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Dean Martin Show - Don Rickles roasts Reagan
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Posted on 04/04/2008 8:06:50 PM PDT by Genesis defender

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ALHiadIsKo


TOPICS: Miscellaneous; Political Humor/Cartoons
KEYWORDS: dean; reagan; rickles
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To: Genesis defender

Rickles on Letterman with Denzel Washington:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDbyXMXp4Ws

January, 2008


21 posted on 04/04/2008 9:36:34 PM PDT by wastedyears (The US Military is what goes Bump in the night.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Good God, do you see the prices for tickets?


22 posted on 04/04/2008 9:37:59 PM PDT by wastedyears (The US Military is what goes Bump in the night.)
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To: imahawk

Oddball (Donald Sutherland): Hi, man.
Big Joe (Telly Savalas): What are you doing?
Oddball: I’m drinking wine and eating cheese, and catching some rays, you know.
Big Joe: What’s happening?
Oddball: Well, the tank’s broke and they’re trying to fix it.
Big Joe: Well, then, why the hell aren’t you up there helping them?
Oddball: [chuckles] I only ride ‘em, I don’t know what makes ‘em work.
Big Joe: Christ!
Oddball: (to his crew) Definitely an antisocial type. Woof, woof, woof! That’s my other dog imitation.


23 posted on 04/04/2008 9:44:35 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (http://www.fourfriedchickensandacoke.blogspot.com)
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To: wastedyears

My goodness! Only $40-50 here: http://www.paysbig.com/entertainment/calendar.php
(that’s still expensive in my book)


24 posted on 04/04/2008 9:59:19 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (http://www.fourfriedchickensandacoke.blogspot.com)
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To: Genesis defender

I love the Dean Martin Roasts.

Even better than the roast OF Ronald Reagan is the roasting BY Ronald Reagan. He was a regular on roasts of many Hollywood greats, delivering deadpan punchlines like a pro.

Absolutely classic stuff.


25 posted on 04/04/2008 10:06:35 PM PDT by Petronski (Nice job, Hillary. Now go home and get your shine box.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Positive waves man, positive waves!


26 posted on 04/04/2008 10:07:18 PM PDT by boop (Democracy is the theory that the people get the government they deserve, good and hard.)
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To: Genesis defender

Rickles jokes about Democrat Jesse Unruh, who ran against Reagan in 1970:

From Wikipedia:
“”He left the legislature to run for Governor against Ronald Reagan in 1970, then was a candidate for Mayor of Los Angeles in 1973. He lost both elections, but was elected State Treasurer in 1974, and served from 1975 until he died in office of prostate cancer on August 4, 1987.

Famous Quotes
“Money is the mother’s milk of politics.”
“If you can’t take their money, drink their liquor, fuck their women, and then come in here the next day and vote against them, you don’t belong here.” (Referring to lobbyists.)
Winning: “Winning isn’t everything but losing is nothing.” (said after losing the gubernatorial election in 1970)
God: “Anyone who thinks all this is an accident, has got to be some kind of stupid.” (about creation and the universe)
Disillusionment: “Who knows, who cares, why bother?” (On his death bed)
Principles: “Sometimes we must rise above principles.” (quoted by Herb Caen) “”


27 posted on 04/04/2008 10:24:37 PM PDT by iowamark
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To: Petronski
Ronald Reagan roasting Frank Sinatra
28 posted on 04/05/2008 12:17:07 AM PDT by rawhide
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To: Genesis defender

Is that Olympic swimming champion Mark Spitz making appearance in this Reagan roast?


29 posted on 04/05/2008 12:21:33 AM PDT by Trajan88 (www.bullittclub.com)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

LMAO!Rickles;kinda reminds you of home dont it?You know,he’s right.Great movie.Love the tank mechanic.


30 posted on 04/05/2008 5:11:05 AM PDT by HANG THE EXPENSE (Defeat liberalism, its the right thing to do for America.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Tagline from 1941?


31 posted on 04/05/2008 5:12:34 AM PDT by HANG THE EXPENSE (Defeat liberalism, its the right thing to do for America.)
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To: Genesis defender

LMAO, Rickles was a great speaker.


32 posted on 04/05/2008 5:18:29 AM PDT by MaxMax (It's not the politics I despise, It's the politicians for being so stupid..)
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To: Bahbah

OHMYGOD, that was hysterical. I noticed Jack Benny there with Reagan. RR turned MANY Democrats into Republicans. We can start with the WHOLE Sinatra Clan.


33 posted on 04/05/2008 5:26:17 AM PDT by societygirl
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To: iowamark
Unruh said at Reagan's good-bye party in California, before he left to take the Presidency was something about, you have CLASS Mr. Reagan, unlike the guy who succeeded you. Jesse was one of the GOOD Dems. He REGULARLY trashed Jerry Brown, and called his tenure “obscene.”
34 posted on 04/05/2008 5:30:37 AM PDT by societygirl
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To: Genesis defender

Bump.


35 posted on 04/05/2008 5:32:06 AM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: xuberalles

How about that famous President Reagan scary joke

We are from the government we hear to help LOL!


36 posted on 04/05/2008 8:55:59 AM PDT by SevenofNine ("We are Freepers, all your media belong to us, resistence is futile")
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To: Genesis defender

That IS good, I own that one. If anyone wants to see an amazing hour and a half of complete gloriousness, get the Roast of Frank Sinatra; worth it alone for the Orson Welles dialogue, (Frank was Godfather to his child, as Orson points out) and the ALL-TIME personal and totally heartfelt and respectful comments of Dean as he introduces THE MAN at the end of the roast. Believe me it’s worth it. Jilly’s on the dais too, you can’t beat that either. While I’ve watched it on various occasions, t I kept thinking, what the hell was the backstage party like before and after.....Back when Men Were Men.


37 posted on 04/05/2008 5:14:42 PM PDT by Pagey (Horrible Hillary Clinton is Bad For America, Bad For Business and Bad For MY Stomach!)
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To: Pagey

I just might do that. From the research I did on Dean Martin’s roasts, some of them were standalone specials while others were done as part of his variety show. It would be neat to get all of the roasts, no matter which show aired them.

Of course, it would be nice to have the money to do that, too.


38 posted on 04/05/2008 7:43:27 PM PDT by Genesis defender
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To: societygirl

Funny thing is, most of the celebrities in the video were before my time (born in ‘75). If Rickles hadn’t explained the Unruh joke, I’d have been clueless. Jesse sounds like a standup kind of guy. Too bad his kind are in short supply in D.C. these days.


39 posted on 04/05/2008 7:49:18 PM PDT by Genesis defender
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To: Genesis defender

Great stuff. Thanks for posting.


40 posted on 04/05/2008 7:59:09 PM PDT by dighton
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