@tobz5050 true, it works well as a sort of "zen" witticism. That said, I'm not sure Dan Quayle was thinking of that (or much of anything) when he uttered it.
Anyone else think Bush chose Quayle as his VP because he knew all too well the dangers a smart VP could present to a president... like he did for Reagan?
@danny6290 Sarah Palin is plenty dumb, but there's no way her stupidity can hold a candle to Dan Quayle's. She's a moron, but Dan Quayle makes bricks look like PhDs. absolutely unbelievable
Some of those are just too painful to watch. I grimmace everytime I see them. The only one that's actually funny is when he talks about Hawaii. It's a classic! I tear-up everytime I see it.
I was 1-5 years old during the Quayle years, man I need a dvd of him or something, Bush, Palin and Quayle all on a dvd, that's some real stand up there!
All this dumbness and he and Bush still won in '88. Although that was probably due to Dukakis seeming to say he thought it was fine if someone raped his wife.
he def would have. you either can spell potato or you cannot. he could not. i'm sorry, there is no defense for this. a moron could figure out what was on the card was a TYPO.
less of one for a VP of the US, who is supposed to be smarter than a teacher. he should have quietly corrected her, and told the kid he was right the first time. it woulda made him look better anyway if he was smarter than a failing school.
perhaps if the media really DID do what you said, it may have been SARCASM. If you were the second most powerful man in the world, you ought to question such an obvious mistake. There is not defense for this. Most Republicans even laugh at this man. I sense a hint of partisanship here, this is a battle you won't win. give it up, and smell how he flopped 2 presidential bids 96 and 00 in a row.
he should have corrected her quietly. He makes the country look worse when he cannot spell it himself, than would the school would look. A VPOTUS should know better. he deserved ridicule over this.
Who is the idiot that posted this crap. Dan Quayle was a highly intelligent man. He messed up a couple times only. He would have made a fine President. He was one of the first in his generation of the Baby Boomers to achieve greatness in politics. He should have been President instead of Bush in 2000 and 2004. He was also right that a mother with no father would be the ruination of this country. Look at all the mess it's created since then. He also would not have invaded the country of Iraq.
Really? Quayle knew the word was wrong. He even pointed it out later on that same uncut video to the press. But the media didn't report that. They also didn't report the fact that the teacher spelled it wrong on the card.
Remember the Potato incident? I have the uncut video This is what really happened. What happened was that the Cue card was spelled Potatoe. That is what the card said. Whoever wrote the card(I'm guessing the teacher) didn't spell potato right. Later in this clip you see Quayle turn it around and see it's spelled wrong. But the media didn't report that the teacher spelled it wrong.
It's not a lie. The New York Times reported this when they did a follow up to find out what happpened to the kid. The teacher admitted to spelling potato wrong. The kid dropped out of school when he turned 16.
In August 2004, The a New York times reporter Mark Fass caught up with Figueroa. He was a high school dropout with a child of his own by the age of 16, and by 24, he'd had three kids and was working at a Walmart.
it doesn't mean quayle should not recognize even a cue card can be wrong. If you read something that spelled "tomatoe" i think anyone with an IQ over 60 would know it it wrong
@tobz5050 true, it works well as a sort of "zen" witticism. That said, I'm not sure Dan Quayle was thinking of that (or much of anything) when he uttered it.
riffraffselbow 3 weeks ago
Sorry, but "The future will be better tomorrow" is a great quote if you think about it.
tobz5050 4 months ago
the dumbest vp of all time!!!
toopoogang 7 months ago
He would make a good contributor to 1st Grade Geography textbooks, but that's about it.
1234Molotov 9 months ago
1:21 classic
daggakid90 1 year ago
Anyone else think Bush chose Quayle as his VP because he knew all too well the dangers a smart VP could present to a president... like he did for Reagan?
WrathMania 1 year ago
I would love to see Dan Quayle debate Sarah Palin.
danny6290 2 years ago 2
@danny6290 Sarah Palin is plenty dumb, but there's no way her stupidity can hold a candle to Dan Quayle's. She's a moron, but Dan Quayle makes bricks look like PhDs. absolutely unbelievable
FULLOFANGRY 1 year ago
I would like to put Sarah Palin in this race too.
supermaniax 2 years ago
Some of those are just too painful to watch. I grimmace everytime I see them. The only one that's actually funny is when he talks about Hawaii. It's a classic! I tear-up everytime I see it.
lidoplace 2 years ago
dan quayle makes sarah palin look like a nobel scholar
krnfighter88 3 years ago
I was 1-5 years old during the Quayle years, man I need a dvd of him or something, Bush, Palin and Quayle all on a dvd, that's some real stand up there!
chibears2005 3 years ago 6
Palin /Quayle for President
finstersrc30 3 years ago 6
compared to this guy George W Bush looks like a genius. But perhaps George W Bush is the president Quayle we never had...
rabotnelliug 3 years ago
Another stupid republican
toroleb 3 years ago 13
I love Dan Quayle. They need to bring him back.
Draeka 3 years ago
They did bring him back...as Palin.
supermaniax 3 years ago 7
Palin 2012 and 2016!
ptp44444 3 years ago
The S.O.B. sounds like Mitt Romney.
glory789 3 years ago 3
I heard a rumour that the FBI was to immediately shoot Quayle within an hour if G HW Bush was assassinated.
TheAusChap 3 years ago 14
Such a shame that a guy of genuine substance chose this simpering prick to be VP.
TheAusChap 3 years ago
All this dumbness and he and Bush still won in '88. Although that was probably due to Dukakis seeming to say he thought it was fine if someone raped his wife.
josephdrew87 4 years ago 2
Similar to Dick Cheney.
coachkemp34 4 years ago
Hahahaha! Only in the Republican party!
allanpopa 4 years ago
he def would have. you either can spell potato or you cannot. he could not. i'm sorry, there is no defense for this. a moron could figure out what was on the card was a TYPO.
JohnMichaels20 4 years ago
HE SPELLED POTATO WRONG. end of story
JohnMichaels20 4 years ago
You say potatoe and I say potahhtoe.
ThatsmyYokoOno 4 years ago
You spelt POTATO wrong.
pracha95 4 years ago
It's a joke
ThatsmyYokoOno 4 years ago
I thought you were one of those Neo-cons and just wanted to stir you up.
pracha95 4 years ago
less of one for a VP of the US, who is supposed to be smarter than a teacher. he should have quietly corrected her, and told the kid he was right the first time. it woulda made him look better anyway if he was smarter than a failing school.
JohnMichaels20 4 years ago
perhaps if the media really DID do what you said, it may have been SARCASM. If you were the second most powerful man in the world, you ought to question such an obvious mistake. There is not defense for this. Most Republicans even laugh at this man. I sense a hint of partisanship here, this is a battle you won't win. give it up, and smell how he flopped 2 presidential bids 96 and 00 in a row.
JohnMichaels20 4 years ago
he should have corrected her quietly. He makes the country look worse when he cannot spell it himself, than would the school would look. A VPOTUS should know better. he deserved ridicule over this.
JohnMichaels20 4 years ago
how are you defending the indefensible?
JohnMichaels20 4 years ago
dave98503 4 years ago
He makes George W. Bush look like Einstein.
bookgirl25 4 years ago
past to the back...what a moron!
jacktimothycoleman 4 years ago
Here's a dream ticket: George W. Bush and Dan Quayle. The incoherent team.
airdriver 4 years ago 3
They could run as "Dumb and Dumber"
johninves 4 years ago 2
Amen!
airdriver 4 years ago
And he actually beat the legendary Birch Bayh Sr. for Senate!
nage1 4 years ago
Shouldn't a red flag have popped up when he saw that then? I mean, come on.
liberal4ever 4 years ago 2
Really? Quayle knew the word was wrong. He even pointed it out later on that same uncut video to the press. But the media didn't report that. They also didn't report the fact that the teacher spelled it wrong on the card.
newenglandvideo 4 years ago
I can't believe you're defending his misspelling of the word potatoe.........I mean, potato.
liberal4ever 4 years ago 3
i'm not newenglandvideo, he is
kurac3000 4 years ago
only in america can a moron like this get into politics
kurac3000 4 years ago
Only in America can a moron like G.W. Bush be president.
johninves 4 years ago
twice
kurac3000 4 years ago
Proves that my fellow citizens are twice as dumb as the average frozen dinner.
johninves 4 years ago
oratorical poise
soggybomb 4 years ago
It's always nice to see how the Bush administration(s) have always had someone willing to step up and make amazing speeches.
iraqugood 4 years ago 2
He is different from an intellectual midget
zantron 4 years ago
Bush.
Donteatmarbles 4 years ago
Remember the Potato incident? I have the uncut video This is what really happened. What happened was that the Cue card was spelled Potatoe. That is what the card said. Whoever wrote the card(I'm guessing the teacher) didn't spell potato right. Later in this clip you see Quayle turn it around and see it's spelled wrong. But the media didn't report that the teacher spelled it wrong.
newenglandvideo 4 years ago
lie all you want sleazebag
ch00ch00nz 4 years ago
It's not a lie. The New York Times reported this when they did a follow up to find out what happpened to the kid. The teacher admitted to spelling potato wrong. The kid dropped out of school when he turned 16.
newenglandvideo 4 years ago
In August 2004, The a New York times reporter Mark Fass caught up with Figueroa. He was a high school dropout with a child of his own by the age of 16, and by 24, he'd had three kids and was working at a Walmart.
newenglandvideo 4 years ago
it doesn't mean quayle should not recognize even a cue card can be wrong. If you read something that spelled "tomatoe" i think anyone with an IQ over 60 would know it it wrong
JohnMichaels20 4 years ago
Just read "The clothes have no emperor" for the umphth time and how nice to finally see some of Quayle "in the flesh"
Pompeji2 5 years ago
any videos of the potato incident?
SisterBoy 5 years ago
A man who is clearly dyslexic
adhall 5 years ago