The Monkey Business

[Potatoe]

On the Monkey Business Yacht, somewhere in 1985

"Oh hey there Miss, how are you?"

"I'm doing okay, 'bout you?"

"Oh crap, sorry, I have to go, my wife's called, bye"


CBS News Report, June 25 1988

"And we can confirm that Former Colorado Senator Gary Hart has entered the Democratic race for President, and when asked about his ambitions and goals, he said, quote, that he would provide the country with the healthcare it deserves, and that the nation's children would have proper education, end quote"


Events:Late 1987 (June to December)

• 1987-Gary Hart announces a Presidential run.

• 1987-Bill Bradley declines a Presidential run.

• 1987-Senator Ted Kennedy declines a run for the Presidency, but calls for President Reagen to resign, saying that he had "Broken the Constitution"

• 1987-The DOW Industrial Complex drops by 30 Points.

• 1987-President Reagen's approvals dart down by 3%

• 1987-After Justice Lewis Powell's retirement, President Reagen decides to put up California Governor George Deukmejian, who reluctantly accepts the appointment, the Senate is hesitant, though Deukmejian makes it through the Confirmation Hearings, the Senate is stuck at 50-50, with Democrats Ernest Hollings(D,SC), David Boren(D,OK), Richard Shelby(D,AL), Howard Heflin(D,AL), and Dennis DeConcini (D,AZ), with Republican Lowell Weicker voting against, VP Bush casts a tie breaking vote and Deukmejian narrowly makes it.

• 1987-Former Senator Birch Bayh declares that he will also run for the Presidency, saying "The Reagen stench of Corruption will be rectified under me"

• 1987-Maine Senator William Cohen declared that he will challenge sitting VP George H.W Bush for the Republican Nomination, saying in an interview that the "Republican Party has drifted way too far to the right", Cohen receives a bump in Michigan due to an endorsement from former President Ford.

• 1987-Evangelist Pat Robertson declares a run for the Presidency, saying that it is "God's Wish"

1987-Senator Bob Dole declines a challenge to Bush in the Republican Primary, instead giving Cohen an Endorsement.

• 1987-Rep. Dick Gephardt rules out a Presidential run

• 1987-Texas Governor Mark White declares a run for the Presidency, fellow Governor Michael Dukais endorses White in a press conference.

• 1987-Fmr. Senator Howard Baker endorses William Cohen.

• 1987-Senator Paul Simon declines a run for the Presidency and endorses Gary Hart

• 1987-Justice Sandra Day O'Conner declines a run for the Presidency, she does not endorse, saying "I don't wanna get messed up in this business"

• 1987-Rep. Jack Kemp endorses William Cohen, saying "He should be the future of the Party"

• 1987-Reverend Jesse Jackson launches his second campaign for President, repeating Robertson's line that it is "God's Wish"

• 1987-Senator Bradley commits a gaffe when he calls Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld a "Slacking Vulture"

• 1987-Wall Street Crashes, with the DOW dropping 300 Points and unemployment rising to 8.6%, President Reagen's approval rating skidding down to 37/63.

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Thoughts so far?

[badgate]

My interest is piqued. You don't see too many TLs that start at this point in American politics.

Although I will say....lists look a lot better and are easier to read if they are not centered.

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

Dawg, if you're gonna do a list that seems to have the appearance of a "date-by-date" format, could you at least include the dates? Otherwise, just popping "1987" up at the top would be nice. And someone's goals in running for president are not that "the Reagan Era hurt America".

[Potatoe]

A House on Fire

"All I'm lookin' at is for God's America to be actually realized"-Pat Robertson

With the campaign starting to burn over on the Republican side, especially the three main Candidates at odds with Ted Kennedy's new "economic Stimulus" bill in the Senate, which was an attempt to boost the flailing economy, by pumping around 400 million into it, while most to all Democratic Candidates agreed that it was the best foot forward, the Republicans were split, with Bush completely opposing it, Cohen supporting it, Robertson having mixed feelings, and newcomers Kean and Rumsfeld offering alternate solutions, but a grating thing came with Robertson's continued mentioning of God in speeches, at first, many didn't mind it, considering he was a reverend, but soon after, many people got sick of it, so much so, that Cohen snapped in a debate only 2 days before the Michigan Primary after Robertson was talking about Religion, shouting "Will you cut the crap!?", while he apologized, that moment would stick around for the entire race, and created a negative effect on Michigan.

Michigan Republican Primary, January 14 1988

George H.W Bush 33%
William Cohen 36%
Pat Robertson 20%
Thomas Kean 10%*

*Donald Rumsfeld not on ballot.


While on the Democratic Side, Governor White was appearing on stage with Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton, campaigning in Iowa, bashing on about Hart and how White for America was a message for the Future, but little known among anyone, was Terrorist Timothy McVeigh, who had been deemed mentally unstable, but had been roaming around the crowd, but catching no one's attention, then suddenly, rushing through the bystanders, unloading his Glock upon the Speakers, then saying the line he was rehearsing oh so many times

"SEE YA IN HELL WHITE!"