NationStates Jolt Archive


Frist's Southern Hospitality

The Black Forrest
07-04-2006, 20:31
The Post usually likes to have you login so I don't know if this will work. It's a small article.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/06/AR2006040601943.html?referrer=email

I would almost want the cards as one of those talking/laugh items to have around! ;)

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Frist's Southern Hospitality

By Al Kamen
Friday, April 7, 2006; Page A17

It was with some trepidation that we opened a most interesting card, which announced on a blue-jeaned cowboy's belt buckle something called the "5th Annual VOLPAC '06 Weekend" in Nashville on April 21-23.

Problem was you had to unbuckle the cowboy's pants and look inside to see what this was all about. Seemed a bit too "Brokeback Mountain."

Imagine our relief to find only that we were "cordially invited" to the event honoring Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) and "Mrs. Bill Frist, M.D." This is Frist's political action committee to raise money for other senators, making friends and positioning him nicely for his 2008 presidential bid.

Big-time donors can golf, ride bikes, tour a recording studio and have lunch at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts. Then, after a cozy cocktail reception, there's Saturday night at the Grand Ole Opry and breakfast at the lovely Hermitage Hotel on Sunday morning.

"Don't miss a celebration of southern hospitality," the invite says, "one-of-a-kind music and special friends . . ." though it's unclear who those friends are and what makes them special.

The back of the card shows the cowboy from behind with a red flowered handkerchief sticking out of his right pocket. Wait a minute -- wasn't there something about how this used to be some kind of code in the gay community years ago? A way to signal each other in crowded, noisy bars?

So we checked the GayCityUSA.com's Hanky Codes. Sure enough, there it was in the chart explaining what they mean: red hanky in right pocket. Oh, dear.
The Nazz
07-04-2006, 20:35
I wish they'd had a picture of the card. That would be precious.

And if Frist had any thoughts of running for President now, he'd better put them back in the closet. This is oppo stuff for days.
Laerod
07-04-2006, 20:35
Imagine the headlines though if Frist does become President and outs himself :D
Ilie
07-04-2006, 21:08
So we checked the GayCityUSA.com's Hanky Codes. Sure enough, there it was in the chart explaining what they mean: red hanky in right pocket. Oh, dear.

Hanky codes? Cool! You know, we should come up with our own codes for identifying other NSers.