EXCERPT:
MAHER: “Anybody remember Barney’s? It was this store in New York that started in the 20s, 1920s, as a discount clothing joint on unfashionable, grimy 7th Avenue, a place where their customers, the working man, could get a decent suit at a very reasonable price. I remember going there in 1993 to get my wardrobe for a new show Comedy Central was launching called ‘Politically Incorrect.’
(Applause)
Thank you. Yeah. We had no budget, and this was a place you could buy five suits for two grand. Well, right after that, they opened a place on Madison Avenue, Barney’s did, where you could buy one suit for five grand. They wanted a party with the cool kids, and for a while they got to, for a while. Now they’re a ghost brand that exists as a mini boutique inside one Saks store. And I’m not making this up just because it’s Halloween, but after Barney’s closed for good in 2020, it became, yes, a Spirit Halloween. I’m just saying, Democrats need to get their sh*t together because America needs two political parties, not one party and one Halloween store.”
(via RealClearPolitics)