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Truman and Dewey went negative way back in 1928 (Original Post) pscot Jun 2012 OP
Meaning that Tom Dewey didn't like the hat that Harry sold him in Missouri? no_hypocrisy Jun 2012 #1
And Harry didn't like the head his merchandise would adorn? rurallib Jun 2012 #2
I think you mean 1948 nt One of the 99 Jun 2012 #3
All I know is what I see on my TV pscot Jun 2012 #4
Since I am old enough to remember that election, it was 1948 n/t RebelOne Jun 2012 #9
They said 1928 on TV!? WI_DEM Jun 2012 #5
And not ONE stagehand, script reader, gaffer... louis-t Jun 2012 #6
All dates are interchangeable if the date occurred HubertHeaver Jun 2012 #7
If it's on their iPads, it's Divine Truth. Igel Jun 2012 #8
I saw it too. And I asked myself........... mrmpa Jun 2012 #10
Thanks pscot Jun 2012 #12
Truman Capote was only four years old in 1928 slackmaster Jun 2012 #11

no_hypocrisy

(46,104 posts)
1. Meaning that Tom Dewey didn't like the hat that Harry sold him in Missouri?
Tue Jun 19, 2012, 10:14 AM
Jun 2012

Update: scrap my response. The habberdashery went bankrupt in 1921. Guess that makes me qualified to work either at FOX or MSNBC.

rurallib

(62,415 posts)
2. And Harry didn't like the head his merchandise would adorn?
Tue Jun 19, 2012, 10:17 AM
Jun 2012

Well now that you've updated, i should also. But I won't.

pscot

(21,024 posts)
4. All I know is what I see on my TV
Tue Jun 19, 2012, 10:36 AM
Jun 2012

And the year cited was 1928. They even put the number up as a graphic. Maybe they meant to say Herbert Hoover and Al Smith.

HubertHeaver

(2,522 posts)
7. All dates are interchangeable if the date occurred
Tue Jun 19, 2012, 11:12 AM
Jun 2012

before your own birth. (or so it seems for the current crop of 20 somethings)

pscot

(21,024 posts)
12. Thanks
Tue Jun 19, 2012, 08:26 PM
Jun 2012

I was starting to think I imagined it. I mean, who'm I s'posed to believe; MSNBC or my liein' eyes?

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