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Author Fran Lebowitz on the stuff she hates, 1978: CBC Archives (Original Post)
tecelote
Feb 2020
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For days I haven't been able to get her Buttigieg take out of my head,@about 16 min here
stuffmatters
Feb 2020
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blm
(113,080 posts)1. Heh. Fran fan here, too. Here's most recent interview ...
https://www.pbs.org/wnet/amanpour-and-company/video/nyc-legend-fran-lebowitz-gives-her-take-on-2020-politics/
From the transcript:
.........I spent the year going around the country telling literally thousands of people, zero chance. I was serene. I cant tell you how serene I was. I never saw the television show that he had. I heard of it, but I never saw it. But even if I had seen it, I dont think it would have ever occurred to me that people thought it was real. A friend of mine said to me before the election, you know, Trump could win. I said, dont be ridiculous. She said, well, you dont understand the country because you dont watch reality television. I thought, thats ridiculous. People in New York didnt even think he was a real estate developer. He was literally beneath contempt. No one paid any attention to him at all. ......
From the transcript:
.........I spent the year going around the country telling literally thousands of people, zero chance. I was serene. I cant tell you how serene I was. I never saw the television show that he had. I heard of it, but I never saw it. But even if I had seen it, I dont think it would have ever occurred to me that people thought it was real. A friend of mine said to me before the election, you know, Trump could win. I said, dont be ridiculous. She said, well, you dont understand the country because you dont watch reality television. I thought, thats ridiculous. People in New York didnt even think he was a real estate developer. He was literally beneath contempt. No one paid any attention to him at all. ......
stuffmatters
(2,574 posts)2. For days I haven't been able to get her Buttigieg take out of my head,@about 16 min here
So glad you shared this video of her expanded opinions on Annanpour of the Democratic contenders.
(She's always been the person I'd most like to get stuck in an elevator with)
blm
(113,080 posts)3. It got to me, too.
Because we know her as a keen observer of people.
hellno45
(67 posts)4. This brings back memories. I miss those days. nt