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Fred Tuttle for Senate: Why Not?
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| Contributor | Craverguy |
| Last Edited | Craverguy Feb 14, 2009 06:55am |
| Category | Profile |
| News Date | Sep 04, 1998 06:00am |
| Description | BURLINGTON, Vt.—It would be tough to create an effective television advertisement for Fred Tuttle's U.S. Senate campaign, and not just because of his self-imposed spending cap of $16.
Such an ad would have to begin with Fred, wearing his standard uniform of blue overalls, thick glasses and blue baseball cap emblazoned with his first name, nuzzling against a Jersey cow. (Fred, 79, may lack any relevant political experience and possess only a 10th-grade education, but he was a dairy farmer for decades.) In the commercial, he'd be leaning on a walker, since he just had his knees replaced. He's also weathered three heart attacks, four cataract operations, diabetes and prostate cancer.
Maybe he could introduce himself, except that with his thick Vermont accent and the absence of several key teeth (lost in a bar fight years ago) his name sounds like "Furry Turtle."
Then there'd have to be some sound bites. But what to choose from?
Fred on fellow Republican Jack McMullen, his opponent in Tuesday's primary: "He's a good, friendly man. I like him. Bought me a big bouquet of flowers."
Fred on the Democratic incumbent, Sen. Patrick Leahy, whom he will face if he defeats McMullen: "Patrick Leahy is a pretty smart man. He been down in Washington a long time, and he's done a lot for Vermont."
Fred on the First Amendment: "What's the First Amendment?"
And Fred's wife, Dottie, on Fred: "I hope people have a little more sense than to think that Fred could do anything down in Washington. He doesn't know one thing about politics. He can't even get around the house – he expects me to wait on him hand and foot." |
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