Beware Luce Women
By Nicole Belle Saturday Nov 22, 2008 9:30am
There is a famous sign from the French Quarter that immediately comes to mind when viewing the ad for the Clare Booth Luce Policy Institute's new "Conservative Babe" calendar:
Following in the tradition of past calendars from the Luce Policy Institute, Pretty in Mink celebrates smart, conservative women role models ... with flair.
We took some of your favorite leaders of today’s conservative movement on a journey back in time, and made them up into glamorous movie stars of classic Hollywood. Back when the big screen was a little more glamorous, women were a little more feminine, the men a little more charming—and the world a little less politically correct. We’ve saved Clare Boothe Luce herself for the last month of the year; we think you’ll agree that the legacy of this conservative icon makes her an appropriate ending for our calendar. And every single one of the other beautiful women featured in Pretty in Mink is one hundred percent a “Luce Lady.”
I just threw up in my mouth a little. Wanna get a glimpse of those glamour girls?
Notice anyone missing? Rich Lowry is going to be so disappointed.
The calendar was sponsored in part by Miller's Furs, who supplied furs for most of the cover girls. That is except for Miss December, the eponymous Clare Booth Luce and Miss September Ann Coulter, who happily supplied her own mink coat. There's a joke there, but I'm not taking it.
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As they said back in the day "ye gads!"..
Odds Bodkins!!!
'No good deed goes unpunished.'
draping yourself in roadkill.
No wonder Sarah Palin wanted to pose in front of the turkey slaughter, they think it's classy.
Sarah's waiting for the in "Turkey feathers" shoot.
They'd have captured the wee furry beasts, cracked their wee cervical vertabrae between their teeth, skinned 'em and slapped those puppies right on!
Malkin had to keep on makin' that psychoscowl and now her face has frozen that way permanently.
And Coulter still has that "Bitch of Buchenwald" glow...
Malkin and Coulter? No, I think I'll probably just take a pass on this one. I never heard of the Luce Policy Institute but those two names tell me all I need to know about it.
Who's missing? One of those Fox And Friends bitches?
They all look so dead. Whatever they did with the eyes of all of these witches makes them look like they've been to a taxodermist.
Anorexia Coultergiest!?!? Oh dear, even if you can look past the politics and her foul mouth how the hell can anyone want to look at her?
Let us all pray to the Porceline God Urgh.
*stares*
really?
oh, lol
This looks like a total joke. It's to appalling to be serious, right?
Seriously? Coulter as a glamor girl? Well "and the world a little less politically correct." <- They've got THAT down at least.
They are trying to look "glamorous" but seriously, these pictures have absolutely no soul. Really. Look at them! They look like cyborgs trying their best human impersonation but the best they can pull off is cold and dead. There's absolutely no light in their eyes. These pictures are actually creeping me out.
"Here, stick this dead thing on, now...click! Ok great sweetheart, we did it in one! Sure, we'll get youse a copy doll. now move along! NEXT!"
Irving Penn, Ernest Bachrach, Whitey Schafer, C S Bull, all trailblazers in the field of Hollywood glamour photography have left behind a huge body of work that the poor sod who drew the short straw and had to try to make these
broadsdamesI mean ladies look halfway not unglamorous. I think Avedon would have thrown his hands up at this mess.What, no Jeff Gannon, under-aged male interns, or diaper shots?
...there aren't ANY good looking conservative women?
When one of THOSE enters a room, the temperature goes down twenty degrees.
BTW, if Coulter WERE transgendered, she'd be too busy dealing with hate and discrimination to be a spokeswomen for the right wing.
You've brought up an interesting point. If you're transgendered and want to AVOUD hate and discrimination from the right, the best way to do it is to BECOME right. Then everybody will assume you can't possibly be transgendered. It's a pretty familiar form of "in plain sight" camouflage. Just ask Larry Craig, Ken Melman and Mark Foley.
I think I'm going to hurl
Where's Eva Braun?
Where's Guiliani is his Upper West Side hookery???
They could do a whole other issue called "Delightful in Drag,"
featuring, I don't know, Guiliani, Vitter, Craig, Foley, Gannon,???
she had a white house presser
Back when Nazis showed the promise of world domination for the Aryan race, when certain people were allowed to have separate facilities, away from certain other people...
Wow, great minds, I tell ya! :)
men were men and sheep had nervous tics.
Back before women could vote and could be more easily diciplined - without fear of arrest.
when a husband could correct his wife by beating her with a stick - as long as it was no bigger around than his thumb.
"...stars of classic Hollywood. Back when the big screen was a little more glamorous, women were a little more feminine, the men a little more charming—and the world a little less politically correct."
One thing that I've always found interesting is how Conservatives... ALL Conservatives... pine for the past - usually a fictitious "Leave it to Beaver" meets "Mayberry" 1950's White America.
It was Dole's downfall in '96 when he promised "a return to old-style values" when the country was electing the next President at the dawn of the 21st Century.
Who are these people?
Frozen Tarts!
enjoy your ignorance...if you spend any more time in the political world...you'll become familiar with these idiots.
There's nothing redeeming to knowing of Coulter or Malkin.
Wise men profit more from fools than fools from wise men; for the wise men shun the mistakes of fools, but fools do not imitate the successes of the wise.
Cato
And by "people" you mean...?
"These People?"
:-D
Nazi's in 1950, slavers in 1870.
Their time is over, but they don't know it. They lost but think there's still a battle going on.
They're being left behind, as they should be, and they just don't get why.
Like Palin, they think if they dress like us and look like us that they are like us and they don't understand what's missing in them that makes them not like us at all.
http://tinyurl.com/3a34a
These photographs are terrifying and, on top of that, they're not even good photographs. The liquid eyeliner looks clownish on most of those women. Those photos seriously give me the willies.
What's even more frightening to me is the thought of the people who would actually buy this garbage...
This explains why Dole, and Limbaugh have that umm...dysfunction.
does explain their need for chemical "enhancements". But I think Rush's "little blue pill" are little Dominican boys...
Paging Ms. Kathleen Parker.... Hmmm
Not only does the calendar claim they look "pretty in mink" (why not just kill baby seals and have done with it?) but they're all WAY out of step with American values, political and economic -- who can AFFORD mink even if you approve of wearing it?
Well, it's the only chance these loser women will ever have to be "glamorous", but it's pathetic, and who cares? See one to Rush Limbaugh so he has something exciting to do in the evenings.
Why they invented viagra...
I used to work banquets - once a had this banquet where all these women showed up in minks, and this was in Orlando! I couldn't figure out what the hell was wrong with these women.
It was a Republican banquet, (Ollie North spoke - and, my God they treated him like a hero).
Needless to say, they were incredibly cheap tippers.
Sex appeal is something one either has or doesn't...these conservative girls try so hard to be sexy....and then they start talking.
What I might try with a woman who was like this bunch would be to cut all the formalities short and ask for pussy....while demanding total silence....that might get me ready.
wingnut blogs declare victory again today:
http://www.zombietime.com/vi_day/
[Stay on topic-Sitemonitor]
Beware of pickpockets and palin women.
The only hot right-winger is Patricia Heaton, and she's not on there so I say the hell with it.
....maybe she's bitter from losing a boyfriend to one of the many sexy liberal women out here.
..is the apple of my eye too (she's gorgeous), but I completely despise her politics.
Oh well, it's not like I ever had a chance to win her heart over anyway, lol
It's why I'll just kindly look away while a couple of liberal women I know will still drool over looking at John King.
that Janine Turner is a right-winger, and she ain't there, either...
She's making plenty of dough doing those workout machine commercials with Chuck Norris, Wesley Snipes, and Christie Brinkley.
The way Kathleen Harris goes around exposing herself, you'd think she would be a willing volunteer for this.
Or maybe even the reichwing can't stand the thought and rejected her.
I can only say, in the words of Homer Simpson: "I'm not gay, but I'll learn."
Classic.
Beauty is only skin deep. Ugly goes to the bone.
Evil penetrates through makeup.
No.
Britney?
(From 2003)
Where's Bay Buchanan? She would fit in nicely with this group.
This one is a stupid pain in the ass, as is the new Log In requirement. Why did you Break the site? It worked fine, accessed easily, and was user friendly. No more.
"Notice anyone missing? Rich Lowry is going to be so disappointed. You can see all the photos here"
No, you CAN'T "see all the pictures here" - unless you're looking for a picture of a log-in button. Why do you put up a link to a site we can't access freely? That's NOT helpful. If all you have is a link to a "members only" site, don't fuckin' bother.
[I could see them, and I'm not a member. Nice to see you posting again, sorry you had a hard time getting registered. Please feel free to vent at sitemonitor1[at]gmail.com. Of course you know to replace '[at]' with '@' Sitemonitor]
I don't see Mary Matalin? Did I just miss her?
to make Matelin look good
I meant that comment as a Photoshop hobbyist, not as a sexist or partisan insult.
it's a little late for a Halloween post?
They look like the kind of women who regularly get all kinds of marriage proposals ... from guys in correctional facilities.
recidivism is so high?
The only use I can see for this is as a gag gift at a Christmas party. You just know it would be re-gifted in the same manner.
25 bucks. I'd rather give that kind of dough to a food bank, or a homeless shelter, Toys for Tots, Salvation Army, etc...
http://www.cc.uoa.gr/~ctrikali/discus/message...
Oh my god... that is such a good idea.
Only I'll rip the photos from the internet and print the calendar myself for less... yes...
Brilliant idea, thank you.
Or maybe just grow up a little.
Retro pin-up fashion is all the vogue right now, so you can't read "yearning for the past" conservatism into it; what about Dita von T.? Actually, a bunch of actresses right now are working together on an old-school pin-up shoot, so keep up a little with pop culture.
But let's get to the real point: grow up. Plenty of people in this world wear fur, and they're decent, ordinary people. Many women have sharp intellects and are hot, even if Hillary isn't one of them.
The "they're ugly, I don't like them" argument should've died out by high school, ladies and gentlemen. [Deleted. Off topic-Sitemonitor]
it can be done well (see my above post, I was a photography major in art school) or it can be done cack handedly. This is the latter, worse than the latter. It's not retro at all. It's one backdrop, same lighting for everyone, and the thing that's supposed to make the photos 'special' or interesting is being used as an afterthought, or a dishrag.
And who are you to tell people here how to behave?
Her screen name says it all.
I, for one, don't care what they are wearing.
This is just silly and poorly executed.
I also, don't care "what everyone is doing," and
I doubt that the Hollywood hating crowd would ever cop to
that being their phisophical position on this piece.
This is probably some poor, young, gay intern's idea
of glamorizing up his fantasy fag hags.
of disdain for the hoi polloi.
Coming in here, all Reagany and telling people here to Grow Up?
Christ. They must be made of brass. Anyone who thinks Reagan was the second coming has their head lodged so far up the colo-rectal tract, they probably can't see the photos...
On Edit: And can I just say, 'gipperidiot' their looks have nothing to do with why they're reviled here.
It's the ugly crap that rolls out of there pieholes.
It's the blackness of what they allege to be their hearts.
It's their unquestioning support of an arsehole and his ruinous policies that have come close to destroying the world and our country.
It's the turnabout they all made, when after being told by us for 7 years this guy was an asshole, they decided he was, then blamed the last 8 years on the Democrats.
In could go on, but you really don't have the intellect to get it, I'm sure.
Miss Kitty, Is that the new"neo-con village" housing project that's outside Denver?-CEO
Your post is emblamatic of so much that is essentially wrong with the GOP.
This ain't retro. This is the Monica Goodling school of pin-up calendars; underqualified models and poorly executed photos, and you're apparently not even capable of understanding WHY it's below standards.
This is what you guys fail to understand: sometimes half-assed efforts look just like what they are, half-assed efforts, and, contrary to the GOP's basic philosophy, half-assed efforts should not count as good, or even good enough.
This kind of thing does go a long way to explain Palin's appeal to the GOP base. She's basically a half-assed effort on two legs, and no amount of blind adoration will turn her into a Fulbright Scholar. Not enough lipstick in the world for that kind of pork transformation.
You see, it's not just that this is crappy and half-assed, it's that you don't know enough to realize why.
Remember FOX "news" attempting to do a reight wing version of The Daily Show? It was about as successful as their attempt to do a business-only channel. The GOP will never learn that you can't make a silk purse out of sow's ear, put lipstick on a pig, or polish a turd.
Ladies and Gentlemen means Rush Limbaugh?
It could also mean the opening to the Indy 500...as in, start your engines.
but I'm pretty sure it doesn't.
The fact that you preach good manners and recommend we all "keep up a little with pop culture" on a blog is hilarious to me.
Pwnd.
And by "a blog" I totally mean THIS blog.
Beware of loose women.
Tis the height of frusteration to be betting you're groove on only to keep flopping out repeatedly.
Tis the height of frustration to be Getting your groove on only to keep flopping out repeatedly.
Thassa what I meant to say, I'm not used to typing sober.
No Midge Decter, no Luciane Goldberg, no Phyllis Schafly. No Gooper first ladies. No heartland hausfrau abortion doctor killers? What kind of headboard display is this?! If this is supposed to help sire the next generation of Gooper warriors. Forget it.
Apparently Claire Luce hasn't been dead long enough.
Will be a great tool for the Abstinence Only classes for the boys.
Here's a great picture from the 'more glamourous' era they're talking about - from a PSA against VD.
Not Just Your Gal
In the darkest most crime ridden streets of the world these...well I am not sure for certain what they are, but I do know that they have a natural protection and defense from rape. Hate mongers and wet fur have a very foul stench that prevents a male from getting an erection. It also helps protects the male from doing something he will regret and feel ashamed of for the rest of his life. How ever I do find the hair on the back of their hands and neck to be really exciting, one word of warning* hide your wallet in your shoes*.-CEO,citizens,eyes,open.
[Deleted. Off topic. It's too late for you, but here's the commenting policy you should have read before posting here, wherein it is explained how this is a privately owned blog, not the government. We are not obliged to cater to your needs, just because you are a Reagan Republican. I know you feel entitled to special treatment, but we have one set of rules for everyone. It includes you too, dear-Sitemonitor]
"We are not obliged to cater to your needs, just because you are a Reagan Republican".That's real people talk for ,don't try to post bold faced lies and propaganda on this site.Say didn't "raygun" get rid of the fairness rules? I am concerned,I think you have had an acid flash back and not come down yet...hey see the pretty lites? Gold star to Site.-CEO,citizens,eyes,open.
It's worse to be a Zipperguy
Especially when said zipper catches your pubes.
send them over....
I'm writing Santa that all I want for Christmas is his list of naughty girls.
This calendar betrays the conservatives' fascination with the past. They're glamorizing that time because they believe the men were strong and burly, women were submissive housekeepers, and the adorable freckle faced children played merrily in the golden fields all day long.
It's a fantasy. That past never existed. The movies of the time portrayed that fantasy because people back then wished it were true. Modern conservatives are actually glamorizing a time when blacks weren't allowed to vote, women were socially repressed, and wars caused the deaths of millions of scared young men. Religious persecution, violent crimes, and social injustices were rampant.
Modern conservatives spend so much of their time focusing on problems of today while at the same time fantasizing about the perfect world they believe existed a few decades ago. That's what makes them conservative. They truly believe the world was better then and is much worse now, so they desire a return to the laws and social agendas of previous generations.
The way to combat conservatives who yearn for the past isn't with rhetoric. It's to show them the factual reality of the past. By correcting the fantasy you remove one of the reasons to be conservative.
PS: to people saying that these ladies are unattractive, those comments are childish and undignified.
Beauty is skin deep, but ugly goes to the bone. That's the point. Ugly is as ugly does.
hahaha - Ann Coulter [Deleted-Sitemonitor]. It just proves you can dress up a turd....
You know what the funniest part is though? These are people, especially Coulter and Malkin, who rail against "Hollywood Liberals" and the "celebrity left", and here's a calandar of ugly conservative woman basically playing dressup as......
is just one more Luce Woman.
Hello? Gippernomics for the last three decades have ruined a great many people - except for those with many millions.
"Gipper"- anything will henceforth serve as a warning to reasonable people.
It's a name that suggests the implementation of extreme policy without sufficient prior asessment and never stopping to evaluate the success of said policy - or lack thereof.
I guess that must be what it takes to be a Luce Woman; the ability to smile beatifically and blandly, all the while knowing that Hubby's politics have destroyed millions of lives.
That's the problem when all your gays are so deeply closeted they can't come out to help with the photoshoot. Now think of the calendar the Democrats could make...
Really "classy" shoot. Looks like the guy who takes the school portraits was behind the camera...
Totally. We have Naomi Klein, Stephanie Miller, Jessica Alba, Ashley Judd, Rachel Maddow... Much more pleasing to the eye instead of Mann Coulter and The Rabid Pekinese.
The Rabid Pekinese...call 911,I just split a gut!
Wait a minute, didn't the Luce family buy the Zapruder film?
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And who IS missing? I can't tell. Joe The Plumber?
Being a red-blooded American male. I saw the words "Babe calendar" and was just about to pick it when I saw the word "Conservative", and I was instantaneously repulsed, including the proverbial shudder.
Fortunately I was able to scroll down without having my eyes fall on the photos as I looked for the "Post a Comment" link. Thanks for not making them readily visible. It would have been FAR worse than seeing my parents having sex. My psyche is, therefore, intact....
The first thing I thought when looking at this was of all the girls from my high-school senior class who had "Glamour Shots" pictures taken.
The last REAL Republican babe was Tricia Nixon.
Doing the Photoshop touch up on the pictures for this calendar must have been a real *b*tch of a job. You'd have to go in pixel by pixel to clone over the frown lines and plastic surgery scars.
*pun intended
I think I'd like to go out with a conservative woman; especially Malkin or Coulter. It would feel so dirty and wrong, but oh so good in a kinky way.
No you wouldn't! My second girlfriend was and is a Conservative. Worst mistake I've ever made in my life. It's been almost thirty years and I still regret it.
My nomination goes to Bush Flunky Deputy Assistant Secretary for Coalition Affairs, Debra Cagan.
http://phoenixwoman.files.wordpress.com/2007/...
More evidence that wing nuts aren't human but the first wave of an extra-terrestrial invasion of the earth.
I am sure that way back in the grand ole 1930's someone thought Magda Goebbels, Eva Braun and Ilse Koch were hot babes too. The faces change, but the Fascism and hatred perdure. To this calendar I say without equivocation, YUCK!
..would have looked far nicer in gray scale with just the right amount of light diffusion and contrast. That kinda thing costs money though!
Obviously, the entire budget for this calendar was blown on just getting Ann Coulter to look like a female, let alone a glamorous one.
Wow! About as hot as,... oh, the surface of the ninth planet from the sun?
Why not get Barbara Bush to model some swimwear while you're at it.
It's stuff like this that drove BTK to start killing.
Well, at least we know those creatures can be photographed. I think there was some argument over whether they could be captured on film or not.
...to a planet that values human skin as high fashion.
gippergal and Coulter, Malkin et al can really up the retro-glamour quotient by dragging out and modeling their favourite pairs of jackboots for the 2010 edition.
Sorry; conservative politics/social stances in a woman act even quicker than saltpeter for me, regardless of how hot they are. It was especially painful to have to cross Janine Turner off my list.
Yeah, that was damn sad that she turned out to be such a retrograde nut.
Skanky hos!
There isn't a woman on that calendar who wouldn't have terrified Attila the Hun.
appears to have finally introduced Kelly Anne (Queen of Frizz) Conway to creme rinse. It's only taken a decade or so...
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