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That was then...
"I was permanently barred from the (Ed) Muskie (Presidential) campaign after that incident on the "Sunshine Special" in Florida . . . And that scene makes far more sense now than it did at the time. Muskie has always taken pride in his ability to deal with hecklers; he has frequently challenged them, calling them up to the stage in front of big crowds and then forcing the poor bastards to debate with him in a blaze of TV lights.
But there was none of that in Florida. When the Boohoo began grabbing at his legs and screaming for more gin, Big Ed went all to pieces . . . which gave rise to speculation. among reporters familiar with his campaign style in '68 and '70, that Muskie was not himself. It was noted, among other things, that he had developed a tendency to roll his eyes wildly during TV interviews, that his thought patterns had become strangely fragmented, and that not even his closest advisors could predict when he might suddenly spiral off into babbling rages, or neocomatose funks."
This is now...
"I was permanently barred from the (Ed) Muskie (Presidential) campaign after that incident on the "Sunshine Special" in Florida . . . And that scene makes far more sense now than it did at the time. Muskie has always taken pride in his ability to deal with hecklers; he has frequently challenged them, calling them up to the stage in front of big crowds and then forcing the poor bastards to debate with him in a blaze of TV lights.
But there was none of that in Florida. When the Boohoo began grabbing at his legs and screaming for more gin, Big Ed went all to pieces . . . which gave rise to speculation. among reporters familiar with his campaign style in '68 and '70, that Muskie was not himself. It was noted, among other things, that he had developed a tendency to roll his eyes wildly during TV interviews, that his thought patterns had become strangely fragmented, and that not even his closest advisors could predict when he might suddenly spiral off into babbling rages, or neocomatose funks."
This is now...
From Hansard, asking for a clarification from NDP MP Charlie Angus after he used the term 'boo hoo generation' in parliament:
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Mr. Angus explains:
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For those who are Hunter Thompson aficionados...Here's something that has been bugging me lately...It could be argued that the good Docktor helped, along with the efforts of super fine folks like little Donnie Segretti and Ken Clawson, take down the 'Man from Maine', Senator Ed Muskie, during the 1972 Democratic Presidential Primary Campaign...Which, for those of a certain progressive bent, was likely good news at the time given that this allowed George McGovern to win the nomination...The thing is, Mess'rs Haldeman, Erlichman and Nixon et al. also wanted McGovern to win (so that they could brand him the 'Acid, Amnesty and Abortion' candidate on the way to trouncing him)...So, does that explain why paleocon Pat Buchanan was so friendly with HST at the time?
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