Somewhere, Wally George is loving this
He called himself the “father of combat TV” and was known as much for being Rebecca De Mornay’s father as he was a commentator. In my youth, however, there were no Rush Limbaughs, no Ann Coulters, no Michael Savages. There was only Wally George, and his insane diatribes started it all.
I had friends that would go watch the tapings of the Wally George Show, where the audience played as big a part as the host. Strippers and prostitutes would be the guests quite often. and George would decry their sluttiness to the cheers of his fans “Sick! Sick! Sick!”
None of his fans actually agreed with George, mind you, it was more like some weird cult of conservatism parody. But Wally George started it all. He was the original conservative talk show gangster.
So when Rush Limbaugh says this:
“Look, let me put it to you this way: the NFL all too often looks like a game between the Bloods and the Crips without any weapons. There, I said it.”
“[I]t further confirms my point that Democrats are racist, and they’re just stunned to find a black man who can walk and talk.”
“Well I don’t believe this kid did (enjoy school). And I think when it all comes down what’s going to happen is there was an element here that this kid liked about his circumstances … “
Just remember, they are only trite entertainers copying the schtick of one man - Wally George. And while it was always just as obvious that George’s tongue was planted firmly in cheek, none of the pretenders can compare. There can be just one.
Wally! Wally! Wally!
–WKW