Dean to seek chairmanship of Democrats

Who is 'they', and where is 'down there'?

They are groups like MoveOn, Act For Change, etc.

I was refering to the strip you posted.

Dean is a man of unusual PERSONAL INTEGRITY.

In this day and age, when it is politically incorrect to voice liberal values, he stands up for his personal believes and marches forward with RESOLVE.

Not a business man or a lawyer, this medical doctor has demonstrated throughout his life a deep and abiding COMPASSION.

He is a LEADER.

now if only he was a liberal I could get behind him.

It is unpatriotic to voice such malignments in this time of grave national crisis! You are a bad-mouther when the greatest nation on earth needs good-mouthers! You are with Dean or against Dean.

I wonder what American voters would do if faced with a candidate along the lines of Ed Broadbent or Stephen Lewis. Actually, I truly can't imagine it.

LOL...I've thought that too beth, particularly as regards Lewis. They would have to totally revamp their 'left, far left, far far left' mapping. Or just skip all that work and shoot him.

I once had a cross burned in my yard. Does that count?

If it was upside down, and if you lit it yourself, and if you were wearing a black robe...I will follow you.

It was a kinda funny story Blatham, I'll tell you about it sometime.

I'd be honored.

Damn--I should have gone for the "alientated demographic", too.

Did you see what he said ALREADY to the Black Caucus?

<mentally spending Dean gaffe money...>

I have to admit, that is worrisome.

Don't worry, sweetheart. At least you're not going to lose any money on it.

PDiddie on the other hand...

It is worrisome when you couple it with his other stance of the confederate flag.

Nonetheless, when you balance what is stake and what dean is able to accomplish, I don't think this will make the black caucus turn their backs on democrats. I could be wrong, but I don't think so.

Despite the way the whole racial issue has been played by republicans it is not just about race in the democratic platform although it is included along with a lot of other issues and beliefs that democrats have in common. Those common issues I think will withstand Dean's racist remark and subsequent remarks by the GOP sympathizing pundits.

Unfortunately for me, the GOP AND black Americans---you are right.

As I said elsewhere--Dean could burn a cross at the Black Caucus' Prayer Breakfast. The Dems keep a large contingent of black votes tucked away in their back pocket.

Hmmm.

What's this?
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Dean Seeks Media Blackout, Changes Mind
1 hour, 57 minutes ago Politics - AP

By RUKMINI CALLIMACHI, Associated Press Writer

PORTLAND, Ore. - Howard Dean (news - web sites), the new chairman of the Democratic National Committee (news - web sites), requested a media blackout of a debate with top Pentagon (news - web sites) adviser Richard Perle, then quickly changed his mind Wednesday after news agencies complained.

"DNC Chair Howard Dean has declared a news blackout of his appearance and requested the media not quote, record, and/or paraphrase his remarks," event coordinator Gabrielle Williams wrote in an e-mail sent to news agencies Wednesday morning. "We apologize for the late notice, but we were just informed of this request."

Less than two hours later, Williams called to say: "We were told just a few minutes ago that it is now open" for media coverage. The decision to open Thursday's debate came roughly 30 minutes after an inquiry by The Associated Press.

Dean spokeswoman Laura Gross said Dean had decided the event would be closed before he was elected DNC chairman Saturday, but changed his mind because of his new job.

"Some speeches are open, some speeches are closed. He decided months ago that this speech would be closed. We're in transition. Now he's the DNC chair ?- and so we needed to have this changed," Gross said.

Perle, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld's top policy adviser, is a key architect of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq (news - web sites), and Dean is among the war's most prominent opponents.

Perle said that he was surprised to learn that the press had been barred from covering the debate.

"It seems quite extraordinary that the chairman of the Democratic National Committee would not want the public coverage of this debate," said Perle, a resident fellow at the conservative American Enterprise Institute.

Don Walker, president of the Harry Walker Agency, which represents Dean on the lecture circuit, said that many of the talks it is associated with are closed to the press ?- and it's up to the individual speaker to decide whether he or she wants them to be open. "We default to a closed press policy," he said.

Meanwhile Wednesday, Dean called on the head of New York's Republican Party to apologize or resign over remarks linking the Democrats to a civil rights lawyer convicted of aiding terrorists.

Dean called Stephen Minarik's comments offensive and said, "The American people deserve better than this type of political character assassination."

On Monday, Minarik said that Dean's election shows that "the Democrats simply have refused to learn the lessons of the past two election cycles, and now they can be accurately called the party of Barbara Boxer, Lynne Stewart and Howard Dean."

Stewart is a New York City lawyer convicted last week of helping terrorists by smuggling messages from one of her imprisoned clients, a radical Egyptian sheik, to his terrorist disciples on the outside. Boxer is a Democratic senator from California.

Among Minarik's critics is Republican New York Gov. George Pataki, who said Tuesday that his remark was not "within the realm of appropriate political discourse."

Minarik issued a statement Wednesday saying "it is not the Republican Party's problem that these far-left activists have made their home in the Democratic party."
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Smacks of a 180 degree reversal. But, it's only been ...ONE ....day. And, this one isn't really substantial.... Let's see how many we rack up in three months...

<< Getting the popcorn ready

LOL

If you hope to win any of my money, you're going to have to hope for a postion more definitive than...

"I changed my mind; I'll have the wheat toast instead."

Actually I can see why he might think it is not really good for the chairman of a party to be debating on TV. The role of the chairman is to organize the party and work how the message is to be played. (So to speak)

But trying to black it out was not really smart, only Bush could get away with something like that.

When is the debate going to be aired and what channel.

About the charge of a democrat helping terrorist, didn't I just read on another board about a republican helping terrorist?

Gosh, it makes you wonder what is up with these people in a way.