Talk:Spiro Agnew

message: is there any confirmation on the last trivia fact?
seems false  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.217.28.121 (talk) 23:58, 6 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Untitled 

message: This sentence makes no sense at all.  Agnew ran for the position of Governor of Maryland in 1966. In this overwhelmingly Democratic state, he was elected after the Democratic nominee, George P. Mahoney, a Baltimore paving contractor and perennial candidate running on an anti-integration platform, narrowly won the Democratic gubernatorial primary out of a crowded slate of eight candidates, trumping early favorite Carlton R. Sickles. 
So he won after someone else "narrowly won"?  Or was he elected AFTER Mahoney's term was up?  It makes no sense at all.Zabadu (talk) 18:54, 10 October 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Gubernatorial campaign 

message: In citing Agnew's early history in politics, it was stated that he was the first president of the Loch Raven Elementary School PTA. This is incorrect, and it comes from a sloppy reading of page 278 of  Nixon Agonistes: The Crisis of the Self-Made Man where the sentence reads "Not naturally gregarious, he could run this world's casual cursus honorum - vice-president of the Kiwanis Club, president of the PTA, president of the Loch Raven Community Council." In fact the PTA of which he was president was Dumbarton Junior High School, as cited in "Maryland: A History of its People" on page 284 where it says "His rise in politics was casual and undistinguished as he moved from president of the Dumbarton Junior High School PTA to a seat on the county zoning appeals board. When he won the race for Baltimore County Executive in 1962, it was because no other Republican would agree to run and because the Democrats… "
Unfortunately, the internet is now littered with this error because so many web pages quote Wikipedia. Even the  Loch Raven Community Center themselves hedge their bet, writing "Many Baltimore Countians have utilized this facility from its inception, some famous, like Spiro Agnew, who began his political career (some say) as the first PTA President at the new Loch Raven Elementary School." (http://share.pdfonline.com/8860fba290934ed8b3a7ef0a63e4352a/Renovation%20Plan.01.htm).  It does appear that Agnew was the first president of the Community Center, but not of its PTA in its former role as an elementary school. for those unfamiliar, PTA means Parent-Teacher Association. And it is common local knowledge, backed by scholarship, that Agnew was a president of the Dumbarton Junior High School (which still exists), which tends to fit in that category of mediocrity from which some Vice Presidential candidates are selected. A similar rise to fame would be in the 2008 Presidential election where a one-term governor whose prior experience was mayor of an 8,000 population town. Like that more recent campaign where surprises arose due to insufficient vetting, the vetting of Agnew was incomplete, and he was subsequently prosecuted for corruption.
Historia Errorem (talk) 00:14, 12 November 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dumbarton PTA not Loch Raven 

message: In the section "Postwar Years" , the article states: "at the same time he moved his family from Lutherville to Loch Raven, also in Baltimore County."  This is technically incorrect, as Baltimore City (though nearly completely surrounded by Baltimore County) is a separate political entity and is self-jurisdictional rather than subject to the jurisdiction of the County.  I would alter the text myself, but the article is protected and I can't remember my login at the moment.  If someone of a similarly pedantic mind would be so kind... 71.121.229.162 (talk) 01:24, 26 September 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Since Agnew must have lived in Baltimore County, or he could not have run for office there, possibly the address was close to the county/city line and still "called" Loch Raven, or was served by its post office. Most of the time that I lived in Virginia, I had Alexandria or Fairfax postal addresses but never lived within the city limits.--Wehwalt (talk) 12:41, 26 September 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Loch Raven is in Baltimore City 

message: This use of the ablative "damnatione" in an English sentence is a piece of pedantry that has no place in en.wikipedia.  Perhaps it belong ins the Latin version.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.94.101.204 (talk) 00:47, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Latinate construction 

message: Can someone figure out more about Agnew in Futurama?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 107.178.39.116 (talk) 17:06, 2 June 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Agnew in Futurama 

message: The article' lead says that Agnew defeated "his perennial Democratic opponent" George Mahoney, which sounds like Mahoney ran against Agnew more than once - when he actually ran against many others before Agnew ran for office. It should simply say "his Democratic opponent," for accuracy. Chagallophile (talk) 04:04, 8 December 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Maybe better as, "Agnew defeated 'perennial Democratic candidate'," since Mahoney ran more than once. BubbleDine (talk) 17:36, 10 January 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  "his" perennial opponent 

message: What's the source of this coat of arms?  It's not mentioned at all in the article, and I'm unfamiliar with American citizens having a personal coat of arms.  Looks like possible BS. Unschool 06:39, 23 March 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Glasshouse on Wikimedia Commons created it and mentions the American College of Heraldry and Arms as the source. I added a citation that corroborates that Agnew did get a coat of arms. I suspect Glasshouse uses  on Wikipedia. Perhaps he will come here and comment. Richard-of-Earth (talk) 07:46, 23 March 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Coat of Arms? 

message: To add to this article: the total amount Agnew received through bribery while an official of the state of Maryland, and while U.S. Vice President. 173.88.246.138 (talk) 20:28, 21 July 2020 (UTC)
thread_title: To add to article

message: The quotation "I have one utility, and that's the ability to penetrate to the top people" is twice in the article, once should be enough.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 144.118.75.47 (talk) 15:34, 11 January 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Good catch. Deleted one instance.--Wehwalt (talk) 15:47, 11 January 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Repetition 

message: Shouldn't "BAG MAN: The Wild Crimes, Audacious Cover-Up, and Spectacular Downfall of a Brazen Crook in the White House" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Maddow#Writing, By Rachel Maddow and Michael Yarvitz, be on the list? Likewise, their preceding podcast, "Bag Man" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Maddow#Podcast?
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/06/books/review/bagman-rachel-maddow-michael-yarvitz.html
Thank you for your time, Wordreader (talk) 15:06, 15 July 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: More likely, "Further Reading".--Wehwalt (talk) 15:51, 15 July 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bibliography additions? 

message: Is it pronounced “spirr-o” or “spear-o” Agnew? Yndtbt (talk) 07:47, 19 August 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: "Spear-o". —⁠ ⁠BarrelProof (talk) 21:26, 11 September 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pronunciation 

message: I'm referring to the section beginning "In mid-1967, racial tension was rising nationally, fueled by black discontent and an increasingly assertive civil rights leadership." 
This seems to exonerate the racist laws and the active oppression of black people, instead blaming the victims for the rising tensions. 
This language is unsupportable. 92.41.135.143 (talk) 20:34, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Contentious victim blaming 

message: I was going to add a Wikilink to this article, but it appears to be locked from editing. Please fix this ridiculous situation! 173.88.246.138 (talk) 23:17, 13 March 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: It is blocked due to many vandals by another administrator, not me. I suggest registering an account and otherwise fulfilling the criteria for being allowed to edit semi protected articles, or else requesting an edit. Wehwalt (talk) 00:02, 14 March 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Unable to edit this article 

message: Spouse birth / death incorrect. 2601:CE:C180:C7A0:21B7:F252:3EC3:26A9 (talk) 01:23, 1 April 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 1 April 2023 

message: I noticed that the early life section starts with the family background, which is nice. What I think is not helpful is that the father's birth is given more prominence in the whole early life section than the birth of the topic's subject. If you want to know Spiro's birth info, you need to sift through the whole paragraph. Therefore, I think the section needs some rewriting in order to make Spiro's birth info more prominent and easier to find. Maybe a lead in the early life section and then in the family background subsection the more detailed info about his parents. Regards, --Thinker78 (talk) 05:37, 26 May 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: Birth paragraph needs rewrite