David Adesnik of OxBlog recounts an amusing episode, in which a guess as to his party affiliation was premised on his decision to wear a bowtie. Adesnik's inquisitor proposed that the class of bowtied individuals is populated entirely by Republicans, and asked him to falsify that premise by naming a Democratic bowtie aficionado. Adesnik's devastating response: the inimitable Louis Farrakhan, leader of the Nation of Islam. While I'm unsure of Farrakhan's Democratic bonafides, he's certainly no Republican. In passing, I can't resist mentioning Farrakhan's pre-crackpot career as a calypso singer. My personal favorite is his rendition of the deliciously Lola-esque Is She Is Or Is She Ain't?, one more timeless ode to the successful transvestite. Incidentally, my "African name" appears to be Zaghawa. What's yours?
UPDATE!: As both a commentator and Adesnik note, former Illinois Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Paul Simon also wore a bow tie. How groovy is that?
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