Saturday, May 07, 2005
No Contest
Here's some traditional values for ya:
Liberals: We got Bacall.
Right wingnut McCarthyites: you get this:
Any questions?
Interview: Larry King Live, May 6, 2005:
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Liberals: We got Bacall.
Right wingnut McCarthyites: you get this:
Any questions?
Interview: Larry King Live, May 6, 2005:
KING: Wait a minute. Are you a liberal?
BACALL: I'm a liberal. The L word!
KING: Egads!
BACALL: I love it. Being a liberal is the best thing on earth you can be. You are welcoming to everyone when you're a liberal. You do not have a small mind. Little picayune things. You want to welcome everyone. Liberal, little picayune thing.
KING: You're open to...
BACALL: You want to welcome everyone. Liberal, I'm a Roosevelt. I'm a -- and I hear anyone say anything about FDR...
KING: You're a new dealer, fair dealer.
BACALL: I'm a total -- and I was a kid and I'm total, total, total liberal and proud of it. And I think it's outrageous to say the l word. I mean, excuse me. They should be damn lucky that they were liberals here. Liberals gave more to the population of the United States than any other group.
KING: Well, Social Security.
BACALL: Everything.
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KING: Very well said. Spoken as a true liberal.
BACALL: Don't knock the liberals.
KING: I'm not.
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