Dean Martin Celebrity Roast of Ronald Reagan The Man of the Week

This episode of The Man of the Week aired on September 13, 1973. Dean Martian is the Roastmaster and Governor Ronald Reagan was The Man of the Week being roasted.

The Man of the Week. 

Your Roastmaster, Dean Martin and tonight’s very special Man of the Week, the governor of the state of California, the honorable Ronald Reagan.ย 

Dean Martin: Thank you. When I first learned we were honoring Governor Reagan tonight, the first thing I did was call all his friends, that didn’t take too long. Personally I don’t understand the man weโ€™re honoring tonight. For years he was on TV as the host of Death Valley Days, where every week he woke with a team of mules and there he stepped into something soft, politics. In all his picture careerย  he never made an x-rated movie. His pictures were rated M. You couldnโ€™t get in to see one unless you were accompanied by a moron. His movies were so bad they were shown at driveouts. There were a lot of your friends and admirers that couldnโ€™t be here tonight, however they sent telegrams. Iโ€™d like to read some of them now. This first one is from the editor of Playgirl Magazine. Dear Governor Reagan, we wondered if you would consider posing nude for the centerfold of our next issue. We feel the American public would love to see a politician who has nothing to hide. Finally, here is a telegram from the president, President Nixon. Dear President Reagan I’m sorry I couldn’t come to your roast tonight, Dean invited me but I don’t trust anybody named Dean anymore.

Guest Roasters include:

Jackie Vernon
Phyllis Diller
Dom DeLuise
Pat Henry
Mark Spitz
Jack Benny
Jonathan Winters
Nipsey Russell
Nancy Reagan
Don Rickles
Ronald Reagan

The Thinking Conservative
The Thinking Conservativehttps://www.thethinkingconservative.com/
The goal of THE THINKING CONSERVATIVE is to help us educate ourselves on conservative topics of importance to our freedom and our pursuit of happiness. We do this by sharing conservative opinions on all kinds of subjects, from all types of people, and all kinds of media, in a way that will challenge our perceptions and help us to make educated choices.

Columns

Trans-wormal

No worm ever said "I am anthropomorphizing, I am a butterfly" to a toad or flock of geese and expected acknowledgement and support.

In Greenlandโ€™s Icy Capital, Past Troubles Haunt Hopes for the Future

As geopolitical realities and ongoing economic growth raise the stakes, U.S. interest in Greenland and the dream of independence may change things in a big way.

How a Chinese Government Statistician Was Forced to Report Fake Data

Chinese local govt employee produced a non-authorized report on bees and was visited by police and threatened with being sent to a mental hospital.

โ€˜This One Time, at Groomer Campโ€™

All Camp Brave Trails programs focus on helping LGBTQ+ youth find what they need most to thrive: their people, their place, and their passion.

Why Recognizing a Palestinian State Now Undermines U.S. Interestsย 

A recent American Conservativeย article suggests President Trump recognize a Palestinian state, but this would undermine the interests of the United States.

News

Guatemalan Deportee Arrives in US After Judge Orders Trump Admin to Facilitate Return

โ€œAmericaโ€™s asylum system was never intended to be used as a de facto amnesty program or a catch-all, get-out-of-deportation-free card,โ€ McLaughlin said.

Trump-Musk Feud Escalates Over Spending Bill: 5 Things to Know

A public feud between Musk and Trump took a turn for the worse. Musk claimed president wouldnโ€™t have won without him and president suggested Muskโ€™s subsidies could be pulled.

Supreme Court Rules 9-0 Wisconsin Violated First Amendment by Denying Tax Exemption to Catholic Charity

Supreme Court ruled unanimously that WI violated the First Amendment by not granting Catholic charity an exemption from paying unemployment tax.

Appeals Court Rules San Diegoโ€™s Yoga Ban Is Unconstitutional

The city of San Diegoโ€™s ban on yoga classes in public parks and beaches was ruled unconstitutional by a federal appeals court.

Supreme Court Rejects Mexicoโ€™s Lawsuit Against Gun Companies

SCOTUS said gun companies should not face lawsuit in which Mexican govt was trying to hold them liable for cartel-related violence involving firearms from US.

FDA Not Recommending Newly Approved COVID-19 Vaccine: Official

FDA approved a new COVID-19 vaccine but is not recommending people receive it, the agencyโ€™s top vaccine officials said on June 4.

Self-Sufficiency Summits in Ohio Reflect Surging Interest in Homesteading

After an age of reliance on store-bought items, many Americans are returning to a self-sufficient lifestyle and growing and raising the food they consume.

Judge Requires Trump Admin to Provide Due Process for Deportees in El Salvador Prison

Boasberg ordered Trump admin to provide habeas relief for individuals it deported and are held in Salvadoran maximum security prison.
spot_img

Related Articles