Lloyd Bentsen Was A Friend Of Mine

To mark the passing of former U.S. Sen. Lloyd Bentsen, we bring you this YouTube moment, video of the vice presidential debate of 1988 when Sen. Dan Quayle makes the mistake of mentioning President John F. Kennedy when touting his own Congressional experience. The camera catches Bentsen as Quayle is talking, and you see the late senator's half-smile and head-shake, a lick of the lips, and then his retort, which should be shown on When Wild Animals Attack.

Wikipedia even has a full entry called Senator, You Are No Jack Kennedy.

But Sally Swift comes up big again, in a timely entry to her Brushes With Greatness series. You'll remember her beach combing with Bob Dylan. Her boozing with Carl Bernstein. Her Get-Out-Of-Jail-Free card from Buddy Cianfrani. Now, it's a post titled, Call Me Lloyd. It reads in part: