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Dukakis: “I owe the American people an apology.”


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[digg-me] Katie Couric interviewed Michael Dukakis today – the man who lost the 1988 presidential race to George H. W. Bush. The quote that makes the interview worth watching is from the very end:

Look, I owe the American people an apology. If I had beaten the old man you’d of never heard of the kid and you wouldn’t be in this mess. So it’s all my fault and I feel that very, very strongly.

H/t Jason Zengerle.

71 replies on “Dukakis: “I owe the American people an apology.””

This guy would have been a lousy president.

I suppose if he had beaten Bush Sr. then things would have worked out different. What would Dukakis have done about Sadaam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait? Mrs. Dukakis is Jewish, and I think that she likley would have influenced him to invade Iraq and topple Sadaam Hussein to provide security to Israel. An invasion then would have deformed the political world, with the postUSSR and all the satellite states in disarray, nukes here and there, and an Iran that was more Islamic than now, we would have had the current war, only earlier. Also, the response of the mujahidin to the US dominated invasion would have produced devastating terror attacks on the US in the pre-PATRIOT Act America of the time. 9/11 times 10 in 1989.

The election of 1992 would then have had a distinctly different flavor. No Clinton candidiacy; Dukakis as detested incumbent would have been easily defeated by the Republican candidate – maybe Bush Sr., maybe Pat Buchanan (OK unlikely but he was the other guy vs. Bush Sr.) perhaps a younger Dole. Then we would have had a Republican 90s. No gays in the military. No wars in Yugoslavia. No voter Republican backlash to Clinton in 1994 and 1996. A completey different America. Better or worse? True we would not have had the worst president in US history – Bill Clinton, I mean – but so many other things would have been worse, how can you say it would have been better.

My point is you dont know if things would have been better if Dukakis was elected president in 1988. Nobody does.

HANNITY IS SICK WITH HATRED

What is a racist? Some people define it as a belief in racial superiority while some define it as prejudice power. Others define it as just plain not liking “those folk.” 77 WABC’s Sean Hannity defines a racist as any black person who will not denounce those leaders in the black community whom he deems as racists. For example, recently an African American woman “Monica from East Orange” called Hannity to oppose his obsessive hatred of Al Gore’s Campaign Manager Donna Brazile. Hannity demanded that she denounce Brazile as a racist, but the caller stood her ground. Then Hannity hung up on her with these words: “She’s a racist and you’re a racist.”
So is Hannity a racist? Well, at the very least he exhibits a raging double standard when it comes to the topic of race (a topic he fixates upon every day.) To that end, he dwells on every real or imagined slight, however slight, that blacks have supposedly done to whites. Never does he address the rampant racial bias that is being committed against blacks in America (for example, the recent bias crimes at the State University of New Jersey); in fact Hannity’s racial agenda is akin to David Duke’s and other various white power groups, but without the racial slurs and invective. Hannity’s specific M.O. is to demand that blacks denounce the Rev. Jesse Jackson for the 1984 “hymie town” remark, denounce the Rev. Al Sharpton for the “white interloper” remark, and denounce Minister Louis Farrakhan. The Hannity mantra is “Denounce Jackson! Denounce Sharpton! Denounce Farrakhan!” Hannity has a long list of blacks he condemns as “racists” and then of course throws in the ever-predictable David Duke for good measure.
The Hannity standard is guilt by association. If you don’t denounce them as racist, then you are a racist. Therefore, by his own standard, Sean Hannity would be a racist because he not only refuses to denounce several well-known white racists, he even praises them and/or associates with them. When will Sean Hannity denounce these racists:
Bob Grant, whom Hannity calls his radio mentor, referring to him as “the great one” . If Hannity considers Al Sharpton to blame for the Freddy’s incident in Harlem, because of his speech at a rally beforehand, then surely he should hold Grant accountable for the spree of vandalism against Indian residents in Islein, NJ, one day after Grant attacked that particular community.
Hal Turner , who said on Hannity’s program, in August 1998, that if it weren’t for the white man that blacks would still be swinging from the trees in Africa. Instead of denouncing this racist statement, Hannity calls Turner at home and was plugging Turner’s 2000 campaign for United States Congress. Turner is now seen as the radio mouthpiece for white supremacists.
Jesse Lee Peterson. A minister from LA who is the president of BOND (Brotherhood of a New Destiny). Hannity is listed on the advisory board. This group held a rally to repudiate Jesse Jackson back in January, and Peterson has called Jackson a racist, but also at this rally was Glenn Spencer of Voices of Citizens together, and anti-Mexican (they would say immigration) group that has engaged in violent attacks on members of the Latino community.

Freak Republic. Actually they are called Free Republic, but if you know anything about this group that Hannity considers himself a member of, you would understand why the name change. This group held a rally outside Sen. Joe Lieberman’s home during the 2000 campaign that became incredibly anti-semetic. One has to question why Hannity would associate himself with these anti-semites, but if you are familiar with Hannity, you don’t have to.

FoxNews Hate & Divide

FoxNews is part of the evil that has sustain hatred and racism in this country. The prove of my statement is FoxNews many stupid and one sided polls! Where they asked question that they already know the out come. They base these polls on the people that visit the site.They know most people that visit Gretawire are racist and are very negetive of Obama and black people. And hate Obama because he is black. They know that most people that visit the site wanted Hillary to win. They know if they asked the question: “”” WHO DO YOU THINK WILL BE THE BEST PERSON TO LEAD THE COUNTRY. ”’? that question would result in either Hillary or McCain. And they know that! They never asked questions like : ”’ GIVEN ALL THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE IRAQ WAR=== WHO WAS RIGHT ABOUT THE WAR’?
1. HILLARY—2. MCCAIN—3.OBAMA
Sean Hannity, the right-wing co-host of Fox News Channel’s Hannity & Colmes, is well aware of this power, and has used it or threatened to use it several times. On October 20, 1999, Hannity interviewed African-American football legend Mercury Morris. When the conversation turned heated, Hannity warned: “All right, if we have to, we’ll turn your mike down. That’s the next step.” When Morris continued with his argument, Hannity decreed: “All right, turn his mike down. We’ll go to A.C. Green and we’ll put him back in a second here because he’s not going to shut up.” The truth is not part of FoxNews. LIES”’ RUMOR”’ HATRED ”’and ”RACISM is what is behind FoxNews! Michael Dukakis put Hannity in his place and shut him up. Michael Dukakis would not let Hannity lie or disrespect the country or him. America Needs to shut Hannity UP!

HANNITY IS A RACIST WITH A NEWS PROGRAM

How low can you get? Hannity of (Hannity & Colmes) has attack Obama’s grandmother his wife and children. Any and everybody that Obama has talk to in his past. All Black people are under attack by Hannity. Enough is enough who is incharge of this new channel? Horrible things to see the right -wing is attacking Senator Obama’s family. I hope the family has thick skin! Being black and the first we will see a smear campaign unlike no other! Chicago politics mixed with Washington insiders — the recipe for an over-the-top war of slander and inuendo rumors and straight out lies that will astound even President Bush and Kaul Rove!
Sean Hannity should never appear on Fox News again. His statements about Obama’s family is outrageous! No responsible journalist could be so mistaken or so cruel. This is 7 days a week attacks on Obama’s family and many other American people that support Senator Obama. And there is never any thing new. It is all the same lie or rumor repeated over and over! Hannity is a liar and a racist with a news show. True American should boycott Hannity and any other anti American news shows!

WHITE WOMEN HAVE OBAMA TO THANK FOR WHITE MEN RESPECT

Had it not been for the fact of Senator Obama running for President. There would have never been a white female Vice President. 43 white only male only Presidents and NEVER in the history of the country did a white Republican respect a white female for President or Vice President. Just think about it America, all you had to do to get white presidents to respect a white female was to support a black American for President! Senator Obama is the only reason for Gov. Palin. Blacks are accuse of only voting for Senator Obama because he is black. This is so un-true and surly not base on black voting history. Black voted for Bill Clinton 89% and Jimmy Carter 87%. Blacks not whites fought and died to vote for white men. In 1920 the passing of the 19 Amendment gave white women the right to vote for white men. McCain’s pick is affirmative action 101. A token female is a understatement.!!! But Obama is to thank for the first time in history a white women is finally respected by white male president candidate republican. Gov. Palin has no overseas experince.! She only been in elected office for 6 years. Four years as Mayor of about 9,000 and 2 years as Governor of Alaska population 700,000. She is a mother of five and under investigation for abuse of office! Another thing that the white pundits will not say is never in the history of the country did a white male repubican candidate feel the need to respect a white woman for vice president! WHITE WOMEN….ALL TOGETHER..”’SAY”’ THANK YOU OBAMA!

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Así que al final es ganar-ganar. Las empresas obtienen los empleados que buscan (y saben que es mucho más probable que el solicitante sea un empleado que buscan si están solicitando en cusec) y los delegados obtienen las oportunidades que han estado buscando.NegroPollon

Es la mejor manera absoluta de encontrar personas que no sólo quieren trabajar para usted, sino que desea también! La mayoría de los candidatos que obtiene de la publicación de trabajos en lugares como monstruo o workopolis son absolutamente terribles.Venganza

Es la mejor manera absoluta de encontrar personas que no sólo quieren trabajar para usted, sino que desea también! La mayoría de los candidatos que obtiene de la publicación de trabajos en lugares como monstruo o workopolis son absolutamente terribles.Venganza

Creo que las ferias de carrera son una buena cosa. No sólo reducen los costos, sino que dan mucha credibilidad a la conferencia. Por primera vez estuve al otro lado de la feria de la carrera.Disiarte

Así que al final es ganar-ganar. Las empresas obtienen los empleados que buscan (y saben que es mucho más probable que el solicitante sea un empleado que buscan si están solicitando en cusec) y los delegados obtienen las oportunidades que han estado buscando.NegroPollon

Así que al final es ganar-ganar. Las empresas obtienen los empleados que buscan (y saben que es mucho más probable que el solicitante sea un empleado que buscan si están solicitando en cusec) y los delegados obtienen las oportunidades que han estado buscando.NegroPollon

Creo que las ferias de carrera son una buena cosa. No sólo reducen los costos, sino que dan mucha credibilidad a la conferencia. Por primera vez estuve al otro lado de la feria de la carrera.Disiarte

Así que al final es ganar-ganar. Las empresas obtienen los empleados que buscan (y saben que es mucho más probable que el solicitante sea un empleado que buscan si están solicitando en cusec) y los delegados obtienen las oportunidades que han estado buscando.NegroPollon

Así que al final es ganar-ganar. Las empresas obtienen los empleados que buscan (y saben que es mucho más probable que el solicitante sea un empleado que buscan si están solicitando en cusec) y los delegados obtienen las oportunidades que han estado buscando.NegroPollon

Es la mejor manera absoluta de encontrar personas que no sólo quieren trabajar para usted, sino que desea también! La mayoría de los candidatos que obtiene de la publicación de trabajos en lugares como monstruo o workopolis son absolutamente terribles.Venganza

Creo que las ferias de carrera son una buena cosa. No sólo reducen los costos, sino que dan mucha credibilidad a la conferencia. Por primera vez estuve al otro lado de la feria de la carrera.Disiarte

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Así que al final es ganar-ganar. Las empresas obtienen los empleados que buscan (y saben que es mucho más probable que el solicitante sea un empleado que buscan si están solicitando en cusec) y los delegados obtienen las oportunidades que han estado buscando.NegroPollon

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