Just how low can they go?
Republican men nationwide may have experienced a drop in testosterone levels the night Barack Obama was elected president, according to the results of a small study that found another link between testosterone and men's moods.Low testosterone levels in men are linked to increased risk of premature death. By taking multiple saliva samples from 183 young men and women on election night, researchers found that the testosterone levels of men who voted for John McCain or Robert Barr dropped sharply 40 minutes after Obama was announced the winner.
The testosterone levels of men who voted for Obama stayed the same throughout the evening. This could be significant because testosterone levels normally rise and fall throughout the day.
One man, however, spoke reason to madness:
If unmitigated rage is an indication of testosterone levels, mine are higher than ever," wrote in Don from, Albuquerque, N.M.Un-frickin-believable.
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Conversely, I suppose that ... (Below threshold)1. Posted by bobdog | October 26, 2009 10:22 PM | Score: 10 (10 votes cast)
Conversely, I suppose that similar testing revealed that estrogen levels among Democrats increased at the same time, but to a larger degree...
1. Posted by bobdog | October 26, 2009 10:22 PM |
Score: 10 (10 votes cast)
Posted on October 26, 2009 22:22
2. Posted by CDR M | October 26, 2009 10:45 PM | Score: 4 (4 votes cast)
Did this study get funded with "stimulus" money? If so, I'd say the results are another indication of failure to stimulate. Are they serious about this study???
2. Posted by CDR M | October 26, 2009 10:45 PM |
Score: 4 (4 votes cast)
Posted on October 26, 2009 22:45
3. Posted by cirby | October 26, 2009 11:13 PM | Score: 4 (4 votes cast)
When you read a bit more about the study, what it breaks down to is that men have a (very) short-term drop in testosterone when they suffer disappointment.
Of course, the folks who did the study already knew that, they just really, REALLY needed to make a point of some sort about their political opposites.
You won't see a similar study about a Democrat loss.
3. Posted by cirby | October 26, 2009 11:13 PM |
Score: 4 (4 votes cast)
Posted on October 26, 2009 23:13
4. Posted by serpent | October 26, 2009 11:16 PM | Score: 3 (5 votes cast)
"You won't see a similar study about a Democrat loss."
That is because someone can't lose what they don't have.
4. Posted by serpent | October 26, 2009 11:16 PM |
Score: 3 (5 votes cast)
Posted on October 26, 2009 23:16
5. Posted by Victory is Ours | October 26, 2009 11:59 PM | Score: -7 (9 votes cast)
This explains a lot of what's gone on since the election in many corners of the conservative blogosphere.
Vic
5. Posted by Victory is Ours | October 26, 2009 11:59 PM |
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Posted on October 26, 2009 23:59
6. Posted by jp2 | October 27, 2009 12:19 AM | Score: -7 (9 votes cast)
Based on the writers here who cheered for war yet refused to sign up to serve...I'm guessing there was never much testosterone in the first place. More like overcompensation.
101st Chairborne moves onward!
6. Posted by jp2 | October 27, 2009 12:19 AM |
Score: -7 (9 votes cast)
Posted on October 27, 2009 00:19
7. Posted by Oyster | October 27, 2009 4:38 AM | Score: 7 (9 votes cast)
Based on your writing here, jp2, I eagerly await hearing how much extra you voluntarily paid in taxes last year to "help the needy". Wait, I'm guessing there was never much desire on your part to forgo your deductions in the first place.
The mouthpiece prattles on!
7. Posted by Oyster | October 27, 2009 4:38 AM |
Score: 7 (9 votes cast)
Posted on October 27, 2009 04:38
8. Posted by jim2 | October 27, 2009 9:57 AM | Score: 2 (4 votes cast)
Medical studies have consistently shown that men who fail to win (or their teams fail to win) experience brief drops in testosterone, whether it be following footraces, football games, or elections. It seems an evolutionary adaptation for the species to get the tribe to settle back down after dominance spats. The human studies followed repeated documentaion of the behavior in other species.
Thus, the Dems would have had the same drops each time a Republican president won.
Actually, this effect was proven by post-race and other after-event blood tests something like 10 years ago. I wonder why it was not reported after the presidential elections of 2000 and 2004?
8. Posted by jim2 | October 27, 2009 9:57 AM |
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Posted on October 27, 2009 09:57
9. Posted by Trump | October 27, 2009 10:08 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
As opposed to jp2 and the rest of the armchair libs who supported A-Stan as the "necessary war"?
You sign up yet yellowbelly?
9. Posted by Trump | October 27, 2009 10:08 AM |
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Posted on October 27, 2009 10:08
10. Posted by Marc | October 27, 2009 5:17 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)
jp2 - "Based on the writers here who cheered for war yet refused to sign up to serve...I'm guessing there was never much testosterone in the first place. More like overcompensation."
And what say you about the current chickenhawk-in-chief?
10. Posted by Marc | October 27, 2009 5:17 PM |
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Posted on October 27, 2009 17:17
11. Posted by 914 | October 27, 2009 11:00 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
"Republicans Drop Balls On Election Night"
And Democrats bend over.
11. Posted by 914 | October 27, 2009 11:00 PM |
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Posted on October 27, 2009 23:00