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I can explain: this cartoon was made before FDR entered the race, and so Smith was widely expected to be the Democratic Nominee. As a result, they animated Betty as Al Smith.
What's hilarious is that the satire works for almost every election. She's all, "vote for me and you'll get everything you dream of and I'll kiss you!" LOL
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This is from 1932. The reason she becomes Smith and not FDR is because Smith was considered the front runner when it was animated
Another fun fact: this is the first depiction of a fictional president to appear on screen.
what is the audio?
https://youtu.be/1h3vnYSTtrg?si=GxgWhLCzV4BK6P4m
How did you get that amazing flair?
He was elected, good sir
Frontrunner in what? They didn’t have primaries. Who was keeping track of delegate support?
I can explain: this cartoon was made before FDR entered the race, and so Smith was widely expected to be the Democratic Nominee. As a result, they animated Betty as Al Smith.
It came out in November of 1932, so I guess it took them a full year to make this cartoon.
Al Smith’s nose was that big?
ah ha he ain't ashamed, big like a pickle
Pickle Al!
Funniest shit I've ever seen.
It doesn’t look that way from the pictures I’ve seen, but maybe
Al Smith was half Italian?! Assumed he was 100% Irish. His dad was Alfredo Ferraro. Alfred Smith.
I wish they had the director’s cut with nudity.
What's hilarious is that the satire works for almost every election. She's all, "vote for me and you'll get everything you dream of and I'll kiss you!" LOL
I love her when she’s a judge.
I thought the second one was Jimmy Durante “Ah cha cha cha.”
That’s jimmy durante