Nah Angus. Quayle spelled it "p-o-t-a-t-o-e." However, he wasn't really an idjit. His record in Congress was more substantial than Obama's. The problem with him was that his selection by Bush, Sr. was so far out in left field, because of his obscurity, that it left most of the nation going, "Huh? Who?"
Lloyd Bentsen nailed him with a well aimed zinger during one of their debates. He did it by asking him a question that he could only answer in one way; a question about his lack of suitability for the job of vice-president because of his youth. When Quayle answered that youth alone should not disqualify a person for the job, or else someone like John Kennedy would have been suitable, Bentsen riposted with.....ah...you know the rest. Masterful setup...but a cheap shot nonetheless.
