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52. When I met him, he was "Howard Who?"

Sun Nov 18, 2018, 04:17 AM

Nov 2018

We are introduced in late 2001 or 2002, and I was told "he's thinking of running for president." I thought, an outgoing governor of Vermont want to challenge an incumbent Republican president? But then we got to talking, and I thought, well, if anyone, Howard might just be the man. It was certainly the first time for me that I had known a presidential candidate before be became one. I don't count RFK, since I only knew him slightly (he was my dad's pal), and he never got the chance to see his candidacy through.

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Happy 70th birthday to an amazing Democrat who changed history for the better [View all] DFW Nov 2018 OP

I've been thinking about Doc a lot these days. jaysunb Nov 2018 #1

Happy Birthday, Dr. Dean! BlueMTexpat Nov 2018 #2

Rahm Emmanuel was responsible for Howard not getting the HHS post DFW Nov 2018 #5

Howard Dean has it all over Rahm Emanuel democrank Nov 2018 #6

By orders of magnitude dalton99a Nov 2018 #16

Thanks for the memory, and Happy Birthday to Doctor Dean! elleng Nov 2018 #18

Ha! I can imagine he ducked that one! DFW Nov 2018 #20

Thanks for this personal BlueMTexpat Nov 2018 #63

Agreed, Sibelius was way out of her depth DFW Nov 2018 #64

True and you BlueMTexpat Nov 2018 #65

Happy Birthday, Dr. Dean! Rhiannon12866 Nov 2018 #3

Dean was my choice for 2004. SergeStorms Nov 2018 #4

Dr. Dean was railroaded by the apparatus and the controlled media. erronis Nov 2018 #29

I've never forgiven the media for that. yardwork Nov 2018 #50

Howard Dean is True Blue American Nov 2018 #7

Happy Birthday Howard Dean! smirkymonkey Nov 2018 #8

Without Howard DFW Nov 2018 #12

Happy Birthday! Bigredhunk Nov 2018 #9

He was taken out by the press. I watched the speech, and Hortensis Nov 2018 #11

The press definitely didn't like him. DFW Nov 2018 #23

And he wasn't new. They and others had already written Hortensis Nov 2018 #24

Happy Birthday, Dr Dean! YEEEEARRGH! Dennis Donovan Nov 2018 #10

I have to say I think Howard Dean looks great at 70 ! nt UniteFightBack Nov 2018 #13

Howard looks amazingly fit DFW Nov 2018 #14

+1 dalton99a Nov 2018 #17

K&R uponit7771 Nov 2018 #15

HBHD oasis Nov 2018 #19

One of my favorite people! hostalover Nov 2018 #21

Yeah, mine, too, but I'm biased DFW Nov 2018 #22

Leo and Shawn Phillips, the guitar melted into there body... pbmus Nov 2018 #27

Leo is 3 years older than Howard is DFW Nov 2018 #35

I bought my first Leo album when I was very young... pbmus Nov 2018 #36

My brother gave me Leo's Armadillo album when I was 19. DFW Nov 2018 #41

I always loved Dean and still do. BigmanPigman Nov 2018 #25

Howard has the (still) refreshing habit of saying what he thinks. Not all appreciate it DFW Nov 2018 #26

Oh yeah, Howard Dean! I was a Deaniac.. Cha Nov 2018 #28

Happy Birthday, Howard! Thanks for everything you have done and are still doing for the octoberlib Nov 2018 #30

Recommended. panader0 Nov 2018 #31

Happy Birthday, Dr. Dean NastyRiffraff Nov 2018 #32

Happy birthday to a man who has always been true to himself and BarbD Nov 2018 #33

Happy Birthday Soxfan58 Nov 2018 #34

You got that right! DFW Nov 2018 #38

One of his great ideas was TryLogic Nov 2018 #37

He was always open to new ideas. DFW Nov 2018 #40

Dean is one politician who has never disappointed me HelenWheels Nov 2018 #39

I know Jim, too DFW Nov 2018 #42

kept Gov. Dean's tie handmade34 Nov 2018 #43

In this digital age.... DFW Nov 2018 #45

Happy birthday, Dr. Dean. I was proud to work on your campaign out here in SoCal. Hekate Nov 2018 #44

Dean's 50 State strategy genius cp Nov 2018 #46

Happy Birthday from a Deaniac mnhtnbb Nov 2018 #47

Nice tribute for Howard Dean FakeNoose Nov 2018 #48

Amen. blue neen Nov 2018 #49

Broke my heart SCantiGOP Nov 2018 #51

When I met him, he was "Howard Who?" DFW Nov 2018 #52

He shows you don't have to be President to lunatica Nov 2018 #53

Howard was one of the most infuential non-national-office-holders there ever was. DFW Nov 2018 #54

Howard Dean brought the first ray of hope in the darkness of the Bush II-Cheney Selection. VOX Nov 2018 #55

It would have been quite a campaign to watch DFW Nov 2018 #56

Dean was able to make that emotional connection... VOX Nov 2018 #57

Agreed. Howard wold have demolished Cheney's BS in seconds flat. DFW Nov 2018 #58

Agreed, he would have made a great President. R B Garr Nov 2018 #59

Kick! octoberlib Nov 2018 #60

Thanks for this great tribute, DFW! I concur. CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2018 #61

If the way he looks now is any indication DFW Nov 2018 #62