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'''Lloyd Millard Bentsen, Jr.''' (February 11, 1921 – May 23, 2006) was the [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] nominee for[[ Vice-President of the United States|vice president]] in the [[United States presidential election, 1988|1988 presidential election]]. Previously he served as a [[United States Senator]] from [[Texas]], and later served under President [[Bill Clinton]] as [[United States Secretary of the Treasury|Secretary of the Treasury]]. Bentsen was involved with [[Boy Scouts of America|Scouting]] at a young age, having earned the highest rank of [[Eagle Scout]].<ref>[http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/l/lloyd_bentsen.html Lloyd Bentsen Quotes]</ref>
'''Lloyd Millard Bentsen, Jr.''' (February 11, 1921 – May 23, 2006) was the unsuccessful [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] nominee for [[Vice-President of the United States|vice president]] in the [[United States presidential election, 1988|1988 presidential election]]. Previously he served as a [[United States Senator]] from [[Texas]] from 1971 to 1992, and later served under President [[Bill Clinton]] as [[United States Secretary of the Treasury|Secretary of the Treasury]] from 1993 to 1994. Bentsen was involved from childhood with the [[Boy Scouts of America|Scouting]] at a young age, having earned the highest rank of [[Eagle Scout]].<ref>[http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/l/lloyd_bentsen.html Lloyd Bentsen Quotes]</ref>
==Attacking Quayle==
==Attacking Quayle==
During the Vice Presidential debate in 1988, the question of whether Republican candidate [[Dan Quayle]] had enough experience to serve as Vice President came up for the third time in that debate, and Quayle answered it by comparing his congressional experience with that of [[John F. Kennedy]] when he sought the Presidency. Bentsen had known Kennedy while they were both serving in Congress, and used this fact in his sharp response:
During the vice presidential debate in 1988, the question of whether Republican candidate [[Dan Quayle]] had enough experience to serve as Vice President came up for the third time in that debate, and Quayle answered it by comparing his congressional experience with that of [[John F. Kennedy]] when he sought the Presidency. Bentsen had known Kennedy while they were both serving in Congress, and used this fact in his sharp response:
:"Senator, I served with Jack Kennedy. I knew Jack Kennedy. Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine. Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy."
:"Senator, I served with Jack Kennedy. I knew Jack Kennedy. Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine. Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy."
Quayle responded simply that Bentsen's attack was "uncalled for," which Bentsen countered by blaming Quayle for bringing up the comparison in the first place.
Quayle responded simply that Bentsen's attack was "uncalled for," which Bentsen countered by blaming Quayle for bringing up the comparison in the first place. Quayle later admitted that his answer was inadequate to the challenge.
Coincidentally, Bentsen ran for vice president with presidential nominee [[Michael Dukakis]] of [[Massachusetts]]. Dukakis lost the race to [[George Herbert Walker Bush]], whom Bentsen had defeated for the U.S. Senate in 1970. Dukakis supposedly had sought to resurrect the successful [[Boston]]-[[Austin]] connection of the 1960 presidential election.
Coincidentally, Bentsen ran for vice president with presidential nominee [[Michael Dukakis]] of [[Massachusetts]]. Dukakis lost the race to [[George Herbert Walker Bush]], whom Bentsen had defeated for the U.S. Senate in 1970. Dukakis supposedly had sought to resurrect the successful [[Boston]]-[[Austin]] connection of the 1960 presidential election.
==External links==
==External links==
* http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/24/washington/24bentsen.html?ei=5088&en=76fccf1b5e08e750&ex=1306123200&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&pagewanted=print
* http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/24/washington/24bentsen.html?ei=5088&en=76fccf1b5e08e750&ex=1306123200&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&pagewanted=print
* http://www.humanevents.com/rightangle/index.php?id=13562&title=Remembering_Lloyd_Bentsen_a_Different_Way
* http://www.humanevents.com/rightangle/index.php?id=13562&title=Remembering_Lloyd_Bentsen_a_Different_Way