[Calpublican]

I keep hearing comments about Osama's "charisma."

How come I don't get it. Don't see an ounce of charisma.

Bill Clinton's "charisma" was touted too and I never figured his out either.

I find decency and honesty charismatic. Must be something wrong with me.

[MistyCA]

I completely agree with you. I have a friend who lived in Little Rock and told me several stories about the Clintons. She did not like Bill Clinton, and one reason was because of how she saw bill and hill treat each other. One day she was on a train and learned that Clinton was on the same train campaigning. Someone from the Clinton crew came back to the car she was on and said Mr. Clinton was coming back to see them and asked for hands who intended to vote for him. My friend was one who did not raise her hand so when Clinton came back to the car he approached her and put on all his smiles and charms and asked her why she was not going to vote for him. She was floored by his foreward manner as he took her hands and pulled her to her feet. He then gave her a big bear hug and pulled her off her feet and said, "You'll vote for me! You'll love me" or something to that effect, smiling and teasing in his folksy manner. He then had a picture of the two of them taken together with his arm around her shoulder, and had the picture sent to her. According to her, that's how he was...he approached each person one at a time and tried to overwhelm them with his charming behavior. Well, as my friend put it...it's enough to make a sane person puke, but a lot of people just eat that stuff up. Pardon me while I go do something about this tummy!