I was in college when Quayle was vp and I thought he was a complete idiot due to my steady diet of pop culture at the time. I never knew until recently that potatoe was written on the flash card provided to him. Its stunning how much power the media wields.
The odd thing about the potato incident - I would have spelled it wrong too. There are a few words that I just have a terrible time remembering how to spell, and potato is one of them. I think most people have a list of words they spell wrong.
The contrast with how the media treats Biden is stunning, though.