SICK BURNAGE

Posted on | by Ed

I never get tired of watching this: the sickest burn in debate history followed by the lamest comeback (attempt) since Franklin Pierce responded to critics by making fart noises with his mouth.**

**I may have made this up. But it's plausible.

12 thoughts on “SICK BURNAGE”

  • J. Dryden says:

    Bush's margin of victory was significantly narrowed by his choice of Quayle, who ended up costing him votes. But not enough votes, of course. Despite GOP-fatigue and a less-than-thrilling Bush as the alternative, leave it to the Dems to nominate someone so utterly…is Dukakian an accepted adjective by this point? It should be. As in, "Gore was a rather Dukakian candidate" or "Kerry ran a totally Dukakian campaign." Had to love ol' Lloyd, though, who clearly had the time of his life running against Danny Q.

  • Nate says:

    I've heard that quote so many times, but I've never seen the actual footage or heard the original quote. I didn't even know it was Dan "Potatoes" Quayle making the mistake of comparing himself to Jack Kennedy. Seeing the actual quote is AMAZING. The look on Quayle's face as he gets admonished his hilarious.

  • court says:

    Palin: Who's Jack Kennedy? Was he related to John Kennedy?It's amazing how you can SEE that Quayle is having really big problems remembering his lines.

  • Scott says:

    Great clip of course. For a time when Palin was being pushed as "She has the same genitalia of Hilary Clinton," I banking on the fact that Biden would reference/"plagiarize" Bentson with "Hockey-mon, I served with Hilary Clinton. I knew Hilary Clinton. Hilary Clinton is a friend of mine. Pal-Pal, you're no Hilary Clinton." but alas, after Hilary decided to stand her up for the Anti-Iran fiesta, I no longer expect the comparison to be brought up.

  • Brandon says:

    I hadn't seen this in quite a while. Quayle seriously looks like the kid on the playground who just his ass kicked and is getting ready to tell teacher. Look at his lower lip quivering…

    By the way, do you have footage of that classic Franklin Pierce debate?

  • Patti says:

    Wow! A Vice Presidential debate where they actually respond to each other's comments! I love this clip, and I would like to see more on Franklin Pierce, but I don't know if you were aware that the National Vice Presidential Museum is located here in the Great State of Indiana in Dan Quayle's hometown:

    http://www.quaylemuseum.org/

  • j says:

    I agree with Patti–the worst part of modern political debates is that they don't even respond to each other's comments, which makes it not a debate but a rapid-fire series of advertisements.

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