This morning, early, a movie on TCM: don't know the name of it, Spencer Tracy was in it.
At one point he says, "I've never been in a situation yet where havin' a little money made things any worse."
Isn't that great?
Kind of Mark Twain-ish.
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This weekend on a cable talk show, Andrew Young, author of The Politician, a book about John Edwards' presidential campaign.
The interviewer asked Mr. Young why he saved the sex tape; Young answered, "Because it would collaborate what I was saying."
He meant "corroborate," not "collaborate."
A few seconds later, he said it again.
I'd assume that would be a dream job, working for a presidential candidate, but it obviously has its flip-side.
From very small amount I've read of The Politician, John Edwards comes off, predictably, as a classic phony.
I was taken aback by something I read about Mrs. Edwards -- surprised.
We automatically like her because our empathy -- and
sympathy -- is triggered by --
a) the cancer, and
b) the betrayal in her marriage.
But when you read about how she treats people --
she sounds like an awful, awful person.
I feel sorry for their children.
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