We almost missed this gem over the weekend, wherein Rick Perry accused Chris Bell of living in a “post-September 9th world.”
Having flexed his quiz show acumen during last month’s debate, we were prepared for Bell to elucidate upon the historical import of this grave day, but – wow. From a press release:
“As to the knowledge of the events of September 9th, Bell has a good grasp on the date’s historical significance. Of course, September 9th was the birthday of famous Russian author Leo Tolstoy in 1828. No one could forget September 9th, 1973–the day that Terry Anne Meeuwsen of Wisconsin was crowned as the 45th Miss America.” (Yet coincidentally, the release notes, “on September 9, 2003, Rick Perry proclaimed a special session in order to discuss redistricting. If we were not in a post-September 9th world, Chris Bell would still be in Congress.”)
Well, if things don’t work out Tuesday, we’ve got a plan for Mr. Bell.
This article appears in November 3 • 2006.