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Sen. Shawn Mitchell: The Wonder Years

by: Colorado Pols

Wed Nov 04, 2009 at 18:07:16 PM MST

The thing about the modern, socially networked, Google-preserved Internet is that sometimes things pop up in it that you'd just as soon leave in the land of undocumented youthful indiscretions--and once there, they never really go away. A particularly sharp example of this was last year's controversy over Senate candidate Bob Schaffer's son's racism-festooned Facebook page, though more benign--and frequently hilarious--examples abound.

Apropos, we were forwarded this Facebook pic of GOP state Sen. Shawn Mitchell today. Those of you with weak constitutions or impressionable children may wish to take precautions before peeking below the fold...

Colorado Pols :: Sen. Shawn Mitchell: The Wonder Years

Now it's worth pointing out that in 1981 when this photo was taken, the acronym "OMFG" was not yet in everyday use. And it's reasonable to assume that Mitchell wasn't concerned at the time about this photo winding up visible...to all his constituents...as a state senator. Also to be fair, he didn't actually intend for it to get into the wild, as he explains:

I didn't post this!
A mischievous friend posted and tagged this photo from our high school yearbook. I'm not totally opposed to it...but would prefer it not be the first pic in my album. Can anyone help me move it to the back of the queue?

Though we do find the timing of this picture's, uh, unsheathing, just a few weeks after Mitchell got rather skeezy (another term that didn't exist in 1981) with Sen. Morgan Carroll during the Pinnacol oversight hearings, too funny to not mention. Much like Justin Schaffer's "slavery gets shit done" pics were a bit of an ironic wrinkle for his dad in the context of that Marianas sweatshop thing, there's some choice morsels of irony for the savoring in this 'flashy' blast from Mitchell's past.

And yes, we're as relieved to see those boxer shorts as you are.

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Sen. Shawn Mitchell: The Wonder Years | 32 comments

Nice abs!

he's got my vote

by: Jambalaya @ Wed Nov 04, 2009 at 19:32:17 PM CST

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Shocking

Hilarious that Pols is alarmed by Mitchell's obvious virility and youthful sense of fun/humor.

Afraid that you find him...gulp...attractive? Can't stop imagining him in his underwear? Starting to question your sexuality?

Quick. Insult him! Make him pay for being so darned...yummy.

If I were a liberal I would accuse Pols of homophobia.

5280 is the local lifestyle magazine of racist patriarchy. I'm a subscriber.

by: Skip Tracey @ Wed Nov 04, 2009 at 20:05:55 PM CST

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I'm liberal

I'm not questioning my sexuality.

And if I didn't know anything about his radical anti-gay politics and his manipulative, dishonest personality, I wouldn't kick him out of bed, either.

Non impediti ratione cogitationis.

"Some of the people that wanted to engage me in conversation appeared to have been the losers in the 'Are you smarter than Michele Bachmann contest?'." --Rep. Barney Frank

by: ThillyWabbit @ Wed Nov 04, 2009 at 20:32:12 PM CST

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As pictured that is

Father Time has been most unkind to him

Non impediti ratione cogitationis.

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by: ThillyWabbit @ Wed Nov 04, 2009 at 20:32:50 PM CST

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Wow, you aren't kidding.

I just looked up his pic on the General Assembly website. I fear his hard living ways have taken their toll on his complexion.

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by: Middle of the Road @ Wed Nov 04, 2009 at 21:29:50 PM CST

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Just picture him naked

You know, like he does Senator Carroll when he's nervous.

Non impediti ratione cogitationis.

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by: ThillyWabbit @ Wed Nov 04, 2009 at 21:43:20 PM CST

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I think it's the other way around.

Picturing Sen. Carroll, in any form, tends to make me nervous ... in a good way, of course.

by: PoliceSquad @ Thu Nov 05, 2009 at 12:59:01 PM CST

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Exactly....

those washboard abs look like they are doing a load of towels now....

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by: Arvadonian @ Thu Nov 05, 2009 at 11:59:30 AM CST

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"Obvious virility" is not a qualification for State Senate.

Unless you're trying to tell us something about your own sexual preferences.

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

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by: Ralphie @ Wed Nov 04, 2009 at 20:43:51 PM CST

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Homophobia?

Since when is pasting a picture of shirtless guy and making fun of it homophobia?

There is nothing gay mentioned in the entire post. Maybe you have issues with your own inner feelings and feel gay looking at it, but that doesn't make homophobic writing suddenly appear.

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by: J-Rock @ Thu Nov 05, 2009 at 10:45:24 AM CST

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Homophobia

Let me take you to school, ignorant Lib.

There are four basic levels of Homophobia:
...3. The fear of one's own sexual or physical attraction for same-sex individuals. It is natural to be attracted to and even turned on by same-sex people. We do not have to choose to act on these feelings; nor do we have to suppress them, run away from them, or hurt others to prove we're a "real" man.

Is your homophobia so deeply internalized that you can't recognize it when you see it in real life? Does it just seem "normal" to you to insult and belittle a man for his impressive physique?

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by: Skip Tracey @ Thu Nov 05, 2009 at 15:11:28 PM CST

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Glad to see you're joining in on the fart smelling

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by: redstateblues @ Thu Nov 05, 2009 at 15:24:24 PM CST

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belittle a man for his impressive physique

What about belittling him for his impressive hair?

by: RedGreen @ Thu Nov 05, 2009 at 15:40:24 PM CST

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Yummy. I find him delicious.

2 questions:

1. What's he look like today? (Post a picture please.)

2. What the fuck is that covering his manliness? Is that a shamrock?

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by: Middle of the Road @ Wed Nov 04, 2009 at 20:38:01 PM CST

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See also

http://www.facebook.com/photo....

Standing at the Americans for Prosperity podium under the guy with the "usurper bogus potus" sign at one of the astroturf dog and pony shows.

Non impediti ratione cogitationis.

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by: ThillyWabbit @ Wed Nov 04, 2009 at 20:48:21 PM CST

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I can't see the picture. I guess I'm not one of his "friends." :(

"The only way you could be worse is if you were Wade Norris." Ralphie

by: Middle of the Road @ Wed Nov 04, 2009 at 21:27:25 PM CST

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Me either. *shrug*

Non impediti ratione cogitationis.

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by: ThillyWabbit @ Wed Nov 04, 2009 at 21:37:04 PM CST

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lol

Middle - you're hilarious!

TABOR4LIFE

by: Muhammad Ali Hasan @ Wed Nov 04, 2009 at 20:49:10 PM CST

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damn dude...

...Shawn Mitchell is a tank...

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by: Muhammad Ali Hasan @ Wed Nov 04, 2009 at 20:48:19 PM CST

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My name is Harvey Milk...I mean Shawn Mitchell

And I'm here to recruit you!

by: Ben Stein's $$ @ Wed Nov 04, 2009 at 21:12:57 PM CST

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Ugh

Do you people realize he still shows his abs off to anyone who asks?

He's a total creep, I'd chew my arm off if I woke up with it under him.

But at least we don't have to "imagine" his underwear! (shudder)

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by: JeffcoBlue @ Wed Nov 04, 2009 at 21:19:22 PM CST

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shows his abs off to anyone who asks

Kinda like Lyndon Johnson and his scar from gall bladder surgery!

by: RedGreen @ Wed Nov 04, 2009 at 22:57:52 PM CST

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Wiki Fun

Wouldn't it be funny if this photo somehow ended up on Wikipedia's bio for Shawn Mitchell? His bio on Wiki is in dire need of a photo.

by: Sharon Hanson @ Wed Nov 04, 2009 at 21:58:14 PM CST

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Hmmm

yearbook photo from nearly 30 years ago -- is that public domain?

by: RedGreen @ Wed Nov 04, 2009 at 22:59:23 PM CST

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Sense of humor

I guess libs are shocked that a conservative Republican can have a sense of humor.

Pols, why do you find a term limited Senator so threatening?

by: Hugo O'conor @ Wed Nov 04, 2009 at 23:50:44 PM CST

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Wrong adjective

Threatening? No.

Amusing? Yes.

by: Colorado Pols @ Thu Nov 05, 2009 at 10:31:01 AM CST

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Forget the bod, what's up with the getup?

I mean, it's so UNDISCIPLINED.

Gimme hat. Fabio wig. Burberry trenchcoat (complete with authentic Burberry lining - how la de da). What... a rhubarb leaf? (Yeah, WTF is that leaf anyway? Tobacco?) Weirdly rolled-up shorts.

And where the heck IS he anyway? It's not a Halloween party: everyone else is dressed normally.

God bless Facebook!

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by: Half Glass Full @ Thu Nov 05, 2009 at 01:31:48 AM CST

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That's not his hair???

:)

Tom Tancredo Interview

by: DavidThi808 @ Thu Nov 05, 2009 at 09:15:35 AM CST

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That's hot

You're just jealous !!!!

by: repsjohnso @ Thu Nov 05, 2009 at 11:44:51 AM CST

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Yeah- but

this is when he was a D, right?

by: MADCO @ Thu Nov 05, 2009 at 21:34:50 PM CST

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are you confusing Shawn Mitchell with Cory Gardner?

Wasn't Cory the wingnut who used to be a Dem back in the '90s when he campaigned for Bob Schaffer's opponent in CD 4 and graduated from CILT?
Was Shawn too?

by: One Queer Dude @ Fri Nov 06, 2009 at 16:04:16 PM CST

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you're probably right

I get all these guys mixed up.

by: MADCO @ Fri Nov 06, 2009 at 17:00:27 PM CST

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