5 Hotties That Make Daddy Issues Amazing.

Some might say, perhaps, that an absent father has contributed to my love of older men.

I mean, I would never say that. Never. I would like to think I’m reformed from acting out on such issues.

But when my friend agreed with Jon Hamm as an undeniable hottie in a recent post, it was followed with: “You know this is our daddy issues at play… Right?”

So in celebration of the daddy issues I may or may not have:

5 Hotties I’d Happily Have Daddy Issues For

5) George Clooney

Cliche right? I know. But he gets better with age. Yum.

4) Martin Sheen

I realize about half of the readers are going to be saying “Ick Ick icky” about this one, and that’s fine. But you have to watch The West Wing to really GET this one. President Bartlett is the ULTIMATE father figure and while I could happily comment on the more obvious Sam Seaborn or the intellectual route with Josh Lyman, in the name of the list’s theme, I think I should admit my odd attraction to the ever wise, and ever dreamy Josiah.

3) Jon Stewart

What can I say? I like my men smart. And grey. And perhaps a tad bit Jewish. Deal with it.

2) Shemar Moore

At 41 and not greying, I decided that he and Taye Diggs did not constitute the “daddy issue” list. Then, in a moment of weakness, I Googled Shemar, found the below pic and thought “Sweet Jesus.” There was some drooling that followed that.

Then he went on the list. At 41, he could have fathered me at 19, thus making him a suitable and so-damn-dreamy candidate for this list. Ugh.

1) Jon Hamm

He is the cause for this list. And… Just look at him. It’s SO good.

If I were to round out my top ten, the other 5, in no particular order would be: Chris Noth, Taye Diggs, Cary Grant, Aaron Sorkin and Barack Obama. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, I think the President of the ACTUAL free world is less hot than the president of the imaginary West Wing America.

It’s my blog, it’s my list.

If you have any additions, let me know.

And you know what? If all “Daddy Issue decisions” looked as good as the above ones, instead of unfortunately hooking up with the guy who is uncomfortably too old, the world would be a happier place.

Enjoy!

Why Jon Stewart Matters

“Russ Feingold was defeated for having progressive values. In Louisiana, David Vitter has absolutely destroyed his challenger by going out with hookers.” – Jon Stewart

So I have a theory.

Jon Stewart is a genius.

Ok, so I am not the first to think that. Sky high ratings, with 2 million viewers an episode and an almost cult like following, pretty much speak for themselves. I am also not the first to point out the Daily Show phenomenon in relation to how people obtain news.  More and more Generation X-ers are turning to him as a source of news, not just entertainment. And when hundreds of thousands of people from across the country show up to your Rally to Restore Sanity, I think it is a pretty good sign you have hit a high as far as influence goes.

But what intrigues me the most, and why I am willing to call genius, is the way mainstream media has begun to wonder- What is The Daily Show doing? In the past several weeks, pundits on both sides of the aisle have been quick to criticize Stewart’s actions. Bill Maher called Stewart out, accusing him of being a part of the system The Daily Show criticizes and doing nothing productive to call people to action. One day last week, Maher took a moment to point out the issues he saw with Stewart. No doubt this moment was a symptom of the frustration felt post the Democrat’s post 2010 Election Day slaughter. The rant was impressive:  “When Jon announced his rally, he said the national conversation was dominated by people on the Right who believe Obama’s a Socialist and people on the Left who believe 9/11’s an inside job, but I can’t name any Democratic leaders who think 9/11’s an inside job. But Republican leaders who think Obama’s a Socialist…all of them,” and continued on for over 4 minutes.

Rachel Maddow took a different approach.  She invited Stewart to her show for a “sit down.” As if it didn’t already seem over dramatic to be inviting a comedian over to interrogate his motives, she did it against a black background with police-station-florescent lighting and playing the role of good cop AND bad cop. Impressive. All that was missing was a one-way window and we would have had an episode of Law and Order SVU.

So what does this mean, that the liberal side of the media is now attacking a comedian who arguably leans liberal? To me it is a sign of just what the Daily Show represents. It isn’t loyal. It doesn’t protect a side. It doesn’t even consistently promote a side. It spends most of its time making fun of the institution and the rhetoric. The show rarely spends time advocating viewers to action, which seems to be getting a favorable response from its young adult viewers.

Why? Because this is who we are. WE are cynical. We have a hard time accepting what the institutions of government tell us but we aren’t in any big rush to fix it.  We are the first to admit to you that both sides of the aisle are nuts, we don’t necessarily want to be affiliated with either for too long.  And instead of trying to alter us, or ignore what our generation is experiencing, Stewart embraces it with every Daily Show episode.

And THAT is why he is a genius.