*Mondale doesn't show at debate* [WHERE'S WALTER?]

The Washington Times ^ | 2 November 2002 | Donald Lambro

[matrix]

ST. PAUL, Minn. — All the Senate candidates met here last night for a prime-time TV debate — except former Vice President Walter F. Mondale, who said he couldn't make it.

Three days after Mr. Mondale agreed to replace Democratic Sen. Paul Wellstone on the ballot, Mr. Mondale, the 1984 Democratic presidential nominee, still had not agreed to a time and place to debate his Republican opponent, former St. Paul Mayor Norm Coleman.

[Aeronaut]

Where's Waldo?

[GailA]

WHAT ELSE DID YOU EXPECT FROM AMORAL PEOPLE?

[hellinahandcart]

Mr. Mondale may have peaked soon after he was officially named the Democratic candidate.

Mr.Mondale peaked back in 1976.

[RightOnline]

The last thing the Dems want to do is to put that dried up old geezer, Mondale, on the tube. He'd be seen for exactly what he is...................a tired old man who has lost touch...............and they certainly can't have that, now, can they?

[KQQL]

I hear he wants a RADIO debate only !

[Tripleplay]

He looks old and frail to me................Can't even compare to Reagan's vitality at the same age.

[Aeronaut]

Apparently (from another thread) the Mondale organization reserved a couple of domain names on saturday, the 26th. Yeah! he's reluctant alright.

[KQQL]

A news broadcast tonight said that Mondale might consider Minnesota Public Radio an acceptable host. A radio debate would favor Mondale since listeners would not be able to see the obvious contrast in vigor and energy between him and Coleman

http://powerline.blogspot.com/

[MadIvan]

Walter Mondale recently "seen" pressing the flesh:

Truly, the "see thru" candidate.

Regards, Ivan

[Lurking2Long]

I hear he wants a RADIO debate only !

That's understandable! He wants to use a medium he is familiar with (and grew up with)!

[hellinahandcart]

Minnesota Debate (Where's Walter?) Now on C-Span

A must-read for those who missed the debate. Thread host William McKinley said it showed him the possibilities of a world without Democrats. :D

[RightOnline]

Good one......:)

[ABG(anybody but Gore)]

Mondale and the RATS figured that all he would have to do to win on Tuesday would be to have a pulse. They never expected, or really planned for him to actually go out and stump for votes, banking instead on the sympathy vote for Wellstone to carry him into the Senate. And it would have worked, if not for their Nuremberg style rally. Now they're stuck with a candidate who not only looks old and tired, but has no coherent message that appeals to voters.

[Lockbox]

Got Lost?

Forgot?

Could not find car keys?

Forgot Aid’s name and therefore could not ask want was on the schedule today.

Spilled drink on his only shirt

Bus broke down

Gold fish died

socks did not match

Went to store, could not remember why, or where he was, or who he was.

[hellinahandcart]

Mondales' positions on each issue covered at the debate were read aloud by the moderator. Can you believe it? The other three candidates actually had to speak and look into the camera.

And, while Mondale himself was a no-show, his CAMPAIGN ADS aired during the commercial breaks. So voters got to see his face.

[hellinahandcart]

When people reach a certain age, they become more concerned about the hereafter.

They walk into a room, stop, and say "Now, what am I here after?" 8^P

[Lockbox]

Mondales' positions on each issue covered at the debate were read aloud by the moderator.

and if elected Senator, Tom Dashole will read Mondale’s votes aloud in the Senate.

[SamAdams76]

I hope this "We'll-tax-their-asses-off" POS loses big on Tuesday. What a wuss. I mean, just a few days ago he had plenty of time to yuk it up at Wellstone's party, er...funeral, yeah, funeral, that's the ticket. Now he says he doesn't have time to debate? And that lame excuse of "I want to talk directly to the people." Well that's exactly what a debate is all about! Talking to the people does not mean giving a ten-minute prepared speech at a closed fundraiser attended only by a few thousand sycophants paying $500 a plate for rubbery chicken who would vote for you even if you showed up on national TV stark naked with the words "I am a doofus who wants to raise your taxes" tattoed across your chest.

Face it, Mondale is not prepared for the senate or for any other public office. That's why he refused to debate last night. He knows his only chance is to count on the sympathy vote as Wellstone's replacement. He also know that it is better to be thought an out-of-touch washed-up has-been than to open his mouth and remove all doubt. I hope he loses big on Tuesday.

[matrix]

Mr.Mondale peaked back in 1976.

I doubt Mondale peaks at all with out a triple dose of Viagra!

[KQQL]

http://www.themondalerecord.com/index.cfm

[johnny7]

The dems won't let him talk because he'd shoot himself.

They'll keep him under wraps and hope that Minnesotans are still as dumb as ever.

[CPT Clay]

Was really impressed by the Ind candidate. Anybody else see the debate?

[hellinahandcart]

Whole bunch of people watched it live. Hit my link in #12.

As for being impressed by the Independent candidate, well...I thought he had a nice beard.

Coleman kicked @$$.

[sushiman]

I would love to see a video of the Reagan-Mondale 1984 debate right now ! Man did The Gipper tear him apart or what ? LOL !

[Grassontop]

The dems won't let him talk because he'd shoot himself.

Actually, Mondull would not be able to talk his way out of a wet paper sack! He reminds me of a dried up prune out of juice! Grassontop

[Thermalseeker]

Face it, Mondale is not prepared for the senate or for any other public office.

Was he ever? If the people of Minnesota vote this clown into office they get what they deserve!

[veronica]

Mondale comes across as a doddering old poop. No wonder he wouldn't show up to debate. I have a suggestion for his campaign slogan -- "I Never Metamucil I Didn't Like."

[SkyPilot]

I would love to see a video of the Reagan-Mondale 1984 debate right now ! Man did The Gipper tear him apart or what ? LOL !

The one image I will forever have of Mondale was painted for me by a guy who used to work for the 89th AW at Andrews AFB years ago. Right after Reagan /Bush beat Carter / Mondale, he overheard Mondale on one of the aircraft seething with anger. Just then, Gov Reagan called, and Mondale said:

"Tell that a$$hole I don't want to speak to him!"

[memaw]

Here Here!! Let's not talk about age..... I am older than he {Mondale} is & if you live long enough you will be old to some day..I just think he is not too sharp & never has been. I can not under stand why he would come out of retirement to run again, It can only be for power & the big money we taxpayers pay them. Just don't talk about us senior citizens.We have paid our debt & earned our right to freedom. Memaw

[johnny7]

The dems are arrogant people.

Mondale is only a name from the past. They are hoping the “seasoned citizens” will remember him

The old fart barely won his state... the only one, when he tangled with Reagan!

His time has passed and he's not fit for office. But Minnesotans don't think too good and the Clintons control the DNC.

God help us Nov. 5th!

[Ole Okie]

Tom Dashole will read Mondale’s votes aloud in the Senate.

Twinkletoes D'Asshole will probably have to VOTE for Mondo and the Lout if they win.

I remember Pea-rot's poor old VP nominee: "Where am I?" "What am I doing here".

Serving as the model for Mondo and Lout.

[Bogie]

So you see, the Democrats really the ones who stood to gain the most with the "dumbing down" in the schools.

Here is a party that depends on a non thinking America!

[RightOnline]

No offense intended to those of "senior citizen" status, ma'am. :) My references to Mondale fit Mondale and were aimed at Mondale. I've known and have known of folks in their 90's who were sharper than this clown..............and I mean that literally.

[Valin]

Walter? oh Walter? come out come out where every you are!
We've got geritol and depends!

[Brytani]

" "In the last three days, lines of voters have come by to pick up more than 3,000 'Democrats for Coleman' yard signs," a Coleman campaign official said."

This is the best news I've heard yet. If 3,000 signs have gone out for democrats, we can assume even more democrats are against Mondale and for Coleman. To win, we need dem votes as well as independent.

Here's to hoping the Wellstone Memorial turns into an early memorial for the democratic party.

[Valin]

He looks old and frail to me

Maybe that's because he is.

[Chuck N]

ALL THIS IS BEING ORCHESTRATED BY THE CLINTONS AND UNION THUG MCCAULIFFE. THEY KNOW THE SYMPATHY VOTE WORKED FOR CARNAHAN AND IT'S SIMPLE TO SEE, DEMOCRATS WILL USE WHATEVER IT TAKES TO WIN OR STEAL AN ELECTION. IT DOESN'T MATTER TO A MARXIST HOW THEY GET POWER. IT'S ONLY IMPORTANT THAT THEY GET THE POWER. YOU DON'T THINK CLINTON HAS HAD PEOPLE BUMPED OFF TO GET TO WHERE HE'S AT? THINK AGAIN. THE STAKES ARE TO HIGH FOR THE DEMOCRATS, THEY WANT TO RETAIN POWER AT ALL COSTS AND I TRULY BELIEVE THEY ARE WILLING TO LIE, CHEAT, STEAL AND KILL FOR POWER.

[OldFriend]

Mondale needs more time to brush up on Admiral Stockdale's debate strategy!

[Coop]

It amazes me that two, uh, mature men in MN and NJ can behave like such frightened little boys.

[aristeides]

Notably, despite months of Democratic attacks accusing him of backing Social Security privatization, Mr. Coleman defended President Bush's idea to let younger workers invest some of their payroll taxes in stocks and bonds to build richer retirement savings. But he said he would "not vote for anything that cuts one dime" from what beneficiaries have paid into the system or what they have been promised.

Did anybody in the debate point out that Mondale has a history of supporting privatized Social Security accounts?

[Carry_Okie]

Mr. Coleman, a Democrat-turned-Republican, repeated his campaign theme that "the future is now" and that the old politics of rigid partisanship and gridlock had to be overcome by problem-solvers who can move legislation through.

Can you say, "Jim Jeffords"?

Is this the best that Carl Rove can do?

Sheesh.

[William McKinley]

WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD

I see candidates of Green, libertarians too
Independents, Republicans too
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world

I see a debate, or two, without seniors' frights
Without all the lies, that demagogues might
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world

The Consitution party, so moral and so right
Can debate their positions, without a partisan fight
I see patriots exchanging ideas, saying "here's what I'd do"
They're really saying, "we're all red white and blue"

I don't see Bubba fake cryin', Daschle lyin'
Davis bribin', Al Gore sighin'
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world
Yes, I think to myself, what a wonderful world

Oh yeah
What a wonderful world

[RiVer19]

The Caps Lock key is our friend. :-)

[HelgaHawk]

Well, considering all the radio experience Coleman has from hosting many of Joe Soucheray's Garage Logic shows, we may be pleasantly surprised!!

[hellinahandcart]

OMG, you have to post that on the debate thread. Outstanding! Classic! Bravo!

[William McKinley]

Thank you, thank you. You can catch me next week at the Improv.

Just copied it over there.

[Dog Gone]

I don't think there will be a debate. Clearly, if the Dems thought he would do well, they would have had him out there last night. They are limiting his public exposure, and hoping he can win based on the public's perception of who he used to be, combined with the sympathy factor.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

MPR would be Mundale's home turf.

[Dusty Rose]

Remember Stockdale? At the least, even he showed up. "Who am I? Why am I here?"