Mchales Navy
Barack Obama Huggy Bear in Starsky and Hutch
Mike Huckabee Hank Worden in the Searchers
Hillary Clinton Edie Falco in the Sopranos
Fred Thompson Terry Kiser in Weekend at Bernies
John Edwards Jaye Davidson in the Crying Game
Mitt Romney Matt Ross in Big Love
Rudy Giuliani John Cazale in Godfather II
Ron Paul Henry B. Wathall in Birth of a Nation
I've already done this with some of them:
John McCain - wily (he also reminds me of Brando's aging Godfather)
Rudy Giuliani - worldly
John Edwards - plausive
Let's try the others:
Barack Obama -- green (specifically like the green branch of a tree -- smooth and firm and undried and featureless)
Hillary Clinton -- steely
Fred Thompson -- sleepy
Mitt Romney -- Brylcreem
Ron Paul -- vinegar
oops, forgot:
Huckabee - carny
John Salmon: the McCain look-alike is not Spencer Tracy. It's the older Charlie Chaplin. Eerie.
The Chinese Astrology Guide to the Candidates:
John McCain Fire Rat
Barack Obama Metal Ox
Mike Huckabee Wood Sheep
Hillary Clinton Fire Pig
Fred Thompson Water Horse
John Edwards Water Snake
Mitt Romney Fire Pig
Rudy Guliani Wood Monkey
Ron Paul Wood Pig
Obviously, the best choice for our nation would be someone born in the Year of the Horse. Second best would be someone born in the Year of the Dog, however, no such candidate is presently in race (although the current President is, fortunately, a Dog Person).
Rat (Yang, 1st Trine, Fixed Element Water): Forthright, disciplined, systematic, meticulous, charismatic, hardworking, industrious, charming, eloquent, sociable, shrewd. Can be manipulative, cruel, dictatorial, rigid, selfish, obstinate, critical, over-ambitious, ruthless, intolerant, scheming.
Ox (Yin, 2nd Trine, Fixed Element Water): Dependable, calm, methodical, patient, hardworking, ambitious, conventional, steady, modest, logical, resolute, tenacious. Can be stubborn, narrow-minded, materialistic, rigid, demanding.
Tiger (Yang, 3rd Trine, Fixed Element Wood): Unpredictable, rebellious, colorful, powerful, passionate, daring, impulsive, vigorous, stimulating, sincere, affectionate, humanitarian, generous. Can be restless, reckless, impatient, quick-tempered, obstinate, selfish.
Rabbit (Yin, 4th Trine, Fixed Element Wood): Gracious, kind, sensitive, soft-spoken, amiable, elegant, reserved, cautious, artistic, thorough, tender, self-assured, astute, compassionate, flexible. Can be moody, detached, superficial, self-indulgent, opportunistic, lazy.
Dragon (Yang, 1st Trine, Fixed Element Wood): Magnanimous, vigorous, strong, self-assured, proud, direct, eager, zealous, fiery, passionate, decisive, pioneering, ambitious, generous, loyal. Can be arrogant, tyrannical, demanding, eccentric, dogmatic, over-bearing, impetuous, brash.
Snake (Yin, 2nd Trine, Fixed Element Fire): Deep thinker, wise, mystic, graceful, soft-spoken, sensual, creative, prudent, shrewd, ambitious, elegant, cautious, responsible, calm, strong, constant, purposeful. Can be loner, bad communicator, possessive, hedonistic, self-doubting, distrustful, mendacious.
Horse (Yang, 3rd Trine, Fixed Element Fire): Cheerful, popular, quick-witted, changeable, earthy, perceptive, talkative, agile mentally and physically, magnetic, intelligent, astute, flexible, open-minded. Can be fickle, anxious, rude, gullible, stubborn, lack stability and perseverance.
Sheep (Yin, 4th Trine, Fixed Element Fire): Righteous, sincere, sympathetic, mild-mannered, shy, artistic, creative, gentle, compassionate, understanding, mothering, determined, peaceful, generous, seeks security. Can be moody, indecisive, over-passive, worrier, pessimistic, over-sensitive, complainer.
Monkey (Yang, 1st Trine, Fixed Element Metal): Inventor, motivator, improviser, quick-witted, inquisitive, flexible, innovative, problem solver, self-assured, sociable, polite, dignified, competitive, objective, factual, intellectual. Can be egotistical, vain, selfish, cunning, jealous, suspicious.
Rooster (Yin, 2nd Trine, Fixed Element Metal): Acute, neat, meticulous, organized, self-assured, decisive, conservative, critical, perfectionist, alert, zealous, practical, scientific, responsible. Can be over zealous and critical, puritanical, egotistical, abrasive, opinionated.
Dog (Yang, 3rd Trine, Fixed Element Metal): Honest, intelligent, straightforward, loyal, sense of justice and fair play, attractive, amiable, unpretentious, sociable, open-minded, idealistic, moralistic, practical, affectionate, dogged. Can be cynical, lazy, cold, judgmental, pessimistic, worrier, stubborn, quarrelsome.
Boar (Yin, 4th Trine, Fixed Element Water): Honest, simple, gallant, sturdy, sociable, peace-loving, patient, loyal, hard-working, trusting, sincere, calm, understanding, thoughtful, scrupulous, passionate, intelligent. Can be naive, over-reliant, self-indulgent, gullible, fatalistic, materialistic.
Richard Nixon was a Water Rat
LBJ was an Earth Monkey
Jimmy Carter was a Wood Rat
Ronald Reagan (Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan...) was a Metal Pig
And our greatest modern day President, Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. (TR), was, like Fred Thompson (FT), born in...
the Year of the Horse.
Water Rat vs Water Horse
President Water Horse
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