'Hollywood for Ugly People,' Part Deux
Not to beat an entirely dead horse, but just like Justice Robert‘s personal views, we figured Americans deserve something close to the truth about the origins of the phrase “Washington/Politics is Hollywood for ugly people.” You might remember yesterday this began over conflicting uses of the phrase by Washingtonienne Jessica Cutler and Vanity Fair’s Christopher Hitchens.
Using something called “Nexis,” Wonkgirl has traced the slogan back to the first issue of George Magazine in 1995.
Thankfully, our own Googling Monkeys know how to “Nexis” a little better: In 1992, a profile of Paul Begala in the Washington Post (written by Lloyd Grove of all people), explains: “Still, he’s gained a certain fame among political junkies for his ‘Begala-isms,’ homey, funny epigrams of which he seems to have a limitless supply.
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