Reflections of an effete
by ROBERT RUSSELL
Everyone else (that is, the
rest of the effete corps) was
going to the demonstration, but
I got a ticket to the Tribute to
Tiemann dinner from someone
who wasn't going. With my two
token peace buttons on, I step
ped in from the cold. I didn't
wear my third button. It had
.the two-fingered peace sign on
It and I figured that the Silent
Majority would interpret it as a
V for victory in Vietnam but
ton. Anyhow, political dinners
usually serve rubber greasy
chicken, cole slaw in little
paper cups (picnic time), a
dryer-than-hell-tin-foil-wrapped
baked-potato, and bad coffee
served about half an hour after
the potatoes are permanently
lodged in the throat.
But this was a $50 a plate
tribute dinner. Real Nebraska
beef, semi-tossed salad with
incognito dressing, rather
pathetic fruit in a plastic dish,
dryer than hell etc. potatoes,
six things of butter and one
hard roll. (That's what they
call dry rolls.) I ate only half of
the roll and some water (good
water), because I felt guilty
. . to start the day
... to end the day
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about being inside while the
rest of the effete hungry impu
dent snobs were fasting and
demonstrating in the cold.
AFTER THE invocation
asking for heavenly guidance
for our political leaders (not a
bad idea), and a welcome, the
chairman started introducing
different groups in the au
dience, Ed Sullivan style.
Everyone got a chance to stand
up at least once, except me.
The chairman didn't introduce
the effete corps.
The tribute dinner tributes to
Tiemann came next. While six
different Republicans tributed
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ferent ways, I managed to fall
asleep. I too, believe Tiemann
is a good governor, but enough
is enough. When Governor
Hathaway was tributing, he
referred to ' 4 Vice
President . . ." and then a
long pause. After that he
referred to what's-his-name as
"the Vice-President." After
that Governor Tiemann
tributed those who had tributed
him.
Then came the main tributer,
Vice President Agnew. He had
much impertinent to say. About
his duties, he said, "I'm almost
as busy as the legal consul for
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he said, "I was at the Bob Hope
Golf Classic where NBC
televised my self-destruction."
This was referring to the inci
dent the other day when he
annihilated golf pro Doug
Sanders in the back of the head
with a golf ball, obviously
dealing with the opposition in
his usual blunt manner. About
the news media, he said, "I
owe much to the news media
for my formative political
years they ignored me." So
true.
AFTER THE speech, I milled
around getting comments from
the Silent Majority. My mother
thought Spiro was all right. I
guess I am the product of a
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About the most unfavorable
comment I got from this guy
who said he was on duty. He
said, "No comment."
When Vice President had
finished his routine, great
droves of people who obviously
didn't think our government
leaders needed heavenly
guidance well, they cut out
before the benediction. After
the benediction I piled out with
the remaining troglodytes. Now
our governor has enough bread
to finance his campaign, which
is a necessary evil. But the
Silent Majority remains
assured that they are right.
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