Can anyone here ever see Marilyn Quayle running for President in the future?
Marilyn Tucker Quayle (born July 29, 1949) is an American lawyer and novelist. She is the wife of the 44th vice president of the United States, Dan Quayle, and served as the second lady of the United States from 1989 until 1993.
Marilyn Tucker was born in the Meridian-Kessler area of Indianapolis, Indiana, to Mary Alice (née Craig, d. 1975) and Warren Samuel Tucker (d. 2004). The fourth of six children, she has three sisters (Nancy, Sally, and Janet) and two brothers (James and William). Her p...
I actually wasn’t thinking when I wrote the question and thought Dan Quayle had passed which he hasn’t so I expand the question to include Dan Quayle
James Danforth Quayle (/ˈkweɪl/; born February 4, 1947) is an American politician who served as the 44th vice president of the United States from 1989 to 1993 under President George H. W. Bush. A member of the Republican Party, Quayle represented Indiana in the House of Representatives from 1977 to 1981 and in the Senate from 1981 to 1989.
A native of Indianapolis, Quayle spent most of his childhood in Paradise Valley, a suburb of Phoenix, Arizona. He married Marilyn Tucker in 1972 and obtaine...
Dan ran for President in 2000 and got nowhere; I can’t see that he would do any better now, or that she would be any more appealing to the average GOP primary or caucus voter.
Frank
May 2, 2015, 11:42pm
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I expand my answer to include no.
Deservedly or not, they’re seen as a caricature of a useless hack politician. Definitely not Presidential material.
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Moving thread from General Questions to Elections.
Frank
May 3, 2015, 12:03am
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Potestas:
How so?
You’re the one asking if Dan or Marilyn Quayle could be a reasonable candidate for president. Maybe you should be the one arguing why your case is so.
Dan Quayle hasn’t held public office for more than twenty years. His wife has never held elective office. Their younger son was a one-term congressman a few years ago. None of that is likely to lead to a successful campaign.
No real case to make, I was watching the inauguration of George HW Bush and saw Quayle sworn in and wondered why his political career was so short and thought perhaps they might make a comeback
Frank
May 3, 2015, 12:18am
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As noted above by Elendil’s Heir , Quayle did try to make a comeback. He crashed and burned.
DinoR
May 3, 2015, 1:02am
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Potestas:
How so?
I’m going to guess you aren’t old enough to remember. Imagine 4 years of Sarah Palin in the white house. Now imagine her having a brother that everyone wished turned out as smart as she was. Fair or not, that was his reputation.
Some of the things he actually said in officer from Snopes (http://www.snopes.com/politics/quotes/quayle.asp "]while debunking an attributed statement):\
“What a waste it is to lose one’s mind. Or not to have a mind is being very wasteful. How true that is.”
“The Holocaust was an obscene period in our nation’s history. I mean in this century’s history. But we all lived in this century. I didn’t live in this century.”
“I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy - but that could change.”
“We have a firm commitment to NATO, we are a part of NATO. We have a firm commitment to Europe. We are a part of Europe.”
There’s more at the link.
Inspired by the title alone, let me be the first to say I would love it if a sweet little quail was president. No doubt with advisers to do whatever’s needed.
I have no idea how long such birds live, but I’d guess one could finish the first term — with no fear of assassination either, so the secret service could stand down.
Were you actually around back then? Do you remember what a total buffoon he was? The man literally didn’t know how to spell “potato ”. I remember his wife, and wish I didn’t.
The only reason Quayle was chosen to be VP is that he reminded GHWBush of Robert Redford. Think about that.
“The banks are now selling Dan Quayle bonds - no principle, no interest, no maturity.”
Seriously, what did he mean by “I didn’t live in this century?” That’s quite a bear of a misspeak.
The guy was grateful when Sarah Palin came along, wasn’t he? More screened by Snopes:
“Republicans understand the importance of bondage between a mother and child.”
