1984 Democratic debate: "Where's the beef?"

Walter Mondale quotes a popular Wendy's slogan to rebut Gary Hart in the March 11, 1984 Democratic debate.

You can see the original commercial at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ug75diEyiA0

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[NightHawk12to81]

No wonder he won Minnesota!

[dramatique10]

Mondale=FAIL!!

[WipeOut180]

Damn karma is a bitch, came back to mondale during the age question.

[FRSFreeState]

Walter Mondale had a way with words 

[WilliamDRowlett]

@gustafsg Yes, Genius? What is that? Some Wall Streeters are corrupt? Yes, that happens. But they do usually end up going to prison.

More government and higher taxes don't stimulate economic growth. And some little pinhead bureaucrat with a political science degree from Williams College is not qualified to be sua sponte promoting regulations on multi-billion dollar companies because he's a dork liberal.

[gustafsg]

@WilliamDRowlett I think we've seen what happens with Reaganism gone amuck.

[WilliamDRowlett]

Oh boy. What a lard of crap. It hasn't changed in almost 30 years. In 1984, Mondale promises "change" & tax hikes. Never mind the fact that tax cuts put more money in the private sector & more economic growth. Money spent on the government is money down the crapper. Gone with no return. Now we have Obama & we've seen what a great deal/scam that's been. Holy shit, we're going into the ditch.

[MickeyMorandini1]

The Democratic party should have listened to moderates like Hart.

[WilliamDRowlett]

@tommiej3 True. It's a well known fact that Mondale's campaign manager, Bob Beckel, advised him to use it after the popular "Wendy's" ad running at the time. Mondale had never heard of or seen the "Where's the beef?" commercial until Beckel told him about it. Then it became almost as big a hit for Mondale as it was for "Wendy's". BTW, if you've ever bought one of Wendy's "Dollar Menu" hamburgers, you'll be asking "where's the beef?"

[donzinnmbjr]

@GloriousFabFM This is a disgusting post and you should be ashamed of yourself.

[JohnyH]

@WilliamDRowlett Pretty far from it.

[WilliamDRowlett]

@ImDavidGurney If the media asked "where's the beef?" to Obama in 2008, Obama (without his teleprompter) would have stuttered, "uh, uh, uh, duh, duh, duh, .... uh, Hope and Change". Obama plays with crayons, plays with his gameboy, watches cartoons, signs health care legislation he's not even read. He is the laziest, most incompetent & unqualified doofus we've ever elected to the office.