The Media Disappeared Howard Dean

[whirlygigspin]

good article, worth a read


by Rick Salutin--the Globe and Mail / Canada

"Has anybody else noticed the disappearance of Howard Dean from U.S. presidential politics? Maybe someone caught it on a surveillance camera in a mall. The figures who hustled him away were wearing media badges.

Why did they have to get him out of there? Because he was being disruptive. Not wrong exactly, but too loud, spoke out of turn, the sorts of things one doesn't say in mainstream politics. The equivalent of belching or farting in public. The media are the ushers and security guards of politics. They maintain decorum."

to read the whole article,
http://www.commondreams.org/views04/0206-05.htm

[Melodybe]

1. They want people to forget Howard Dean as quickly as possible

He was too dangerous to the status quo, speaking the truth will do that. They wanted an easier target and they got one.

Dean was by far one of the cleanest politicans I know of, and I did plenty of my own research and they would have had nothing on him in the GE. As Letterman said "a horrible injustice" occured.

[pacifictiger]

2. I wonder what would happen

if Dean supporters were to continually barrage the TV and paper media with support letters for the next couple of months. That might be uncomfortable for them to ignore totally. At least he is still getting time on cspan.

[eyeswideopened]

3. Too Bad He's Not Quiting ...

Kerry needs Dean to quit.

[Occulus]

4. Kerry needs Dean

as his Vice. Actually, there are a number of combinations I'd be happy with if taken from the current field.

[Old and In the Way]

5. What would they say about Howard?

At this point, would it be positive or negative? More media exposure might not necessarilly be a good thing..