Originally Posted By Labuda Former Congressman, Senator, and Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen has passed away. RIP, sir. <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/23/bentsen.obit.ap/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITI CS/05/23/bentsen.obit.ap/index.html</a>
Originally Posted By RoadTrip He was a good man. I wish he'd have been the Presidential nominee that year instead of the Vice Presidential. The Democrats might have actually won if that were the case.
Originally Posted By friendofdd "I knew John Kennedy. John Kennedy was a friend of mine. And you are no John Kennedy." (I think that is close, anyway.) RIP, Senator Bentsen.
Originally Posted By MomofPrincess Gosh, I hadn't heard this until now. How very sad! What a great loss... (And, fodd, that was priceless. I'll never forget it.)
Originally Posted By cape cod joe One of the great classic put down lines in Presidential campaign history. Poor Dan had no chance after that but got his revenge by winning.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip Quayle didn't win anything. Number 41 (aka the George Bush with Brains) did. ;-)
Originally Posted By woody Lloyd Bentsen should be very happy in his grave after body slamming Dan Quayle in the debates and later losing in the general election. He will be known for winning the battle and losing the war. Good bye.
Originally Posted By StillThePassHolder I'd say Bentsen won the war. Clipped from wikipedia: "He graduated from the University of Texas Law School in 1942 and served in the United States Army Air Forces from 1942 to 1945. After brief service as a private in intelligence work in Brazil, he became a pilot and in early 1944 began flying combat missions in B-24s from southern Italy with the 449th Bomb Group. At age 23 he was promoted to the rank of Major and given command of a squadron of 600 men. In 18 months of combat, Bentsen flew 35 dangerous missions against many difficult, remote and highly defended targets such as the Ploesti oil fields in Romania, which were critical to the Nazi's war strategy. The 15th Air Force, to which the 449th was attached, is credited with destroying all of the petroleum production within its range, which equated to about half of Germany's sources of fuel on the continent. Major Bentsen's unit also flew against communications centers, aircraft factories and industrial targets in Germany, Italy, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria. Bentsen participated in bombing raids in support of the Anzio campaign and flew bombers against hard targets in preparation for the landing in southern France. Overall, while in the Army Air Corps, he flew over 200 bombing missions over Europe. Bentsen was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, one of the Army Air Corps' and now the Air Force's highest commendations for valor in combat. In addition to the Distinguished Flying Cross, Bentsen was awarded the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters. The Air Medal and each individual cluster represent specific campaigns for which he was decorated. Before completing his military service, he was promoted to the rank of Colonel in the Air Force Reserve." "By 1970...Bentsen went on to win the general election when he was pitted against Congressman and future President George H. W. Bush. On the campaign trail, there was a stark contrast between Bush and Bentsen. Bentsen was seen to be far more dignified, reliable, and a heavy-weight in contrast to the fuzzy, ineffective communication skills of Bush. On election night, Bentsen beat Bush convincingly." <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lloyd_Bentsen" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L loyd_Bentsen</a> This country was built on the backs of men like Lloyd Bentsen. We could use more like him right now.
Originally Posted By cape cod joe RT--I'm wrong---Quayle did not win the Vice Presidency?? It's strange that I voted for him and the media said HE won the V.P not George. Go figure my crazy thinking?
Originally Posted By woody >>"By 1970...Bentsen went on to win the general election when he was pitted against Congressman and future President George H. W. Bush. On the campaign trail, there was a stark contrast between Bush and Bentsen. Bentsen was seen to be far more dignified, reliable, and a heavy-weight in contrast to the fuzzy, ineffective communication skills of Bush. On election night, Bentsen beat Bush convincingly."<< Did history end there? No.
Originally Posted By retlawfan Dan Quale's response to the famous debate line about Kennedy, said sternly back to Mr. bentsen: "Senator, that was uncalled for". Wow. Now that was a come back!
Originally Posted By AZDLDad Verbosity leads to unclear, inarticulate things. -- Vice President Dan Quayle
Originally Posted By AZDLDad Wouldn't it have been great having Quayle and GDub in office together? We would have killed 'em with laughter.
Originally Posted By cape cod joe Hey Dad--If we vote for them we should get our vote's worth and be entertained to the max! Isn't that all really politics is as Ronny and Willy proved
