October 29, 2008
Obama Blows Sanford and Son Reference
My wife and I heard this on Rush this afternoon, and immediately corrected his line. Even before Rush told us it was wrong.
"Can you imagine if you had your Social Security invested in the stock market these last two weeks, these last two months?You wouldn't need Social Security. You'd be having a, ya know like Sanford and Sons, 'I'm coming Weezy."
One of Fred Sanford's signature lines was 'I'm coming Elizabeth."
Weezy was the nickname for Louise Jefferson.
Obama departed from his prepared remarks in making the Sanford reference.
Was that last line a subtle shot? From the Chicago Sun Times no less. 2008 Posted by AlexC at October 29, 2008 6:05 PM
Good thing The One doesn't try quoting from "Blazing Saddles." I can only imagine the ocean of gasps that would follow a gaffe there.
The most ironic part is that many people consider "The Jeffersons," "Sanford and Son," and other similar shows to have been part of an affirmative-action push by the networks to engage more blacks in the viewing audience, and demonstrate increased minority representation in prime-time - and now we know that Obama wasn't even paying attention.
Perhaps he was watching "Hawaii Five-O" or "The Rockford Files" instead. But I know it wasn't Monday Night Football.
Hmmmph.
Posted by: Keith at October 30, 2008 11:20 AM | What do you think? [1]