Political Quotes

“Mr. President, last week, Indiana lost a legend, and America lost a true original. Rex Early died Friday at age 88, after a long battle with illness. Rex was a lot of things in life. He was a U.S. marine. He was chairman of the Indiana Republican Party. He was a candidate for Governor of the State of Indiana. He is one of the few people in Indiana you had to go see if you wanted to run for public office. But Rex will be remembered mostly for his sense of humor, his way with words. Many of his stories and ``Rexisms'' can be found in his book, ``It's a Mighty Thin Pancake (That don't have two sides).'' After being stationed in Japan in the Marine Corps, Rex went to Indiana University on the GI bill. He married his sweetheart Barbara, and they moved to Indianapolis. Rex said when he first went to register to vote in Indianapolis, the ward chairman said: Do you want to be a precinct committeeman? The last guy just went to jail. Of course, Rex responded quickly ``Sure,'' and that is how he got involved in local politics--or so Rex told us. Now, Rex said that one of the highlights of his professional career came during Ronald Reagan's Presidential campaign when Rex hosted an event at his home for the future President.…”