Democratic Primaries
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On Sept 7, 1988, then V.P. and Presidential candidate George Bush referred to it as "the day that will live in infamy."
I am pretty sure he was prone to many of them.
But, then, of course, we did not have "social media" that magnified and repeated everything..
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Autumn
(45,802 posts)National Acorn Squash Day? National Clean Out Your Garage Day?
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
question everything
(48,461 posts)and would have made sense.
Now go search..
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Autumn
(45,802 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
cwydro
(51,308 posts)No effing idea.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
question everything
(48,461 posts)Had he waited three months, to Dec. 7 (date, not year) would you understand?
Otherwise you will have to wait for Dec. 7, 2019, many will talk about that day..
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
cwydro
(51,308 posts)God, never thought Id think hed seem harmless to me, but we could never have imagined this monstrosity in office now.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
melman
(7,681 posts)SEP. 7, 1988 12 AM
UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL
LOUISVILLE, Ky. In an address to the American Legion today, Vice President George Bush astonished the veterans by declaring, Today is Pearl Harbor Day, jumping the gun by three months.
Bushs error dumbfounded the 6,000 people attending the 70th annual convention of the American Legion and set them to murmuring among themselves during his speech.
Today, you remember. I wonder how many Americans remember. Today is Pearl Harbor Day, the Republican presidential nominee said to a stunned audience.
Forty-seven years ago to this very day, we were hit and hit hard at Pearl Harbor and we were not ready, Bush said.
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I remember this getting a lot of coverage at the time.
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-09-07-mn-1658-story.html
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
question everything
(48,461 posts)I just remember my reaction to that "gaffe."
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden