Author Jared Diamond recently claimed that Mitt Romney misread Guns, Germs and Steel. The situation reminded one commenter of Dan Quayle's supposed interpretation of a Robert Redford film.
Newt Gingrich has picked up the support of Hollywood's noted crazy guy Gary Busey and racial-slur ex-MLB pitcher John Rocker, while Barack Obama picked up the support of Muammar Qaddafi (before ordering the attacks that lead to his death), while Ron Paul has the random drunk guy vote locked down.
With Newtmentum still chugging along, Mitt Romney has unveiled a secret weapon to halt his sluggish polling: an endorsement from former vice president Dan Quayle?
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