Democrats' moral values are stronger,Dean says[$100,000 w/o solicitation!]

[truthisfreedom]

read down... cheney and others bashing Dean's message is working! we're getting more contributions!

http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050612/NEWS09/506120351/1001

Democrats' moral values are stronger, Dean says

DNC chief brings his fiery message to Iowa

By THOMAS BEAUMONT
REGISTER STAFF WRITER
June 12, 2005
Cedar Rapids, Ia. -
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The former Vermont governor, whose outspokenness marked his bid for president in 2004, reiterated the essence of the controversial comments, that Democrats are more morally responsible than Republicans. "We are going to have a positive message and we are not going to be afraid to talk about moral values," said Dean, who headlined the state party's annual awards banquet in Cedar Rapids. "In fact, if you match our moral values against their moral values, we win."
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He has raised $18 million since becoming chairman, more than any chairman in the first year since a presidential election, Dean spokeswoman Laura Gross said.

In fact, on Thursday and Friday, as the story of Dean's comments about Republicans rolled across cable news programs, the party took in $100,000 without a solicitation from party officials, Gross said.
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[Eloriel]

1. Yep -- and NOMINATED!

WE Convinced Dean to Keep Talking, Keep Fighting
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=1851021&mesg_id=1851021

[Melodybe]

12. Definately kick and nominated!

[truthisfreedom]

13. *blush* i've never had a thread nominated before!

now i have to go find out what that means! 8^)

[mom cat]

15. Keep up the good work!

[NorCalDem]

2. We could definitely use

about 50 more Howard Deans!

[merwin]

3. "He has raised more than any chairman in the first year"

Yeah, Dean sucks alright

[AuntiBush]

4. Sent Dean All my Loose Change - Wrapped, Cashed and Sent!

And will continue to do so. Every little bit will count!

Dean should run in 2008; if we make it ;(

[KoKo]

5. Take That Dick Cheney! who said "Maybe his mother loved him but...

The Associated Press reports: "Howard Dean is 'over the top,' Vice President Dick Cheney says, calling the Democrats' chairman 'not the kind of individual you want to have representing your political party.'

".'I've never been able to understand his appeal. Maybe his mother loved him, but I've never met anybody who does. He's never won anything, as best I can tell,' Cheney said in an interview to be aired Monday on Fox News Channel's 'Hannity & Colmes.'."

:rofl:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/linkset/2005/04/11/LI2005041100879.html

[xxqqqzme]

9. and I've never met anyone

who unca dick didn't scare half 2 death!

[tanyev]

20. Those comments are the reason I gave $50 yesterday.

What an asshat. (Cheney, not you!)

[Mad_Dem_X]

22. "Never won anything"? Ummm...

wasn't he elected Governor of Vermont? Strange talk coming from somebody who's basically ruined everything he's ever been involved in. Silly Dick.

[drm604]

32. Never won anything???

:shrug:
Hey dick, what about the Governorship of Vermont, and chairmanship of the DNC? I'd consider those as winning something.

[Eloriel]

36. Heheh. What he MEANT was, "Not the kind of individual

WE want representing THEIR political party."

Take it to the bank.

[silverweb]

6. Keep truthtelling, Howard!!

:applause:

[HR_Pufnstuf]

7. there ya go hd!

bling bling.

Dr. Dollars is in.

[Triana]

8. Bwahahaa...$10.01 here, 20.01 there...

...hehehee!

GO HOWARD DEAN!

[go west young man]

10. I'm proud to say $20 of that 100,000 was mine!

[Frances]

14. I am proud that I sent a small check too

It hasn't been cashed yet so there's a tiny bit more than $100,000.

I wrote my check to the DNC and I put In Honor of Howard Dean.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

23. Mine Too!

I had never donated to the DNC before this year, and now I've donated three times. I tell you, Howard is going to make me go broke! Everytime he opens his mouth, I send a donation!

[icehenge]

11. What was the baseline figure they said the DNC was raising each

week? I just want to figure how significant that $100k was.

[Alacon]

16. Go Howard!!!!!

[Larkspur]

27. $1 million per week since becoming DNC Chair

Some of that is with solicitation campaigns.

DNC raise $100,000 in 24-48 hours unsolicited over the so called "Dean gaffe."

[magellan]

17. Rethugs keep slinging the hypocrisy, proving Dean's point!

Whatsamatta, boys? Jealous?

Let 'em stew. Keep telling it like it is, Dean!!

[rucky]

18. maybe Obama, Biden & Richardson will get a clue.

sorry we're not a major corporate contributor, but it's nice to know my ten bucks is worth something to someone.

[DFLer4edu]

19. Way to go Dean

[sonias]

21. Give'em Hell Howard!

Dean speaks for me too. Last night's Daily Show had a segment on Dean's comments. At first I thought Jon was being way too critical of Howard, but when he played a clip of Cheney saying "Dean's comments were over the top". Jon then made a comments that was way over the top. In fact it was censored. (But you can read Jon's lips)

The segment went something like this:
"Over the top, saying the Republicans are a white Christian party is not over the top. That's not really an offensive statement to me, at all. An offensive statement would be something like this: Republicans all sodomize sheep and drink piss straight from the cock. (Big applause) Obviously that's not true but I'm just trying to remind people what over the top really means."

It was hilarious!

:dem:

Sonia

[Justitia]

24. Dean is everywhere! He's coming back to TEXAS this wkend - yea!

Whenever he comes here it really rallies the troops and fires up the grassroots. It seems Dean has been all over the US map - what a hugely refreshing change down here!

BTW, I sent $100 to the DNC yesterday, telling them "Howard Dean speaks for me".

Godspeed Good Doctor!

[mainer]

25. Even Kathleen Parker agreed he's telling the truth!

Just read her editorial in this morning's paper where she admitted -- begrudgingly -- that the Republican party really IS the party of white Christian men!

[iamjoy]

26. Yeah, And She's Normally Conservative

She pointed out that most of the Democrats criticizing Dean probably have Presidential ambitions. Although, she did criticize Dean's delivery. Overall, I think her column was very fair (and balanced) although, she did neglect to mention the impact media spin had on Dean's statements.

[LeftCoast]

28. The most imporant paragraph in the entire article:

"Howard Dean's rhetoric goes way beyond what is considered acceptable public discourse, which is why even the most partisan of partisan Democrats are speaking out against him," Carl Forti, communications director for the National Republican Congressional Committee, said in a statement.
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Our so-called 'moderate' Dem's who spoke out against Dean are being spun as left-wing extremists. So-called moderation does not seem to gain a Dem anything. You have to wonder when the (Dem) Dean critics are going to figure this out...

[KittyWampus]

33. Stop Being A Sucker. The Moderate Democrats Didn't Speak Out Against Dean

for the most part. Their statements were butchered by both the mediawhores AND hyperventilating DU'ers. Just the way Dean's comments were either selectively quoted, missing context or blown out of proportion.

And the part of the elected Dems statements that 'criticized' Dean were so mild... it made the mediawhores and the DU'ers who swallowed their bait look silly for trying to make a mountain from a molehill.

Maybe lots of DU'ers could learn a freaking lesson here. But I doubt it. The urge to bash elected Democrats and the need to blindly follow Dean with no criticism whatsoever is too strong.

By the way, is Feingold a moderate Democrat?

[LeftCoast]

35. Please not the term moderate was in quotes...

In other words...I wouldn't personally call them moderates, but rather that is how the refer to themselves. :hi:

[natrat]

29. GO HOWARD

silence those scumbag DLC and republican crooks; and please no small airplanes

[JNelson6563]

30. Take it to 'em Governor!

:toast:

[Javaman]

31. Kick and nominated!

[KittyWampus]

34. I Like The Article Headline. Democrats ARE The Party Of Family Values

WE are the ones who fight for living wages, health care, clean environments, education.

This is great!