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War hero, politician James Stockdale dead at 81Never met the man, but I've heard a lot about him.
POW, Medal of Honor winner ran for vice president on Perot ticket in ’92
WASHINGTON - Retired Vice Adm. James Stockdale, a former prisoner of war and Ross Perot’s running mate in 1992, has died, the Navy announced Tuesday. He was 81.
The Navy did not provide a cause of death but said he was suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. He died at his home in Coronado, Calif.
In the 1992 presidential election, Stockdale became independent candidate Perot’s vice presidential running mate, initially as a stand-in on the ticket but later as the candidate.
Stockdale gave a stumbling performance in the nationally televised vice-presidential debate against Dan Quayle and Al Gore and later said he didn’t feel comfortable in the public eye.
During the debate, he commented on an exchange between Quayle and Gore:
“I think America is seeing right now the reason this nation is in gridlock. The trickle-downs and the tax-and-spends, or whatever you want to call them, are at sword’s point.”
When Perot ran again in 1996 as the candidate of his Reform Party, Stockdale had rejoined the Republican Party.
Stockdale was born in Abingdon, Ill., and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1947.
Rest in Peace Admiral.
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Man, "Gridlock!" was the word of the season at my college in '92. Everybody was growling it like
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Man, "Gridlock!" was the word of the season at my college in '92. Everybody was growling it like Stockdale did at the debate.
I thought he was a total goofball in the debate, but I caught him a few months later testifying to a Congressional subcomittee on the POW/MIA question in Viet Nam. He was much calmer, far more articulate, and really had his act together. I realized then that he was just out of his element in the political pool. What I've learned of him since reinforces that second impression far more than the first.
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