poll: Spiro Agnew quotes

what does it mean if you identify with both of these groups?

The second one sounds like something 'Stan Lee' would write in his Bullpen Bulletins.

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“I hereby resign the Office of Vice President of the United States, effective immediately.”

Did not know this:

In 1980, Agnew wrote to Fahd bin Abdulaziz, at the time Crown Prince and de facto Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, claiming that he had been bled dry by attacks on him by Zionists, whom he blamed for forcing him out of office. He requested an interest-free three-year loan of $2 million, to be deposited in a Swiss bank account, on which the interest would be available to Agnew. He stated that he would use the funds to "continue my effort to inform the American people of their (i.e., Zionists') control of the media and other influential sectors of American society." He also congratulated the crown prince on his call for jihad against Israel, whose declaration of Jerusalem as its capital he characterized as "the final provocation". A month later he thanked the crown prince for giving him "the resources to continue the battle against the Zionist community here in the U.S."

voted effete corps as on further reflection I don't think I natter that much

the inclusion of "impudent" really clinches it for me

Don't know if he was responsible for both, but pretty sure "nattering nabobs" was William Safire's creation.

i mean, Safire was Agnew's speechwriter

I know (Nixon's too)--so he came up with both?

Safire definitely wrote the "nattering nabobs" speech, i'm not sure about the other quote. i didn't mean to suggest that Agnew authored these but that he was associated with two frankly incredible catchphrases that i still think about and wanted to poll

I love the poll--was just curious about the authorship of the first. Anyway, looked it up:

The line was part of a speech Agnew delivered at a Republican fund-raising dinner in New Orleans, Louisiana, on October 19, 1969--and, according to Google, also authored by Safire.

"Nattering nabobs" makes me think of this great line from Broadcast News:

William Hurt (on air) - George Weln is at the Pentagon where the attack launched by the lone Libyan pilot has resulted in a massive movement of military might.

Albert Brooks (spitefully watching him at home) - A lot of alliteration from anxious anchors placed in powerful posts.

This poll ultimately amounts to Smegma vs Cows

https://e.snmc.io/i/1200/s/7dcdde5809c54e3ac612aa68f3a41a8c/1230655

https://e.snmc.io/i/1200/s/a955f47a7c7fa4c4e85117307cec97c9/1288517

Although Spiro seems to have quite the back catalogue of his own, "Effete Corps Of Impudent Snobs" is on this classic LP from 1970

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51NK6NKj6JL._UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg

I used to own that Agnew album

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