Posted on 12/13/2004 3:44:34 AM PST by johnny7
The epochal Ward Cleaver echoed in the minds of American voters this election. His voice resonated deeply, influencing voters in surprising ways, and it's not because John Kerry reminded them of Eddie Haskell (That was Al Gore).
Whether or not voters had kids — their own "Wally and the Beave" — made a huge difference in evaluations of which presidential candidate would lead the culture in the right direction. But the most striking pattern was among men with kids — the Ward Cleaver dads ? who overwhelmingly thought President Bush was more likely to lead the culture in the right direction. Despite all the debate and discussion about cultural values in this election — their impact among male voters has been largely overlooked.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
Raising Larry was just too big a chore for the poor woman... with her husband never home and little Larry's struggle with obesity. ;^)
(Shakes head in scolding manner.)
What are we ever going to do about "The Beav", Ward?
well Lumpy Riefenstahl DID make a film called Fahrenheit 911
They couldn't write that into the script of that "Housewives" show today.
;-)
Too racy, don't ya know?
My kid just read this and asked, "Who is Ward Cleaver?"
As long as the left STILL doesn't get it, I'm happy.
I think Miss Landers would have voted for Bush, even though she was single and a teacher. On the other hand, both Gilbert and Whitey struck me as potential Kerry voters -- irresponsible punks who always whined when they got caught doing something wrong.
The same is true of advertisers as well.
I predict eternal happiness for you. When anyone on the left "gets it" they become conservatives.
Wasn't it Winston Churchill who said something to the effect that if you are not a liberal when you are 20, then you have no heart, but if you are not conservative when you are 40, then you have no brain?
Stanley Fafara... 'Whitey', died recently from a possible, drug overdose. For years he had struggled with drug & alcohol addiction.
Yes, I recall when that happened. And actually Miss Landers (Sue Randall) died many years ago. The guy who played Gilbert (Stephen Talbot) is a whacked-out radical who seems to regret any association he had with the show. He is also the son of old character actor Lyle Talbot, who among other things played one of the neighbors on "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet."
The Churchill quote is accurate.
True! And Kerry himself is very much like that smarmy, weasly Eddie Haskell. And I should know!!
Why should you know?
Oops! Proud Legions is my better half. He logged in and didn't let me know. We do this to each other all of the time . . . time to get another computer!
Anyway, this time I mean it, (check my name) and I should know.
(geesh to explain it takes away all the fun)
Ward Cleaver died for our sins.
Hmmmhaaa.
Ho-ka-hey!
Im not sure about Gilbert...
Sure, he talked the Beav into climbing into that big ol cup-sign, and talked Beav into lighting up one of Ward's cigars, and talked Beav into phoning Don Drysdale long-distance....
If you ask me, Beav was dumb enough to vote Kerry, while Gilbert would have grown wise enough to have regarded such idiotic robotic behavior with distain, thus evolving into a conservative.
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