dear lazyweb -- elections, 20th century politics, 1968
About 5 years ago I heard a record played on, I think, KVRX, wherein, to my best guess, an elderly Orson Wells narrated an hour-long history of 20th century USA politics, in King James Old Testament style. To wit:
On nixon: "And the people sayeth, 'wouldst thou buy a used chariot from this man?'"
On the Chicago Democratic National Convention:
"I say unto you, verily, thou canst smite city hall."
"Yea, verily, like unto a snowball in hell."
"Then did the hippites and the yippites descend upon Chicago, but Daley sent forth his legions and smote them, and the blood flowed."
And Daley sayeth, 'let us lay out a carpet of red for them.' And they smote the hippites, and the yippites...(here my memory fails me)"
"Dan of the tribe of Rather stood upon the watchtower and wept to see the smiting of the children...."
Dear lazyweb, where can I find this? The best I've done is a suggestion that it's a Stan Freburg radio serial. Beyond that I've got a whole bunch of nothing.
Also, Denver 2008 is shaping up to look like Chicago 1968. Delegates, remember to bring your gas masks.
On nixon: "And the people sayeth, 'wouldst thou buy a used chariot from this man?'"
On the Chicago Democratic National Convention:
"I say unto you, verily, thou canst smite city hall."
"Yea, verily, like unto a snowball in hell."
"Then did the hippites and the yippites descend upon Chicago, but Daley sent forth his legions and smote them, and the blood flowed."
And Daley sayeth, 'let us lay out a carpet of red for them.' And they smote the hippites, and the yippites...(here my memory fails me)"
"Dan of the tribe of Rather stood upon the watchtower and wept to see the smiting of the children...."
Dear lazyweb, where can I find this? The best I've done is a suggestion that it's a Stan Freburg radio serial. Beyond that I've got a whole bunch of nothing.
Also, Denver 2008 is shaping up to look like Chicago 1968. Delegates, remember to bring your gas masks.