"I'm John Kerry and I'm reporting for duty.". ... This was his way to challenge President Bush over the war in Iraq, the war on terrorism but a cheap below the belt kind of shot...
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that did him in, his campaign was dead in water, once we both agree, he was grossly misrepresenting his accomplishments, his partners in heroics just did not agree with his interpretations of heroics, a 40,000 $ campaign brought the entire Democratic party structure on its knees.
This in US electoral history will be considered on pedestal with worn outlook of Nixon in 60’s as JFK beat him on looks competition that night.JFK beating Nixon by about a 120,000 votes, although about 40 percent of the nation's 180 million people tuned into the "Great Debates" of 1960, a series of four televised match-ups between Kennedy and Nixon.
In Omaha debate between Bentsen and Quayle the central issue of the Omaha debate was whether the 41-year-old Senator from Indiana had the intellect, temperament and judgment necessary to move into the presidency. Three times Quayle was thrown off balance when asked what he would do if he had to take over from George Bush. Quayle could only sputter bland inanities before falling back on his script about his congressional accomplishments. On his third try, he compared the length of his experience with that of John Kennedy in 1960. It proved a fatal flirtation with one of America's most enduring myths. With precision and rhetorical balance, Bentsen uttered four terse sentences. "Senator, I served with Jack Kennedy. I knew Jack Kennedy. Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine. Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy." |
