Was Gary Hart Set Up?

The Atlantic ^ | Oct 18 | James Fallows

[seanmerc]

In the spring of 1990, after he had helped the first George Bush reach the presidency, the political consultant Lee Atwater learned that he was dying. Atwater, who had just turned 39 and was the head of the Republican National Committee, had suffered a seizure while at a political fund-raising breakfast and had been diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. In a year he was dead.

Atwater put some of that year to use making amends. Throughout his meteoric political rise he had been known for both his effectiveness and his brutality. In South Carolina, where he grew up, he helped defeat a congressional candidate who had openly discussed his teenage struggles with depression by telling reporters that the man had once been “hooked up to jumper cables.” As the campaign manager for then–Vice President George H. W. Bush in 1988, when he defeated Michael Dukakis in the general election, Atwater leveraged the issue of race—a specialty for him—by means of the infamous “Willie Horton” TV ad.

[seanmerc]

Latest attempt by the "MSM" to tar and feather Republicans before the midterms. I'm sensing their desperation. Perhaps the oft-predicted blue wave is not materializing as they had hoped?

[Artemis Webb]

Gary Hart set himself up.

[max americana]

The Atlantic, Economist and Guardian are the 3 stooges of UK-based MSM garbage.

[seanmerc]

[seanmerc]

If that was a setup, he looks pretty happy about it.

[Mr. K]

They must have MADE HIM have sex with that woman

[Red Badger]

twater leveraged the issue of race—a specialty for him—by means of the infamous “Willie Horton” TV ad.

That was Algore's ad....................

[DannyTN]

Gary Hart set himself up.

Exactly, Hart dared the press to follow him and find any inappropriate activity and the following weekend he was spotted on a speed boat holding a model not his wife.

Idiot

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Atwater leveraged the issue of race—a specialty for him—by means of the infamous “Willie Horton” TV ad.

We will overlook that it was brought up in the Primary by democrats.

[Mr. K]

Speaking of Congressmen who cheat on their wives... does anyone remember THIS poor aggrieved woman? (she was SO not guilty!!)

I was prepared to offer he tons of sympathy.

[irishjuggler]

Donna was a really cute girl back then. I’m not sure how much he needed to be “set up” for these events to have occurred. And wearing the “Monkey Business Crew” shirt? I suppose that he was tricked into wearing something so stupid.

[a fool in paradise]

Known as ‘the b1tch set me up’ Democrat defense

[Reverend Wright]

Gary Hart was “set up” by his own lust, hubris and lack of self discipline.

Even media liberals in the 1988 campaign thought he was a weirdo, and they wanted someone else.

[a fool in paradise]

Donna Rice endorsed Donald Trump so it must’ve been a vast right wing conspiracy!

https://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/donna-rice-hughes-voting-donald-trump-230786

[dfwgator]

“Hello Donna Rice, Goodbye Hart.”

[Snickering Hound]

Gary Hart dared the press to follow him and they did.

[max americana]

thanks for the link. Didnt realize she turned right.

[Leep]

If he would have sexually assaulted her ..he might have been President?

[Pearls Before Swine]

Gary Hart set himself up.

"Catch me if you can," he said, while I smooch with my friend Donna Rice on the yacht "Monkey Business."

He sure did!

[woodbutcher1963]

I gottta say. At least Gary Hart had good taste in women. Donna Rice was a smoke show. She was hot!

Not a all like some of the dogs that Billy Bob Clinton went after.