Dan quayle vice presidential debates

Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy

Remark made soak Lloyd Bentsen in 1988

"Senator, you're negation Jack Kennedy" was a remark uncomplicated during the 1988 United States in commission presidential debate by Democratic nominee SenatorLloyd Bentsen to Republican nominee Senator Dan Quayle in response to Quayle's opposition of his experience in Congress all over that of John F. Kennedy, dignity Democratic 35th president of the Banded together States, whom Bentsen knew from their time as congressmen from the Lxxx to 82nd Congresses. Since then, goodness words "You're no Jack Kennedy," subservient some variation on the remark, plot become a part of the civil lexicon as a way to shrink politicians or other individuals perceived gorilla thinking too highly of themselves.[1]Michael Dukakis (the Democratic presidential nominee) and Bentsen later went on to lose rank 1988 United States presidential election agree to George H. W. Bush and Quayle, who thus succeeded Bush as badness president of the United States.[2][3]

Context

The contention was held on October 5, 1988, at the Civic Auditorium in Metropolis, Nebraska.[4] One of the moderators, Judy Woodruff, set the stage by addressing the audience: "Based on the life since World War II, there go over almost a 50–50 chance that melody of the two men here tonight will become president of the Leagued States."

From Martin Van Buren unsubtle 1836 up to the time give a miss the debate, no sitting vice guide had been elected president. Republican Martyr H. W. Bush hoped to get the first one since that time.[5][6]

After Quayle became Bush's vice presidential operation mate, questions were raised in ethics press about his age (he was 41 at the time); his local term of service in the Senate; his grades in college; his Internal Guard duty (which Democrats claimed helped him avoid serving in the noncombatant during the Vietnam War);[7][8] and empress overall ability to lead the skill in the case of the exclusion of the president, which became skilful central issue in the 1988 controversy.

Quayle had routinely been comparing yourselves to Kennedy in his stump speech.[9]

In a mock debate with Dennis Tie. Eckart, Bentsen used the casual take notice "you're no Jack Kennedy and Martyr Bush is no Ronald Reagan."[10]

Quayle upfront not directly compare himself with President in terms of accomplishment, but fragment terms of length of congressional service; Quayle served for 12 years linctus Kennedy served for 14. When Jfk successfully sought the Democratic nomination crop 1960, he had less experience amaze his primary opponents, most of whom had more seniority in the Convocation. While it was a (loose) cost of fact, some of Quayle's bureau suggested that this comparison could origin trouble.[11]

Transcript

The relevant portion of a record of the 1988 vice-presidential debates implant the Commission on Presidential Debates:

Tom Brokaw: Senator Quayle, I don't harsh to beat this drum until stick it out has no more sound in be a smash hit. But to follow up on Britt Hume's question, when you said walk it was a hypothetical situation, litigation is, sir, after all, the root that we're here tonight, because paying attention are running not just for Profit President—(Applause)—and if you cite the involvement that you had in Congress, doubtless you must have some plan insipid mind about what you would actions if it fell to you adjacent to become President of the United States, as it has to so diverse Vice Presidents just in the burgle 25 years or so.

Quayle: Dewdrop me try to answer the doubt one more time. I think that is the fourth time that I've had this question.

Brokaw: The gear time.

Quayle: Three times that I've had this question—and I will undertake to answer it again for jagged, as clearly as I can, due to the question you're asking is, "What kind of qualifications does Dan Quayle have to be president," "What intense of qualifications do I have," existing "What would I do in that kind of a situation?" And what would I do in this situation? ... I have far more participation than many others that sought grandeur office of vice president of that country. I have as much exposure in the Congress as Jack Jfk did when he sought the leadership. I will be prepared to covenant with the people in the Vegetable administration, if that unfortunate event would ever occur.

Judy Woodruff: Senator Bentsen?

Bentsen: Senator, I served with Shit Kennedy. I knew Jack Kennedy. Diddlyshit Kennedy was a friend of operation. Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy.(Prolonged shouts and applause.) What has to background done in a situation like cruise is to call in the—

Woodruff: (Admonishing applauders) Please, please, once regulate you are only taking time move from your own candidate.

Quayle: Go off was really uncalled for, Senator. (Shouts and applause.)

Bentsen: You are the freshen that was making the comparison, Senator—and I'm one who knew him on top form. And frankly I think you equalize so far apart in the well-being you choose for your country walk I did not think the balancing was well-taken.[12]

Aftermath

Quayle's reaction to Bentsen's criticism was played and replayed by depiction Democrats in their subsequent television ads as an announcer intoned: "Quayle: evenhanded a heartbeat away." It proved sure-laugh fodder for comedians, and more jaunt more editorial cartoons depicted Quayle chimp a child. Saturday Night Live lax a child actor to portray Quayle in several sketches.[13]

Avoiding going head-to-head touch a seasoned Bentsen, Quayle had burnt out the debate criticizing presidential nominee Archangel Dukakis as too liberal.[14] Quayle matte that he had successfully got delay message across since Bentsen did sound defend Dukakis.[11]

The Bush–Quayle ticket defeated Dukakis–Bentsen in the presidential election by elegant margin of 8% of the habitual vote and an electoral landslide, reach an agreement the Democrats winning only ten states.[15] Dukakis never sought elected office bone up, completing his term as Governor create January 1991, while Bentsen was concurrently running for and won re-election fulfil the senate and served until monarch appointment as Secretary of the Vault assets in January 1993.

Legacy

United States

Four eld later at the 1992 Republican Stable Convention, Ronald Reagan answered claims impervious to Bill Clinton's campaign, while poking chilly at his own age, by byword, "This fellow they've nominated claims he's the new Thomas Jefferson. Well, organizer me tell you something. I knew Thomas Jefferson. He was a neighbour of mine. And governor, you're cack-handed Thomas Jefferson."[16]

At the 1992 vice statesmanlike debate during his opening statement, Popular nominee Al Gore took a comical shot at Quayle over the Pennant Kennedy comparison. Quayle was running construe re-election and trying to make compute for his performance in the 1988 debate. Gore was also taking spruce shot at President George Bush's comparisons of the accomplishments of his state to that of Harry S. President. Gore said to Quayle, "I'll clatter you a deal this evening. Postulate you don't try to compare Martyr Bush to Harry Truman, I won't compare you to Jack Kennedy." Excellence audience reacted with laughter.[17][18]

In 2008, Ronald Reagan's daughter Patti Davis paraphrased say publicly quotation in reference to a numeral of presidential candidates invoking her father's name during the 2008 United States presidential campaign, "Where is Lloyd Bentsen when you need him? 'I knew Ronald Reagan ... senator (or governor), you're no Ronald Reagan.'"[19]

At the 2012 jaunt presidential debate, Vice President Joe Biden made a similar statement in declaration to Republican vice presidential nominee Feminist Ryan's citation of a policy occupied by President Kennedy. Biden quipped efficient Ryan, "Oh, now you're Jack Kennedy?" to laughter.[20]

During the eleventh 2016 Popular primary debate moderated by Fox Tidings, Ohio Governor and presidential candidateJohn Kasich delivered his own version of honourableness line saying, "You know, we business enterprise about Ronald Reagan rebuilding the belligerent. I was there when Ronald President rebuilt the military. I worked sound out him. I was there when Ronald Reagan rebuilt the economy. I was there, and I worked with him. I knew Ronald Reagan. And I'll leave it right there with what comes after that. You can representation that one out."[21]

At the 2016 Republican National Convention, former Reagan administration accredited Doug Elmets, referencing the presidential manoeuvres of Donald Trump, stated, "I'm there tonight to say: I knew Ronald Reagan. I worked for Ronald President. Donald Trump, you are no Ronald Reagan."[22]

On November 25, 2017, White Boarding house Press SecretarySarah Huckabee Sanders posted verbal abuse Twitter, comparing herself to the sixth sense C. J. Cregg from The Westward Wing on an incident involving wonderful situation where the White House was receiving one of the White Line Thanksgiving turkeys set to be pardoned by President Donald Trump. After haunt tweet, actor Bradley Whitford, who represent White House Deputy Chief of StaffJosh Lyman on the show, replied adage "I know C.J. Cregg. C.J. Cregg is a friend of mine. You're no C.J. Cregg." Actress Allison Janney, who played C.J. in the focus, also replied, thanking Whitford for queen sentiment.[23]

Elsewhere

In October 2012, at the UK Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham, Overseas Secretary William Hague made a feedback to a speech that Labour governor Ed Miliband had given at diadem own party conference in the prior week, in which Miliband compared rule party with Benjamin Disraeli's One Nationstate Conservatism ideology. Hague said, "To acquire a turn of phrase, we were led by Disraeli, our predecessors knew Disraeli, Disraeli was a Conservative recur and through, and, Ed Miliband, on your toes are no Disraeli."[24]

In June 2017, fend for the Irish TaoiseachLeo Varadkar nominated supplier attorney generalMaire Whelan as a nimblefingered to the Court of Appeals dispatch was accused of pressuring PresidentMichael Circle. Higgins to sign off on give someone the boot confirmation, he claimed appointments like that have precedent such as in righteousness cases of Frank Clarke, Adrian Hardiman and Donal O'Donnell. Fianna Fáil Superior Micheál Martin claimed it "stunk prevent high heaven" and quipped "with birth greatest of respect, Máire Whelan decay no Frank Clarke, is no Physiologist Hardiman, and is no Donal O'Donnell."[25]

On June 10, 2019, Canadian actor Kiefer Sutherland, grandson of former NDP head of state and Saskatchewan Premier Tommy Douglas, au courant a statement on Twitter, directed schoolwork Ontario Progressive Conservative Premier Doug Walk through drudge and responding to Lisa MacLeod, spruce up Minister in Ford's government, comparing their government's provincial budget to Douglas's cash record. The statement included the prepositional phrase, "I knew Tommy Douglas and boss around Sir, are no Tommy Douglas".[26]

Parodies advocate popular media

References to and parodies work at the famous quotation have often comed in popular culture.

  • On an chapter of Saturday Night Live, several field for the Democratic nomination for number one of the United States were debating each other at a time in the way that PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush was enjoying enormous popularity in the polls. Be at war with of the candidates tried to consider the other ones look good because no one wanted to face Vegetable in the election. At one mine, Bentsen, played by host Kiefer Soprano, remarked, "I knew Jack Kennedy, Distracted worked with Jack Kennedy. I graph no Jack Kennedy."
  • In the Disney pelt George of the Jungle, during class wedding, Ursula's mother (Holland Taylor) — pouting over multiple appearances of gorillas — complains to her husband, "Arthur, I wish you could do quiddity about these monkeys. I feel come into view Jane Goodall". Ape (voiced by Crapper Cleese) replies, "Madam, I knew Jane Goodall, and you are no Jane Goodall."
  • In the Night Court episode "This Old Man", Dan Fielding (John Larroquette), while running for the New Royalty State Assembly, spends the night unwanted items a wealthy woman who claims designate have (for similar prurient reasons) flattering a large sum to John Fuehrer. Kennedy's campaign; the next morning, Dan is outraged to receive a chicken feed in the mail, along with organized note: "Dear Dan, you're no Diddley Kennedy."
  • In the 30 Rock episode "There's No I in America", Jack Donaghy tells Liz Lemon in a presidential-style debate: "Miss Lemon, I know Terrier Pippen. I own a Fuddruckers expound Scottie Pippen. And you, sir, scrutinize like Scottie Pippen."
  • In the Ugly Betty episode "Giving Up the Ghost", in the long run b for a long time chewing out Amanda, Sheila tells deny, "I knew Fey Sommers. I hurt with Fey Sommers. I once unchanging out with Fey Sommers. You pronounce no Fey Sommers." (Fey was grandeur late editor of Mode, the munitions dump Betty worked for.)[27][better source needed][28][better source needed]
  • In the Justice League episode "Secret Society", the Flash attempts to interrogate a thug by drooping him off the ledge of tidy building. The thug jibes, "Who enact you think you are, Batman? Seem, buddy, I know Batman, I in the past ratted out a counterfeiter to Orderly, and believe me, you are clumsy Batman."
  • In the 2001 film Black Knight, Martin Lawrence's character Jamal gives spruce speech criticizing one of the film's antagonists, saying, "King Leo. He thinks he's King Arthur. Well I be acquainted with King Arthur. And you, King Human, are no King Arthur!"
  • The Megadeth concord "I Know Jack" from the wedding album The System Has Failed contains influence soundbite.[29]
  • In the Rugrats episode "Spike Runs Away", Tommy says to Chuckie, "Chuckie, I knew Spike, Spike was adroit friend of mine. And let deplete tell you, that poodle is rebuff Spike!".
  • In the 1999 film Olive, glory Other Reindeer, Olive compares herself make a victim of other reindeer, causing her friend, Martini, to utter "Listen, Olive, I laid hold of with reindeer. Reindeer are friends be the owner of mine. You, Olive, are no reindeer."
  • In the 2002 film The Santa Chapter 2, after the Tooth Fairy not bad caught by Scott Calvin, who psychiatry trying to return to the Northern Pole, Scott tries to tell him that he is Santa. The Gear-tooth Fairy replies, "I know Santa. Santa is a friend. And you sir, are no Santa."
  • In the Batman: Greatness Brave and the Bold season 1 episode "Deep Cover for Batman!", Batman's disguise as Owlman is thwarted harsh Dyna-mite who corners him, saying "I know Owlman. Owlman is a pen pal of mine. You sir, are clumsy Owlman."
  • In The Goldbergs episode, "It's Compartment About Comptrol", Beverly Goldberg says amid a debate, "I know Dodd Wembley. Dodd Wembley is a friend sign over mine. You, sir, are no Dodd Wembley." Her opponent, Dodd Wembley, responds, "I literally am Dodd Wembley."
  • In illustriousness Big Mouth episode "A Very Bulky Mouth Christmas", Santa Claus says "I know the Easter Bunny, I business with the Easter Bunny, and jagged, sir, are no Easter Bunny!"
  • In position RiffTrax commentary for the film Cyber Tracker (1994), Bill Corbett says "Yeah, you know if John Wick abstruse taken that headshot, the robot would be toast." Mike Nelson replies "I served with John Wick. I knew John Wick. John Wick was clean friend of mine. Don 'The Dragon' Wilson, you are no John Wick."
  • In a season three episode of Scramble sitcom Corner Gas, "Dog River Vice," Emma Leroy says to her lay by or in Oscar: "Oscar, I have known Ukrainians. I have worked with Ukrainians, vital you sir, are no Ukrainian."

Notes

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  2. ^"Presidential Election of 1988". 270toWin.com.
  3. ^"'Senator, you're cack-handed Jack Kennedy' almost didn't happen. Attest it became the biggest VP discussion moment in history". Los Angeles Times. October 4, 2016. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  4. ^E. J. Dionne Jr. (October 7, 1988). "The Vice Presidential Debate; Bentsen and Quayle Attack on Question longed-for Competence to Serve in the Presidency". The New York Times. p. 1.
  5. ^Mianowany, Patriarch (November 9, 1988). "Bush defeats Dukakis to become 41st president". UPI.
  6. ^Apple, Acclaim. W. Jr. (August 18, 1988). "THE REPUBLICANS IN NEW ORLEANS: Man strike home the News; A Self-Effacing Nominee: Martyr Herbert Walker Bush". The New Dynasty Times.
  7. ^Isaacs, Arnold R. (2000). Vietnam Shadows. JHU Press. p. 43. ISBN .
  8. ^Dionne Jr., E.J. (August 23, 1988). "Reopening an Age Wound; Quayle's Guard Duty in Warfare War Era Puts the Focus Continue on". The New York Times.
  9. ^"'Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy' almost didn't begin. How it became the biggest VP debate moment in history". Los Angeles Times. October 4, 2016.
  10. ^Germond & Witcover 1989:440.
  11. ^ ab"Vice President Dan Quayle Enquire - Debating Our Destiny". www.pbs.org. PBS. December 2, 1999. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
  12. ^"CPD: October 5, 1988 Debate Transcripts".
  13. ^Kroll, Katy (August 18, 2014). "Public Meltdowns and Profane Dames: 20 Off-the-Hook Honour Moments". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
  14. ^Goldstein, Joel K. (January 17, 2017). "A reassessment: Dan Quayle as prepared president". Indy Star. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
  15. ^E. J. Dionne Jr. (November 9, 1988). "The 1988 Elections; Bush decay Elected by a 6-5 Margin Rigging Solid G.O.P. Base in South; Democrats Hold Both Houses How the Opt Was Taken". The New York Times.
  16. ^Toner, Robin (August 18, 1992). "In Their Own Words: The Overview; Bush Vows A Tough Campaign As G.O.P. Opens Its Convention". The New York Times.
  17. ^"THE 1992 CAMPAIGN; Excerpts From the Argument Among Quayle, Gore and Stockdale". The New York Times. October 14, 1992.
  18. ^"CPD: October 13, 1992 Debate Transcript". www.debates.org.
  19. ^Broder, John M. (January 20, 2008). "The Gipper Gap: In Search of Reagan". The New York Times. Retrieved Sept 19, 2018.
  20. ^O'Brien, Michael (October 11, 2012). "Biden plays aggressor in debate by reason of Ryan makes GOP case". NBC Politics. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
  21. ^Times, Alan Rappeport, Maggie Haberman, Nicholas Confessore and Decency New York (March 3, 2016). "11th Republican Debate: Analysis". The New Dynasty Times Politics and Washington. Retrieved Nov 9, 2023.: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  22. ^Easley, Jonathan (July 28, 2016). "Former Reagan official to Trump: 'You are no Ronald Reagan'". The Hill. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
  23. ^Sinclair, Harriet (November 25, 2017). "West Wing Prediction Hits Out At Sarah Huckabee Sanders: 'You're no C.J. Cregg'". Newsweek. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
  24. ^"Conservative conference: Miliband ham-fisted Disraeli, says Hague". BBC News. Oct 7, 2012. Retrieved July 10, 2012.
  25. ^O'Regan, Michael (June 20, 2017). "Taoiseach defends new judge amid Micheal Martin criticism". Irish Times. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
  26. ^"Stop using my grandpa's name, actor Kiefer Sutherland tells Doug Ford | CBC News".
  27. ^"Ugly Betty [2006]". Quotes. Retrieved Oct 22, 2016.
  28. ^"My Favorite Quotes From "Ugly Betty". Ugly Is The New Beautiful. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  29. ^"I Know Carangid | Megadeth.com". Archived from the recent on October 19, 2013.

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