Hot Rod using the “Act Like Nothing Happened” Defense from Father Ted
Following arguably the most embarrassing political scandal in the history of Illinois, and that takes some doing, Governor Rod Blagojevich has chosen a curious path. It seems that almost anyone would resign, or at a minimum apologize to the people or offer some sort of statement of regret. Hot Rod Blagojevich, it seems, is using the “Act Like Nothing Happened Defense.” Absurd!
I was talking to my Dad last night when I realized that I’ve seen this defense employed before. One of our all-time favorite shows is a British comedy called Father Ted. Father Ted is about these three priests, none of whom should be priests, who were sent to this shitty little Island called Craggy Island, to minimize the damage they could do. The three priests, Father Ted, Father Jack, and Father Dougal are too corrupt, too drunk, and too dumb, respectively, to serve in any normal parish. And they have a mean ass Bishop, Bishop Brennan, who regularly threatens to send them to certain death in a jungle far away filled with hostile tribes.
In my favorite episode, Kicking Bishop Brennan up the Arse, (Click here to Watch the Episode) Father Ted has lost a bet with another Priest, and has to Kick Bishop Brennan up the arse. Ted is terrified and convinced that if he does it, Bishop Brennan will kill him, but he knows that he has to honor the bet. Finally, Father Dougal, the total dipshit, comes up with a plan for how Ted could kick Bishop Brennan up the arse. Dougal tells Ted that he could get away with it, if he just kicked him up the arse, then acted like nothing happened, because the Bishop wouldn’t believe Ted would ever be brave enough to kick him in the arse and he would think he imagined it.
As you might anticipate, this didn’t work out so well for Father Ted. And I don’t think the “Act Like Nothing Happened Defense” is going to work much better for Blagojevich.
Comment by Billy Joe Mills on 16 December 2008 at 1:05 pm:
hahahaha. I remember this episode. Thanks.