Dan Quayle files libel charges against Firaxis!

[inca911]

Nah. Just kidding! Wish it were closer to 01April....

[Senethro]

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[LordShiva]

[Jim Cobb]

The suit got lost when he spelled the charge "label"; got shifted to consumer protection.

[snuggs]

What's he up to these days?

[conmcb25]

Originally posted by snuggs
What's he up to these days?

misspelling words

[Falconer999]

Originally posted by snuggs
What's he up to these days?

From his website:

Dan Quayle joined the Cerberus Advisory Board in 2000, and currently serves as Chairman. Cerberus is one of the largest private investment funds in the United States, with over $14 billion under management, and offices in NY, Chicago, LA, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Germany. As Chairman, Dan Quayle has been actively involved in new business sourcing and marketing for Cerberus in North America, Asia and Europe. His extensive global network of political and private-sector decision-makers, combined with his investment expertise, have significantly contributed to the establishment of the Cerberus brand name. Dan Quayle has offices in New York and Arizona, and regularly travels throughout the US, Europe and Asia to meet with the heads of investment banks, corporations, buyout shops, potential investors, and politicians to (1) ensure that Cerberus stays at the forefront of deal flow activity, (2) facilitate Cerberus' entry into new markets and industries, and (3) foster potential transaction partnerships.

I wonder if he's investing in potatoes.

[Grumbold]

He's setting up policies to bring about the creation of the outer space net

[Senethro]

The Outernet is serious business.

[Malleus Dei]

Hah! This is clearly a fake, as Dan Quayle couldn't spell "Firaxis"!

[Adagio]

I wonder if he's ever played (or even heard of) Civilization

[alva]

Dan Quayle joined the Cerberus Advisory

Yup, I'm sure he got that job because he was the best man they could fins.

[Mao_Tse_Tongue]

Note to self:

Move money out of Dan Quayle fund.

[kolpo]

Who is actually Dan Quayle ? Never heard of him.

[patcon]

Originally posted by kolpo
Who is actually Dan Quayle ? Never heard of him.

Dan Quayle is a former Vice President of the US, under Georege H. W. Bush. He achieved a level of noteriety based on a perceived lack of intelligence, a perception to which he regularly contributed. He was villified by the press for this, and also for his avoidance of combat duty during Vietnam as a result of his getting into the Indiana National Guard because of his family connections. (Any of this sound familiar?)

One of his "blunders" was to rail against the title character in the TV sitcom "Murphy Brown" for her choice to become a mother without the assistance of a husband, or even a significant male in her life to help raise the child. He said she was setting a bad example for the women of America by making it appear that single motherhood was perfectly OK, because everything would be OK for her, as a wealthy TV reporter who could afford good help and take time off to be with her chld as needed. He was ridiculed for not realizing that "Murphy Brown" was a fictional character. (In fairness, his comments made it seem like he thought she was a real person.) However the argument "It's only a TV show and doesn't influence society" that the press used to attack Quayle is faulty. If TV doesn't influence society then why do advertisers spend so much money on commercials and product placement?

His most famous blunder was when he did a photo-op at an elementary school spelling bee. He was asked to be a celebrity word-reader/judge and was given a list of words to give to the children. One word was "potato", the child said "p-o-t-a-t-o" and Quayle said nothing, but instead gave hand motions to continue (he was trying to "help" the child), the child looked confused then said "e?", to which Quayle said "correct". With cameras filming this staged event, it of course hit the national news that evening with the implication that the Vice President can't even spell a simple word like "potato". What was not reported was that the cards he was given with the words (and pronunciation, definition, sentence, and origin) had the word spelled "potatoe". So, if he thought that tjhe cards were correct (as one might reasonably expect in a spelling bee) and not a mistake (or an attempt to make him look foolish) then he was simply trying to elicit the response he was told was correct. Of course that means he was cheating by intentionally helping a child in a spelling bee look smart on national TV.

Was he a good VP? I don't think so.
Was he a Vietnam draft dodger? Absolutely.
Was he as stupid as the press made him out to be? ???