You can probably guess I'm fairly excited about this one.
A notice came across my desk that self-proclaimed "talk-radio superstar" Elwood (aka the Flaming Liberal)-- bane to conservatives far and wide-- will be making his first public appearance Wednesday evening on Jeff Crouere's "Ringside Politics with a Punch" show.
Oh Lawdie, this will be wild.
Elwood is a political gadfly who regularly calls radio programs and bludgeons unsuspecting conservative hosts and guests with embarrassing facts. He famously confronted David Vitter this spring on WSMB radio asking: "Would you be willing to sign an affidavit that you have ever known, met or had relations with one Wendy Cortez?" (Vitter dodged the affidavit part.)
Elwood also called Crouere's radio show on WTIX when the Rev. Grant Storms was a guest (background here). The Flaming Liberal informed the audience that his executive research assistant and part-time stripper, Bubbles, had learned that Rev. Storms had been arrested in Florida for attempted armed robbery. The unstoppable Flaming Liberal went on to say that Rev. Storms' attempt to shut down Southern Decadence was like George Bush trying to shut down a happy hour lounge!
Though blind, Elwood is a genius when it comes to finding and cataloguing the foibles of Republicans, and is pretty handy with his voice-enabled computer. I fondly recall talking with him into the wee morning hours about the less-publicized endeavours of our current Senator-Elect. He talks quickly and colorfully, and can jump from story to story in an instant. Can't wait to see him in action.
Now, the famous Flaming Liberal is just one member of the Ringside Politics panel (which is modeled after Mahr's "Politically Incorrect"). The others include:
Canal Street Brothel Madame Jeanette Maier: some insiders are speculating Ms. Maier may announce her candidacy for City Council Wednesday-- I swear! If I'm lying, I'm dying! Between her and Elwood, this forum will be the epicenter of known political dirt; a decades' worth of scandal could be ignited with a few slips of the tongue...
Mike Bayham, GOP Political Columnist and Commentator: former prez of LSU college Repubs.
Hon. Jackie Clarkson, N.O. City Council Member: crusader against fortunetellers, mother of actress Patricia Clarkson.
Benny Grunch, Entertainer & N.O. Musical Icon: penned the holiday favorite, "The Twelve Yats of Christmas".
Salvador Dali (pictured above) wrote about his Paranoiac-critical method which I might adopt on Wednesday. It is a surrealist analysis "based on the critical and systematic objectivity of the associations and interpretations of delirious phenomena." How else could you possibly manage the mania that will unfold Wednesday at Le Chat Noir? (715 St. Charles Avenue-- doors open at 7pm show starts at 8).
Yes, my brothers and sisters. Yes!!
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[Btw, I believe "flaming" refers to Elwood's rhetoric, not his sexuality. Not that there's anything wrong with that... yadda yadda.]