"There's an old story of a lady saying to Adlai Stevenson that he was the thinking man's candidate, and Adlai replied "But I need a majority.' " Comment to this post.
"I'd asked Meade (and Grok) about the adjectival phrase "thinking man's," which came up this morning in the comments on the post about Donald Trump's pardoning of Pete Rose, baseball being, some say, "the thinking man's sport."
"Googling jogged my memory: "The Thinking Man's" is a Playboy phrase (apparently, you need to think to deal with women):
"In that light, here's the 1990 Playboy interview with Donald Trump. Excerpt:
How do you respond when people call you ostentatious, ego-ridden and a greedy symbol of the Eighties?
Rich men are less likely to like me, but the working man likes me because he knows I worked hard and didn't inherit what I've built. Hey, I made it myself; I have a right to do what I want with it.
With so much poverty on the city streets, isn't it embarrassing for you to flaunt your wealth?
There has always been a display of wealth and always will be, until the depression comes, which it always does. And let me tell you, a display is a good thing. It shows people that you can be successful. It can show you a way of life. Dynasty did it on TV. It's very important that people aspire to be successful. The only way you can do it is if you look at somebody who is.
"A display is a good thing."
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