Posted on 03/22/2025 12:19:09 PM PDT by Morgana
Kitty Dukakis, the wife of former Massachusetts governor and 1988 Democratic presidential nominee Michael Dukakis, has died at the age of 88, Fox News Digital has confirmed.
Her son, John Dukakis, said that the wife and mother of three died Friday night "surrounded by family."
"She was born on December 26, 1936, and lived a full life fighting to make the world a better place and sharing her vulnerabilities to help others face theirs," he said in a statement. "She was loving, feisty and fun, and had a keen sensitivity to people from all walks of life. She and our dad, Michael Dukakis, shared an enviable partnership for over 60 years and loved each other deeply. Thank you to all who have touched our lives over the years or who were touched by our mother."
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Dukakis dropped out of the race for President, because Kitty Dukakis went to the ER? Were you thinking of another election besides the 1988 election?
I have a family member who has consumed more drugs and booze than you can imagine … and also smoked (smokes) since he was ten. He’s still going strong at 70. Maybe there is something to all that substance abuse that the medical profession doesn’t want to tell us. Sarcasm of course … but….
RIP Kitty. I’m glad your husband wasn’t elected President: he would have been a disaster worse than Obama or Clinton.
He WAS a loony tune. He overrode the Massachusetts legislature to give Willie Horton weekend parole and Horton went on to torture and rape a Maryland couple. Dukakis then declined all communications with Horton’s latest victims.
She was such an UNHAPPY DRUNK that she DRANK RUBBING ALCOHOL when he was running for Prez!!
WORSE picture UNTIL JOHN KERRY CAME OUT OF THE WOMB IN A SPACE SUIT! OMG!
I knew she was Jewish, but I had NO idea her maiden name was DIXON! Not very Jewish!
WOW!! Jason was Jewish, then he was something else, then he turned Mormon, then to Christian...iirc.
From google: "The Massachusetts first lady wrote in her new book that she ingested mouthwash, after-shave, vanilla extract, nail-polish remover, and Tylenol laced with codeine before entering an Alabama clinic in April to combat her substance-abuse problem"
Also, "Dukakis, 53, was also hospitalized last November (1988) after drinking rubbing alcohol."
I honestly thought Dukakis withdrew because of that.
Wheels spinning within wheels.....
Lovitz’s “Dukakis After Dark” sketch is one of the show’s best ever.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6za7fdFRpo
When I did the NBC tour a while back, I noticed that a still photo from that sketch is one of several dozen that graces the hallway outside the SNL studio at Rockefeller Center.
Like “Why am I not 50 points ahead?”
It’s amazing how that sketch from so long ago really summed up the leftwing idiocy, on which they have tripled down ever since Reagan. Nailed the loathesome Ted Kennedy. And Lovitz in real life has since been recognized as somewhat of a conservative.
Ronald Reagan was 93 when he finally kicked the bucket. Many live into their 90’s.
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