Bob Dole citations

Robert Joseph Dole dit Bob Dole est un homme politique américain, né le 22 juillet 1923 à Russell. Il a été sénateur du Kansas et chef du parti républicain au Sénat des États-Unis.

Il se présenta à la vice-présidence des États-Unis en 1976 en tant que colistier de Gerald Ford et fut candidat à la présidence en 1996 face au président sortant Bill Clinton. Wikipedia  

✵ 22. juillet 1923
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Bob Dole: Citations en anglais

“If we had known we were going to win control of the Senate, we'd have run better candidates.”

Attributed to Bob Dole by Charlie Cook, "The Democrats' Wild Ride," Cook Political Report, (June 12, 2010)

“I once called Carter a chicken fried McGovern and I take that back because I've come to respect McGovern.”

At the Republican debate in Iowa in 1980
Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20160304194527/http://newsok.com/memorable-barbs-may-incite-laughter/article/2878749 Memorable barbs may incite laughter

“At least she's the president of something, which is more than I can say.”

About his wife, Elizabeth Dole, reported in William B. Whitman, The Quotable Politician‎ (2003), p. 125.

“I, Robert Joseph Dole, do solemnly swear… Sorry. Wrong speech.”

Remarks by the President and Senator Robert Dole at Presentation of Medal of Freedom to Senator Dole http://clinton6.nara.gov/1997/01/1997-01-17-president-in-dole-medal-of-freedom-presentation.html (January 17, 1997).

“Something is wrong with America. I wonder sometimes what people are thinking about or if they're thinking at all.”

Reported in Tom Crisp, The Book of Bob: Choice Words, Memorable Men (2007), p. 113.

“I don't like to second-guess, but I do believe we've lost something. I can't get my hand on it, but we're just not quite where we should be, as the greatest democracy in the world. And I don't know how you correct it, but I keep hoping that there will be a change in my lifetime.”

Source: In Susan Page, " At 98 and facing cancer, Bob Dole reckons with legacy of Trump and ponders future of GOP https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/07/22/98-bob-dole-reckons-legacy-trump-ponders-future-gop/7995412002/", USA Today (July 22, 2021).

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