In last night’s “Headlines” segment — a review of funny newspaper headlines and ads — on The Jay Leno Show on NBC, state Rep. Rickey Hardy of Lafayette got 15 seconds of fame.
“Our politicians are always available when you need a good quote,” Leno said in setting up the bit. “Rep. Rickey Hardy, Democrat of Lafayette, ‘If you think education is expensive, try ignorancy.’” Leno failed to mention which Lafayette — Louisiana? Indiana? Pennsylvania? — Hardy represents, and the quote got only a tepid smattering of chuckles.
According to Hardy’s office, which made fellow state lawmakers aware of the quote’s use by Leno, “I hope you are all aware of the sarcasm intended by Rep. Hardy with his tongue in cheek use of a non word to illustrate his points concerning education in our state.”
... written by give me a break , October 06, 2009 - 05:04 pm
ya know, i watched this last night, and I went and looked again after i read this. i think calling the reaction "tepid" is absurd. but go watch it for yourself.
and if john paul stoshak thinks that we in Lafayette will believe that rickey was being "tongue in cheek" when he mispronounced a common word, AGAIN, he's nuts.
i guess the ind is just trying to cover their poster boy's bee-hind.
... written by Clint Reno , October 06, 2009 - 07:20 pm
He and several others are known to have used "words" that are yet to be found in any dictionary.
... written by northsidian , October 06, 2009 - 09:55 pm
Rickey always spoke ebonics!! You go Rickey!!
... written by NORTHSIDIAN SHOTGUN , October 06, 2009 - 11:11 pm
ITS NOT LAK HE DIDN'T GIT HIS POINTE ACROSS ! TWAS AH IDYLLIC EBONICSCY "SPEECHIFYING" WORDINESS !!! AHN WHO IS DIS PELICAN JOWLED MEALY MOUTHED DISILLUSIONED "JOHNNY CARSON" WANNABE!!!!!!! "COUILLION"" "DAT GOTS TA READ AH CUE CARD TA GIT HIS LAUGHS"" DIS MINATURE, RUNTY, VERSOIN OH DAT PUZZLEBUTTED, RISQUE, RUSH LIMBALOONEY ! JEEZE, YOUSE HARD UP YOUSE SPEND YA NIGHT WID DAT WANNABEE COMEDIAN, YOUSE GUYS GIT AH CHICK OR AH SOX !!!!!!!!!!!! VOISON AH DAT POZZLEBUTT RISQUE, RUSH LIMBURGERZ !
... written by yesidoknow , October 07, 2009 - 04:27 am
Say what you want, Hardy is never boring.
... written by RobinRoo , October 07, 2009 - 02:16 pm
I respect Rickey Hardy. He is a product of our poor Louisiana public education. He does not fear putting his reputation on the line as he proposes pretty bold initiatives to improve our education system. Too bad they keep shooting him down.
Maybe he did use the word incorrectly on purpose. More probably not. I still like what he's trying to do at the state level.
... written by give me a break , October 07, 2009 - 03:40 pm
uh, Northsidian: you might want to cut down on the speed/crack/crystal/whatever, man. you're giving me a headache.
and did you know it is rude to shout all the time? that's what capitals means online.
... written by NORTHSIDIAN SHOTGUN , October 07, 2009 - 04:58 pm
I RATHER HAVE "FAITH" IN A LEADER DAT WALKS DA WALK, RATHER THAN IN AH LEADER DAT TALKS DA TRASH, SUCH AS OUR LOCAL DING-DONGS ! THIRD GRADE KIDS GET AH KICK WENF FOLKS MIS-USE AH WOID!!! TRICKY RICKY, DIDN'T MIS-PRONOUNCE AH WOID, IN HIS ADAPTION OF DA WOID IGNORANCE, HE COINED AH WOID, DIS BEING IGNORANCY, BUT, I'LL SAY AH MO APPROPTIATE VERBOSETIC BE, "WHO GIVES AH BIG RATS ASS" !
... written by NORTHSIDIAN SHOTGUN , October 07, 2009 - 09:25 pm
YA GOT AH BREAK!!! CAPITALS MEAN; I GITS "YAHOOS, LAK YA" TA READ DAT WHAS DEMOCRAZIES DA VOICES AH DA WOIKING CLASSES !! !!!Y, YA GOT TA COME OUT YO SLUMBER AHN BE AN ANTICHRIST ???????
... written by northsidian , October 07, 2009 - 11:38 pm
My man the SHOTGUN, you are a wordsmith!! Tell em, my bro from the "side". It po's the elite when you say something that is not politically correct. KEEP IT UP!! p.s. I don't know who you are but you are my kind of peeps!!
... written by NORTHSIDIAN SHOTGUN , October 23, 2009 - 07:45 pm
I AM A LICENSED LINGUISTA, 12TH DEGREE ETYMOLOGIST, PROFESSOR OF ESPERANTO !
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and if john paul stoshak thinks that we in Lafayette will believe that rickey was being "tongue in cheek" when he mispronounced a common word, AGAIN, he's nuts.
i guess the ind is just trying to cover their poster boy's bee-hind.