Spiro T. Agnew Speaks Out
Unpleasant.org includes a review of the record (huh?) Spiro T. Agnew Speaks Out. It states, in part:
In this record...we get to hear speeches about how everyone but the Republican Party sucks, and how everyone’s crazy and on drugs except for our noble leaders, all wrapped up in a nice little really boring package.
Public speaking wasn’t one of Spiro’s strong points, if you go by these recordings. He sputters and hesitates in odd places. The audience, however, ranges from seeming politely amused to whooping (yes, someone actually yells “YEEE HAW!” at one point) and cheering....
Occasionally Spiro will lash out at someone, or more likely a faceless entity, like Democrats, hippies, Communists, or dissenters in general. I think the only time delivers a personal dis is to former President Johnson. Oh snap! Basically, he comes across as being pretty full of hatred, and blanketly labels dissenters as un-patriotic.
MySpacer razor_m blogs about the record also:
The best part of the record is when Spiro makes a long list of groups he does not like, such as, Black Panthers, SLA, hippies, yippies, pippies, media, yo mamma, Jehovah's Witnesses, Quakers, and so on. If sampled, this would make an excellent hip hop record. I have no idea what the message of the record would be, but it would be interesting.
The DCeiver even posts a track listing:
SIDE ONE
1. The Greatest Issue In America Today
2. A Word To Law Abiding Americans
3. Challenge To The Hippies
4. "Effete Corps of Impudent Snobs"
5. In Defense of the Courts of the Land
6. Some Thoughts On The Democratic Party
7. A Word To America's Detractors
SIDE TWO
1. Some Examples of the Vice President's Wit
2. The Vice President Explains Our Asian Policy
3. In Answer To Critics Of This Asian Policy
4. The Future of the Republican Party
5. The Responsibilities of Television
6. Confidence In America's Future
If you want to know more, check out Spiro Agnew's MySpace account. Yes, I know that Wikipedia claims that Spiro Agnew died over ten years ago, but since when do I rely on Wikipedia?
OK, here's your trivia question for the day. What do Nixon's two Vice Presidents have in common?
A. Both had twin brothers who died in infancy.
B. Both served as state governors.
C. Neither used his birth name in later life.
D. Both had daughters named Pamela.
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