Posted on 07/06/2018 11:32:16 AM PDT by Signalman
Wow, Ethel was a c-word eh?
Humphrey was on the left, obviously, but he didn’t have that soulless nastiness that we tend to see with people of that ideology. His nickname was “The Happy Warrior.” Happy is not something I would ascribe to any leftist today.
I always remember an interview with Sen. Jesse Helms, who only served with Humphrey for 5 years, and he broke down in tears over HHH in recalling him and his battle with terminal bladder cancer. You’d be hard-pressed to find that kind of genuine warmth of feelings for a member of the opposite ideology today.
Just as an aside, the group that Humphrey founded, the far-left Americans for Democratic Action (ADA), was demanding Nixon’s impeachment as early as 1971, and Humphrey was highly critical of their stance, earning the obvious enmity of the radical left. Much like the same treatment of any Dem that would oppose Trump’s impeachment now, although unlike now, that was a more far-left fringe position. I think he’d be very disturbed at the state of the Dems today, and they’d probably denounce him in turn as a “closet Republican.”
When he was dying, he reached out to his former opponents like Nixon and Ford, and he wanted them to be front and center at his funeral, which they readily agreed to. Again, not something you would see today (or you’d end up with the insanity that was seen at the Wellstone Funerally).
Now, with respect to McGovern, it wasn’t so much a feeling that he was an “asshole”, but there was something beneath the surface that I found off-putting. Maybe darkness or anger, something. He was genuinely dangerous and a threat to the republic had he been elected President. Of course, had he been elected in 1972, that might’ve been the best thing to happen to the Conservative movement. It would’ve replaced a damaged liberal Republican in Nixon, the 1974 midterms would’ve swept in scores of Republicans to 1980 proportions and might’ve even been enough to win the House 20 years ahead of time (after 20 years out of power), with Ford getting his dream job of Speaker. Reagan would’ve probably gotten a 50-state landslide as the nominee (and best of all, no Bush - perhaps going with the other Texan, John Connally for VP). No Carter, either.
Every other comedian who did a "drunk" act overdid it. They would stagger wildly, really slur their words, sing "Sweet Adeline", etc. Foster Brooks took the opposite approach. He played a guy who obviously had been drinking, but was trying very hard not to show it. He took slow, deliberate steps across the stage to keep from staggering. When he spoke, his speech was only slightly slurred, and if he couldn't pronounced a particular word, he would try a couple of times, then switch to a different word. As he stood there speaking, he would bob his head back and forth just enough to be noticeable. Nobody did it better than Foster Brooks.
Shocker. Not.
“...Even the liberal ones back then didn’t act like the scum the present day ones do....”
“Liberal” had a bit of a different meaning then.
Now it’s just another term for communist/socialist/progressive douchebag.
Those shows were funny as hell... The Ronald Reagan roast was great, Don Rickles stole the show.
“...this family of aging juvenile delinquents...”
Chuckle... that’s being charitable....
Great analysis as always, DJ... your political acumen and grasp of the bigger picture always amazes me.
Rickles was tops, though Foster Brooks was the only person who managed to even outdo him...
The line Brooks used at the HHH roast was a scream: “If Humphrey had been elected President, instead of Tricky Dicky, we’d have Huby the Booby.”
Thank you. Of course, unless I know something right off the bat, I’ll go back to re-check sources if I’m writing something up. I don’t keep all of that in my head, just some of it. :-P
It makes up for my utter lack of knowledge or interest of sports. ;-)
Don Rickles....
I live in MA close to Foxboro Stadium, while driving by around 2 Years ago i saw a billboard advertising a upcoming Rickles show at Twin river Casino in RI.
I’m thinking both that i frigging LOVE Don Rickles and “how the heck old is he now?”
Anyways i never bought a ticket and Mr. Rickles passed away a few months later.
Something i still regret to this day...
me too...
Aww. :-( I didn’t get the chance to see him in person, either. You know you really made it if you caught his eye when he was on stage and he ripped into you. ;-)
Rickles was a national treasure.
He was
DR was amazing
Tell me the next time you see a 91 year old man performing his act with his face plastered on billboards.
the guy was a machine.
unbelievable...
I Wish i saw the show.
PS
you are right, i’d probably wouldn’t want to be front row for that show.
lol
RIP
Oh, yes. It’s shocking, too, when you realize he did his act absolutely clean. Contrast that with the folks today.
I figure it’s only a matter of time before the Leftardniks figure out that “Hey!!! There’s still some stations that show what America was like before we f*cked it all up!!!” and figure out a way to remove those stations.
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