"The only acceptable person"

"The only acceptable person"

by digby


So so sad about the death of Betty Bacall. I almost lost Ben to her, the only acceptable person. As he would say,she was a spectacular dame
— Sally Quinn (@sallyquinndc) August 13, 2014


Does she mean that in all the world only Lauren Bacall was better than her? Or is she saying that she is actually more "spectacular" than Bacall who, after all, evidently failed to nail Ben Bradlee? (Perhaps that's why Bacall had to settle for Jason Robards, who only played Bradlee in "All the President's Men.")

It's hard to know. But rest assured, everyone now recognizes that Sally Quinn and Lauren Bacall are very much the same. In fact, Quinn is the real femme fatale. She won the big prize.

Quinn just never fails to amaze...

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