Groucho Marxists
I just finished Roger Simon’s book, Blacklisting Myself: Memoir of a Hollywood Apostate in the Age of Terror, and quite enjoyed it, particularly the last three-quarters (short review to follow). Toward the end, Roger said something which reminded me of a joke I heard Friday at the LA Tea Party for Freedom.
Roger described himself as “the same old Groucho Marxist who would never join a club that had him as a member.” Al Sonja Schmidt (seen below), author of Deb & Seby’s Real Deal on Global Warming, offered this on Friday, “The leading comedians in America were once the Marx Brothers; the leading American is now a Marxist brother.”
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Pingback by GayPatriot » On Roger Simon & the Lost Idealism of the Angry Left — March 1, 2009 @ 1:53 pm - March 1, 2009
Thank you for the tip about _Deb & Seby’s Real Deal on Global Warming_. I just placed my order. I was trying just today to explain to my brother’s kids why I believe that the Earth probably has warmed or is warming a little, but humankind needn’t worry and, for that matter, probably aren’t to blame. I probably didn’t do a great job. If the book keeps its promise, it will help.
Comment by ILoveCapitalism — March 1, 2009 @ 8:26 pm - March 1, 2009
What’ really sad is that the Marx brothers were pretty steadfast in their feelings about communism. Harpo and Groucho signed a copy of their memiours ‘To President Truman, from the Marx brothers. No relation to Karl.”
Comment by The Livewire — March 2, 2009 @ 6:42 am - March 2, 2009