By Hubie and Bertie
Many stories are pouring in about what a great guy former Vice President Walter Mondale was. We cats agree. We might also add that he was funny. At a reunion of Carter Administration folks in 1997, the Carters and the Mondales were all so hilarious that we were amazed. Who knew they were such comedians?
One of the more interesting anecdotes today has come from Joe Trippi, a veteran of many Democratic campaigns. In 1984, he was one of the few veterans of the quixotic 1980 Kennedy crusade who was on board the Mondale train. He told Mondale that he and his father had been estranged for a few years over career differences. Months later, Mondale brought Trippi and his dad together at a campaign victory party for a surprise reconciliation. "Your son is in an honorable profession," he told the elder Trippi before going down to make his speech. "He's fighting for people who are down and hurting. He's making a difference."
That's so Mondalian. And can you imagine any former staffers telling compelling and warmhearted stories like that about Donald Trump? We almost can't wait for Trump to die so we can hear them all (*sarcasm*). We cats HISS.
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