Walter 'Fritz' Mondale, former vice president under Jimmy Carter, dead at 93

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Walter 'Fritz' Mondale, former vice president under Jimmy Carter, dead at 93

(CNN)Walter Frederick "Fritz" Mondale, who served as vice president under then-President Jimmy Carter before waging his own unsuccessful White House bid in 1984, has died, according to family spokesperson Kathy Tunheim. He was 93.

Mondale died at home in downtown Minneapolis, Tunheim said, surrounded by family.

"It is with profound sadness that we share news that our beloved dad passed away today in Minneapolis, Minnesota," Mondale's family said in a statement. "As proud as we were of him leading the presidential ticket for Democrats in 1984, we know that our father's public policy legacy is so much more than that."

 

[timhau]

Now Jimmy has to live to 107 to make them the first President - Vice President pair to live to a combined 200.

 

[acbytesla]

Now Jimmy has to live to 107 to make them the first President - Vice President pair to live to a combined 200.

I wouldn't bet on it. He is 96 and hasn't been doing well.

 

[Segnosaur]

Now Jimmy has to live to 107 to make them the first President - Vice President pair to live to a combined 200.

I wouldn't bet on it. He is 96 and hasn't been doing well.

But what if he needs to be there for the opening of another Dollar Store in his town?

 

[Jim_MDP]

But what if he needs to be there for the opening of another Dollar Store in his town?

He'd have probably helped build the damn thing... and you're throwing shade? [emoji15]

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[acbytesla]

He'd have probably helped build the damn thing... and you're throwing shade? [emoji15]

[emoji3]

Most of the electricity in the town is generated by the solar farm Jimmy Carter built. He gave it to the community.

 

[Jim_MDP]

Most of the electricity in the town is generated by the solar farm Jimmy Carter built. He gave it to the community.

I honestly had to see if you were making a funny.
It's only just over half, but bloody hell... it's true.
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[acbytesla]

I honestly had to see if you were making a funny.
It's only just over half, but bloody hell... it's true.
[emoji3]

I read about it a year or two ago. That was what I remembered. He's contributed a lot to his hometown.

 

[newyorkguy]

I voted for Mondale in 1984. Mondale lost in a huge landslide for Reagan, but I'm proud to say Mondale carried New York City with just over 60% of the vote. He won in all five boroughs except Staten Island where Reagan won a two-thirds majority, virtually the opposite of the rest of the city. He carried the Bronx by 67%.

I always had a lot of respect for Walter Mondale and that never changed.

 

[kookbreaker]

The Mondale ticket 1984 is the only one that almost got me shot by the Secret Service.

 

[Armitage72]

I remember a joke in Mad, Cracked, or one of the other comedy parody magazines.
"Walter Mondale once grew a beard, and nobody recognized him. After he shaved it off, people still didn't recognize him."

 

[DevilsAdvocate]

I remember a joke in Mad, Cracked, or one of the other comedy parody magazines.
"Walter Mondale once grew a beard, and nobody recognized him. After he shaved it off, people still didn't recognize him."

I guess maybe he didn't make many TV appearances. But I thought when he was younger he had a recognizable face. That cross between Dennis Hopper and Peter Lorre.