Monday May 20 | Enter Stage Right
The President as Sergeant Schultz
How is it that, time and again, the most powerful man on the planet doesn't seem to have a clue what is happening in his own government? Famed for never accepting blame for anything, the more I see President Obama these days, the more I am reminded of Sergeant Hans Schultz of the TV sitcom, "Hogan's Heroes", that ran from 1965 to 1971.
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"I know noth-ing! Noth-ing!" said John Banner in his memorable role as Sgt. Schultz on the popular late 1960s sitcom "Hogan's Heroes." Schultz, a big, blubbery, teddy bear of a man chose to stay willfully ignorant of troublesome events happening right under his nose.
The President as Sergeant Schultz, 'I Know Nothing'
How is it that, time and again, the most powerful man on the planet doesn't seem to have a clue what is happening in his own government? Famed for never accepting blame for anything, the more I see President Obama these days, the more I am reminded of Sergeant Hans Schultz of the TV sitcom, "Hogan's Heroes " , that ran from 1965 to 1971.
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