Talk:Michael Dukakis
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Source on Duke's continued complaining - 1992 Boston Globe article, 1998 Op-Ed column in the (Portland) Oregonian. I will try to pin down the sources with dates, author etc. Ellsworth 21:18, 23 Sep 2004 (UTC)
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[edit] Birthplace
Michael Stanley Dukakis (born November 3, 1933) is an American politician of Greek origin, from Massachusetts.
- I would beg to guess the "of Greek origin" was removed because it may lead to the belief that Mr. Dukakis was born in Greece, whereas he was actually born in Brookline, Massachusetts. Sahasrahla 05:21, Oct 24, 2004 (UTC)
Mr. Dukakis has Aromanian origin. His family tree goes back in Northen Greece, in a well established Aromanian community
[edit] References
Why do we have a further reading section but no references, which are far more important? If any of the further reading books were used as sources, let's cite them. Johnleemk | Talk 12:02, 18 October 2005 (UTC)
Why was my citation of Clinton's autobiography removed for being irrelevant? Clinton was the governor of Arkansas who strongly supported Dukakis' candidacy, and even made a speech at the DNC supporting him. Clinton mentions the campaign quite a bit, and in any case, it's a reference. Until we find better ones, I vote to keep it. Johnleemk | Talk 14:02, 19 October 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Trivia
Dukakis would not have been the first U.S. President with immigrant parents; Andrew Jackson was. Both of Jackson's parents were born in Northern Ireland.
[edit] Early Career
I deleted the stuff about his mother because it's entirely irrelevant to Dukakis' early career.
[edit] Campaign for president
there should be some mention of the Boston Harbor episode. Dukakis was slamming Bush over the environment and yet Boston Harbor was rated the most polluted body of water in the US. Bush visited the Harbor and the visit helped his campaign tremendously. Dukakis goes to great pains to downplay the fact that his mother and wife are both Jewish, I noticed that the entry in Wikipedia does not mention either of these facts.
