# "On reflection, Prime Minister Harper, perhaps the sweater vest wasn't so bad after all." **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 19, 2012, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-reflection-prime-minister-harper-perhaps-the-sweater-vest-wasnt-so-bad-after-all/622390 "2012-05-19T03:25:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2012, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-reflection-prime-minister-harper-perhaps-the-sweater-vest-wasnt-so-bad-after-all/622390/1 "2012-05-19T03:25:23Z")
[Naked Stephen Harper painting causes a stir - Prime Minister pictured wearing only a smile](http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Naked+Stephen+Harper+painting+causes+stir/6645369/story.html#ixzz1vHZ6ZW73) > [@](#): > > It’s the prime minister as you’ve never seen him before. > … > “Emperor Haute Couture” shows the prime minister reclining on a chaise lounge wearing nothing but a subtle smile. > > He is surrounded by people in suits, whose faces can’t be seen. A dog rests at his feet as a woman in business attire offers him a Tim Hortons cup on a silver platter. ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2012, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-reflection-prime-minister-harper-perhaps-the-sweater-vest-wasnt-so-bad-after-all/622390/2 "2012-05-19T05:48:16Z")
Ah, but he’s fully clothed: You can see all his fine raiment if you _truly believe_ Quebec forms a nation within a united Canada. ---
**Author:** ![Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uosdwis_R.Dewoh)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2012, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-reflection-prime-minister-harper-perhaps-the-sweater-vest-wasnt-so-bad-after-all/622390/3 "2012-05-19T07:56:12Z")
If I was the prime minister I’d demand the black dot would be bigger. ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2012, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-reflection-prime-minister-harper-perhaps-the-sweater-vest-wasnt-so-bad-after-all/622390/4 "2012-05-19T11:24:01Z")
The realism is pretty good, but the subject lacks a certain… something… compared to Burt Reynolds in his similar, classic Playgirl pose. ---
**Author:** ![heathen\_earthling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/13edae/32.png) [@heathen\_earthling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/heathen_earthling)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2012, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-reflection-prime-minister-harper-perhaps-the-sweater-vest-wasnt-so-bad-after-all/622390/5 "2012-05-19T12:26:59Z")
> [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](#): > > If I was the prime minister I’d demand the black dot would be bigger. The black dot isn’t part of the painting. Here’s the original: [http://canindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/18/Nude\_HARPER1111-1024x686.jpg](http://canindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/18/Nude_HARPER1111-1024x686.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2012, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-reflection-prime-minister-harper-perhaps-the-sweater-vest-wasnt-so-bad-after-all/622390/6 "2012-05-19T12:47:32Z")
Keep that artist away from Bill Clinton. Very far away. ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2012, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-reflection-prime-minister-harper-perhaps-the-sweater-vest-wasnt-so-bad-after-all/622390/7 "2012-05-19T13:18:34Z")
> [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](#): > > If I was the prime minister I’d demand the black dot would be bigger. Montgomery Burns: And thank you, Marge, for not making fun of the size of my genitalia. Marge: (aside) I thought I had! ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2012, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-reflection-prime-minister-harper-perhaps-the-sweater-vest-wasnt-so-bad-after-all/622390/8 "2012-05-19T20:45:45Z")
Personally, I thought the Tim Hortons on a silver tray was a nice touch - still keeping it real with the little people. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2012, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-reflection-prime-minister-harper-perhaps-the-sweater-vest-wasnt-so-bad-after-all/622390/9 "2012-05-20T01:56:51Z")
That’s…um…well…uh…yay freedom of expression! I guess. Or something. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2012, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-reflection-prime-minister-harper-perhaps-the-sweater-vest-wasnt-so-bad-after-all/622390/10 "2012-05-20T03:29:01Z")
We need better-looking politicians, or at least more-skilled artists…