Bob Dole Quotes
This is not politics. This is garbage. And we are disgusted by it. To those who are departed who sought in some, quote, clever, unquote way, to tarnish the reputation of Tom Foley, I say, good riddance.
After a memo was circulated about House Speaker-elect Tom Foley that implied that the congressman was a homosexual:. at the Republican National Committee, source of the offending letter
Robert J. Dole, U. S. Senate Minority and Majority Leader (Republican, KS), Republican Presidential Nominee, Speech in the Senate, June 7, 1989
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Referring to Senator Joseph R. McCarthy:
The “Cliveden Set” {598323} was in favor of the policy of appeasement. The name came from the seat of Lord and Lady Astor, who were both supporters of the policy. The policy of appeasement was later seen as a big mistake because it prevented early Allied involvement in World War II and therefore gave Hitler time to buildup the German military while invading much of Eastern Europe.
The memo proposed having a good novelist write a fictional novel with Nixon as the main character. The great Nobel Laureate John Steinbeck was approached for the project. See {629628} for his reaction.
Earlich won one term and then was trounced soundly in his attempt for a 2nd term. The dirty tricks like planting a false story that the Democratic opponent was having an adulterous affair did not work as well in a bid for the second term as the voters were not happy with Earlich’s performance at all.
Describing political advertising of the era:
At that time, most of the leading Republicans practiced negative campaigning with vicious personal attacks that were often untrue. He was the only one of the 9 candidates who did not engage in the technique. He came in close to last.
His older brother was running for Consul—the highest elected office of the Roman Empire. The Handbook, was his advice to his brother as to how to conduct his campaign.
Robert Joseph Dole is an American politician and attorney who represented Kansas in the U.S. Senate from 1969 to 1996. He was the Republican Leader of the United States Senate during the final 11 years of his tenure, including three nonconsecutive years as Senate Majority Leader. Prior to his 27 years in the Senate, he served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1961 to 1969. Dole was also the Republican presidential nominee in the 1996 election and the vice presidential nominee in the 1976 election.
