Community | October 15, 2008 | 53 comments

Quayle to Palin: "Be yourself"

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OK, what's going on in your political career when you're getting advice from Dan Quayle?
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53 comments // Quayle to Palin: "Be yourself"

  • Cynic2
  • Argon18
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      Argon18  

    • That's not the way I remember it since it leaves out a few of the facts.

      First of which was Dan Quayle made the mistake of confusing a character in a sitcom for a role model just because one of the plots in the story was that she became a single mother. He never even mentioned the writers, he criticized the character directly. The funniest part was they wrote the criticism into the story and had the character answer it directly also.

      Although the basic premise of the concept that it is better for families to have a father involved in them is a good idea. Dan Quayle made another mistake in even applying it to that sitcom in the first place because in the plot of the story wss that Murphy Brown wasn't a single mother by choice.It was because the father had left her while she was pregnant.

      Dan Quayle never even brought up the point about dead beat dads that abandon mothers and only unfairly criticized for being an out-of-wedlock mother when the situation was written that marriage was out of the question since the father split.

      So all the derision for making such a big deal about it that Dan Quayle got from it was well deserved. First for mistaking a comedy as blueprint for how to live your life and second for not even paying enough attention to the show to find out it didn't even apply

      Sarah Palin has been making a lot of similar mistakes that have deserved it also. The repeated insistence that being able to see Russia from Alaska gives her foreign policy experience, the meltdown of the Katy Couric interview and the whipping crowds into a frenzy with rhetoric worth of McCarthy.

    • 3 years ago
  • HooserMaverick
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      HooserMaverick  

    • Gov. Palin is getting the "Dan Quayle treatment" by the snarky mainstream media and entertainment world (ridicule, belittlement, snide comments, SNL sketches, Tonight show jokes) which he did NOT deserve. For those of you who were still in Pampers when this happened to VP Quayle, it was a sad and sickening time in our democracy. Dan Quayle pointed out the poor role model that a fictional character on TV, liberal Murphy Brown, was when the series allowed her to be an out-of-wedlock mother. He pointed out, quite correctly, that being a single mother with no father in the life of the child, is not admirable. It's sad to grow up without a Dad in your life (I know this from experience) and a child needs a good male and female role model inside of a sound marriage. So, for speaking out on this issue (which many critics railed against at the time but later admitted that he was correct about) he was ridiculed, mocked, and generally treated the way Gov. Palin is being treated. It was sickening then and it is still sickening. Snickering and mocking is easy. It's junior-high schoolish. Grow up and learn to disagree respectfully!

    • 3 years ago
  • hankityL
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      hankityL  

    • nobama, he may be quite gifted but shit he can't spell and I am afraid W, Grouchy, Blinky and Winky are all idiots. No I tack that back, the people who put them in office are idiots. they were very smart they screwed the country out of billions of dollars in just 8 yrs and will continue to do so, under the unfortunate regime of Blinky and Winky. Go sell some t-shirts you r gonna need it to help bail out corporate america, should these two win

    • 3 years ago
  • hankityL
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      hankityL  

    • i love it tomato, tomatoe, who knew?
      quayle could not spell and bush (w) can't do anything but choke on a pretzel and well McCon and Plain are both idiots and will do nothing for the joes in this world

    • 3 years ago
  • Skyebeka
  • Skyebeka
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      Skyebeka  
    • Skyebeka:

      But, I must state that both spellings, potato and potatoe, were in dictionaries when I was in elementary school. By the time I got to college the latter was taken out. So maybe we can let him off the hook on that one. Or not.

    • 3 years ago
  • Argon18
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      Argon18  

    • Unfortunately Sarah Palin is already being herself that is part of the problem.

      The worse part of the problem is that she doesn't want Quayle's job which she probably could handle if nothing happens to McCain.

      Much worse is that she wants Cheney's job which is way beyond her since very few have what it takes to be a Dark Lord of the Sith.

    • 3 years ago
  • Johnnie_C
  • hankityL
  • ninepounds6
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      ninepounds6  

    • Well, dumb or not, he is right. Palin has an almost zero approval rating for a reason, and she was picked for a reason...

      She is obvioulsy a toe-the-line Republican that appeals to ONLY the most hardline people in the party. Honestly, she was picked because she is the perfect puppet and America sees through her.

      I have said it before... the first time EITHER party puts forth a female candidate that acts, talks, feels, and VOTES like a woman, I will vote for her. Palin could not be herself under any circumstances.

    • 3 years ago
  • PressCore
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      PressCore  

    • " A mind is a terrible thing to waste, or, not to have a mind or..." (Damn ! Wouldn't you know it ? I marry a female lawyer whose smater than I could ever be, and now she's out rollerblading instead of winding up my mainspring like she promised she would!) Help ! I put my size 10 shoe in my size 8 mouth and now it's stuck. Yeah just be yourself Palin, and at the rate you're going after you & grampa loose the election the Feds'll have to chase you across State lines to bust you & grampa for Conspiracy to Incite Riots at your mutual hate rallies. And you'll end up in the La Brea Tar Pits with all those dinosaurs that were around only 6,000 years ago ? I can just hear those Alaskan wolves howling in laughter about that joke too.Because one thing's for sure. Those wolves
      will still be around long after they lock McCain/Palin up.

    • 3 years ago
  • GatorMonkey
  • nobamagirl
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      nobamagirl  

    • Actually My husband has sold that bumper sticker all over America. But thanks for your constant advice. He was the originator of both that and Nobama 08. I cant think that stuff up. But he has been at it for years. If you really want to get your little heart pumping check out his web site. nobama08shirts.com. But, be careful Libs often have brain aneurysms after viewing it.

    • 3 years ago
  • blabHERmouth
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      blabHERmouth  
    • nobamagirl:

      Really?

      I can see great minds think alike! I hope you are not editing his final drafts! We see how well your brilliant wordplay has crystallized the McCain message here on current.com! I’m sure Senator McCain is happy to have such open-minded supporters helping his campaign efforts! Maybe he can insert the Obama/Osama tagline into one of his speeches! That’s sure to spur more “KILL HIM” chants! I can feel the love! LOL

      Anyway...

      I'm going to bid you goodnight and catch some z's because this discussion has become way too comical!

      But seriously. All sarcasm aside...

      I am an Independent voter. I watch all news networks (EVEN FOX) and try to keep an open mind. I come to current because I like to have discussions and understand other points of view. You should really try to respect people from all walks of life and have a conversation without being disrespectful. If you did that maybe people would ACTUALLY try to understand where you are coming from and WE as American people could finally find some common ground.

      Tootles!

      Agree to disagree,

      Jaye ;-)

    • 3 years ago
  • nobamagirl
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      nobamagirl  

    • Research Dan a little, I doubt if any of you has as many accomplishments. The media can trash anyone, but , they can't take away from someone who they really are. Dan is quit gifted really.

    • 3 years ago
  • blabHERmouth
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      blabHERmouth  
    • nobamagirl:

      Nobamagirl,

      I agree. Dan could not have gotten as far without some sliver of intellect. But you HAVE to admit the man has made some pretty laughable comments over the years. Why are you such a fierce defender? Are you his cousin or something? Is this “Josephine Six Pac”? LOL

      And once again I have to point out the grammatical mistakes!

      "Dan is quit gifted really."

      I think you may have meant: "Dan is QUITE gifted really."

      Stop me when I'm wrong here. LOL

      -Jaye ;-)

    • 3 years ago
  • nobamagirl
  • madcitysteve
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      madcitysteve  
    • nobamagirl:

      He's no JFK. He said he needed to learn Latin because he was traveling to Latin America. He also spoke before the NAACP and said, "The mind is a terrible thing to lose". He meant, the mind is a terrible thing to waste! There are hundreds of Qualisms like this. You should do YOUR research!

    • 3 years ago
  • nobamagirl
  • blabHERmouth
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      blabHERmouth  
    • nobamagirl:

      Nobamagirl,

      You don't need to thank me! I did that out of the kindness of my heart. However I would appreciate a little clarification...

      Now when you thanked me for focusing on the BIG picture.... did you mean "pig and lipstick" picture, Bill Ayers picture, or more like "turn the page on economic issues" picture?

      I'm just trying to get a firm grasp on exactly HOW BIG the Republican campaign picture is these days.

      Thanks!

      -Jaye ;-)

    • 3 years ago
  • blabHERmouth
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      blabHERmouth  
    • nobamagirl:

      Ps: The Obama/Osama wordplay was REALLY creative and original! I think by now It is obvious to EVERYONE on current.com that you are WAY too intelligent to fall for simpleminded brainwashing and propaganda!

      A TRUE POET!

      You should really write advertising slogans!

      CATCHY!

      -Jaye ;-)

    • 3 years ago
  • DeliaTheArtist
  • J_Jammer
  • smice
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      smice  
    • nobamagirl:

      If we can't even agree that being compared to a sitting president and being compared to a mass murderer/ terrorist are different, we are in more trouble than I thought.

    • 3 years ago
  • eldamon
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      eldamon  
    • nobamagirl:

      Jammer, once again you are off the mark. You continuously try to conflate in congruent subjects. What I don't know is if you do it as the typical Republican tactic or you truly by end to their hype. Although in this particular case you could make the argument Bush = Osama as both are mass murdering terrorist in someones eyes.

    • 3 years ago
  • DeliaTheArtist
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      DeliaTheArtist  
    • nobamagirl:

      Jammer, comparing Obama to Osama is hardly the same thing as comparing McCain to Bush. As we've heard OVER AND OVER, McCain voted with Bush 90% of the time and has backed his failing policies. Comparing Barack Obama with America's most hated terrorist figure is a scare tactic used by ignorant republicans with no better point to make.

    • 3 years ago
  • eldamon
  • blabHERmouth
  • J_Jammer
  • eldamon
  • blabHERmouth
  • jubal
  • nobamagirl
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      nobamagirl  

    • Dan Quyale, is a very accomplished individual. If any of you could really read you would know that. Apparently if the media trashes a person their done in your guys book. Sad really sad.

    • 3 years ago
  • blabHERmouth
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      blabHERmouth  
    • nobamagirl:

      Nobamagirl,

      I absolutely LOVE how you attempted to insult the intelligence of others… but managed grammatical mistakes in the process. LOL

      “Apparently if the media trashes a person their done in your guys book. Sad really sad.”

      I think you may have meant: they’re done in your book.

      Get it?

      “they’re” is a substitute for “they are” whereas the use of “their” in a sentence like this is a common misspelling error.

      From one avid reader to another…

      Just thought I would point that out.

      Smooches! ;-)

      -Jaye aka ObamaGirl

    • 3 years ago
  • nobamagirl
  • bptelford
  • ninepounds6
  • bptelford
  • GatorMonkey
  • QCBUCKI
  • breathexelectric
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      breathexelectric  

    • note to self: never take advice from the quayle man.

      who's he to give advice? i mean, he went after murphy brown, THE CHARACTER, not even the actress. get a life! ahaha.

    • 3 years ago
  • shelchak
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      shelchak  

    • BWAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!! The perfectly idiotic advice from the perfect idiot. The bad news is, I suspect that is exactly who Palin has been being -- herself -- and where has that gotten her???? lol

    • 3 years ago
  • extblues
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      extblues  

    • All right, who let Dan Quayle out? I demand answers!!

      This has to be a plot by the Democrats to make the Republicans look even more stupid than they already are...and it just might work this time!

    • 3 years ago
  • DeliaTheArtist
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      DeliaTheArtist  
    • extblues:

      Indeed! A liberal plot to discredit the conservatives and make Sarah Palin look stupid! Why won't those terrorists loving, america hating, flag burning, bleeding heart bastards ever stop?

    • 3 years ago
  • extblues
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      extblues  
    • extblues:

      Conspiracy or no, I just wish this walking punch-line would just go somewhere and enjoy his retirement from the world of politics. I'm from Indiana and its only been in the past year or so that I have been able to admit this to other people without them saying something along the lines of, "...hey, Dan Quayle is from there, right?"

      And, without going into a lot of detail, I can safely say that, even though I do not know the man personally, Dan Quayle is the ultimate cock-blocker!

    • 3 years ago
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  • pressrecord
  • DeliaTheArtist
  • Apocalipstick
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