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...their heroes were murdered, the Baby Boomers themselves seem bent on commiting political suicide, and Sen. J. Danforth Quayle, Vice President George Bush's running mate in the run for the White House, is but the latest casualty...

Author: By David J. Barron, | Title: Is Quayle a Boom or a Bust? | 8/19/1988 | See Source »

Kalikow said he is "very encouraged" by Dukakis' selection of Sen. Lloyd M. Bentsen (D-Tex.) as his running mate. "His choice of Lloyd Bentsen shows he can be pragmatic when he has to be." He also praised Bush for picking an ideologue as his running mate in Sen. Dan Quayle...

Author: By F.e L., | Title: The Gipper for Veep? | 8/19/1988 | See Source »

...selection of Sen. Dan Quayle (R-Indiana) as his running mate does is to highlight the vice president's glaring weaknesses as a candidate. The pick was a foolish one that has Democrats celebrating and many Republicans muttering under their breath in disgust...

Author: By Andrew J. Bates, | Title: The Surprising Choice | 8/19/1988 | See Source »

...only one of these predictions that is likely to be true is the first one, and ensuring conservative support for the ticket should have been the least of Bush's worries in picking his running mate...

Author: By Andrew J. Bates, | Title: The Surprising Choice | 8/19/1988 | See Source »

...Blackburn, an American who at one time was a rewrite man for the tabs, agrees that the "Brits have guts. They do things Americans wouldn't do, like taking a picture off a mantelpiece when there's been a death in the family." But Hogan defends his kind: "Listen, mate. When a world-class story in Monaco erupts, the Brits will still be sent. They charm the pants off people with their velvety lilts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Florida: The Rogues of Tabloid Valley | 8/15/1988 | See Source »

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