AMERICAblog (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
As if we haven't had enough stupidity from the Teabaggers, the actor who played Cliff Clavin reminded us again what a bunch of fools they are. Maybe the ancient Greeks might have something to say where democracy started. (Hint: it wasn't in Alabama.) Actor John Ratzenberger, known partly for his role as Cliff Clavin in the 1980s sitcom "Cheers," slammed the Democratic...
HolyCoast.com (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Could happen. This excerpt from a story about Tim Pawlenty's political event in Minneapolis Wednesday: Actor John Ratzenberger, who played Cliff Clavin on "Cheers," flew in to attend because he supports the "Judeo-Christian work ethic that built this country" and wants to support Pawlenty's efforts. Ratzenberger, who is considering a run for the U.S. Senate in 2012...
The Sample Gates (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Salon had a great piece on Michelle Bachmann and the wingnut teabag teaparty group protest over the health bill on Thursday. I’ll leave the obvious jokes here to others, and point out the main thing that caught me off guard - “C-list Hollywood celebrities (Jon Voigt, John “Cliff Clavin” Ratzenberger) made their way to the microphone [...]
Free Advice (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
I'm so conservative I probably wouldn't have risked it all on the Daily Double... Duh. (Every econoblogger is featuring this, but I think I saw it first from Boettke . And this is the reference in my post title. UPDATE: I just noticed a mistake at around 4:22 in the Cheers clip. Amateurs.)
fivethirtyeight (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
... to keep that in mind the next time they criticize health care reform by comparing it to Cliff Clavin . And so should the president.
The mental_floss Blogs (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
Looking for Thanksgiving dinner conversational fodder? Follow mental_floss on Twitter. As one reader put it, “Your Twitter feed is like sitting next to Cliff Clavin at the bar.” I’ll take that as a compliment.
Deep Dish (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
... Ebersole. However, Sternhagen is probably best known for her memorable television roles as Cliff Clavin's mother on Cheers (for which she received two Emmy Award nominations), John Carter's grandmother on ER , and, of course, her Emmy-nominated performance as Bunny MacDougal, Charlotte's mother-in-law on Sex and the City. She has also appeared in many films over the years, including...
A Plain Blog About Politics (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
I hadn't realized that John Ratzenberger (TV's Cliff Clavin) was a right-wing goofball until I saw his speech at the "kill the bill" rally yesterday. Sam and Woody are both famously lefties of various stripes, and Frasier Crane is a long-time conservative, but I didn't know about Clavin. Huh. None of them, from anything I've ever heard, is any threat to the stereotypes...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
... More: And at one point during the rally -- call it a Bachmannalia -- when John Ratzenberger, a.k.a Cliff Clavin from "Cheers," claimed that the Democrats were turning the United States into a land of European socialism, the audience shouted, "Nazis, Nazis." No Republican legislator left the stage in protest. Boehner and his fellow GOP leaders should be asked how...
Red Lobster Blog (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Anyone else a fan of the old re-runs of Cheers? I was at the bar Cheers in Boston a couple of times last year while on vacation, and while it wasn't as cool as the show, it did bring back some good memories. Cliff Clavin was always good for a laugh. I have a semi regular guest who for whatever reason really prefers me. I don't know if I listen better or what, but suffice it to say that...
