A few days ago, I whipped up my first-ever Buzzfeed list, choosing to focus my efforts on ranking the attractiveness of Canada’s prime ministers. You can read the full list over at Buzzfeed, but here’s a little sampling from #21, John A. Macdonald:
First in Prime Ministering, #21 in Attractiveness.
I guess they didn’t make men too attractive in ye olden days. Canada’s first Prime Minister, the Father of Confederation, was also – fun fact! – Canadian author Margaret Atwood’s less attractive, balding cousin. (Photos don’t lie!) He united the country both by clearing way for a national railway (largely by systematically starving the indigenous people of Canada with Andrew-Jackson-like verve) and in near-universal agreement that he had a face like a mud fence. Whereas George Washington could not tell a lie, Mr. MacDonald could not leave a bottle partially full, which is probably clear from the fact his bulbous nose appears red, even in black-and-white photos.
Since Thursday night, things have sort of blown up. I’ve been overwhelmed with the response. Not only are such Canadian political pundits like Andrew Coyne sharing the list, but it’s also been written up by Matthew Coutts at Yahoo News (where the commenters have whipped themselves into a tizzy!) and discussed by the women of CTV’s The Social. Who knew discussing sex appeal in Canadian politics would have such an effect!
Read the full list at Buzzfeed. You know you’re curious.