Today in History:
The Comeback Kid
(Courtesy of Dr. Mac’s Cultural Calendar)
On this date:
In 1962, having lost the California governor’s race, Richard Nixon said to the press, “You won’t have Nixon to kick around any more.”
In 1972, Republican incumbent President Richard Nixon was re-elected, defeating Democratic candidate George McGovern, 520 electoral votes to 17.
From the archives of singer/songwriter Shannon Campbell (“voice of an angel, mouth of a truckdriver”)–
Feb. 6, 2002: The Essential Matrix
NEO: (whines) Who am I?
TRINITY: You are The One.
EVERYONE ELSE: Eh, he might be The One.
TRINITY: He is The One.
NEO: I am not The One.
TRINITY: You are The One.
THE ORACLE: You are not The One, but you can’t tell anybody.
NEO: (whines) But I wanted to be The One. I want to go home….
TRINITY: Fuck. He’s not The One.
EVERYONE ELSE: Told you so.
MORPHEUS: Sure wish someone was The One. I’m in deep shit.
oOMisfitOo
Nah. I’m the One.
So sayeth Haras the Elder.