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Re: Dan Quayle

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From: Glenn Williams
Date: Tue, 05 Nov 1996 00:00
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In article <327C2636.75FB@beachlife.net>, Paul Jensen <Paul@beachlife.net>
wrote:

> klaatu wrote:
> 
> > He may say what he believes, but does it ever _mean_ anything? For
> > instance, he's pretty famous for this one:
> > 
> > "If we do not succeed, we run the risk of failure"...
> > 
> > Now _that_ is what I would call clarity of thought...
> 
> At least Quayle can recognize busts of Washington and Jefferson when he 
> sees them, something Algore cannot do.
> 
> Paul Jensen

This was a hilarious clip.  If Quale had done something this stupid it
would have been all over the news.  Most people reading this have no idea
what we are talking about.  I can't recall the details, I just remember
Gore pointing to Washington and Jefferson and asking, "Who are these
people"?  Right up there with him getting lost in the woods, secret
service had to bring dogs in to find him.
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From: glenn.williams@nt.com (Glenn Williams)
Subject: Re: Dan Quayle
Date: 1996/11/05
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