Dan Quayle: Palin And I Have Talked

INDIANAPOLIS — Dan Quayle knows a little about what Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin is going through and he advised her to "just be yourself."

Twenty years ago, an older, experienced Republican presidential candidate, George H.W. Bush, surprised many when he selected Quayle, then a little-known Indiana senator, to be his running mate.

The former vice president said Wednesday that he's spoken with Palin since Sen. John McCain chose her for the GOP ticket in late August.

"I basically said, 'Look, just be yourself. You were selected by John McCain because of who you are and what you have done, and don't let them take anything away from you. Just go out and be yourself,'" he said.

Quayle said he sees several parallels between the 1988 campaign and this year's race: Neither he nor the Alaska governor were well known before being put on the national ticket. Both were criticized for not having enough experience for the job.

"She has more executive experience than Barack Obama," Quayle told reporters Wednesday

After campaigning for former aide Greg Zoeller, the Republican candidate for Indiana attorney general, Quayle told reporters Wednesday he thought Palin had more executive experience than Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and her selection drew fresh attention to the GOP campaign.

"It sort of froze everything for a moment," he said. "It forced the American people to take another really hard look at John McCain."

He hopes Republicans see results similar to 1988, when the Bush-Quayle ticket went on to win.

"We went up in the polls, and we ended up winning 40 states," Quayle said.

Recent polls have shown Obama ahead of McCain nationally and a tight race in Indiana, which hasn't backed a Democrat for president since 1964. Quayle, however, predicted Indiana would line up for McCain: "I don't view this as a battleground state."

Gov. Mitch Daniels and some other Republican have said McCain, who hasn't visited Indiana since July 1, should made a return visit. Palin plans a rally Friday in Noblesville, 20 miles north of Indianapolis. Obama has made six Indiana stops since mid-July.

Comments

[JonW]

Always thought Dan Quale was a pleasant fellow even in his trial moments. Unfortunately by endorsing
the Wolf- woman, he once again displayed the fuzzy thinking that he was known for his 'hayday" as VP.
Funny thing is that Quale would be infinitely better than the female bubblehead extremist! At leas he wou]dn't overtly try and destroy the country!

[Shiral]

Just for that Dan.... I hope Indiana turns blue before your and Marilyn's horrified eyes.

Sarah Palin, the Marilyn Quayle we didn't get.

[hortonhearsawho]

New Hampshire the potatoe state....

[hortonhearsawho]

Together they were able to formulate a complete sentence.

[hortonhearsawho]

Did one complete sentence come out of this conservative think tank get together?

[haveitoldyoulately]

Great.....­.we know she is a geography illiterate­......now she probably spells potato, P O T A T O E

[billthomson]

The sad thing is that Quayle was a towering intellect compared to Palin.

[deeppeace]

New next season on Fox: "Are You Smarter than a Vice President?"

[Shake-A-Spear]

Yeah, Dan: It takes one to know one.

[mikep007]

Dan to Sarah "Whatever you do- do not go on spelling bees. Do not verbally assualt a Candice Bergen character.­"

[Lizbud]

Did he advise Sarah to speak out publicly (as he did) against a woman who chooses to have a baby out of wedlock? Or was it only when it's on TV that offended him? How the times have changed.

[Gib]

I love it. Quayle gives Palin advice, and Palin gives McCain advice. What could possibly go wrong?

[Hirnlego]

"Dan Quayle knows a little.... " hah hah hah. Already pure comedy

[sansone]

What, by way of crudely drawn pictures? I cannot image these two having any intelligent conversation.

Wake up, Indiana, do not support another stupid Vice Presidential candidate!

[loudyk]

ahahahahah­ahahahahah­aha! Too funny...du­mb and dumber!