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[[Lloyd Bentsen]] (1921 - 2006) was the [[Democrat]]ic candidate for Vice-President in the [[United States presidential election, 1988|1988 presidential election]].  Previously he served as a [[United States Senator]] for [[Texas]].  He later served under President [[Bill Clinton]] as [[United States Secretary of the Treasury|Secretary of the Treasury]].   

[[LloydBentsen.jpg|thumb|right|300px|US Treasury photo of Lloyd Bentsen]]

'''Lloyd Bentsen''' (1921 - 2006) was the [[Democrat]]ic candidate for Vice-President in the [[United States presidential election, 1988|1988 presidential election]].  Previously he served as a [[United States Senator]] for [[Texas]].  He later served under President [[Bill Clinton]] as [[United States Secretary of the Treasury|Secretary of the Treasury]].   

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 response (below), which changed the issue from Quayle's ''experience'' to his ''capability''. 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. However, many commentators have since expressed the opinion that Bentsen and the Democratic Party had influenced the moderators into repeatedly asking Quayle questions on his experience, so that he would eventually bring up the Kennedy comparison that he had been making in previous speeches, and therefore allow Bentsen to fire off his scripted line.{{fact}}

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 response (below), which changed the issue from Quayle's ''experience'' to his ''capability''. 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. However, many commentators have since expressed the opinion that Bentsen and the Democratic Party had influenced the moderators into repeatedly asking Quayle questions on his experience, so that he would eventually bring up the Kennedy comparison that he had been making in previous speeches, and therefore allow Bentsen to fire off his scripted line.{{fact}}

[[Category:Former United States Senators]]

[[Category:Former United States Senators]]