After working as a nightclub dancer and instructor, the WWII veteran broke into acting in the 1960s on the New York stage, which lead to him being discovered by director George Roy Hill and cast as a corrupt cop who harasses Robert Redford in "The Sting" (1973). SeanMunger.A veteran character actor who was a widely recognizable face in film and on television for over five decades, Charles Durning earned his place as a dependable presence often playing pugnacious tough guys and authority figures.The “New” North Korean Tactical Nuclear Missile Submarine.9-11 at 22 Years: What do You Remember?.Who Did It? The Bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church and the Deaths of Four Little Girls at 60 Years.Sacred Oaths, Traitors, and the Uncontrolled Antimatter Implosion of the GOP.So anyway, a little humor can help all of us navigate the current election season. I am taking certain steps here, someone somewhere’s gonna have to close her down.Īnd, ooh I love to sweep around the wide step…Ĭut a little swathe and lead the people on Now, Miss Mona, I don’t know her, though I’ve heard the name, oh yes.īut, of course I’ve no close contact, so what she is doing I can only guess.Īnd now, Miss Mona, she’s a blemish on the face of that good town. You can trust me, for I promise, I shall keep a watchful eye upon ya’ll… I’m for goodness and for profit and for living clean and saying daily prayer.Īnd now, my good friends, you can sleep nights, I’ll continue to stand tall. Now my good friends, it behooves me to be solemn and declare, ![]() ![]() I’ve come and gone and, ooh I love to sweep around the wide step,Ĭut a little swathe and lead the people on. Ooh I love to dance a little sidestep, now they see me now they don’t. I assure you, and I mean it- Now, who says I don’t speak out as plain as day?Īnd, fellow Texans, I’m for progress and the flag- long may it fly. But the song sounds just like speeches I hear from those on the campaign trail on the news every night.įellow Texans, I am proudly standing here to humbly see. The song sounds like it could come out of the mouth of any of our Presidential candidates that have either run for office or been elected in the past 50 years, with the possible exception of Ron Paul. The song Texas has a Whorehouse in It is emblematic of such reporters methods.ĭespite my attempt to avoid politics tonight I did get a laugh as Durning playing the governor answered a reporter’s question about what he thought of the Middle East saying “I was sayin’ just this morning at the weekly prayer breakfast, in this historic capital, that it behooves both the Jews and the Arabs to settle their differences in a Christian manner!”īut the best is the song “Sidestep” the lyrics of which are below. You can’t legislate morality.”ĭom Deluise portrays a consumer watchdog reporter for a Houston television station named Melvin P Thorp. My inner Libertarian actually thinks that the media and government should stay out of people’s private lives as Sheriff Ed Earl (Burt Reynolds) said “I’ve been fightin’ crime all my life but let’s not confuse crime with committing a sin. The music is nice to relax to and I find the social commentary quite poignant about holy than thou media types that use their power to sensationalize stories and most politicians have no morality other than the latest poll numbers. Based on the real life closing of the Chicken Ranch brothel near LeGrange Texas in 1973 I have always liked it. The first was The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas a classic musical comedy from 1982 starring Dolly Parton, Burt Reynolds, Dom Deluise, Jim Neighbors and Charles Durning as the Governor. After watching a couple episodes of 30 Rock and walking and playing with Molly I decided to watch a couple of more light hearted movies. ![]() After the past week of seriousness I have decided to take a night off of the news and even away from ESPN before driving to see Judy tomorrow for the long weekend.
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