Ya know how the FOX (faux) News gang, and some of the ultra-conservative pols & preachers LOVE to go out of there way – and heavily stress – Barack Obama’s middle name? You know. To make us think that he’s not “one of us”!?! To make us think he’s “with the terrorists”!?! And, remember how they LOVE to call Barack an “elitist”? (Mainly, because he went to Columbia and Harvard) Well, with Johnny not quite sure how many homes he owned, I thought it was exta amusing to find out that this “man of the people” regular guy’s full name is John SIDNEY McCain III (the 3rd)! Sidney??? Maybe Democrats should frequently stress McCain’s middle name.
Anyway, the whole Sidney thing made me remember the dopey sitcom, from the early ’80s, starring Tony Randall and Swoosie Kurtz: Love, Sidney. It too dealt with an older man and a much younger woman that comes into his life. Kind of like McCain and Palin. Oh, and the Kurtz character had a kid, and she happened to be an unwed mother. Eerie, huh? So, I decided to look up the theme song. And, wouldn’t you know it, the words to the song actually fit the McCain/Palin relationship, pretty darn well. (If I can borrow a folksy-talk phrase from the Winky one.) It even ends with the trite John McCain’s “my friend”.
Check out the two links below. One is of the lyrics to the theme song, and the other is an actual wave-file of the song. (Beware diabetics! It’s syruppy sweet!)
http://www.lyricsondemand.com/tvthemes/lovesidneylyrics.html
http://www.sitcomsonline.com/sounds/lovesidney.wav
The wave file might take a while to load, so be patient.
YUR
Frankly, this song is much too good for John Sidney McCain,
and I can’t allow you to sully the memory of Tony Randall who once managed to pinch me in the behind as I climbed the stairs in my evening gown at Sardis on the way to an opening night party of a Broadway show. Besides, the sentiment, however drippingly expressed, is a good one.
So you see, the song is too good for a John ( even if his middle name is Sidney )McCain.