European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 30, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday March 30, 1987 the stars and stripes of fld Gridiron club spoofs ran Contra or fac. Washington a swaying to the beat of hello. Ollie and try to remember washing ton s Gridiron club spoofed it. Col. Oliver North and president Reagan in a satirical review saturday that focused on the Iran Centra affair. The 102nd annual dinner a White tic banquet that is one of the City s most venerable social events also featured a skit in which journalists pretend ing to be democrats Sang to the tune of Wanh a Little bit of Luck i desc words the lord above said we must act As statesmen and to the Constitution be Duvoul. The lord above says expedite the hearings but with a Little bit of tuck with a Little bit of Luck we wil1 and a Way to string things Gridiron president James Mccartney of Knight Ridder inc., said in the prepared text Oahu Welcome we be been starting this dinner in the dark for 102 years Bur we never dreamed that the White mouse would like the idea of keeping the president in the dark so much that officials would make it a National president Reagan and his wife Nancy were among dozens of luminaries who attended the event. Others expected at the review included vice presi Dent George Bush Cabinet officials supreme court justices members of Congress foreign diplomats and at least 10 governors. A highlight of the prepared script was a rap song featuring a stand in for mrs. Reagan leading an exercise workout tape. She sings "1 was just a fragile Flower but then i found this amazing Power. It happened in 80,1 got a grip. Dispatched John Sears with a gentle flip. Helping my Ronnie was a labor of Tovac. I gave Richard Allen just a casual shove Jim Watt Learned a very hard Way. That i like How the Beach boys play and with Don Regan i was pushed to the Max we even had to do the jumping jacks. In easing him out and finally fired i worked up a sweat really the Gridiron guests heard club journalists spoof former National Security Council officer North to the Lane of hello Dolly with these words i m no Nero i m a hero. I did nothing wrong. I found these Nice mullahs paying lop dollars. Read a line from Reagan s scripture now and then. Piece of cake fellas. Just for Freedom s Sake fellas. F would love to do it All chorus of no no no no Ollie that s not exactly what we Hadj Nind. So take the stand your hand Ollie. To the tune of the Beach offs if Barbara Ann a John Poindexter Chara Chiang let s Arm Iran and the Gridiron s Towo commission to the tune try to remember sir to the president try
