Lapin, there really was a bumper sticker that said, "Vote for the Crook. It's Important", because Edwards' opponent in the race for governor of Louisiana was none other than the arch-segregationist and neo-Nazi, David Duke. And I did vote for the crook.
Although Edwards was a crook and a notorious womanizer, there was something about him that I found endearing. (God help me!) Perhaps, it was because he was seldom hypocritical - a welcome relief in a politician.
He'd campaign in black churches and tell the congregation, "I don't drink, I don't smoke. Two out of three is not bad."
In fact, on one occasion when he arrived at a gathering at the university where my husband worked, there seemed to be no officials there to greet him. I was standing there with a group who may have resembled a receiving line, and he came right up to me.
That was one occasion when words came out of my mouth seemingly without passing through my brain, because I said to him, "Does a kiss from the governor come with the greeting?" Of course, he promptly kissed me on the cheek. Grandpère was standing next to me wide-eyed and astonished.
After Edwards moved on he said to me, "What did you think you were doing?" So. There you are. I'm in the company of an enormous number of women who have kissed Edwin Edwards.
I love it! Thanks for the last laugh of the day.
ReplyDeleteOr the first in the morning.
ReplyDeleteMakes me homesick for Chicago.
that is great...
ReplyDeleteIt's so nice to start laughing as the day begins--there's another laugh over at Katherine E's blog.
ReplyDeleteDid they really have "vote for the crook, it's important" bumper-stickers?
ReplyDeleteLapin, there really was a bumper sticker that said, "Vote for the Crook. It's Important", because Edwards' opponent in the race for governor of Louisiana was none other than the arch-segregationist and neo-Nazi, David Duke. And I did vote for the crook.
ReplyDeleteAlthough Edwards was a crook and a notorious womanizer, there was something about him that I found endearing. (God help me!) Perhaps, it was because he was seldom hypocritical - a welcome relief in a politician.
He'd campaign in black churches and tell the congregation, "I don't drink, I don't smoke. Two out of three is not bad."
In fact, on one occasion when he arrived at a gathering at the university where my husband worked, there seemed to be no officials there to greet him. I was standing there with a group who may have resembled a receiving line, and he came right up to me.
That was one occasion when words came out of my mouth seemingly without passing through my brain, because I said to him, "Does a kiss from the governor come with the greeting?" Of course, he promptly kissed me on the cheek. Grandpère was standing next to me wide-eyed and astonished.
After Edwards moved on he said to me, "What did you think you were doing?" So. There you are. I'm in the company of an enormous number of women who have kissed Edwin Edwards.
More Luziana stories, please: the both of ya. Glad to hear time still rollin there.
ReplyDeleteSounds like far more fun than talking to the PB. Thanks for the story.
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