I know this was a hoax but could the mention of Obama as a 'metrosexual' be to confuse people

[applegrove]

now that Obama has come out in favour of same sex marriage?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Pepper

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Part of American political lore is the Smathers "redneck speech," which Smathers reportedly delivered to a poorly educated audience. The "speech" was never given; it was a hoax dreamed up by one reporter. Time Magazine, during the campaign, falsely claimed that Smathers said this:

Are you aware that Claude Pepper is known all over Washington as a shameless extrovert? Not only that, but this man is reliably reported to practice nepotism with his sister-in-law, he has a brother who is a known homo sapiens,[9] and he has a sister who was once a thespian in wicked New York. Worst of all, it is an established fact that Mr. Pepper, before his marriage, habitually practiced celibacy.[10]

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[RKP5637]

1. Well could be. The ignorance is so high in America all it takes is

a funny looking word linked to some negativity and fools will make all of the illogical deductions.

[LiberalFighter]

6. Consider on Jeopardy with Anderson Cooper, Nora ODonnell and another contestant

not knowing the correct answer which was Eli Whitney. Demonstrating that they didn't learn much in high school or college.

[Democrats_win]

2. It might backfire: David Beckham is a metrosexual.

I don't know if people remember when People magazine did stories about metrosexuals. Metrosexuals are obviously cooler than ordinary cool people. Just think, Obama could pull a Romney and refuse to apologize for being a success of "cool." Isn't it better to be super cool than have flip-flopping French horses?

The Claude Pepper story is amazing and amusing. Maybe "those" people who fell for it wouldn't vote for Obama anyway.

[area51]

3. The "metrosexual" label was done to John Kerry. n/t

[JDPriestly]

4. Maybe Obama could clear this thing up by challenging Romney to a basketball game.

[JHB]

5. "metrosexual" is just "girlymen" without the Austrian accent

No confusion, just calling him a "f*g" for the RWer homophobe jeerleaders without using that exact word.