In HD Obama Looks Better Than Mac, Hill

By Tommy Christopher
Apr 11th 2008 12:59PM

Filed Under:e2008 President, Media

Switched.com is reporting that when it comes to High Definition TV, to know the candidates isn't always to love them. The crisp clarity is a friend to the Brad Pitts and Angelina Jolies of the world, but for candidates pushing 60 or 70, she can be a harsh mistress:
For Hillary Clinton, HD makes her look much older. "She has a lot of wrinkles, more than you realize," "When you see her in analog television, you don't think 60-year-old but in HD, it's like "oh yeah, 60-year-old."

John McCain's previous bouts with skin cancer also show up in more detail. "It's scary," says Swann. "But some can argue that it makes him more sympathetic because you realize all the scars, literally and figuratively, that he's gone through over the years."

Finally, Barack Obama is the one who really benefits, mostly. "You can see why people love him as far as charisma," says Swann. "Although, he has these veins that pop out of his forehead when he gets worked up, so I wonder if he has some blood pressure issues."


In our beauty-obsessed culture, this is a not-insignificant consideration. Once the general election campaign begins in earnest, more and more eyeballs will be drinking in the sundry candidates' mugs, and despite voters' security concerns, nobody wants a Gargoyle-in-Chief . The campaigns would do well to remember this, and maybe get in touch with John Edwards' stylist.

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