Thanks for Sharing: Conjugal Secrets
News: Ever since Elizabeth Dole declared Viagra a "great drug" and Tipper and Al Gore swapped spit at the 2000 convention, candidates have insisted on disclosing their conjugal secrets. Some of this season's TMI moments:
December 21, 2007
Main Squeeze Esquire quizzed John Edwards about the hug that broke Elizabeth's rib and revealed the return of her cancer. "Maybe it is a little personal," he said. Asked whether "hugging" was a euphemism, Edwards responded, "That's my story, and I'm stickin' to it."
Mr. T Goes Soft Judith Giuliani gushed, "Rudy's a very, very romantic guy; we love watching Sleepless in Seattle. Can you imagine my big-testosterone-factor husband doing that?"
Last Man Standing Janet Huckabee said of husband Mike, "He is a machine, and I mean that in a good way. No one can outlast, outwork, or be more determined and focused than Mike Huckabee."
Love Bites Hillary Clinton told Essence that one of the most romantic things Bill ever did was give her a Chanel watch after she had dental surgery. "He said it reminded him of teeth."
Women Who Run With the Elves Elizabeth Kucinich, 31 years younger and 5 inches taller than husband Dennis, asked the Times of London, "Can you imagine what it would be like to have real love in the White House and a true union between the masculine and the feminine?"
Chasing His Tail Fred Thompson boasted about his years of bachelorhood, "Yep, I chased a lot of women. And a lot of women chased me. And those that chased me tended to catch me."
Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon Speaking of his wife Ann, whom he met when he was 18, Mitt Romney told 60 Minutes, "She's a babe. I saw that when she was 15."
