...was "The Beverly Hillbillies." If you're too young to have ever seen it you really should find it somewhere because it was truly hilarious. It featured a family of hillbillies from Tennessee who found oil on their property and moved to Beverly Hills, California. The cast included Buddy Ebsen as the family patriarch Jed Clampett. (Ebsen was originally cast as the Scarecrow and later as the Tin Man in "The Wizard of Oz.") His nephew, Jethro Bodine, was played by Max Baer, Jr. (His father was the Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the World for a year or so in the 1930s). The series also starred Irene Ryan as Grannie and Donna Douglas as Elly May. I find myself quoting the show all the time.
In one of my favorite episodes, the clueless Jethro keeps trying to assist his Uncle Jed in some endeavor only to see his efforts backfire over and over. Each time he explains, "Just trying to help, Uncle Jed." To which his exasperated uncle replies, "Quit helpin' me, boy."
I was reminded of that line after hearing about Libyan leader Muammar al-Qaddafi's speech yesterday at the UN. (Never mind the whole tent-pitching controversy; there has to be a blog posting in there somewhere. I'm working on it.) He delivered a rambling 90 minute address in a slot reserved for only 15. Apparently, very few of those present actually listened to the speech; many were reported to have dozed off.
President Obama should be so lucky. After all the town hall nonsense and "birther" talk has finally died down, Qaddafi referred to the 44th president as "a son of Africa." He said "We are happy that a young African Kenyan was voted for and made president." Ouch. The Libyan leader went on to say that Obama is a "glimmer in the dark" and we would be "content and happy if Obama could stay forever as the president." Double ouch.
I could only imagine Obama watching the address from some hotel room in New York and saying quietly to himself, "Quit helpin' me, boy."
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