December 10, 2008, - 3:26 pm
Please, No. No-no-no-no-no. Don’t Even Think About It
By Debbie Schlussel
Out of business school (which I went to after graduating from law school), my first job was as an assistant counsel at a large insurance company in north central Wisconsin. It was a nightmare. A complete culture clash for them and for me. My secretary made it a point to tell me right away that I wasn’t the first Jew she ever met, that she had had exposure to “those people” on “The Nanny” and “Seinfeld.”
“Those people whine a lot,” she told me. It didn’t matter that this town and my secretary’s family were literally the poster children for inbreeding. It’s the whining by comedians on TV that’s the prob. Well, the actress who played the Nanny actually is a problem.
Yes, Fran Drescher. Unfortunately, the unelected ambassador of my people to remote Wisconsin was this walking vessel of the worst stereotypes of Jews all put together in one bad paper mache and plastic surgery project.
I find the woman to be an embarrassment, not to mention an uber-annoyance.
And now she thinks she should be a U.S. Senator, replacing Hillary Clinton:
It’s no laaaaugh, reaaaaaly!
Comedic actress Fran Drescher wants to go from playing nasally New Yawkers in films like Saturday Night Fever and sitcoms like The Nanny to representing New York in the U.S. Senate.
Publicist Jordan Brown delivered the straight line that Drescher is really, really serious about the seat held by Secretary of State-designate Hillary Rodham Clinton. Brown cited Drescher’s experience as an actress, advocate for women’s health and public diplomacy envoy for the U.S. State Department.
The 51-year-old This is Spinal Tap actress joins a field headed by Caroline Kennedy.
No, really.
I’m not sure who would be worse–her or Caroline Kennedy. Either way Drescher would be great material, as I’m sure she’d insert her stiletto into her mouth on a daily basis. First projects: Free nationalized rhinoplasty for everyone! A silicone boob in every pot.
Just call her, Senator Yenta.
Not Exactly Senate Material . . .
One thing Debbie, Drescher would make a great poster girl for “the Nanny state.”
BB on December 10, 2008 at 3:42 pm