Lawyer brings political experience, skill as a mediator to his new post Sep 25, 2009
And in 1985, with the party reeling from Ronald Reagan s landslide reelection victory over Walter Mondale, he won the party s chairmanship, a position he held until 1989. As party chairman, Kirk organized the 1988 Atlanta presidential nominating convention and mediated differences between Massachusetts governor Michael S. Dukakis, the party s eventual nominee, and supporters of civil rights leader Jesse L. Jackson. (Boston Globe)
At SMPA, Mondale talks politics Sep 24, 2009
Media Credit: Michelle RattingerFormer Vice President Walter Mondale talks politics at the Jack Morton Auditorium Wednesday night ... Former Vice President Walter Mondale discussed his long career and criticized the sharp partisanship of today politics at a sold-out Jack Morton auditorium Wednesday night ... Also included in the event was the Washington premiere of "Fritz: The Walter Mondale Story," a new documentary directed by Melody Gilbert and narrated by Mondale's daughter, Eleanor Mondale.... (GW Hatchet, Washington DC)
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Former Vice President Walter Mondale discussed his long career and criticized the sharp partisanship of today politics at a sold-out Jack Morton auditorium Wednesday night. by Rachel BarkerHatchet Staff Writer. (GW Hatchet, Washington DC)
Obamas Blame Game Reveals True Character Sep 18, 2009
Watching the 1984 Democratic National Convention that nominated Walter Mondale for president, Condoleezza Rice became turned off by an endless refrain of appeals to women, minorities, and the poor, which basically means helpless people and the poor, she has said. She did not see herself as a victim in need of government help. (Newsmax)
Viewpoint: Yes, Japan Does Want a New Relationship with the U.S. Sep 8, 2009
To show how important the alliance with Japan used to be considered, the U.S. for many years appointed seasoned politicians to the Embassy in Japan Senators Mike Mansfield and Howard Baker, former Vice-President Walter Mondale and Speaker of the House Tom Foley. The pattern was broken when Baker retired after George W. Bush's first term, and the President appointed Tom Schieffer, a friend and business partner from Texas; Obama has followed suit with the appointment of John Roos, a lawyer and... (Time.com)
- Voice: My encounter with Teddy (8) Sep 7, 2009
irish wrote on Sep 6, 2009 1:43 PM:" Aww...poor Imperial Valley people who talk before they do their research. At times, I'm embarassed to be from here from the comments I read on here. Here's some facts Imperial Valley haters of Kennedy: In May of 1969, Chavez and Huerta launched one of the pivotal campaigns in their union's history - an eight-day march through the heart of the Imperial and Coachella Valleys of Southern California, all the way to the town of Calexico on the Mexican border.... (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
Hoeven won't introduce Rove at induction Sep 5, 2009
Other inductees include former Vice President Walter Mondale, former Gov. Ed Schafer and former Gov. George Sinner. (Reach reporter Brian Duggan at 223-8482 or at ). (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Final rites for Sen. Edward M. Kennedy Aug 31, 2009
Vice President Joseph Biden and three of his predecessors -- Al Gore, Dan Quayle and Walter Mondale -- also attended. Among the honorary pallbearers was Stephen G. Breyer, a former Kennedy aide who is now a Supreme Court justice. (FOX61, CT)
The notables who attended Senator Kennedy's funeral Aug 30, 2009
Former vice president Walter Mondale. Former vice president Dan Quayle. (Boston Globe)
Ted Kennedy's Wake: A Fond Farewell to 'Captain Ahab' Aug 29, 2009
And Irish tenors John McDermott and Colm Wilkinson led the audience to its feet for a final, rousing version of "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling." The crowd of more than 600 included 85 Kennedy family members, actress Lauren Bacall, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, former Senator John Edwards and his wife Elizabeth, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, former Vice President Walter Mondale, Obama political adviser David Axelrod and former NBC Nightly News Anchor... (Time.com)
McCain, Hatch to Pay Tribute to Kennedy Aug 29, 2009
The event became a political pep rally that turned off many voters, and some observers attributed it to Republican Norm Coleman's victory over Wellstone stand-in Walter Mondale in the special election. Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick said Friday that he planned to touch on Kennedy's blend of a "larger-than-life quality and his down-to-earth quality.". (Newsmax)
Click to read:Family, Political Luminaries Honor Kennedy Aug 29, 2009
"Now and we are the ones who will have to do all the things he would have done, for us, for each other and for our country,'' Schlossberg said. The health care bill on which Kennedy took the lead has been among the most controversial pieces of legislation considered by Congress in recent years. Protests have erupted around the country, and opponents have called it a nationalized - even socialized - program. Anyone addressing the health care bill at the service would tread a fine line between... (CBS News)
GOP Fears Democrat-Hyped 'Kennedy Effect' to Push Obamacare Into Law Aug 28, 2009
Democrats drafted Walter Mondale to replace the late senator and Coleman narrowly defeated him. There was evidence that Kennedy foresaw this media frenzy and laid the groundwork to help Democrats take advantage of it. (Newsmax)
Kennedy's death may rally Dems on health care Aug 28, 2009
Paul Wellstone, who died while seeking re-election, as being a political rally for Walter Mondale, who was seeking to replace him. "For whatever reason, liberal Democrats have a tendency to over-politicize events like this," said Keith Appell, a spokesman for the group Conservatives for Patients Rights. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Dealing With The Secret Government Aug 28, 2009
Walter Mondale came around to the view that the problem wasn't the agencies themselves but the accretion of secret executive power: "the grant of powers to the CIA and to these other agencies," he said during a committee hearing, "is, above all, a grant of power to the president.". A contemporary Church Committee would do well to follow Mondale's approach and not Church's. (CBS News)
Seacoast residents remember Kennedy Aug 27, 2009
That way, not only would I get to drive Daddies Beemer and flop my oh too shiny (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Robert Barnetts piece in Politico Aug 13, 2009
She was a politician Gene McCarthy, George McGovern, Walter Mondale, Jimmy Carter, Geraldine Ferraro, Bill Clinton, Al Gore, John Kerry, Hillary Clinton and so many more benefited from her wise advice. She was a journalist. (Harper's Magazine)
* US senate confirms ambassador candidates Aug 9, 2009
Earlier, at his Senate confirmation hearing, prominent Americans, including former Senator Bill Bradley and Walter Mondale, former US vice president and ambassador to Japan, spoke of what they saw as Roos qualifications, in both experience and temperament, to be ambassador. Obama also gave Roos a strong vote of confidence on Thursday, saying that he will be able to advise me directly on US-Japan issues. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Senate Confirms China, Japan Ambassador Nominees Aug 8, 2009
Bill Bradley and former Vice President Walter Mondale, who also served as ambassador to Japan. Obama also gave Roos a strong vote of confidence Thursday, saying that he "will be able to advise me directly" on U.S.-Japan issues. (Newsmax)
Mondale for Health Care Spokesman Jul 30, 2009
It seemed to me even Walter Mondale** talked about medical security effectively, back when Charles Krauthammer was writing speeches for him. (Mondale had a proven staple anecdote about what it meant to his mother to get her Medicare card). (Slate)
The Democrats Want Your Kids Jul 30, 2009
Day care is a powerful institution, Democrats Walter Mondale and John Brademas wrote to constituents in 1970. A day care program that ministers to a child from six months to six years of age has over 8,000 hours to teach him values, fears, beliefs, and behaviors. (Townhall.com)
Sarah Palin (gulp!) still could become GOP 2012 nominee Jul 16, 2009
In the Democratic Party, primogeniture sometimes applies, as with Adlai Stevenson in 1956 and incumbent or former vice presidents Hubert Humphrey in 1968, Walter Mondale in 1984 and Al Gore in 2000. But, just as often, a candidate will come from relative, or not-so-relative, obscurity and seize the nomination, such as John F. Kennedy in 1960, George McGovern in 1972, Jimmy Carter in 1976, Michael Dukakis in 1988, Bill Clinton in 1992 and in 2008. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Trust for the National Mall expands board Jul 10, 2009
and Vice President Walter Mondale. Steve Ricchetti, deputy chief of staff under President Bill Clinton from 1999 to 2001, brings business and government experience to the board. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
Senators Offer Tributes to Former Sen. Coleman Jul 10, 2009
and Vice President Walter Mondale (D), who became his party s nominee after incumbent Sen. Paul Wellstone (D) died in an airplane crash 11 days before the election. (Roll Call)
Readers Write Jul 8, 2009
Former Vice President Walter Mondale once observed that gun bans don t disarm criminals; gun bans attract them. The string of robberies within Georgia Tech s gun-free zone once again demonstrates the truth of Mondale s observation. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
A new senator arrives in the house Jul 8, 2009
Former Vice President Walter Mondale, a Minnesota native, accompanied Franken. Franken was introduced by fellow Minnesotan and Democrat Sen. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Live From Capitol Hill, It's Sen. Franken Jul 8, 2009
and former Vice President Walter Mondale -- also a former Minnesota Senator -- escorted Franken onto the Senate floor. The Associated Press reported that Franken took his oath on a Bible that belonged to the family of Sen. (ABC News)
The GOP sacrificed Sarah Palin’s future Jul 7, 2009
1984 Walter Mondale 90% Ronald Reagan 9% 1988 Michael Dukakis 90% George H.W. Bush 10% 1992 Bill Clinton 83% George H.W. Bush 10% 1996 Bill Clinton 84% Bob Dole 12% 2000 Al Gore 90% George W. Bush 9% 2004 Kerry 88%, George W. Bush 11. Ironically the dupe probably doesn t realize that LBJ took 94% of the black vote in 1964. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Judge blocks welfare cuts Jul 5, 2009
and former Vice President Walter Mondale will walk Al Franken into the Senate chamber where a waiting Vice President Joe Biden will officially, and finally, swear Franken into office. EDITOR'S PICKS. (Yahoo News -- Welfare Reform)
Donors Find a Home in Obama's Ambassador Corps... Jul 4, 2009
Former Vice President Walter Mondale, former Senate Majority Leaders Mike Mansfield and Howard Baker and former House Speaker Tom Foley are among those who have brokered relations with a complex and critical ally in a region bristling with military and trade tensions ... Former Vice President Walter Mondale, former Senate Majority Leaders Mike Mansfield and Howard Baker and former House Speaker Tom Foley are among those who have brokered relations with a complex and critical ally in a region... (The Drudge Report)
GOP's Coleman may eye Minn. governor run Jul 3, 2009
But he rebounded in 2002, winning his Senate seat in a turbulent race marked by the plane crash death of incumbent Paul Wellstone, who was replaced on the ballot by former Vice President Walter Mondale. Click for related content. (MSNBC -- Politics)
They Hate the American We Love Jul 1, 2009
That was a striking admission from a presidential candidate, on a par with Walter Mondale s startling statement at the 1984 Democratic National Convention that he would raise your taxes. (The fact that John McCain is no Ronald Reagan has a great deal to do with Obama not losing every state but his own like Mondale did, but that s a column for another day. (Human Events Online)
Former CSKT chairman Swaney dies May 30, 2009
Only delegates committed to either Walter Mondale or Gary Hart could garner enough votes, and Swaney saw his opening with the Hart camp. He spoke at the Hart caucus as only Swaney could do funny, eloquent, impassioned and was elected as a delegate to the national convention. (Missoulian, MT)
No Change: Obama Makes Donors Ambassadors May 30, 2009
While US ambassador residences in London and Paris have long been retreats for presidents' wealthy friends, Tokyo has been used to heavy hitters including former vice president Walter Mondale, former Senate majority leaders Mike Mansfield and Howard Baker and ex-House speaker Tom Foley. Many Japanese are nervous that the United States will ignore its longstanding Asian ally as it builds ties with a rapidly growing China. (Newsmax)
Embassy Envy May 29, 2009
Walter Mondale was well-liked in Japan. In France, Benjamin Franklin wasn't so bad, either. (Slate)
Obama Administration Picks Wilson Sonsini CEO for Japan Ambassador Slot May 29, 2009
John Kerry, Vice President Walter Mondale and Sen. Bill Bradley. (Law.com)
Navarrette: Sotomayor made it on her own May 28, 2009
One of my favorite examples dates back to 1984, when former Vice President Walter Mondale, in search of a running mate, was said to have considered San Antonio Mayor Henry Cisneros, although it was hard to believe that Mondale intended to choose him since going from mayor of a medium-sized city to vice president is a leap. In the end, Mondale chose three-term Rep. (CNN -- US)
Unseen value May 27, 2009
com College Football - Sometimes it doesn't take a star to save a season. College Football: Rivals. (Notre Dame Sports -- Rivals.com)
Biden is a Key Adviser and Confidant in Obama's White House May 25, 2009
President Jimmy Carter helped to redefine the position in the late 1970s when he gave Vice President Walter Mondale the key roles of presidential adviser and administration advocate. In the 1990s, Bill Clinton made Al Gore an important insider, and of course George W. Bush gave Dick Cheney enormous authority, especially on national security. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Charles Krauthammer: Obama Critic-in-Chief May 21, 2009
Hes a Harvard-trained psychiatrist who turned to politics (working for Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale) in 1978 and punditry in 1981, joining The New Republic. Krauthammers skepticism about Obama began early, soon after a December 2006 column in which he pushed Obama to run for president and guaranteed that he would lose. (Newsmax)
Experts say Harris County taking risks with lawyer appointment system May 19, 2009
The report had as honorary co-chairs former U.S. Vice President Walter Mondale and former FBI Director and former federal Judge William Sessions, who served as the chief judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas. Also Online. (KHOU.com, TX)
Obama's advisory board holds first meeting May 19, 2009
"Walter Mondale used to say that being in the Old Executive Office building was like being in Baltimore," said Paul Light, an expert on White House organization at New York University. "The people who are right down the hall are the ones who have proximity and, therefore, significant opportunities for influence.". (MSNBC -- Politics)
What can Brown do for you? May 18, 2009
Name a major Democratic politician, local or national, of the last 25 years, and Marshall Brown has helped run the person s campaign: Bill Clinton, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Al Gore, Anthony Williams, Jesse Jackson, Walter Mondale, Charlene Drew Jarvis, Ted Kennedy, Marion Barry and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.. After the elder Brown and his wife divorced, Kwame and his brother and sister spent the weekends with their father campaigning. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
Coleman appeal to test court that shuns Apr 20, 2009
Coincidentally, Coleman was Wellstone s opponent, and he wound up edging the Democrats fill-in candidate, Walter Mondale. A detailed court opinion issued six months after the ruling showed that justices confronted constitutional questions about the consistent treatment of voters similar to concerns Coleman wants the court to address anew. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Relapse forces Ferraro to cancel Apr 16, 2009
Ferraro, who ran with former Vice President Walter Mondale on the 1984 Democratic presidential ticket, said she has sent a videotaped message to be played at the event. Originally published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Thursday, April 16, 2009. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Ignatieff clarifies tax-hike remark Apr 16, 2009
He said Mr. Ignatieff's remarks were reminiscent of the pledge of former U.S. presidential candidate Walter Mondale in 1984, who also said he would increase levies to deal with red ink. Mr. Mondale lost the election to Ronald Reagan in one of the largest landslides in U.S. political history. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Latest round in Minn. Senate race goes to Franken Apr 15, 2009
That year, he narrowly defeated former Vice President Walter Mondale, who stepped forward when Democratic incumbent Paul Wellstone died in a plane crash with two weeks to go in the campaign. Franken, who made his name as a "Saturday Night Live" performer in the 1980s, entered the Senate race more than two years ago. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
Coleman Will Appeal Minn. Contest Attorney Apr 15, 2009
Coleman had won the Senate seat in dramatic fashion in 2002, narrowly defeating former Vice President Walter Mondale, who had been a senator before becoming vice president. Mondale had stepped forward when Democratic incumbent Sen. (Newsmax)
Minn. court: Franken had most votes Apr 14, 2009
"The ruling diminishes Coleman's chances of retaining a seat that he won in dramatic fashion in 2002, when he narrowly defeated former Vice President Walter Mondale. Democratic incumbent Paul Wellstone died in a plane crash with two weeks to go in the campaign.Franken, a former "Saturday Night Live" comic, entered the Senate race more than two years ago. A third-party candidate's strong showing left Coleman and Franken virtually deadlocked on Election Night, triggering an automatic recount of... (Huntington WSAZ-TV, WV)
The White House Easter Egg Roll Apr 13, 2009
Nancy Reagan personally called an 11-year-old girl to invite her to 1984's roll after learning that a campaign worker said the girl wouldn't be welcome due to her support for Walter Mondale. More than 100 same-sex couples showed up at the event in 2006 with their children in an organized effort to show President Bush "that gay families exist in this country," in the words of one organizer; critics accused them of "crashing" the event. (Time.com)
Basketball legend Bellamy retired to life of activism Apr 7, 2009
Bellamy, 68, was a delegate for Walter Mondale and Jesse Jackson, respectively, at the 1984 and 1988 Democratic conventions. His many current endeavors include serving on the executive committee of the Atlanta branch of the NAACP and as the vice-chairman of College Park s Business and Industrial Development Authority board. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Born again - and again Apr 2, 2009
Bill Clinton, noting the electoral disasters that befell leftist Democratic presidential nominees Walter Mondale and Michael Dukakis in 1984 and 1988, pointedly ran in 1992 with the blessing of the party's centrist Democratic Leadership Council. Following the electoral drubbing received by the party in 1994 after the public rejected his vision of a government-run healthcare system, his innate centrist instincts were brought even more to the fore. (Asia Times Online)
INCREDIBLE SHRINKING WASHPOST -- CUTTING BUSINESS SECTION, STOCKS, COMICS, CROSSWORDS, TV LISTINGS... Mar 14, 2009
Michael Calderone's Blog: WaPo folding biz section into front - POLITICO.com. allow us to save on newsprint. (The Drudge Report)
Zeilezer: Is it Obama's economy yet? Mar 10, 2009
By the fall of 1976, Jimmy Carter and his running mate, Walter Mondale, could pin the dire economy on the Ford administration, and there was little the president could do to repel these attacks. "If you look at the things that best tell you the direction of the economy," Mondale told an audience of Polish-Americans in Milwaukee in September 1976, "every one says the economy is going down.". (CNN -- US)
The care and feeding of former occupants Feb 11, 2009
You turn and there he is, standing right smack next to you - Dan Rather, Hulk Hogan, Walter Mondale, some old rock 'n' roller with a vestigial ponytail - and what do you say. You smile and say hello. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
Deaf to dialogue? Feb 11, 2009
Contributors to the series include Former US President Carter, Former Presidents of Iran Khatami and Rafsanjani, Former UN Secretary-General Perez de Cuellar, Former US Vice President Walter Mondale, Former US Secretaries of State Madeleine Albright, Warren Christopher, George Shultz, Former British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, and Former German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- Americas)
Journalists Vote Democratic: 1972-2004 Feb 8, 2009
But interestingly, I think that Obama has experienced the implications of America's Cold War policy in his own life in a distant land in a way that, you know, Ronald Reagan or Walter Mondale or George Herbert Walker Bush simply did not ... " All that means is that 30% just aren't paying enough attention. Rundown of the Pew findings: Going into Tuesday's election, polls show Democrat Barack Obama with a modest lead over Republican John McCain, but one group whose support of Obama should not be in... (MediaResearch.org)
Charles Krauthammer Feb 8, 2009
During the presidential campaign of 1980, he served as a speech writer to Vice President Walter Mondale. He joined The New Republic as a writer and editor in 1981. (Townhall.com)
Schneider: Appointments highlight messy process Feb 7, 2009
About a third, 60, ran and won, including some, like Walter Mondale and George Mitchell, who went on to distinguished careers. There is no clear pattern with appointees, except that most do not go on to become elected senators. (CNN -- US)
