Posted on 02/11/2006 5:11:16 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest
by Mark Finkelstein
February 11, 2006
When's the last time you recall a famous elected official being called a drunk on live national TV? It happened this morning on the Today show.
Today was surely looking for a light touch on New Orleans when co-host Campbell Brown interviewed New Orleans magician, comic and eccentric extraordinaire Harry Anderson in a pre-Mardi Gras piece on "Life after Katrina." But the NBC show surely got a bit more than it was bargaining for.
When Anderson took some shots at FEMA and the federal response to Katrina, Brown, in an apparent bid for balance, responded:
"Let me ask you about Mayor Nagin, because your mayor has come under a lot of crticism too for how he's handled the rebuilding effort. What do you think of the mayor?"
That's when Anderson made his alcohol allegation:
"I know the mayor, he's a decent man. He's said some wacky things lately. Maybe a Colt 45 isn't the best choice for breakfast."
If Brown was shocked, she hid it well, and continued the interview without skipping a beat. Still, don't expect to see Anderson turning up again on a network show any time soon.
Exactly. She has/had no idea what "Colt 45" meant. Blew right by her.
The Great Society marches on!
I "grew up" on Stroh's! Wish it could come back....
Oh man, Colt .45, the breakfast of my dreams! Of course, I can remember a few times when I was younger when I had a couple of pre-noon bloody mary's.
When drinking a 45, always remember to pour a little off the the top "for the homies that didn't make it". This is _very_ important.
"Exactly. She has/had no idea what "Colt 45" meant. Blew right by her."
Well, I knew exactly what he meant about Nagin having too many Colt 45's for breakfast. Damned near choked on my breakfast martini when I heard it.
LOL. Will do, mos def.
You know, there is a similar tradition at the Passover Seder. At one point, everyone takes a glass of wine, and dips a pinkie in and discards one drop of wine for each of the plagues that God visited on the Egyptians in an effort to convince them to let the Jews go. The notion is that even though the Egyptians were the Jews' oppressors, the joy of the Seder should be somewhat diminished in recognition of the suffering the Egyptians endured.
Wonder if the boyz in the hood got the inspiration for the Colt 45 tradition from this? ;-)
Over at the Indianapolis Star message board, a wag posted a link to this story, asking the question "Is Ray Nagin a Colt Fan"?
Gun control? bump burp..
If that's Anderson's idea of funny, no wonder his restaurant is about to go belly-up.
Agreed. If it's untrue it's absolutely slanderous. If it's true, it surely isn't funny.
...more like Mayor Got the 'Nods...
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