Does anyone else feel this way about Jack Smith?

[LuckyCharms]

I don't know how to explain this properly.

I'm not one to fawn over celebrities or personalities. But as a straight male, I think I'm kind of in love with the guy, and scared shitless of him at the same time.

And I'm not sure what it is.

The way he carries himself? His prosecutorial history? Some kind of aura that he has?

He looks like just a regular guy, but he's a scary mofo at the same time.

Please don't chastise me about celebrity worship or anything like that, because that's not what I'm saying here.

I don't impress easily, but I'm impressed as hell by his seemingly no-nonsense manner and the speed at which he handled this investigation.

My opinion is that it's pretty much a guarantee that he will have a successful prosecution.

[Ocelot II]

1. I'm totally in love with his righteous badassness.

I can't decide if he scares me or if I want to have his baby. But he fascinates me.

[LuckyCharms]

7. I think that's the word I was looking for:

"fascinates".

[Joinfortmill]

29. yup

[Delmette2.0]

82. Respect is what I think of.

[KT2000]

2. As Rachel just said

He doesn't play with his food. He is the adult in the room and considering the state of this country - he is our parent.

[WarGamer]

3. Too soon.

Lets see how the prosecution ENDS.

[CentralMass]

12. +1

[Keepthesoulalive]

33. Not really

He’s taken us where no man has gone before.

[homegirl]

68. We are on the

same wave length. I put him in with Neal Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and the hero who went all the way and had to stay in the mother ship-Michael--please someone provide his name!

[WarGamer]

80. Don't forget Audie Murphy.

[mitch96]

44. Yup, we were all in love with Mueller. Our savior and it fell flat.. Lets see what happens, nt

[ShazzieB]

60. Sure, there's no real difference between Mueller and Smith.

Please refresh my memory, though. What did Mueller indict Trump for and when was it again? I can't seem to recall.

Don't know if I really need this, but just in case:

[Hekate]

4. Sounds about right to me, Lucky

[leftyladyfrommo]

5. It's nice to know that there are people like him.

Someone said that the thing about American history is that someone who could save the day always seems to rise up just when things get critical.

[Srkdqltr]

6. He looks tough. Tough is needed.

[Catherine Vincent]

8. You're ok with the feelings

You strongly admire him and it turns into intoxication. That's how I feel about a certain celebrity and it's not celebrity worship.

[ananda]

9. I don't mind being the celebrity worshipper here.

teehee

[halfulglas]

10. He's a man of integrity at a moment in history where he gets a chance to do the right thing

For his country and he has the confidence that he has the ability and strength to do it. That quiet confidence is sexy. Not the bluster of bullshit and bravado of TPG.

[FuzzyRabbit]

11. Smith acts like a professional.

Considering how the trumpers and repubs act, no wonder Smith seems like a Superman.

[Whatthe_Firetruck]

48. He's Batman.....

Superman has this all American feel good vibe around him, but Smith has the dark and dour persona of the Dark Knight Dectective.

[Trailrider1951]

13. I think that feeling is a combination of respect and admiration

Yeah, I'm impressed too.

[AnotherMother4Peace]

14. Jack Smith reminds me of a tough, cut-thru-the-bullshit, elite athlete who

has the dedication and does the work. I've had the good fortune to know several "elites" and they definitely have their eye on the prize.

[LuckyCharms]

15. That's interesting. He actually is a competitive triathlete.

He grew up about a one hour drive away from me.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Smith_(lawyer)#Notes

Edit: Sorry, the Wiki link isn't working right here.

[AnotherMother4Peace]

19. Interesting - being a triathlete & having become a swimmer in his mid-thirties.

Which meant he had to work EXTRA hard. Most swimmers start in childhood, and that muscle memory is locked in. Yeah, I'd say he is focused & does the work.

"Smith is a competitive triathlete despite not becoming a swimmer until he was in his mid-thirties." - Wiki

[chowder66]

16. He reminds me of my brother who is really nice but gets serious on important matters and

doesn't dither. He's very disciplined and that makes me want to be more like him.

[NowISeetheLight]

17. The Terminator

He’s a prosecution Terminator. Like a machine. No emotion. I love it.

[WheelWalker]

24. The Reaper. It's time to harvest.

[NowISeetheLight]

53. Yes

[Scrivener7]

18. He's the adult in the room. We aren't used to seeing that in our political world.

Basically, the people we are used to seeing fall into four categories:.

First are the blustering, bullying guys - usually but not exclusively guys - who think they're alpha, and who actually think alpha is a thing. They're unevolved and really stupid. Examples: trump and gym and gaetz and empty green and all the magats who were in the capital on January 6.

Second are people who kiss the asses of those first kinds of guys in ways that are just cringe worthy even to witness. They gain and hold power at the pleasure of the first kind.

Third are those who tiptoe around the first kind. Some of our own are guilty of this, though I think they do it for sincere though misguided reasons.

And finally, there are our men and women in politics who are brave and erudite, but they are stuck in a position where they are always fighting the first three kinds of people, so they are often imprisoned in a nuthouse. And they are not the ones who generally capture the news cycle.

Jack Smith is another kind of person altogether. He doesn't need to bluster. He has power and he knows what to do with it. He doesn't need to capture any news cycle, because he certainly will just by doing his job. He knows he just needs to apply the law. He doesn't need to cooperate with anyone to do his job, he doesn't need to impress anyone. He's just a guy who is bent on putting his head down and doing his job, and his job happens to be taking down the biggest political criminal in our history.

He's fab. Accuse me of celebrity worship over Jack Smith if you like. I'm guilty!

[allegorical oracle]

20. As a female, confess that I felt a swoon, too. He's cool and hot. nt

[Mr.Bill]

21. He looks like he just stepped out of a photo taken after

the gunfight at the OK corral which he survived without a scratch.

[lamp_shade]

22. Can I say I think he's HOT?

[Skittles]

74. get in line

yes INDEED

[WheelWalker]

23. R-E-S-P-E-C-T

[Bucky]

25. Joe Friday

except with some respect for due process

[Think. Again.]

26. Glad I'm not the only one...

...who is feeling a somewhat confusing.. attraction? for this kind of standard looking middle aged guy.

[Cha]

27. Yeah💙, I got Chills when I saw his

presser in Vids..

I really Liked that Jack Smith Praised the FBI and is Proud to stand with them!

Especially since the magat Cult is trying their damnedest to Discredit them..

All this time since we first heard about Jack Smith and here we Are!

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1017835364

[Joinfortmill]

28. He's the real deal.

[Jack the Greater]

30. This photo might explain the scared shitless part

[catbyte]

31. He looks like a guy who takes no bullshit from anyone. He kinda reminds me of my dad.

Underneath the relentless quest for justice and fair play, he was a helluva nice guy. And that was confirmed on Ari's show on MSNBC when a guest who knows him kept saying what a nice guy he is.

[Kennah]

34. I think Jack Smith and Creighton Waters are made from a similar mold

Creighton Waters is the prosecutor and put away Alex Murdaugh in South Carolina.

Serious people doing serious work, but in their off time, probably the nicest person in the room.

[Kennah]

35. Jack "The Hangman" Smith

[AKwannabe]

37. Feels truly objective to me

I watched his live statement. (I never watch news but got word here at DU it was going down so tuned in - now just watching and soaking it all in.)

I feel like we are in good hands.
Not that it will all go like we secretly hope, but that he is fully capable of the job(s) he has been given.

Good sigh of relief.

January 6 will have a redeemer IMHO and his name is Jack Smith.

[Marthe48]

38. He's formidable

And as I'm thinking about his reassuring presence, I remember the scene in City Slickers when Curly, played by Jack Palance, tells Billy Crystal that the meaning of life is one thing. Jack Smith figured out his one thing. I hope I'm not wrong about his resolve.

[paleotn]

39. My first impression. He's a man not to be fucked with.

[GenThePerservering]

40. he has seen a LOT

Worse than trump - the guy prosecuted war criminals at The Hague. He's probably just cleaning up the mess.

[rubbersole]

54. That's why he's perfect for this job.

History. We'll all be grateful in the near future.

[thomhartmann]

41. He's like Elliot Ness...

Which is very cool…

[leftyladyfrommo]

63. He needs a fedora. nt

[colorado_ufo]

66. Yes, that is my take on him.

He is one of The Untouchables.

[bdamomma]

42. I like him

better than Mueller. Don't mess with Jack!!!

[sdfernando]

43. Well all I can say is that

Competence, intelligence, and confidence can be sexy as all fuck.

[AKwannabe]

45. This

☝️

[PatSeg]

46. He's like the squeaky clean prosecutor in a movie

Intense, dogged, persistent, but outwardly reserved and taciturn. I often find that very sexy.

I have to say that I am very impressed as well. There has been no showboating and no playing to the cameras. Just a man with an important job to do and apparently no need or desire for the fame that goes with it.

[vlyons]

47. He personifies integrity

[greatauntoftriplets]

49. Ive had a thing for him for months.

He's smart, honest and a straight shooter. No BS with him

[dawn5651]

50. mr. smith is incredibly sure of himself and of his abilities in the courtroom

that to me is a bonus because he is going to need it all dealing with a narcissist such as the orange asshole...

[ecstatic]

51. He seemed like a nice guy. A little nervous even.

Didn't match the bad boy persona I had in my mind, but it's OK. I'd like to hear more from him but he's determined to say less and I'm ok with it.

[LT Barclay]

52. I've met some people in my life who are scary smart in some particular way. He seems like one of

them in a legal way. He seems to have that and strong personal ethics.

[KentuckyWoman]

55. Take no prisoners.

My husband was also not the type to take prisoners. He was generous and it took a ridiculous amount to get him to go at someone. When he did it was calculated. Complete. You were going down and there was no coming back. He had a presence and people know straight off. Only complete dumbshits pushed him that far.

Hillary Clinton and both Obama's give me the same feeling. You better be on your A game to even survive up against them.

Jack Smith is that guy. No prisoners.

[Volaris]

56. You're not wrong. I would NOT want that man trying to put me in prison.

He's one scary motherfucker (it's his eyes...he looks like some kind of wizard you don't want mad at you lol)

[MLAA]

57. I'm a straight 62 year old female and I feel the same way!

I understand completely, LuckyCharms. 😉

[felicemmp2]

58. The perfect man for the job

I love him. Period...

[Justice matters.]

59. Maybe not in front of that corrupt Qannon appointee...

But in front the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, surely...

Unless she learned her lesson and behaves without bias... Doubtful

[llmart]

61. He gives me hope when I despair about the populace in our country.

We hear so many things about the diminished morality that's occurred in my lifetime and we're at a juncture where we really need a hero - someone with a strong core set of principles that he won't compromise on. I think that's what we see in him. As someone else said, sort of a parent figure.

I don't think there's anyone more perfect for the job than he is.

[Bongo Prophet]

62. DUers: Average age 65+ going on 14

"Come back Shane!. Shane, come back!!!"

[gordianot]

64. He may eat hammers for breakfast.

If I had to face him in court I would be scared shitless

[Artcatt]

65. Shaves with a blow torch

[Rebl2]

67. He comes

across to me as serious, put my head down and do my work. Non nonsense kind of man, only the facts and truth.

[onecaliberal]

69. He is my real life Captain America.

[yobrault1]

70. I know exactly of what you speak

He also has an Elliot Ness-esque vibe and swagger Mueller did not.

Garland’s brilliant choice.

[Texin]

71. The first thing that popped into my brain looking at his bearded and

somewhat dark featured Spanish-looking visage, was of Torquemada of the Inquisition, and I LOVED it. Bring it.

[Jarqui]

72. There is a lot in that indictment to shut Trump/GOP people up.

It is simple. Well written.
I'll bet they lowered the reading level of the indictment to make it easier for the general public to grasp.
The details make it difficult to challenge or spin.

The evidence is fantastic; defying conspiracy theory with Trump's own words and deeds supported by his lawyer's notes, audio and video & photos, etc and a bunch of witnesses. You can't say the FBI planted Trump's audio with witnesses, etc.
The words "Espionage Act" are going to get many of those that don't get into the details.
37 counts covered by 8 statutes. With some/many of them, it seems incomprehensible how they can muster a defense.

Listening to Lawfare, I agree with them that we might see more indictments in DC and NJ on this.

We may yet see some related to foreign interests but there was no hint of that in the FL indictment.

Andrew Weissmann made one other point (paraphrased): "The Jan 6th indictments by Jack Smith will be similarly well written and similarly well supported with quality evidence and a variety witnesses." Andrew thinks the Jan 6th indictments will come before GA indictments.

[Skittles]

73. I was telling another DUer, I have never seen him smile

I am perversely attracted to that

[PlutosHeart]

75. Haha! You told me that and I get it.

The first time I saw his pic in robes not knowing much I was over the edge immediately.
There is nothing more sexy to me than a man with integrity, brains and a heart. He seems to have that in spades.
I worry for his safety very much.
His position I do not envy...for us and for the world.
He needs to stay away from windows, long staircases, have his food tested, and wear total body armor.
If we make it through all of this I want him to run for POTUS.

[Skittles]

78. it occurs to me, I have never heard him speak either

but I loves me some Jack

he seems like a pretty savvy guy and I do believe I saw a clip with some hefty bodyguards!

oh wow, the NEXT thread I clicked in was this one:

love his voice too!

[dlk]

76. I'm a big fan

He’s the right person at the right time and I have a lot of confidence in him. Garland selected well.

[Ilsa]

77. When Andrew Weissman said he was a really nice guy, that

that finished winning me over. He's adorable. My kind of man.

But alas, he's married. 😪

[SWBTATTReg]

79. As one DUer (and probably others too), he's not one to pussyfoot, beat around the bush, be

afraid of his own shadow as Lindsey Graham and others seem to be around tRUMP the Bullshiter (pardon my language).

Thank goodness that Jack's on the side of right, and justice, whereas the other republicans went rushing to tRUMP's defense etc.,

Why now ever believe the word of a republican now? After this (them running to tRUMP's tits), it really seriously made me doubt the republicans' words that they stand for Law and Order and Justice, and their words and things that they said in the past that seem to gloss over tRUMP's misdeeds etc.

Isn't there anyone else standing for justice too, besides us democrats and Jack Smith, that is, anyone on the republican side? It seriously throws the entire republican party into ill repute, whose motives I question now seriously from now, especially after this. I've always questioned them before, but now, I seriously will doubt the words of any republicans.

[Ruby the Liberal]

81. I felt the same tonight when I saw his presser

First time I have seen or heard him. I found him very impressive.

He came across as a man of integrity, and a bad ass at the same time. Dangerous combo.

[BComplex]

83. I'm pretty much in awe myself.

He's impressive as hell, LuckyCharms. I agree with your assessment.

[flamingdem]

84. It crossed my mind that he looked hawt when reading the indictment

And his dark eyes flash making him a tad scary!

The beard adds to the total effect.

All I can can say is yeah!