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...Peanut Power...
...about 10:45 p.m. Kennedy's advance men opened a narrow corridor through the crowd, and Kennedy entered, followed by Gov. Michael S. Dukakis--who sported a gold Jimmy Carter "Peanut Pin"--and his wife, as well as Ethel Kennedy, the Senator's wife Joan, and assorted Kennedy children...
...Minnesota Fritz." Mondale's schedule is mapped out by the headquarters in Atlanta and his jet-known as the "Minnesota Fritz"-is in constant communication with Carter's "Peanut One." Even so, Mondale, as he emphasized in the debate, is free to differ with Carter on key issues. A case in point occurred in September when the Georgian criticized the Supreme Court under Chief Justice Earl Warren for going "too far" in protecting the accused-an attempt by Carter to woo Middle America. Mondale, a former attorney general of Minnesota, promptly praised the Warren Court for guarding...
...keenly at a party for signs of concupiscence. Chicago Tribune Columnist Michael Kilian examines Carter's statements on tax reform and concludes: "I'd much rather have Jimmy look with lust upon my wife than upon my wallet." Cartoonist Pat Oliphant recently drew Carter hiding among peanut sacks in the attic while Rosalynn went after him with a shotgun. "Jimmy Carter's campaign slogan is 'The White House or Bust,' " says Bob Hope. "Trouble is, he's not sure which he wants...
Funnily enough, the candidates' political pratfalls were expected a lot sooner. Ford and Carter came into the campaign like Herblock caricatures. The Hard-Nosed Bumbler ("We must either shorten our Presidents or lengthen our helicopter doors," said Bill Vaughan) was opposed by the Born-Again Peanut Farmer ("I pray 25 times a day," Carter was misquoted by Mort Sahl, "but I've never asked God to make me President because I didn't want to take advantage of the relationship"), with teeth like Bugs Bunny ("That man can eat a pineapple through a tennis racket," observed Comedian...