Slade Gorton
Former United States SenatorWikipedia
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Oct 8, 2026
Victor Davis HansonGUEST
No.
Jack FowlerHOST
And Washington used to have Slade Gorton, um, as its-
Victor Davis HansonGUEST
And Scoop Jackson.
Jack FowlerHOST
Scoop, yeah.
Michael KinsleyGUEST
Well, the, the Microsoft decision actually was an issue in the, uh, Senate campaign.
Michael KinsleyGUEST
Slade-
Charlie RoseHOST
And who won the Senate campaign?
Michael KinsleyGUEST
Um, it looked like, uh-
Fran LebowitzGUEST
In the Senate race
Michael KinsleyGUEST
...
Michael KinsleyGUEST
Slade, Slade Gorton was way ahead last I saw.
Charlie RoseHOST
Yeah.
Simon WhistlerHOST
For instance, Hershey, which is headquartered in Pennsylvania, supplied over 100 pounds of their product per year for the desk when Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania sat there.
Simon WhistlerHOST
The existence of the candy desk did not become publicly known until Senator Slade Gorton announced in a 1985 press release that he was now manning the candy desk and intended to continue the tradition.
Simon WhistlerHOST
Anyone who has seen Mad Men knows that the 1960s in America was a time of unmitigated consumerism.
Simon WhistlerHOST
Advertising was largely unregulated, a fact that continues to influence certain industries today.