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Bob Dole dead at 98

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TheBigA

RIP, and thanks for your service to our country, both militarily and politically, Mr. Dole!

I remember feeling a bit bad for the guy following his defeat when Dole ran against Clinton, who was vying for his second Presidential term. Dole always seemed very rigid and stiff, while Clinton and company were younger and seemed more charismatic and energetic. The republicans had Dole deliver their rebuttal to Clinton's State of the Union Address, and Dole came off (at least to me) as a grumpy, curmudgeonly old grandpa. I thought it was a bad image and felt at the time that it may turn lots of people off. After Dole lost the Presidential election, he was making self-depreciating wisecracks, was featured on TV commercials for Viagra and appearing on late-night TV talk shows and was actually funny and genuinely likable! Had he shown that side (or had his handlers allowed him to) during his campaign, I believe he could've fared much better.
 
Mikey Radio said:
Dole came off (at least to me) as a grumpy, curmudgeonly old grandpa. I thought it was a bad image and felt at the time that it may turn lots of people off.
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It was almost like his campaign slogan was "Get off my lawn!" By all accounts, he wasn't that kind of guy, either in the Senate or in private. RIP, Senator Dole.
 
His wife was from a town near where I live and I used to walk past her childhood home all the time. It was beautiful. When she ran for Senate from NC, she claimed she moved back there.

I remember she was to make a formal announcement about her candidacy on September 11, 2001. That didn't happen, obviously. I was in the town when I found out what had happened.

I first heard of him when he was Ford's running mate in '76.
 
Mikey Radio said:
RIP, and thanks for your service to our country, both militarily and politically, Mr. Dole!

I remember feeling a bit bad for the guy following his defeat when Dole ran against Clinton, who was vying for his second Presidential term. Dole always seemed very rigid and stiff, while Clinton and company were younger and seemed more charismatic and energetic. The republicans had Dole deliver their rebuttal to Clinton's State of the Union Address, and Dole came off (at least to me) as a grumpy, curmudgeonly old grandpa. I thought it was a bad image and felt at the time that it may turn lots of people off. After Dole lost the Presidential election, he was making self-depreciating wisecracks, was featured on TV commercials for Viagra and appearing on late-night TV talk shows and was actually funny and genuinely likable! Had he shown that side (or had his handlers allowed him to) during his campaign, I believe he could've fared much better.
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I remember that....dour Dole. When he lost the 96 election it was like the weight of the world had been lifted off his shoulders. He was on Letterman and otherwise making the rounds and funnier that all get out.
 
I recall he always had a pen in his hand (due to a war injury). Dole had dignity. That's totally lacking in his party now...
 
RIP Senator Dole. A great leader for Kansas and his commitment to veterans left a mark on this country. Without his help, the National World War II Memorial wouldn't have been built. He received a Congressional Gold Medal just a few years ago for his political and military service.
Condolences to Elizabeth and the rest of his family and friends, both in and out of Congress. :cry:
 
Mikey Radio said:
RIP, and thanks for your service to our country, both militarily and politically, Mr. Dole!

I remember feeling a bit bad for the guy following his defeat when Dole ran against Clinton, who was vying for his second Presidential term. Dole always seemed very rigid and stiff, while Clinton and company were younger and seemed more charismatic and energetic. The republicans had Dole deliver their rebuttal to Clinton's State of the Union Address, and Dole came off (at least to me) as a grumpy, curmudgeonly old grandpa. I thought it was a bad image and felt at the time that it may turn lots of people off. After Dole lost the Presidential election, he was making self-depreciating wisecracks, was featured on TV commercials for Viagra and appearing on late-night TV talk shows and was actually funny and genuinely likable! Had he shown that side (or had his handlers allowed him to) during his campaign, I believe he could've fared much better.
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Especially since America was going through a relatively rocky time leading up to the '96 election. The health care spending bill veto led to a very long government shutdown, which angered voters on both sides. But Clinton came back strong in the end. I also wonder what the election would have looked like with a wisecracking, less rigid, Dole as an R candidate, especially with the bloodbath that was the '94 midterms for the Democrats.
 
His most famous line came against George Bush (who he didn't like) "Why don't you stop lying about my record." He was a fierce partisan and the very last defender of R.Nixon during Watergate. It seems like only a short time ago when he was offering condolences to Norm.
 
Senators who pass are given a half-staffed flag honor. But Pearl Harbor Day also occurred today and is also honored by the flag. In my area in Eastern WA, most everyone came through. How about your area?
 
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