The bearded and barrel-chested EARTHQUAKE McGOON billed himself as "the world's dirtiest wrassler." He first appeared in "Li'l Abner" as a traveling exhibition wrestler in the late '30s and became increasingly prominent when early television gave exposure to gimmicky wrestlers such as Gorgeous George and greatly enhanced the popularity of professional wrestling. McGoon is one of the very few secondary characters to make an appearance in both the 1940 Li'l Abner movie and the 1950's Broadway musical. In the latter (minus the beard) he comes close to marrying Daisy Mae. |
Truman and his pinkos let Chiang Kai Shek be beaten by Maouse Dung.
What a sad thing was Dien Bien Phu.
I saw a late 'fifties black and white commercial film of the Viet Minh overrunning the brave fighters despite daring air drops.
And cried.
Much much later I saw a brief Communist propaganda short with reenactment of Viet Minh hauling artillery up the mountainous jungles.
Four rope lines with sweaty gooks, led by six swashbuckling machete maniacs. Without sound but you can hear those anthems.
Later Dulles as head of CIA would again use U.S. aircraft leant to another deniable operation--only to be undercut by JFK's intestinal weakness.
An excellent case can still be made for E. Howard Hunt as the short tramp in Dallas November 22, 1963.
It is now reported that Porter Goss's deputies are discreetly concerned that al Qaeda is coming from Mexico for the next attraction.
We are assured by the powers that be that such dangers are "impossible", that "everything is fine", that we should "go back to sleep".