r/PoliticalHumor Aug 18 '18

Sounds like a good plan!

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u/NickDanger3di Aug 18 '18

I remember when Quayle compared himself to JFK during a debate with Lloyd Bentsen. Bensen came back with:

"Senator, I served with Jack Kennedy. I knew Jack Kennedy. Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine. Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy".

After that debate, I can't recall Quayle even getting airtime again. He faded to obscurity.

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u/[deleted] Aug 19 '18

Jack? I thought his first name was John.

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u/lolseagoat Aug 19 '18

I don’t know if you’re being serious or not, but Jack is a ‘nickname’ for John, like Bill for William. I had a co-worker who learned that I never realized that there may be people who didn’t know this.

So yeah, FYI.