Public Servants by Day, Dead Sexy by Night

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Public Servants by Day, Dead Sexy by Night

by Rich Goldsmith
posted on May. 31, 2008 - 11:47pm

While the Forbes recent “The 20 Hottest Royals in the World” list serves only as a dire warning of the horrific effects of inbreeding, now that the polls have closed on Minnesota’s first annual “Most Beautiful People at the Capitol” awards it’s safe to say that the state’s residents can rest easy in the knowledge that they have some fine minds, and incredible bodies, watching over them. Even now, whilst apocalyptic hail and thunder rains around them, The Rake’s finely trained staff is culling through the hundreds of nominations searching for the ten people at the state’s Capitol who leave a trail of arrhythmia and thoughts of special sessions in their wake.

Once chosen, these happy few will participate in a photo shoot to be featured here when the list is announced in mid-June. Once the list is up, Rake readers will have the opportunity to relive their high school glory days and vote for their choice of King and Queen of the Ball – singling out one man and one woman as the hottest politico of them all. The results will then be announced with much fanfare amid a shower of rainbows and vestal virgins astride unicorns. These newly crowned titans of Minnesota’s political world will surely then use their powers for naught but good – balancing budgets and righting wrongs whilst running through the corridors of government in a Baywatch-style slow-motion montage.

So watch this space to learn for yourself who has what it takes – be it Peter Brickwedde, Laura Brod, or any of the 91 other nominees colleagues, friends and assorted admirers submitted!

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Anonymous (not verified)11:53am
Jun 2

Do we get to vote on the outfits the nominees have to wear for the photo shoot? My vote is for Laura Brod in a swimsuit on all fours drinking milk out of a saucer.

Rich Goldsmith01:52pm
Jun 2

Something tells me you've been thinking of that image for far longer than this contest has been running.

Samantha (not verified)06:43pm
Jun 2

Your blogs are fine most of the time. But can I just say that I can't stand your headlines? They're so calculated - put a sex word in there so people will click on it and increase your blog traffic - that I get depressed every time I read one. It's so cynical. And everyone knows exactly why you do it. Can you stop?

Rich Goldsmith11:40pm
Jun 2

Wait, let me get this straight. My blogs, which are generally cynical, moderately to severely nihilistic, and otherwise snark-filled and occasionally crass, are fine most of the time, but you have issues with the headlines? I'll admit to doing it in inappropriate spots in many cases, though primarily because it amuses me, traffic increases are simply a secondary effec, however, when conducting a sexiest people at the Capitol contest, one would imagine that such words would be quite appropriate. Or do you disagree? In any case, as with all feedback, I'll take it in the manner in which it is meant, though as I said, in this particular post, I disagree with your assertions of inappropriateness. But for the record, apart from the contest, the entry on this blog that has received the most traffic was the interview with Ashwin Madia. The headline of that post had nothing to do with sex and everything to do with Madia declining to take the opportunity to call Michelle Bachmann bat-shit crazy.

William (not verified)08:31pm
Jun 2

Now I'm going to be thinking of Laura Brod in that pose all week, anonymous. Many thanks for that. Laura Brod has a very fine mind as she shows us all every day. But I beg you to get that incredible body in a swimsuit. Or better yet, have her recreate Laurie Coleman's lingerie photos. Grrr baby. Very grrrr.

Anonymous (not verified)10:40am
Jun 10

Peter Brickwedde has his picture in five different spots in the dictionary for the following five words, in alphabetical order: dapper, gorgeous, man, sophisticate, suave

Anonymous (not verified)11:28am
Jun 20

when do we get to vote?

Amazonca10:12am
Feb 6

As I haven't seen the full list, I'll give my vote for Laura Brod...

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