Hoot, Meet Smalley (with Fun Quiz!)

I'm getting a little fed up with bloggers who jump on every little mistake a person makes.  Take Rep. Michelle Bachmann's error in referring to the "Smoot-Hawley Act" as the "Hoot Smalley Act."  She's only human.  And the fact that she blamed the Act for our financial troubles and said it was passed by FDR - the first statement's absurd and the second wrong (it was enacted under Republican President Hoover) - well, she's only human. 

And comparisons between the Representative and Rowan Atkinson's character in Four Weddings and a Funeral are just plain unkind:

So dial down the snark, you rotten kids.  Turns out she was referring to a different act, one that involved cowboy actor Hoot Gibson -

and the comedic character invented by Minnesota's future Senator:

What act would that be? We're not saying -- but whoever's whistling "Back In the Saddle" should clean it up. Lay off Rep. Bachmann: She's good enough, she's smart enough ... wait! What's that? Our Announcer says it's time for a ... Bonus Quiz! The challenge? Match the Bachmannized pair with their real-life equivalent. Have fun - and no peeking!

1. Sass Gleagall
2. Pewlett-Hackard
3. Ram Gruntman
4. Horrible and Lardy
5. Soldman Gash
6. Melon and Lucartney
7. Blam-Bleach-Blimey
8. Honey and Scare
9. Ragged Jiggered
10. Marbury vs. Madison

Real-life pairs:

1. Gramm-Rudman (Act)
2. Sonny and Cher
3. Jagger/Richards
4. Hewlett-Packard
5. Lennon and McCartney
6. Goldman Sachs
7. Glass-Steagall (Act)
8. Gramm-Leach-Bliley (Act)
9. Laurel and Hardy
10. Marbury vs. Madison

Mix 'em, match 'em ... or make up a few of your own.

Comments

[jaf]

Thanks RJ we can all use every available laugh!