Mitt Romney is the superior candidate - because of his JIZZ!

[Nekojin]

No, seriously. Kevin D. Williamson of the National Review is seriously, and with a straight face, declaring his support for Mitt Romney because of what springs from his loins.

The original article

The HuffPo critique.

And no, the title of this thread is not in any way euphemistic. God help us.

[the_std]

Because Romney has five sons, zero daughters. Because he has thirteen grandsons and five granddaughters. Because he's worth more money than the last eight presidents combined.

Because of these things, he's evolutionarily fit to be the leader of the USA.

... I honestly cannot tell if this article is trying for a too-subtle snarkiness, or if the author is serious about this assessment.

[Jester]

George Washington: 0 children.
John Adams: 3 sons, 3 daughters.
Thomas Jefferson: 0 sons, 5 daughters.
James Madison: 0 children.
James Monroe: 1 son, 2 daughters.
Benjamin Franklin: 1 son, 1 daughter.

Total direct progeny, not including stepchildren and adoptions, for these 6 men: 5 sons, 11 daughters.

Clearly these guys would never amount to anything special.

Other than, you know, writing the Declaration of Independence, writing the United States Constitution, issuing the Monroe Doctrine to the world, becoming leading politicians, statesmen, diplomats, presidents, vice presidents, senators, authors, an inventor, a general, and basically being dubbed, along with a few select others, the Founding Fathers of the United States of America.

But clearly they pale next to good ole Mitt "Check Out the Fruit of His Loins" Romney. Because he has SONS.

[ExRetailDrone]

Where the fuck are we, medieval England?

[TheHuckster]

This article really spoke to me, and I've made my decision in November.

I'm voting for Jon Gosselin.

[crashhelmet]

Just out of curiosity. Any chance these are due to eugenics? He's got the religious and political beliefs to demand sons and not daughters. Not to mention the money to make it happen.

Just sayin...

[Cymberleah]

Also, let's hear a great big "Fuck YOU!" for the assumption that sons are better than daughters.

Your worth as a person is not dependent on possession of a penis. Or a vagina. Or some mix of the two. It has nothing to do with gender at all.

[Silverharp]

"So remember kids, actual ability doesn't count for squat, what matters is money and the ability to overpopulate the planet. Especially with man children. Creepy, creepy, clone like man children..."

[Dreamstalker]

One can always hope the ones that subscribe to that view will die out fairly quickly since men cannot give birth -_- (unless they believe in some sort of magical human mitosis which also does not exist)

[Rapscallion]

How many hasn't Bill Clinton declared and do those count?

Rapscallion

[lordlundar]

Where the fuck are we, medieval England?

It seems the GOP want it to be.

[Rapscallion]

Charles Dickens once wrote a parody (I think) of local politics in which two candidates for local government were comparing the respective sizes of their families as part of their campaigning. Regrettably, the general public was eating this sort of stuff up.

Rapscallion

[Hyena Dandy]

I am pretty sure that this is sarcastic. It's written in a way that seems REALLY sarcastic.

Edit: Either that or it's one of those stupid articles that always pops up in election year.