You Gotta Have Hart: A Different 1988 and Beyond
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The Ryan Express
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Article published in the Dallas Register
Yesterday, Representative and Libertarian Party candidate Ron Paul campaigned in Dallas with MLB and Rangers pitcher Nolan Ryan.
While it is unusual for a current athlete to make such a political statement, Ryan says he’s been a supporter of Paul for years.
“At a time when both the Democrats and Republicans seem dedicated to destroying liberty, it is refreshing to see a candidate like Ron Paul.”
Paul also praised Ryan saying “Mr Ryan is a fantastic pitcher and man, and I am proud that my district is in his hometown and that I have his endorsement.”
The endorsement is giving the Ron Paul campaign attention that many third party campaigns lack. The question now is wether or not Paul can improve on the Libertarian party’s 0.25% from 1984. With celebrity endorsements like this, he could very well exceed that.
Yesterday, Representative and Libertarian Party candidate Ron Paul campaigned in Dallas with MLB and Rangers pitcher Nolan Ryan.
While it is unusual for a current athlete to make such a political statement, Ryan says he’s been a supporter of Paul for years.
“At a time when both the Democrats and Republicans seem dedicated to destroying liberty, it is refreshing to see a candidate like Ron Paul.”
Paul also praised Ryan saying “Mr Ryan is a fantastic pitcher and man, and I am proud that my district is in his hometown and that I have his endorsement.”
The endorsement is giving the Ron Paul campaign attention that many third party campaigns lack. The question now is wether or not Paul can improve on the Libertarian party’s 0.25% from 1984. With celebrity endorsements like this, he could very well exceed that.
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A prediction:
George Bush/Somebody Anodyne (Republican)
vs.
Dan Quayle/Pat Robertson (Conservative)
vs.
Gary Hart/Dale Bumpers (Democratic)
vs.
Lee Iacocca/Jesse Jackson (Some Kind of Wild-Ass Hardhat-Rainbow Coalition Anti-New Democrat Alliance)
vs.
Ron Paul/David Koch (Libertarian)
GENERALIZED CHAOS TO FOLLOW
I am done now.
George Bush/Somebody Anodyne (Republican)
vs.
Dan Quayle/Pat Robertson (Conservative)
vs.
Gary Hart/Dale Bumpers (Democratic)
vs.
Lee Iacocca/Jesse Jackson (Some Kind of Wild-Ass Hardhat-Rainbow Coalition Anti-New Democrat Alliance)
vs.
Ron Paul/David Koch (Libertarian)
GENERALIZED CHAOS TO FOLLOW
I am done now.
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Is this a real newspaper? I know I've never heard of it.
This should probably be the other way around.
Ruffin and Wyden
March 11th, 1988
The tour had been a great success, but that wasn't what was most important to David Ruffin. It was the fact that he had stayed clean for the duration of his time in England.
He had almost cracked a number of times, but each time he remembered the withdrawals, and the anger, and the hate, and he stopped himself. It seemed that Motown had noticed, too, as they had given the green-light for him and Eddie Kendrick to record an album.
In fact, Motown had been so impressed by the success seen in England, where most shows were sold out, that they also decided to allow the pair to re-record some of the original hits with the Temptations. "About damn time," was David's response. Eddie was more subdued, but still extremely excited by the prospects of releasing a more matured, strong version of the original material to the fans.
Ruffin was worried. He had noticed that Eddie's vocals had only gotten more strained throughout the tour, and the cough had slowly become worse. The cancer was setting into Kendrick's lungs, and Ruffin wasn't sure he could go through such a thing again. Back in the 1960's, his on-again off-again girlfriend and fellow Motown singer, Tammi Terrell, of 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough' fame, had slowly deteriorated until she collapsed into Marvin Gaye's arms on stage during a performance. She was diagnosed with a brain tumor. She didn't live to see her 25th birthday.
Ruffin briefly considered going to Berry Gordy and Motown about the issue, but quickly decided against it. First, he figured that if Eddie really was going, he knew he was and wanted to put the album out before he became too weak to perform. The other point that dissuaded him from talking to Gordy was that, truth be told, he never liked Gordy and Gordy never liked him. Part of that was Ruffin's fault, no question, but some grudges were harder to let go than others.
So, they pressed on. They had pondered over the songs to pick, given that Motown had allotted them ten tracks for the album. David picked 'My Girl', Eddie picked 'Just My Imagination', and so on and so forth, until they were ready to get to work. The album included two original songs among the ten, those being selected as 'One More For the Lonely Hearts Club' and 'I Couldn't Believe It'.
Ruffin only prayed that Eddie would make it through the recording okay. Looking over at his friend while singing, he couldn't imagine a world where he didn't have Kendrick on stage with him.
Just make it through this album, he prayed, every single night.
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March 16th, 1988
Ron Wyden, U.S. Congressman from Oregon, compared the newspapers from the last few days that had accumulated on his paper-stuffed desk. They were contradicting, that was for sure.
One headline screamed "HART WINS ALASKA PRIMARY, CEMENTS FRONTRUNNER STATUS". That was from six days ago. The next, from four days ago, said "JACKSON TAKES SOUTH CAROLINA IN DOMINANT FASHION". The final, the freshest one, hot off the press, said "FAVORITE SON SIMON WINS ILLINOIS, BUSH PREVAILS FOR REPUBLICANS".
"The parity in this election is shocking," Wyden said to fellow Oregon Representative Les AuCoin as AuCoin walked into his office.
"Well, one thing is clear." AuCoin said, "Iacocca isn't going to win the nomination. The Rust Belt is great, but if you can't win anywhere else, you're done." AuCoin paused before asking, "Who are you backing in this one, anyway?"
"I like Hart. I'm not even sure if it's Hart's policies I like. It's his story. He was a no-name four years ago, and now he's the favorite to be the nominee. It's hard to beat that kind of rise." AuCoin laughed before asking,
"You see a little of yourself in him, Ron?" Ron became serious immediately.
"Is it that crazy, Les? No offense, but I don't want to be in the House forever. Senator Wyden sounds nice, doesn't it?" AuCoin laughed again.
"No, it sounds crazy."
The tour had been a great success, but that wasn't what was most important to David Ruffin. It was the fact that he had stayed clean for the duration of his time in England.
He had almost cracked a number of times, but each time he remembered the withdrawals, and the anger, and the hate, and he stopped himself. It seemed that Motown had noticed, too, as they had given the green-light for him and Eddie Kendrick to record an album.
In fact, Motown had been so impressed by the success seen in England, where most shows were sold out, that they also decided to allow the pair to re-record some of the original hits with the Temptations. "About damn time," was David's response. Eddie was more subdued, but still extremely excited by the prospects of releasing a more matured, strong version of the original material to the fans.
Ruffin was worried. He had noticed that Eddie's vocals had only gotten more strained throughout the tour, and the cough had slowly become worse. The cancer was setting into Kendrick's lungs, and Ruffin wasn't sure he could go through such a thing again. Back in the 1960's, his on-again off-again girlfriend and fellow Motown singer, Tammi Terrell, of 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough' fame, had slowly deteriorated until she collapsed into Marvin Gaye's arms on stage during a performance. She was diagnosed with a brain tumor. She didn't live to see her 25th birthday.
Ruffin briefly considered going to Berry Gordy and Motown about the issue, but quickly decided against it. First, he figured that if Eddie really was going, he knew he was and wanted to put the album out before he became too weak to perform. The other point that dissuaded him from talking to Gordy was that, truth be told, he never liked Gordy and Gordy never liked him. Part of that was Ruffin's fault, no question, but some grudges were harder to let go than others.
So, they pressed on. They had pondered over the songs to pick, given that Motown had allotted them ten tracks for the album. David picked 'My Girl', Eddie picked 'Just My Imagination', and so on and so forth, until they were ready to get to work. The album included two original songs among the ten, those being selected as 'One More For the Lonely Hearts Club' and 'I Couldn't Believe It'.
Ruffin only prayed that Eddie would make it through the recording okay. Looking over at his friend while singing, he couldn't imagine a world where he didn't have Kendrick on stage with him.
Just make it through this album, he prayed, every single night.
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March 16th, 1988
Ron Wyden, U.S. Congressman from Oregon, compared the newspapers from the last few days that had accumulated on his paper-stuffed desk. They were contradicting, that was for sure.
One headline screamed "HART WINS ALASKA PRIMARY, CEMENTS FRONTRUNNER STATUS". That was from six days ago. The next, from four days ago, said "JACKSON TAKES SOUTH CAROLINA IN DOMINANT FASHION". The final, the freshest one, hot off the press, said "FAVORITE SON SIMON WINS ILLINOIS, BUSH PREVAILS FOR REPUBLICANS".
"The parity in this election is shocking," Wyden said to fellow Oregon Representative Les AuCoin as AuCoin walked into his office.
"Well, one thing is clear." AuCoin said, "Iacocca isn't going to win the nomination. The Rust Belt is great, but if you can't win anywhere else, you're done." AuCoin paused before asking, "Who are you backing in this one, anyway?"
"I like Hart. I'm not even sure if it's Hart's policies I like. It's his story. He was a no-name four years ago, and now he's the favorite to be the nominee. It's hard to beat that kind of rise." AuCoin laughed before asking,
"You see a little of yourself in him, Ron?" Ron became serious immediately.
"Is it that crazy, Les? No offense, but I don't want to be in the House forever. Senator Wyden sounds nice, doesn't it?" AuCoin laughed again.
"No, it sounds crazy."
Is he going to resing his 1969 song "I'm Never Gonna Be President?"
Oh snap, deep reference. You just got 10 Meyer points.
I think this timeline has made us develop telekinetic powers, because that was the exact reference I thought of as I wrote that.
