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Singlehanded, Howard will destroy the DNC.
After Howard Dean last weekend declared Tom DeLay ought to be in jail, a =
longtime Democratic operative told me the party's national chairman had =
momentarily ripped off his muzzle but that it soon would be restored. My =
source erred, however, in believing that Dean ever had been muzzled. =
It's just that nobody has paid much attention to his rants.=20
Since his election as chairman of the Democratic National Committee on =
Feb. 12, Dean has studiously avoided most national television exposure. =
But he has been talking to party gatherings across the country, and his =
intemperate language at these outings contradicts the notion that he has =
been kept under control. That he will leap onto the national stage =
Sunday on NBC's ''Meet the Press'' with Tim Russert raises concern among =
the Democratic political players whether he will contain himself.=20
Dean's election by the DNC membership was a case of the inmates seizing =
control of the asylum. After the 2004 election, party leaders spent more =
than three months in a fruitless effort to find an alternative to Dean. =
Their fears of money drying up under Dean have largely been realized, =
but they have deluded themselves into thinking the former Vermont =
governor who screamed his way out of any hope for the 2004 presidential =
nomination was under firm restraint.=20
The party's congressional leaders, Sen. Harry Reid and Rep. Nancy =
Pelosi, sat down with Dean for a heart-to-heart talk. They politely =
urged him to restrain his rhetoric, to organize rather than inflame. =
Dean thereupon buried himself in the ''red'' states of Republican =
America to seek Democratic converts, giving the impression that he was =
heeding the pleas of the congressional leadership.=20
He was not. He has described the Republican leadership, in various =
venues, as ''evil,'' ''corrupt'' and ''brain-dead.'' He has called Sen. =
Rick Santorum, chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, a ''liar.'' =
What he said last weekend differed from this invective only in that it =
was presented to an urban forum and so became public knowledge. =
Addressing the Massachusetts Democratic convention in Lowell, Dean =
declared: ''I think DeLay ought to go back to Houston where he can serve =
his jail sentence down there courtesy of the Texas taxpayers.'' Dean =
would jail DeLay without trial, without indictment and without =
accusation of any crime.=20
National chairmen are supposed to fire up the troops, but Dean's =
rhetoric crosses a line. What he said was too much even for so tough a =
partisan Democrat as Rep. Barney Frank, who attended his state's =
convention in Lowell and was appalled by Dean's language.=20
Dean's deficiencies as face and voice of the Democratic Party were =
supposed to be overcome by his legendary prowess, evident by his run for =
president, raising funds in small packages. That so far has proved a =
grievous disappointment. First-quarter figures show the DNC received =
only $13 million from individuals, compared with $32 million raised by =
the Republican National Committee. Overall figures were $34.2 million by =
the RNC, $16.7 million by the DNC.=20
Dean has not always kept himself faithful to the Democratic message. On =
Feb. 23 at Cornell University, he blurted out that Social Security =
benefits -- if the system is left unchanged -- 30 years from now will be =
80 percent of what they are now. That was a shocking departure from the =
party line that nothing has to be done.=20
But the only place that Dean's Social Security departure appeared was in =
the Cornell Daily Sun, the student newspaper. His limited exposure =
generally means that little of what he says is communicated to the =
public. He has been convinced that he has nothing to gain from =
face-to-face debates on television with his Republican counterpart, Ken =
Mehlman.=20
Accordingly, anticipation of Dean on ''Meet the Press'' Sunday is =
unsettling for the party's faithful. This will be his first exposure as =
chairman on a major network interview, and Russert predictably will be =
well-prepared with a rap sheet of the chairman's verbal assaults. The =
prospect that Dean will make juicy additions to that collection unnerves =
Democrats.
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<P>Singlehanded, Howard will destroy the DNC.
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<P>After Howard Dean last weekend declared Tom DeLay ought to be in =
jail, a=20
longtime Democratic operative told me the party's national chairman had=20
momentarily ripped off his muzzle but that it soon would be restored. My =
source=20
erred, however, in believing that Dean ever had been muzzled. It's just =
that=20
nobody has paid much attention to his rants.=20
<P>Since his election as chairman of the Democratic National Committee =
on Feb.=20
12, Dean has studiously avoided most national television exposure. But =
he has=20
been talking to party gatherings across the country, and his intemperate =
language at these outings contradicts the notion that he has been kept =
under=20
control. That he will leap onto the national stage Sunday on NBC's =
''Meet the=20
Press'' with Tim Russert raises concern among the Democratic political =
players=20
whether he will contain himself.=20
<P>Dean's election by the DNC membership was a case of the inmates =
seizing=20
control of the asylum. After the 2004 election, party leaders spent more =
than=20
three months in a fruitless effort to find an alternative to Dean. Their =
fears=20
of money drying up under Dean have largely been realized, but they have =
deluded=20
themselves into thinking the former Vermont governor who screamed his =
way out of=20
any hope for the 2004 presidential nomination was under firm restraint.=20
<P>The party's congressional leaders, Sen. Harry Reid and Rep. Nancy =
Pelosi, sat=20
down with Dean for a heart-to-heart talk. They politely urged him to =
restrain=20
his rhetoric, to organize rather than inflame. Dean thereupon buried =
himself in=20
the ''red'' states of Republican America to seek Democratic converts, =
giving the=20
impression that he was heeding the pleas of the congressional =
leadership.=20
<P>He was not. He has described the Republican leadership, in various =
venues, as=20
''evil,'' ''corrupt'' and ''brain-dead.'' He has called Sen. Rick =
Santorum,=20
chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, a ''liar.''=20
<P>What he said last weekend differed from this invective only in that =
it was=20
presented to an urban forum and so became public knowledge. Addressing =
the=20
Massachusetts Democratic convention in Lowell, Dean declared: ''I think =
DeLay=20
ought to go back to Houston where he can serve his jail sentence down =
there=20
courtesy of the Texas taxpayers.'' Dean would jail DeLay without trial, =
without=20
indictment and without accusation of any crime.=20
<P>National chairmen are supposed to fire up the troops, but Dean's =
rhetoric=20
crosses a line. What he said was too much even for so tough a partisan =
Democrat=20
as Rep. Barney Frank, who attended his state's convention in Lowell and =
was=20
appalled by Dean's language.=20
<P>Dean's deficiencies as face and voice of the Democratic Party were =
supposed=20
to be overcome by his legendary prowess, evident by his run for =
president,=20
raising funds in small packages. That so far has proved a grievous=20
disappointment. First-quarter figures show the DNC received only $13 =
million=20
from individuals, compared with $32 million raised by the Republican =
National=20
Committee. Overall figures were $34.2 million by the RNC, $16.7 million =
by the=20
DNC.=20
<P>Dean has not always kept himself faithful to the Democratic message. =
On Feb.=20
23 at Cornell University, he blurted out that Social Security benefits =
-- if the=20
system is left unchanged -- 30 years from now will be 80 percent of what =
they=20
are now. That was a shocking departure from the party line that nothing =
has to=20
be done.=20
<P>But the only place that Dean's Social Security departure appeared was =
in the=20
Cornell Daily Sun, the student newspaper. His limited exposure generally =
means=20
that little of what he says is communicated to the public. He has been =
convinced=20
that he has nothing to gain from face-to-face debates on television with =
his=20
Republican counterpart, Ken Mehlman.=20
<P>Accordingly, anticipation of Dean on ''Meet the Press'' Sunday is =
unsettling=20
for the party's faithful. This will be his first exposure as chairman on =
a major=20
network interview, and Russert predictably will be well-prepared with a =
rap=20
sheet of the chairman's verbal assaults. The prospect that Dean will =
make juicy=20
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*HIS* "ELECT" *WROTE*:
*THESE* "ACTS" *WILL* "BECOME" *THE* "FACTS" *FOR* "ALL" *TRIALS* "IN"
*THE* "COURT" *OF* "DIVINE" *JUSTICE*!!!
I Bid "ALL" Peace...
*HIS* "ELECT"
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but, I'll let the pink elephant jump thru the big
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Q: What do you do if an elephant comes through the window?
A: Swim
"dreamwalker" <backfromthe@dead.com> wrote in message =
news:bb8e9$428ca526$4076284b$3632@powerweb.allthenewsgroups.com...
Singlehanded, Howard will destroy the DNC.=20
=20
After Howard Dean last weekend declared Tom DeLay ought to be in jail, =
a longtime Democratic operative told me the party's national chairman =
had momentarily ripped off his muzzle but that it soon would be =
restored. My source erred, however, in believing that Dean ever had been =
muzzled. It's just that nobody has paid much attention to his rants.=20
Since his election as chairman of the Democratic National Committee on =
Feb. 12, Dean has studiously avoided most national television exposure. =
But he has been talking to party gatherings across the country, and his =
intemperate language at these outings contradicts the notion that he has =
been kept under control. That he will leap onto the national stage =
Sunday on NBC's ''Meet the Press'' with Tim Russert raises concern among =
the Democratic political players whether he will contain himself.=20
Dean's election by the DNC membership was a case of the inmates =
seizing control of the asylum. After the 2004 election, party leaders =
spent more than three months in a fruitless effort to find an =
alternative to Dean. Their fears of money drying up under Dean have =
largely been realized, but they have deluded themselves into thinking =
the former Vermont governor who screamed his way out of any hope for the =
2004 presidential nomination was under firm restraint.=20
The party's congressional leaders, Sen. Harry Reid and Rep. Nancy =
Pelosi, sat down with Dean for a heart-to-heart talk. They politely =
urged him to restrain his rhetoric, to organize rather than inflame. =
Dean thereupon buried himself in the ''red'' states of Republican =
America to seek Democratic converts, giving the impression that he was =
heeding the pleas of the congressional leadership.=20
He was not. He has described the Republican leadership, in various =
venues, as ''evil,'' ''corrupt'' and ''brain-dead.'' He has called Sen. =
Rick Santorum, chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, a ''liar.'' =
What he said last weekend differed from this invective only in that it =
was presented to an urban forum and so became public knowledge. =
Addressing the Massachusetts Democratic convention in Lowell, Dean =
declared: ''I think DeLay ought to go back to Houston where he can serve =
his jail sentence down there courtesy of the Texas taxpayers.'' Dean =
would jail DeLay without trial, without indictment and without =
accusation of any crime.=20
National chairmen are supposed to fire up the troops, but Dean's =
rhetoric crosses a line. What he said was too much even for so tough a =
partisan Democrat as Rep. Barney Frank, who attended his state's =
convention in Lowell and was appalled by Dean's language.=20
Dean's deficiencies as face and voice of the Democratic Party were =
supposed to be overcome by his legendary prowess, evident by his run for =
president, raising funds in small packages. That so far has proved a =
grievous disappointment. First-quarter figures show the DNC received =
only $13 million from individuals, compared with $32 million raised by =
the Republican National Committee. Overall figures were $34.2 million by =
the RNC, $16.7 million by the DNC.=20
Dean has not always kept himself faithful to the Democratic message. =
On Feb. 23 at Cornell University, he blurted out that Social Security =
benefits -- if the system is left unchanged -- 30 years from now will be =
80 percent of what they are now. That was a shocking departure from the =
party line that nothing has to be done.=20
But the only place that Dean's Social Security departure appeared was =
in the Cornell Daily Sun, the student newspaper. His limited exposure =
generally means that little of what he says is communicated to the =
public. He has been convinced that he has nothing to gain from =
face-to-face debates on television with his Republican counterpart, Ken =
Mehlman.=20
Accordingly, anticipation of Dean on ''Meet the Press'' Sunday is =
unsettling for the party's faithful. This will be his first exposure as =
chairman on a major network interview, and Russert predictably will be =
well-prepared with a rap sheet of the chairman's verbal assaults. The =
prospect that Dean will make juicy additions to that collection unnerves =
Democrats.
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>A: Swim</FONT></DIV>
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wrote in=20
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<P>Singlehanded, Howard will destroy the DNC.=20
<P>=20
<P>After Howard Dean last weekend declared Tom DeLay ought to be in =
jail, a=20
longtime Democratic operative told me the party's national chairman =
had=20
momentarily ripped off his muzzle but that it soon would be restored. =
My=20
source erred, however, in believing that Dean ever had been muzzled. =
It's just=20
that nobody has paid much attention to his rants.=20
<P>Since his election as chairman of the Democratic National Committee =
on Feb.=20
12, Dean has studiously avoided most national television exposure. But =
he has=20
been talking to party gatherings across the country, and his =
intemperate=20
language at these outings contradicts the notion that he has been kept =
under=20
control. That he will leap onto the national stage Sunday on NBC's =
''Meet the=20
Press'' with Tim Russert raises concern among the Democratic political =
players=20
whether he will contain himself.=20
<P>Dean's election by the DNC membership was a case of the inmates =
seizing=20
control of the asylum. After the 2004 election, party leaders spent =
more than=20
three months in a fruitless effort to find an alternative to Dean. =
Their fears=20
of money drying up under Dean have largely been realized, but they =
have=20
deluded themselves into thinking the former Vermont governor who =
screamed his=20
way out of any hope for the 2004 presidential nomination was under =
firm=20
restraint.=20
<P>The party's congressional leaders, Sen. Harry Reid and Rep. Nancy =
Pelosi,=20
sat down with Dean for a heart-to-heart talk. They politely urged him =
to=20
restrain his rhetoric, to organize rather than inflame. Dean thereupon =
buried=20
himself in the ''red'' states of Republican America to seek Democratic =
converts, giving the impression that he was heeding the pleas of the=20
congressional leadership.=20
<P>He was not. He has described the Republican leadership, in various =
venues,=20
as ''evil,'' ''corrupt'' and ''brain-dead.'' He has called Sen. Rick =
Santorum,=20
chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, a ''liar.''=20
<P>What he said last weekend differed from this invective only in that =
it was=20
presented to an urban forum and so became public knowledge. Addressing =
the=20
Massachusetts Democratic convention in Lowell, Dean declared: ''I =
think DeLay=20
ought to go back to Houston where he can serve his jail sentence down =
there=20
courtesy of the Texas taxpayers.'' Dean would jail DeLay without =
trial,=20
without indictment and without accusation of any crime.=20
<P>National chairmen are supposed to fire up the troops, but Dean's =
rhetoric=20
crosses a line. What he said was too much even for so tough a partisan =
Democrat as Rep. Barney Frank, who attended his state's convention in =
Lowell=20
and was appalled by Dean's language.=20
<P>Dean's deficiencies as face and voice of the Democratic Party were =
supposed=20
to be overcome by his legendary prowess, evident by his run for =
president,=20
raising funds in small packages. That so far has proved a grievous=20
disappointment. First-quarter figures show the DNC received only $13 =
million=20
from individuals, compared with $32 million raised by the Republican =
National=20
Committee. Overall figures were $34.2 million by the RNC, $16.7 =
million by the=20
DNC.=20
<P>Dean has not always kept himself faithful to the Democratic =
message. On=20
Feb. 23 at Cornell University, he blurted out that Social Security =
benefits --=20
if the system is left unchanged -- 30 years from now will be 80 =
percent of=20
what they are now. That was a shocking departure from the party line =
that=20
nothing has to be done.=20
<P>But the only place that Dean's Social Security departure appeared =
was in=20
the Cornell Daily Sun, the student newspaper. His limited exposure =
generally=20
means that little of what he says is communicated to the public. He =
has been=20
convinced that he has nothing to gain from face-to-face debates on =
television=20
with his Republican counterpart, Ken Mehlman.=20
<P>Accordingly, anticipation of Dean on ''Meet the Press'' Sunday is=20
unsettling for the party's faithful. This will be his first exposure =
as=20
chairman on a major network interview, and Russert predictably will be =
well-prepared with a rap sheet of the chairman's verbal assaults. The =
prospect=20
that Dean will make juicy additions to that collection unnerves=20
Democrats.</P></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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Hogwarts school motto, "Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus," means,
"Never tickle a sleeping dragon."
HOOROO ;-)
UNCLE WALLY ;-)
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dreamwalker wrote:
Singlehanded, Howard will destroy the DNC.
What, like the Bushes trashed the Republican party? Went from being a
party of social moderates and fiscal conservatives to a party right wing
religious fundies under Bush I and II.
Woods
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"Woodswun" <woodswun@tepidmail.com> wrote in message
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dreamwalker wrote:
Singlehanded, Howard will destroy the DNC.
What, like the Bushes trashed the Republican party? Went from being a party of social moderates
and fiscal conservatives to a party right wing religious fundies under Bush I and II.
Woods
Oh yes, other than Bush bashing...........what exactly does the DNC stand for these days? ROTFFLMAO
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19 May 2005 11:47:05 PM |
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"Woodswun" <woodswun@tepidmail.com> wrote in message
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dreamwalker wrote:
Singlehanded, Howard will destroy the DNC.
What, like the Bushes trashed the Republican party? Went from being a party of social moderates
and fiscal conservatives to a party right wing religious fundies under Bush I and II.
Woods
You have to admit, Dean's a real dandy. How about his pathological grin? Wouldn't you love to see
his hand on the nuclear button? Hehe.
Never has such a gift been given to republicans. Thank you from the bottom of my neocon heart.
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