Putting an e on the end of potato basically ended his political career and now Trump supporters shout “covfefe” because they think it’s somehow smart. I think about that a lot.
Or the fact that people largely see the photo that Dukakis took in a tank as the moment HW Bush won the 88 election - compared to Trump’s photo op in a Fire Truck…
I would argue they were just better at hiding the same type of shit these modern politicians are thinking and saying. Now it’s just acceptable. Then you had Howard Dean dooming himself for a cowboy scream.
Simpler times. He gave us these nuggets of wisdom:
“You take the UNCF model that what a waste it is to lose one’s mind or not to have a mind is being very wasteful. How true that is”
“The Holocaust was an obscene period in our nation’s history. … No, not our nation’s, but in World War II. I mean, we all lived in this century. I didn’t live in this century, but in this century’s history”
“I have made good judgments in the past. I have made good judgments in the future”
“I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy, but that could change”
“potatoe” (when trying to “correct” a 12-yr old’s spelling of “potato”)
Everyone loves a redemption arc. But how sad is it that the ‘potatoe’ guy was the voice of reason who helped save American democracy in it’s darkest hour (so far!). We really are living through Idiocracy!
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i miss the days when the fuckup someone is remembered for was misspelling potato
Those were simpler times. Now it’s the Time of Simps.
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Well done!
Putting an e on the end of potato basically ended his political career and now Trump supporters shout “covfefe” because they think it’s somehow smart. I think about that a lot.
Or the fact that people largely see the photo that Dukakis took in a tank as the moment HW Bush won the 88 election - compared to Trump’s photo op in a Fire Truck…
Or when Howard Dean “ruined” his political career by whooping at a rally because it “wasn’t presidential.”
Our expectations are so low right now that putting together two cogent sentences could literally mean that you win the election.
The 90s: “How could we ever put someone in charge who’s so stupid he can’t even spell potato?”
George W. Bush: “Watch this drive”
Donald J. Trump: “unintelligible gibberish”
I would argue they were just better at hiding the same type of shit these modern politicians are thinking and saying. Now it’s just acceptable. Then you had Howard Dean dooming himself for a cowboy scream.
Worst is subjective. I’d argue that Cheney’s support of blood for oil and Halliburton rebuild scheme was far worse than anything Quayle did.
Yeah, same thought. Cheney was the worst because he was smart, competent, and evil. That beats incompetent.
Agreed. Despite Vance’s inability to please a crowd, he’s more on the “Cheney dangerous” side of the spectrum than “Quayle dumb.”
Simpler times. He gave us these nuggets of wisdom:
At least Dan Quayle convinced Pence not to play ball with Trump’s schemes.
Everyone loves a redemption arc. But how sad is it that the ‘potatoe’ guy was the voice of reason who helped save American democracy in it’s darkest hour (so far!). We really are living through Idiocracy!
it only counts if he’s elected
Dan Quayle was on the phone with Mike Pence on January 6th.
We probably owe our republic to Dan Quayle.
I’m just saying, I wouldn’t take points off a kid for writing ‘Potatoe’. Not after that.