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David Gregory Invokes Walter Mondale To Push For Higher Taxes - With Help From Alan Greenspan

By Noel Sheppard | April 17, 2011 | 22:19

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As NewsBusters has been reporting, the media have been on a full-court press in recent days supporting the President's push to raise taxes.

Doing his part was NBC's David Gregory who trotted out the words of former Vice President Walter Mondale on Sunday's "Meet the Press" to really drive home the point, and then got a huge assist from former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Is Obama About to Have a Mondale Moment?

By Noel Sheppard | April 13, 2011 | 10:35

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When Democrat presidential candidate Walter Mondale announced in his October 1984 debate with former President Reagan that he would raise taxes if elected, his  campaign was over, and he ended up losing one of the biggest election routs in American history.

As Barack Obama prepares to offer the nation his deficit reduction plan Wednesday, it is widely believed he is going to recommend tax hikes on at least the upper wage earners in this nation.

If this is true, is he repeating Mondale's mistake less than nineteen months before Election Day? Are Americans hungrier for tax increases now than they were 27 years ago?

Today Show Turns to Walter Mondale to Advise Obama

By Geoffrey Dickens | October 04, 2010 | 12:56

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Former Vice President Walter Mondale appeared on Monday's Today show to plug his new book, The Good Fight, and NBC's Amy Robach asked the failed 1984 presidential candidate if he had any advice for Barack Obama, as the midterms approach, as she asked: "A lot has been compared to President Jimmy Carter's presidency to President Obama's" and recalling Mondale's run against Ronald Reagan: "Do you think that President Obama and Democrats are facing a similar situation come November?" For his part Mondale advised that Obama should get rid of his teleprompters or "idiot boards" as he called them because as "smart as he can be, he needs to talk right into that camera and talk to people because people are hurting."

The following is the full interview as it was aired on the October 4 Today show:

Chris Matthews Thinks Carter, Mondale and Dukakis Are 'Center-left' Democrats

By Noel Sheppard | July 18, 2010 | 20:53

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If you needed to know just how liberal Chris Matthews is, consider that he thinks Jimmy Carter, Walter Mondale, and Michael Dukakis are on the center-left of the political spectrum.

So said Matthews on this weekend's syndicated talk show bearing his name.

To be sure, the host of "Hardball" has in the past expressed his pride in being a liberal.

But claiming on national television that Carter, Mondale, and Dukakis are all center-left should open a lot of eyes (video follows with transcript and commentary): 

NYT's VP Qualifications Have Changed Since Ferraro Nomination

By Noel Sheppard | September 11, 2008 | 14:10

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Like many liberal media outlets totally apoplectic over Sarah Palin being John McCain's running mate, the New York Times has continually questioned her qualifications as having "only" been a governor and a mayor.

Yet, 24 years ago, when presumptive Democrat presidential nominee Walter Mondale was considering who his running mate should be, the Times editorial staff asked, "Where is it written that only senators are qualified to become President," as it made the case that the women on Mondale's list were qualified despite lacking senatorial experience.

Is this because those were Democrats and Palin is a Republican?

Consider the answer as you read a July 3, 1984, Times editorial (emphasis added, taken from LexisNexis, no link available, photo courtesy AP):