Hey, I'm in good company! T'was September 1988 and a gentleman who later on became President of the US of A (and in hindsight certainly had some achievements) exclaimed on national TV (in September!) to a befuddled nation:
"VICE PRESIDENT BUSH: Is this the time to unleash our one-liners? That answer was about as clear as Boston Harbor.
VICE PRESIDENT BUSH: Do not erode out of the system the thousand points of light; the people that are out there trying to help these kids.
GOVERNOR DUKAKIS: A thousand points of light, I don't know what that means.
VICE PRESIDENT BUSH: We are going to make some changes and some tough choices before we go to deployment on the Midgetman missile or on the Minuteman, whatever it is. We're going to have to - the MX - MX - we're going to have to do that. It's Christmas. It's Christmas. Wouldn't it be nice to be perfect. Wouldn't it be nice to be the iceman so you never make a mistake.
VICE PRESIDENT BUSH: I'd hoped this had been a little friendlier an evening. I'd wanted to hitchhike a ride home in his tank with him ...
GOVERNOR DUKAKIS: Well, I was going to try to keep it positive. I mean, in retrospect, that's just stupid."
