You have GOT to be KIDDING me....

[AspenRose]

Some idiots think Cupcake got BOTOX'd? :crazy:

"....the 65-year old Biden, who was recently accused in the Washington Post of using Botox (falsely, his spokesman said). “I don’t like young, good-looking guys anymore. I don’t like ‘em anymore. You know, I used to be young, I don’t know about the other part, but I used to be young, you know.”

A woman in the audience then shouted a compliment about Biden’s looks, prompting him to ask her to pass it along to his wife, Jill, who is back home in Delaware.

“Would you write a note to my wife and tell her that, alright?”

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/10/oh-that-joe-n-3.html



Dear Dr. Biden: I know that you know your husband's hot. He's being modest. But if you think he'd appreciate the DU Bidenistas writing you a letter vouching for his je ne sais quoi, we'll certainly do that, ma'am ;-)

Sincerely,
DesertedRose

[1corona4u]

1. I think Trapper's really bored...

what a stupid article....writing about Joe joking with people...

Joe don't need no stinking Botox. :-)

[AspenRose]

2. Here's the link to the WaPo Botox accusation

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/13/AR2008101300107.html

"Joe Biden looks . . . different.

Something about his eyes, which seem smaller, and his forehead, which seems smoother. Compared with images from last year, he seems better rested -- yet also, strangely, a little sleepier.

Or go to YouTube: In the July 2007 CNN debate, his face turned sharp and keen with his impassioned call to send troops to Darfur, a frustrated pair of vertical lines in his brow as he described the suffering of refugees. This month, debating Sarah Palin, we heard similar anger in his voice about a lack of funding in Afghanistan -- but saw a tranquil brow.

Karen Bradley, a University of Maryland professor who studies politicians' body movement and what it conveys to voters, says it's "a little strange that nothing moves from his eyes on up" -- since she otherwise finds Biden a compelling communicator who powerfully telegraphs his conviction on a topic via other body language.

Barry Cohen, a Rockville plastic surgeon, is more blunt. "He clearly has had Botox," the doctor, a Republican, told us. "The lines are gone on his forehead. There is no way makeup or surgery could do that." Georgetown spa owner Erwin Gomez, who knows his way around some of D.C.'s most scrupulously groomed faces, agrees: "On the right and the left temple, you can see the lines, but he has no wrinkles in the forehead." He suspects the senator had a shot of Botox in his brow to disable his scowl muscle -- which can also bring an unwanted heaviness to the eyelids.

Well? "Completely untrue, completely unsubstantiated," said Biden spokesman David Wade. "A lot of Americans will have fewer worry lines on their faces" when George Bush is out office, he added. "But my goodness, until then can't we actually talk about the economy, the millions of foreclosures and the fact that Americans lost 2 trillion bucks in their 401(k)s this month? Seriously."

And if he did choose to try the 'tox -- hey, so what, because, supposedly, everyone is doing it these days! D.C. dermatologist Tina Alster declined to assess any one VIP face ("I know too many of them"), but among her political clientele, as many men as women are getting Botox -- Republicans and Democrats alike. She had to cut her summer vacation short to meet the surge in demand before the conventions. "People who knew they were going to be on TV," she explained. Oh, and not just politicians: journalists, too. Even grubby print journalists, who increasingly fill the ranks of the 24-7 cable punditocracy.

The stuff wears off in about six months, so she expects another rush before the inauguration, "at least among one party or another."

GMAFB! :eyes:

[Muttocracy]

3. I've noticed his eyes have looked squinty because he's speaking under huge lights or in the sun

as opposed to a normally lit committee room.

:shrug:

And here are photos from a DUer who went to a rally yesterday - note forehead wrinkles (he's still a very attractive guy!)



http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x7454299

[PatSeg]

4. To me

he has looked very tired and puffy-eyed, because he's been on the go so much lately. It must suck being under a public magnifying glass all the time.

[Muttocracy]

5. yeah, actually, I'm squintier when I'm tired, and does he wear contacts?

When I'm wearing my contacts too long and not sleeping enough, my eyes get extra-dry. Now that I think about it, just last night I was squinting to see which bus was coming down the road because my eyes were too dry.

[PatSeg]

6. He might wear contacts

I've rarely ever seen him wear glasses. I'm sure none of them are getting much sleep on top of everything else. I've noticed Hillary and Bill often have that puffy-eyed look too.

[Jennicut]

8. He looks a bit tired but so does Barack

Sometimes he is doing 3 events a day as well. Just on the go 24/7 until Nov. 4th. Hopefully they can both get some well needed rest.

[PatSeg]

9. I guess there is no way they can relax

even during short spurts of down time. With only three weeks to go, it would be difficult to wind down. I know, I couldn't relax under those conditions.

[jillan]

7. They did the same thing to Kerry - remember.

SO What if he did?

Shit - I came across an article the other day saying that Joe had his eyes done.
Now that is bullshit. My husband recently had it done because his upper lids were drooping to the point where his eye doctor ordered the surgery. It took my husband about a month for the scars to disappear and even after that, if you looked at him closely he looked like he had eyeliner on (haha - very pretty) Joe has not been out of the public eye long enough to have that done.

Bush gets botoxed. So what? If I was in the public eye, I would probably do it too.
Then again, maybe not, I'm a big chicken :P

I bet you that Dr. Jill Biden knows what a hottie her hubby is :P
Lucky lady!!!

[AspenRose]

10. Oh yeah

They kept harassing him about his "tan" too.

They harass Pelosi about Botox, too.

:eyes:

I think they're just jealous that people can look that good naturally as they age. Kerry, Pelosi and Biden are all attractive people.

[Muttocracy]

11. one of my supervisors is mostly Irish and mid-60s and I was shocked

when I first heard her mention retirement - I thought she was in her early 50s! I had to do the math on when she was in college to figure out her age.