Posted on 10/24/2010 6:06:37 PM PDT by paudio
Republicans are already celebrating their comeback — and promising an even bigger year in 2012.
Oddly enough, Walter Mondale knows exactly how they feel.
His party's obituary was written by the press after the 1980 election, when Ronald Reagan capitalized on stagflation to score a 44-state landslide over Jimmy Carter. Just like Obama, Reagan came to power with enormous expectations and soaring popularity — only to watch it all melt away in his first two years on the job, thanks to a brutal recession and double-digit unemployment.
(Excerpt) Read more at salon.com ...
What’s this, a Star Trek thread?
But it takes skill to match Mondale's perfect record of losing a statewide race in every state (all except MN in 1984 and then losing the MN Senate Race in 2002).
Walter isn’t that Norwegian for “I got dropped on my head as a baby”?
Yeah...and Obama is doing the opposite of what Reagan did. Obama is the inverted Ronald Regan, the anti-Reagan.
If there’s anybody who’s expert in knocking Ronald Reagan down to his natural knees it’s Mighty Fritz Mondale!
Walter Mondale could not get elected in his own state, and he is giving pointers about Reagan?! Hilarious, and I think the guy is senile. Certainly delusional. Reagan would have identified exactly who obambi is/was and it would have been all over. McCain could have but wouldn’t or didn’t- too used to “reaching across the aisle”.
Obama could not even shine Reagan’s shoes
Demoncrats are idiots!!
Mondale = Big Loser
I saw the headline, and the publisher, and said to Mrs. RQSR “Do you think I’m going to waste my time reading this one? It’s Salon”, and then read her the headline.
She laughed, and said NO!
I didn’t, and will see y’all later down the front page.
Mondale thought he could be Reagan too. How did that work out?
It’s more like Twilight Zone, actually...
Uncle Wally has the Obama tingle in his leg.
It’s an interesting reading, actually, seeing how Mondale himself realized that he was done for after the 2nd debate with Reagan.
So just exactly how did that work out for ole walter mondull?LOL.
“But it takes skill to match Mondale’s perfect record of losing a statewide race in every state (all except MN in 1984 and then losing the MN Senate Race in 2002).”
Yea, Reagan’s popularity really melted away, but only in
Minnesooota.
LLS
hey Obozo -— when you’re tired of advice from Jimmy Carter, try Walter Mondale!! He really knows how to lead the country toward a better future.
Hell, if Mondale’s advice doesn’t excite you enough toward more “hope and change” then just invite Michael Dukakis to the White House for a strategy session. I’m sure that will help to put the Demagogues over the top in 2010 and 2012.
...you think you could have beat Reagan?
Give me a break Obama.
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