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Democrats fire back at Quayle over Obama snub (Called him "the worst president in history")
CNN's Political Ticker ^ | August 12, 2010 | Ed Henry, CNN Sr White House Correspondent

Posted on 08/12/2010 12:47:39 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Top Democrats are firing back at House candidate Ben Quayle, son of former Vice President Dan Quayle, for running a new campaign ad that slashes President Obama by calling him "the worst president in history."

Brad Woodhouse, spokesman for the Democratic National Committee, told CNN that the candidate for a U.S. House seat from Arizona has no standing to judge Obama.

"The son of the worst vice president ever may think he has some wisdom on the job performance of political leaders, but if he thinks a president whose actions have saved the country from a second Great Depression, reformed a broken health care system and protected consumers from the risk and greed of Wall Street merits such mention, his analysis is only slightly less ridiculous than his candidacy for public office is," said Woodhouse.(continued)

(Excerpt) Read more at politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Campaign News; Issues; Parties; U.S. Congress
KEYWORDS: 2010; arizona; benquayle; bho44; congress; democrats; obama; taxes
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To: hampdenkid
Quayle’s problem was that he was too much of a gentleman

Yes and he DID travel for Bush making alliances. He was very good at it. The press down-played it. Always. Or twisted it.

21 posted on 08/12/2010 1:17:45 PM PDT by DJ MacWoW (If Bam is the answer, the question was stupid.)
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To: DJ MacWoW
"He was given cards."

I did not know about that...do they know who gave them to him?
22 posted on 08/12/2010 1:20:14 PM PDT by FrankR (It doesn't matter what they call us, only what we answer to....)
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To: FrankR

The school gave him the cards. Either they were complicit or the press “played” with the cards. Either is possible.


23 posted on 08/12/2010 1:23:43 PM PDT by DJ MacWoW (If Bam is the answer, the question was stupid.)
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To: DJ MacWoW

AND, when I worked with him in the Senate, he was one of the brightest stars in the firmament. He authored the Jobs Creation Act (workfare) and he is the father of the patriot missile. Of course, don’t expect the mainstream media SOBs to every acknowledge any of that.


24 posted on 08/12/2010 1:28:11 PM PDT by hampdenkid
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To: hampdenkid

Of course not. The guy was a conservative rock. That’s why the press HAD to get rid of him. They smeared his wife too. The press are pigs.


25 posted on 08/12/2010 1:29:57 PM PDT by DJ MacWoW (If Bam is the answer, the question was stupid.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Brad Woodhouse, spokesman for the Democratic National Committee, told CNN that the candidate for a U.S. House seat from Arizona has no standing to judge Obama.

What a peculiar statement by Brad. He must've meant that Ben wasn't qualified to comment because he doesn't have a press pin and a Che flag.

26 posted on 08/12/2010 1:31:15 PM PDT by Charles Martel ("Endeavor to persevere...")
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To: Deb
The best man in this ten man race is a woman - Pamela Gorman.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TS-9AgLzoM&feature=related

What has Ben Quayle ever accomplished (other than being Dan's son)?

27 posted on 08/12/2010 1:33:55 PM PDT by bwc2221
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To: Logic n' Reason

“Worst VP”.....Quayle???”
I think I’d give my vote to Kerry.
That poor guy thinks he still has ‘Gravitas.”
What a waste of a Senate seat!


28 posted on 08/12/2010 1:43:30 PM PDT by JimmyMc
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

It’s pretty tough to argue that he is not the worst President in history ... only Jimmah Cahtah could say, “No, he’s not! I am!”


29 posted on 08/12/2010 1:46:48 PM PDT by MIchaelTArchangel (Obama makes me miss Jimmah Cahtah!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Being originally from Indiana, Dan Quayle got a real bad rap ! I know the big reason was he didn’t go to the elite east coast schools like most Washington politicians and was an average person and made average grades in school. Now they are going to try the same crap on his son as well.

In my opinion, an average joe can run things a lot better than these snot nosed kids from an elite background. Also the average joe is not out of touch like the elitists.


30 posted on 08/12/2010 1:48:15 PM PDT by CORedneck
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
The son of the worst vice president ever

Joe Biden make Dan Quayle look like Albert Einstein.

31 posted on 08/12/2010 1:59:34 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (I wish our president loved the US military as much as he loves Paul McCartney.)
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To: MIchaelTArchangel

Jimmy Carter had a cumulative effect (helping to usher in Islamic terrorism/wahabist theocracy) and continues to support the enemies of America.

on the other hand, Barack Obama was raised a red diaper doper baby and is hell bent on deliberately taking this nation down.


32 posted on 08/12/2010 2:01:12 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (I wish our president loved the US military as much as he loves Paul McCartney.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Worst Vp ever, what no love for Spirrow T Agnew????


33 posted on 08/12/2010 2:21:25 PM PDT by GraceG
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To: GraceG

With men like Aaron Burr (1801-1805) and Henry A. Wallace (1941-1945, a known communist sympathizer) in the mix, Dan Quayle and Spriro Agnew ain’t even in the running!!


34 posted on 08/12/2010 2:33:47 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (I don't need a newspaper to know the world's been shaved by a drunken barber.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Brad Woodhouse, spokesman for the Democratic National Committee, told CNN that the candidate for a U.S. House seat from Arizona has no standing to judge Obama.

Yet a spokesman for the DNC somehow does have standing to judge a former Vice President. Go figure. And another leftist double-standard is born.

35 posted on 08/12/2010 8:19:24 PM PDT by Hoodat (.For the weapons of our warfare are mighty in God for pulling down strongholds.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Henry Wallace is definitely in the running, but my vote goes to LBJ.


36 posted on 08/12/2010 8:24:10 PM PDT by Hoodat (.For the weapons of our warfare are mighty in God for pulling down strongholds.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
He seems to have struck a nerve.......

My, aren't they thin skinned?

37 posted on 08/12/2010 8:26:04 PM PDT by Lakeshark (Thank a member of the US armed forces for their sacrifice)
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To: FrankR

The teacher gave Quayle a list of the spelling words. When the boy spelled ‘potato’ correctly, Quayle looked at the card given to him by the teacher who had mispelled it. I don’t know if she did it on purpose but the press-smear that followed worked like a charm to tag him as stupid.


38 posted on 08/12/2010 8:34:21 PM PDT by carmody
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To: GraceG

Why? Because he exposed the nattering nabobs of negativism?


39 posted on 08/12/2010 8:46:43 PM PDT by DeaconBenjamin (A trillion here, a trillion there, soon you're NOT talking real money)
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