Hail to the Hottie-in-Chief
You know what they say: When the White House is a-rockin’, don’t come ’a-knockin’.
Oh, and how it has rocked over the years. From Kennedy to Clinton, Lincoln to FDR, there has been no lack of presidential nookie in that grand old mansion—and no lack of interest in the lurid details of our presidents’ most intimate (and sometimes controversial) affairs.
But what makes our current president, a.k.a. the “Hottie-in-Chief,” and his equally lusted-after first lady so especially fascinating to us, the American people? The media certainly has picked up on our obsession with the first couple and their celebrity status has risen faster than you can say, “Move over Britney and Lindsey.” But which came first, the media sexualization of the president and his booty-licious wife, or our desire to “read all about it?”
As previously noted, this preoccupation with our commander-in-chief’s sex life is not anything novel. But, somehow, the Obamas have ignited a whole new way of viewing the president and his first lady. From cover shots of bare-chested President Obama in only his swim trunks, to media outlets creating a controversial frenzy over Michelle Obama showing her arms (oh no, not that!) in the sleeveless dress she wore to her husband’s address to Congress, they are making history as the first couple in the White House to be overtly sexualized by the media—and we are eating it up.
There are many hypotheses as to why the Obamas are stirring the pot and becoming sex symbols in their own right. Some say it’s the fact that they are young, black and beautiful, and Americans haven’t had a young, sexy president since JFK graced the oval office. Others still say it is because President Obama and Michelle publicly display their affection more than any other president and first lady, which causes men and women alike to view them in a more sexual light. Perhaps Americans like seeing the president as a human, just like us, who puts his pants on one leg at a time—and screws his beautiful wife every chance he gets. Our enthusiastic fascination could be a way of relating to the president on a more personal level, in order to further trust him with the fragile state of our union. Whatever the reason, it doesn’t seem an interest that will be waning anytime soon.
Hey, did you hear there’s any Obama sex tape? Nah, turns out it’s just a virus that jacks up your computer. But I got your attention didn’t I?
So what did the country do before sex tapes, Internet gossip sites and Star magazine? Well, there was the good old-fashioned rumor mill, for one. In addition to countless “unauthorized” biographies that claimed to have all the kinky details of what happened behind closed doors at the White House. Whether it was a president or first lady’s sexual orientation (a little lesbian action for Eleanor Roosevelt, perhaps?) or an executive “piece” on the side (Clinton, JFK, FDR, the list goes on), there has been no shortage of theories, gossip and controversy. Let’s take a stroll back in history, and delve into a few of the bedside tales of some of the greatest (and not so great) leaders of our country.
Oh, and how it has rocked over the years. From Kennedy to Clinton, Lincoln to FDR, there has been no lack of presidential nookie in that grand old mansion—and no lack of interest in the lurid details of our presidents’ most intimate (and sometimes controversial) affairs.
But what makes our current president, a.k.a. the “Hottie-in-Chief,” and his equally lusted-after first lady so especially fascinating to us, the American people? The media certainly has picked up on our obsession with the first couple and their celebrity status has risen faster than you can say, “Move over Britney and Lindsey.” But which came first, the media sexualization of the president and his booty-licious wife, or our desire to “read all about it?”
As previously noted, this preoccupation with our commander-in-chief’s sex life is not anything novel. But, somehow, the Obamas have ignited a whole new way of viewing the president and his first lady. From cover shots of bare-chested President Obama in only his swim trunks, to media outlets creating a controversial frenzy over Michelle Obama showing her arms (oh no, not that!) in the sleeveless dress she wore to her husband’s address to Congress, they are making history as the first couple in the White House to be overtly sexualized by the media—and we are eating it up.
There are many hypotheses as to why the Obamas are stirring the pot and becoming sex symbols in their own right. Some say it’s the fact that they are young, black and beautiful, and Americans haven’t had a young, sexy president since JFK graced the oval office. Others still say it is because President Obama and Michelle publicly display their affection more than any other president and first lady, which causes men and women alike to view them in a more sexual light. Perhaps Americans like seeing the president as a human, just like us, who puts his pants on one leg at a time—and screws his beautiful wife every chance he gets. Our enthusiastic fascination could be a way of relating to the president on a more personal level, in order to further trust him with the fragile state of our union. Whatever the reason, it doesn’t seem an interest that will be waning anytime soon.
Hey, did you hear there’s any Obama sex tape? Nah, turns out it’s just a virus that jacks up your computer. But I got your attention didn’t I?
So what did the country do before sex tapes, Internet gossip sites and Star magazine? Well, there was the good old-fashioned rumor mill, for one. In addition to countless “unauthorized” biographies that claimed to have all the kinky details of what happened behind closed doors at the White House. Whether it was a president or first lady’s sexual orientation (a little lesbian action for Eleanor Roosevelt, perhaps?) or an executive “piece” on the side (Clinton, JFK, FDR, the list goes on), there has been no shortage of theories, gossip and controversy. Let’s take a stroll back in history, and delve into a few of the bedside tales of some of the greatest (and not so great) leaders of our country.
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