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Monday, September 27, 1999

Top Ten Low Points During Dan Quayle's Presidential Campaign
  
His three-week whistle-stop tour through Mexico.
Spent 16 hours in surgery because "them campaign buttons look like candy."
When he saw a U.S. map and said, "No way--there's a North Dakota."
His pledge to "make the infirm elderly pull their own weight."
His overconfident boast, "We'll win all 36 states!"
Used a podium while addressing "Americans Against Podiums."
Called for a "full-scale war on literacy."
The infamous "escalator incident."
Chose this slogan: "A vote for Quayle is a vote straight down the toilet."
His support of clemency for Ricky Martin.
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To increase popularity, played saxophone on Arsenio Hall's lawn.

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Campaign ad featuring Quayle proudly burning an American flag.

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Making kid at 7-11 his running mate for a free Slurpee.

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Publishing 500-point memo listing reasons why he loves his bike.

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Tried to learn campaign strategies by watching reruns of "Benson."

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When he confused "Kosovo" with warehouse store "Costco."

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At the end of the commercial, including the words "Paid for by mommy."

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CNN footage of him chasing his tie.

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Losing in the first round on "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire."

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