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JSojourner
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« on: December 14, 2009, 04:15:33 PM »

Quayle is a mimbo, but am I the only one who finds Bentsen's response assholish and overly affected? Quayle said he had as much experience in Congress as Jack Kennedy; he didn't say he was the second coming of Jack Kennedy.

It was obviously scripted beforehand and Bentsen was just waiting for Kennedy's name to be mentioned.

Well, I agree -- it was scripted and Bentsen was lying (laying?) in wait.

That said, Quayle looked like the second coming of Little Lord F**kpants when he said, "That was uncalled for..."  I think his prissy, privileged fratboy response did him in more than Bentsen's (prepared and staged) remark.

That's exactly the Dan Quayle I knew.  You would not have gotten that response from Dick Lugar or Quayle's successor -- Dan Coats.
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JSojourner
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« Reply #1 on: December 15, 2009, 07:24:52 PM »

Thanks, Office, for reminding me of this one...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoPu1UIBkBc

It reminds me why, though I deplore Reagan's policy positions, I loved the man's manner and personality.  (And also what a good sport Walter Mondale was/is.  His laughter was as genuine as Reagan's "jab" was good-natured and gentle.)
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