Well, Hugh... now you know!
Ba ha hah ahhahh!
"They ARE on the offense!"
(More like the laughing stock of the nation!)
"Muskie moment" is damn good too. But Muskie was more pathetic. Daschle had more of a temper tantrum, IMO. Some wag will entitle Daschle's outbursts with the best analogy. The act deserves such.
"...So what did Daschle do?This is Hugh's SPECIAL EDITION in WorldNetDaily...He had his "Muskie moment." In early 1972, then-candidate for president Edmund Muskie stood outside the Manchester Union Leader and denounced the paper's coverage of his wife.
He broke down. His candidacy was over.Daschle lost it as well yesterday – and he did it not because the president had challenged anyone's patriotism, but because the president has repeatedly challenged the Democrats to give national security issues the top priority.
The Democrats have refused, and in the context of the Homeland Security bill, it is a politically devastating failure..." - Hugh Hewitt
...in honor of "DEMOCRATIC MELTDOWN" week!.
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...CHARLAYNE HUNTER-GAULT: With his six foot four inch frame, low key manner, and wry humor, Edmund Muskie was often called Lincolnesque, and that made him an ideal vice presidential candidate for the ebullient Hubert Humphrey on the Democratic ticket in 1968. Still, it was a losing ticket. In 1970, Muskie's star rose when he responded in a nationwide speech to a divisive Republican campaign that attacked the patriotism of college students and Democrats.
EDMUND S. MUSKIE: (November 1970) In the heat of our campaigns, we have all become accustomed to a little anger and exaggeration. Yet, on the whole, our political process has served us well.
CHARLAYNE HUNTER-GAULT: After that, Muskie became the favorite to win the 1972 Democratic Presidential nomination. But being the front-runner for over a year proved difficult. During the New Hampshire primary, Muskie choked with anger and seemed to cry because of a couple of nasty articles in the "Manchester Union Leader." One article proved to be a hoax. The other attacked Muskie's wife. Muskie then attacked publisher William Loeb.
EDMUND S. MUSKIE: (February 1972) By attacking me, by attacking my wife, he has proved himself to be a gutless coward. And maybe I said all I should on it. It's fortunate for him he's not on this platform beside me. A good woman--
CHARLAYNE HUNTER-GAULT: The episode came to symbolize the collapse of Muskie's Presidential campaign because of the perception that he was weak. Muskie then went back to the Senate and headed the powerful Budget Committee until President Carter tapped him to be Secretary of State in 1980...