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You couldn't even prove the White House staff sane beyond a reasonable doubt. When I was born I was so surprised I didn't talk for a year and a half. I am not part of the problem. I am a Republican.

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Dan Quayle
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: February 4
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Former Vice President Of The United States
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Vice President Of The United States
Indianapolis
Indiana
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I am uniquely positioned and prepared to be president. I can assure you I am serious. I am committed
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The two-party system has served America very well. We always have political movements one way or another but the evolution of a lasting third party probably will not happen.
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Republicans have been accused of abandoning the poor. It's the other way around. They never vote for us.
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