Jean Schmidt, 1984: "I HATE Elizabeth Dole!", compared GOP to Hitler

[Bluebear]

"You can’t take a remark in the heat of a campaign out of context. That’s not fair.

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As a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1984, Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-Ohio) expressed her contempt for a future colleague and allegedly likened young Republican activists to Hitler, according to an interview published by the local paper at the time.

While shadowing Schmidt at the convention, The Cincinnati Enquirer reporter initially described Schmidt as a “woman who will speak her mind whenever she pleases.”

Schmidt, who was 32 at the time, provided evidence for this assessment during her time with the reporter, who quoted her taking issue with future Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R-N.C.), who was then President Reagan’s transportation secretary. During her tenure at Transportation, Dole wanted to impose a nationwide drinking age of 21.

“I hate that woman,” she told the reporter. “I just can’t stand her. Anyone who wants to force an increase in the drinking age to 21. … She can send our boys off to fight wars when they’re 17 and 18 but won’t let them drink till they’re 21.”

She added, “That stinks.” The article also details her “booing” during a Dole appearance at the convention.

http://www.thehill.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/030906/schmidt.html

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

1. I Bet She's An Alcoholic

Probably started drinking at around 14, and wouldn't want to see others miss that opportunity.

[MadMaddie]

3. She does have the look of someone living a hard life..

doesn't she?

[acmejack]

11. Marathoner.

She has run a bunch of them actually. I hate defending her, but in fairness. However she is still homely.

[ronnykmarshall]

22. She's very inspirational.

If I saw that running at me in a marathon, I'd haul ass to get away from it.

[11 Bravo]

26. Rode hard and put up wet.

[Beelzebud]

6. Oddly enough. I agree with her about the drinking age.

You can be drafted to fight an unjust war, but not drink beer?

Seems silly to me.

Now I feel like I need to go bathe after saying I agree with that Hag. :D

[Warpy]

8. I have always thougth we needed to lower the drinking age

and raise the driving age, let kids know what alcohol does to them while they're still riding bicycles. It's hard to kid yourself you drive better with a few under your belt when you're covered with road rash from a bike accident.

It worked for me. I drank at 13 and was WAY over it by 15.

[MadMaddie]

13. I agree with this....I even think that we should adopt the German.

drivers ed training. They make the teens take a year long course and then a very stringent drivers test.

[NoPasaran]

9. We're fighting this unjust war without a draft

Although we'll probably need one for the next war.

But I do agree with you and :scared:Mean Jean:scared: about the drinking age. "Old enough to fight. Old enough to drink."

[MadMaddie]

2. You gotta warn us about the picture....Yeesh!!

:puke:

[obreaslan]

15. Precious! My Precious!!!!!!!!!

[Sequoia]

17. YOU. ARE.SO.BAD.

[obreaslan]

23. ...

:evilgrin:

I can't help myself.

[AlamoDemoc]

4. WOW! K&R n/t

[Benhurst]

5. Anybody who hates Liz Dole can't be all bad.

She's prettier than Dole, too.

[havocmom]

7. Looks like she hates everybody and everything

A truly pathetic excuse for a human being.

[benburch]

10. When she is dead and buried...

the Earth will vomit her up.

[havocmom]

16. We could launch her into space... Nah

that would bring on an inter-galactic war for sure. Guess we could stuff her and use her corpse an a lesson in the dangers of the loss of empathy and humanity.

[stop the bleeding]

12. who is uglier?

Give Mommy a Kiss....

[ronnykmarshall]

18. Good god!!

Bar looks like she's in trance.

[Occulus]

27. She look like

one of the Pod People from "The Dark Crystal"... you know, after their life-force got sucked out of 'em.

[AlCzervik]

14. not to sound petty but i think her exterior accurately reflects

her interior.

[Pryderi]

19. She just wanted to be able to get 18 yr olds drunk and seduce them.

[QuettaKid]

20. people, people. people . . . . . .PLEASE ! ! ! !

BEFORE you post a pic of that, that, that *thing*, remember that some of your fellow DUer's read this stuff on our lunch hours.

[mod mom]

21. They say eyes are the window of the soul....

[WI_DEM]

24. the only thing missing in that picture is a pointed hat and broomstick

[burythehatchet]

25. It sucked when that house fell on her sister

(credit to sfexpat)