Former New Hampshire Governor John Sununu last week made an ugly comment about President Obama -- I won't repeat it here, though the media did endlessly -- and when I heard his name, the mental image of him formed in my mind. I've always thought that John Sununu is one of the ugliest human beings on the planet.
That got me thinking. Ever notice how many of the Republican demagogues who say ugly things are themselves ugly? Are the two things related? Seems so to me. I offer photographic proof below. Discuss among yourselves and feel free to add your personal favorites, as I'm sure I've missed many more.
The Ugly Parade is below:
The aforementioned John Sununu:
Darth Cheney:
Bill-o:
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer:
Senate Minority Leader Mitch "The Turtle" McConnell:
Congressman Allen "The Mouth" West:
Congresswoman "Mean Jean" Schmidt:
Fox News Mouthpiece Bill Kristol:
And his Boss, Fox News' Roger Ailes:
Another Crazy Foxx, this one Congresswoman Virginia Foxx:
Senator Charles Grassley:
Here in Full Demagoguery, Alaska Congressman Don Young:
And finally, the biggest and ugliest of them all, Flush Limbaugh: