March 15, 2004
Waiting for Sandra Day O'Connor Boxers
Mike and I were at Stetson's Saturday night - both of us waiting on friends and looking to go elsewhere as soon as possible. The place is a hole, and despite some history (the Bush daughters got caught drinking there once), it has very little to offer.
However, there was someone there who did have something to offer. Word circulated around the crowd that someone just gave away a pair of "Rehnquist panties." As a dork, I assumed it was regular women's underwear with stripes on the side, like the gold stripes the Chief Justice customized his robe with during the Clinton impeachment fiasco (see below).
But no. They were regular old white cotton ladies' underthings with a picture of a smiling Rehnquist right smack in the middle.
Is this a statement about reproductive choice? Women's rights? Potential prosecution of future wardrobe malfunctions? I think not. What we have here is simply irony. Congress has for years had a reputation as being home to some pretty seedy people. President Bush engenders such strong feelings on both sides that any underwear bearing his visage would be a statement. But the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court - so important, yet so esoteric - is perfect for underwear. Just imagine fooling around with a woman, peeling off clothes to end up with Mr. Chief Justice staring at you.
On second thought, maybe it's for birth control.
Posted by rj3 at March 15, 2004 10:34 AM
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How coincidental that post is with the airing of the season finale of CYE last night! Who'd of thought the mere photograph of the president would provide such an outrageous reaction.
Posted by: Chris at March 15, 2004 1:14 PM