"Nice lady" was one of the famous catchphrases of Jackie Gleason's Buford T. Justice character in the old film Smokey & The Bandit (first link below), and now it's being used by conservative Senator Tom Coburn (R-Ok.) to describe House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (second link below) -- and yes, he's being serious. In the same comments (which Coburn made in a recent town hall meeting), Coburn tells constituents that they should not get their news solely from FoxNews (suggesting also CNN, for example). The right-wing talking heads are UP IN ARMS over these comments today, while left-wingers must be having a field day.I'm largely inclined to stay out of this one and let the right and left have one of their little pi$$ing matches. So I have just a few comments here: (1) Is it good advice that people should look to a variety of sources for their news and information, and not just FoxNews? Absolutely. (2) Is Nancy Pelosi a "nice lady"? Irrelevant. Who cares? All I know is that I have found many of her words and actions completely repulsive over the past year, topping things off by ram-rodding into law a health care monstrosity against the clear will of the American people. I really couldn't care less whether, on a face-to-face personal level, she's a "nice lady."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jTz9Ldia18
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0410/35446.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jTz9Ldia18
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0410/35446.html
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Postscript: On the Gleason/Smokey & The Bandit point, I was wondering whether "nice lady" was actually a part of the original film, or whether it was inserted into the edited, "OK for TV" version that used to be on television all the time. But apparently it was actually in the original film, according to this film script link:
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OH My God! I had never noticed this before, but look at the pic above -- San Fran Nan has a Michael Jackson Fake Nose! OMG! I've heard parlor rumors concerning fake breasts (to which I've never given any credibility), but there you have it on the nose! She would make a great guest starring Alien Being on the ABC remake series "V", since virtually everyone on that show has a fake nose. Good Grief!
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