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Election Sunday: A Great Debate Zinger (1988) w/ Mike Pesca
This Day in Esoteric Political History
English - October 04, 2020 07:00 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 913 ratingsHistory Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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It’s October 4th. On this day in 1988, Lloyd Bentsen delivered one of the most memorable debate lines of all time when he told his VP opponent Dan Quayle that he “was no Jack Kennedy.”
Jody and Niki are joined by Mike Pesca, the host of Slate’s “The Gist,” to discuss why Benson’s line worked so well and what it can teach us about other great debate moments.
Find a transcript of this episode at: https://tinyurl.com/esoterichistory
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