#bob taft

[chicinsilk]

US Vogue May 15, 1953

Cherry Nelms wears a linen dress by Adams, Tebilized; by Kasper. Bob Taft wears a navy suit in worsted tropical wool. Signed Lebow, it is British wool. Sandals by Evins, stockings barely reinforced and lightly dyed; Archer, hat by Dobbs.

Cherry Nelms porte une robe en lin Adams, Tebilized ; par Kasper. Bob Taft porte un costume bleu marine, en laine peignée tropicale. Signé Lebow, est en laine britannique. Sandales par Evins, bas à peine renforcés et légèrement teintés; Archer, chapeau par Dobbs.

Photo Erwin Blumenfeld

[deadpresidents]

"Indeed, Robert Taft was one of the most curious and truly American political phenomena I can recall in my more than forty years of reporting. Taft's physical appearance was astonishing. He was a large man who appeared to be badly fitted together, and one had to conclude from his wardrobe that he went to a tailor who sought to emphasize his peculiar construction. He was also bald, or nearly so, and for some reason he grew three or four hairs on top of his head very long. Whether or not the aim was to persuade people he was not bald I never figured out, but this floating lock and the bald head that supported it made a very odd effect. The nearest one can come to a description of Senator Taft's voice on the stump was an angry quacking; and it the Senator was asked to suffer fools gladly, the quacking could grow very loud, indeed, and take on a strong overtone of outrage. Outwardly, Bob Taft was not the kind of politician that the modern image makers regard as easy to handle."

-- Longtime journalist and legendary insider of Washington politics and society, Joseph W. Alsop, on Robert A. Taft, the powerful Conservative Republican Senator from Ohio (1939-1953), candidate for the 1952 Republican Presidential nomination, and eldest son of former President and Chief Justice William Howard Taft.

(From "I've Seen the Best of It": Memoirs by Joseph W. Alsop with Adam Platt, and released in 1992, three years after Alsop's death.)

[politicaldilfs]

Ohio Governor DILFs

John Kasich, Ted Strickland, Mike DeWine, Jim Rhodes, Dick Celeste, John W. Bricker, John Gilligan, Michael DiSalle, Thomas J. Herbert, C. William O'Neill, Bob Taft, George Voinovich

[agelessphotography]

Opera Box, Dovima, Bob Taft, Tom Charles and Victor Cutrer, William Helburn, circa 1961

[dendroica]

In 2005, Ohio’s governor, Bob Taft, was convicted of misdemeanor ethics charges after failing to report gifts including free golf outings. Taft hit a 7 percent favorable rating in a Zogby Interactive poll that year. Taft’s low approval rating helped contribute to a Democratic wave in Ohio during the 2006 midterm elections. You might also remember convicted felon and former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. His 8 percent approval rating in a Glengariff Group poll came in the midst of his pay-for-play scandal, in which he tried to sell Barack Obama’s Senate seat after Obama ascended to the presidency. Blagojevich was removed from office by the Illinois state legislature, went on to lose on the Celebrity Apprentice and was sent to prison for trying to sell the Senate seat, among other corruption charges. Christie might have a better shot at becoming the third least-popular governor. He is just one point behind former Alaska Gov. Frank Murkowski. Murkowski was unpopular in large part because he appointed his own daughter Lisa to his seat upon becoming governor in 2003. That move angered Alaskans and led to him coming in third behind former Wasilla mayor Sarah Palin in his own party’s primary for governor in 2006. The bottom line is that Christie is in very undistinguished company. Christie is disliked by Democrats and Republicans alike. And that dislike has made it very likely that New Jersey will have a Democratic governor come next year.

Chris Christie Is Still More Popular Than Governors Who Were Literally Criminals | FiveThirtyEight

[qotznet]

We must ensure our system of higher education offers world-class quality for a world-class economy.

[tshirtadvice]

http://www.tshirtadvice.com/bob-taft-t-shirts-we-must-ensure-wisdom-tshirts/ Bob Taft T-shirts - We must ensure - Wisdom Tshirts We must ensure our system of higher education offers world-class quality for a world-class economy.-Bob Taft This excellent quote tee won’t go out of style. We feature ageless reference t-shirts , words of understanding t-shirts , philosophy tops , along with literature t-shirts in...

[tshirtadvice]

http://www.tshirtadvice.com/bob-taft-t-shirts-we-live-in-a-wisdom-tshirts/ Bob Taft T-shirts - We live in a - Wisdom Tshirts We live in a land like no other – a land of freedom and opportunity unparalleled on the face of the globe.-Bob Taft This type of saying shirt won’t go out of style. We make available amazing quote t-shirts , words of wisdom tshirts , attitude tees , as well as literature t...