PAST POST – June 29 2009: MJ, Farrah and hot world leaders

01Nov09

It’s been a whirlwind in Australian and worldwide political and modern culture that this feverent new junkie didn’t have enough time to jot down my random thoughts about what’s been laden to us in the news.

Completely disregarding ‘Ute-gate’ as it’s so last week (excepting Turnbull’s popularity dropped from his legal-eagle evidence gathering skills) it’s become customary to and I wanted to pay respects to both the late Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett. Both epitomised their respective cultures and became icons of their times. Despite controversies and illnesses, neither will be forgotten.

Last night on Rove, Bruno aka alias of comedian Sacha Baron Cohen made an interesting comment about our Prime Minster Kevin Rudd. He called him ‘cute.’ It got me thinking about the power of looks in politics and I’ve compiled my top 5of past and present leaders I think are attarctive. Like them or loathe them, in my opinion they have that je ne sais quoi which is attractive.

5. José Socrates – Portugal
Firstly, his name is Socrates, which is cool and secondly he looks like a young Dustin H from ‘Graduate’ era. Kind of McDreamy.

4. Nicholas Sarkozy
He’s French, mais oui. And I’m not going to act all British and hold that against him. He also pulled Carla Bruni (but then who hasn’t?)

3. Henry VIII of England
Not only has he been portrayed by Jonathan Rhys Meyers, but the man broke away from conventional religion and formed his own faith and imperialistic rule based on his own desires. A man with a strong will is hot.

2. Barack Obama
Perhaps I’ll appear to be a bit la-la if I say that this guys woos with his words like men should. His books are well written and his rhetoric and presence is compelling.

1. Vladimir Putin
Russian gangster who makes his own rules plus voted Russia’s Best Looking Man which is remarkable for that part of the world.