While doing a little IMDB surfing research on the major actors from the ABC television series “Once Upon A Time”, I learned that Lana Parrilla, the actress who plays “The Evil Queen”, is the daughter of Sam Parrilla, a career minor league outfielder who also earned short time MLB service as a Philadelphia Phillie back in 1970.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/parrisa01.shtml
My thoughts jumped immediately to another daughter of baseball, former Speaker of the House Nancy (D’Alesandro) Pelosi. Her father was Thomas D’Alesandro, the Mayor of Baltimore who successfully fought to acquire the St. Louis Browns for his city so that he could bring them home in 1954 as the reincarnation of the half century-lost Baltimore Orioles.
“I AM (or was) THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE!!!”
Then I had to think deeper: What else, besides having baseball-connected fathers, does this former Speaker of the House really have in common with an actress whose major claim to minor TV fame is playing the role of “The Evil Queen” in a clever tale of story book characters now gathering in reality in a little New England town called, what else, “Storybrooke”?
We all have to decide for ourselves, but let’s see. ….
(1) The “Evil Queen” only cares about her own needs. Nancy Pelosi only has the same retirement and health care plan as the other members of Congress.
(2) The “Evil Queen” possesses the magical power to instantly travel anywhere she wishes. As Speaker, Nancy Pelosi had a private jet that we taxpayers provided for her regular and/or whimsical flights home or anywhere.
(3) The “Evil Queen” destroys whole villages when the people do not give her what she wants. Nancy Pelosi treats the same situation by apparently staring into space without blinking.
(4) The “Evil Queen” rips people’s hearts out. Nancy Pelosi has no fear of that sad fate ever happening to her.
(5) The “Evil Queen” just lies and lies and lies. – Nancy Pelosi, on the other hand, just does what she does what she does.
“I Pledge Allegiance to the Flag, of the United States of America, and to the Republic, for which it stands, One Nation, Under God, Indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for All.”
Tags: Nancy Pelosi Parody
The Pecan Park Eagle 
May 4, 2013 at 3:31 pm |
The only thing I can think of to match this piece of dribble, is to do the same format for Ted Cruz , except instead of making things up about our dear sincere senator , quote his exact words and his scary real time solutions to our nations problems, Fair enough?
May 4, 2013 at 3:55 pm |
Fair Enough, Patrick. I distrust the far right as much as I do the far left. And by the way, most of them on both sides are sincere. That’s the real scary thing.
May 4, 2013 at 5:12 pm |
Two things:
First of all, regarding the title of this piece and in light of all the hoopla surrounding the NY basketball player who announced that he was gay, I had forebodings as to what this was going to be about. In that light I was relieved.
Second, while I don’t know I’d personally care much for Mrs. Pelosi, and I do understand the ‘evil queen’ reaction, I don’t think that musings such as #3 above are all that fair unless substantiated. (Conversely, while I didn’t always agree with all of George W.’s policies, he seems like he’d be a fun guy to hang out with — but I don’t think I’d ever refer to him as Prince Charming.)
May 4, 2013 at 5:28 pm |
Tom,
Upon further review, and in the absence of immediate hard data to corroborate Ms. Pelosi’s hard and firm actions on taxes and entitlement benefits, I’ve come to agreement on item (3). I’ll stay with the look response. I’ve never seen her blink.
May 4, 2013 at 8:45 pm |
Whoever this Evil Queen is she would be more welcome in my home than Ms. Pelosi.
May 4, 2013 at 11:59 pm |
Bill, while some may say she has a steely stare, I’ve heard rumors that it may be more of a plastic nature. However, the upper picture of her might suggest they missed a few places.
Doug, one should always be able to pick one’s friends. In my case the only one welcome is a cleaning lady with good references.