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Dr. Lance B. Eliot, AI Insider
Do you remember this famous quote, “Senator, you’re no Jack Kennedy.” That’s a famous line that was uttered by Senator Lloyd Bentsen during the Vice-Presidential candidate debate against Senator Dan Quayle in 1988.
During the debate, Dan Quayle had somewhat equated himself to the heroics and stature of former President Jack Kennedy. Lloyd Bentsen struck back with the biting words that as someone that knew Jack Kennedy, and given the achievements of Jack Kennedy, in no manner whatsoever could Dan Quayle be considered the equivalent.
It was a remark that served to cut down Dan Quayle and vaulted Lloyd Bentsen into the famous quotes stratosphere. The same kind of line is used today in both everyday conversation and in political stump speeches, and used to cut down an opponent during a discussion or outright debate.
Having incredible stickiness and memorable as a slur, anyone today needs to be cautious in trying to compare themselves to something or someone else that is great, because your opponent can trot out a variation of the “you’re no” and do the contemporary drop-the-microphone to win the debate.
Why do I dredge up this notable line?
