Novel idea: A Dean bashing group

[CatWoman]

that way, GD would be cleared up of those threads so that we can discuss other issues.

[Adelante]

1. Now *that's* funny

:rofl:

[CatWoman]

2. wait for it, wait for it.........

[Canuckistanian]

3. Oh, I get it

A "flypaper" thread. Good call!

[CatWoman]

5. well, lookie here

[Canuckistanian]

9. Let's fight them over there, so we don't have to.....

Never mind.

[CatWoman]

11. hahahahaha

stop it!!!!

:rofl:

[janx]

19. It's working already! n/t

[Rich Hunt]

4. I've been away a while

....I take it that Dean is the flavor (or should I say scapegoat) of the month for certain DU-ers?

I mean, this always seems to happen. A hot topic emerges, and GD is flooded with threads on this topic, when only a handful are necessary.

I haven't even looked at the Dean threads yet, but I can guess that they're high on emotion and low on reasoned and respectful debate. I'll bet there's a lot of name-calling as well.

Provocation, anyone? Dean is so well-respected among real Democrats, so where is all the hysteria coming from?

This tactic is getting really old.

[pie]

6. Yes, get them all in one area, and keep them there

They bitch because nothing is being done
and they bitch when Dean tries to get the ball rolling.

[wndycty]

7. Sort of like Gitmo. . .

LOL

[tx_dem41]

13. Subtle.

The irony escapes. ;)

[CatWoman]

14. no, not really

[janx]

17. Not at all,

in fact! ;-)

[wndycty]

15. Fortunately for some the Terry McAuliffe had no grassroots support. . .

. . .or they would have been really railroaded for speaking ill of the then DNC chair.

[tx_dem41]

18. You mean people here bashed the DNC Chair then!?!?!?!

Shocking!
:wow:

Good thing we are so much more pure now, or some might accuse us of hypocrisy.

[CatWoman]

20. pure as the driven snow

ahhhhhhhhhhh..............

[tx_dem41]

26. Its 91 degrees right now....and humid as hell.

That sounds very refreshing. :)

[Cha]

10. It's like they're still fighting the

primaries..and the same if I got on every Kerry thread and bashed him.

GET OVER IT~

[eyepaddle]

8. Great idea,

CatWoman--that's why you are one of my favorites! :hi:

[CatWoman]

12. aw, shucks

:hi:

[eyepaddle]

16. Not to puff you up to much,

but I've never seen one of your posts that made me question your sanity! I wish that statement was more universally applicable! ;)

[LouKYDem]

21. there is already a group for those that wish to bash Dean...

let them go to Freak Republic where they belong

[wndycty]

22. Is that another poster encouraging me to leave. . .

. . .LOL And why would any person who is pro-choice, supports affirmative action, stem cell research, repealing the tax cuts for the rich, against this war, et al, why would I go to FreeRepublic, just because I don't blindly follow Dean?

[Carolab]

23. Key word: BLINDLY

Open your eyes, listen, learn. You don't know him yet.

It has been my CONSISTENT experience that people who bash Dean haven't really studied him. You have to watch his speeches (for example, why not watch what he said at the Take Back America conference? It's up at C-Span, just type in "Dean and Take Back America" to find it.) Or the DNC Executive Committee meeting yesterday on C-Span. Did you watch it? It may be archived on C-Span now, too, or perhaps it will be on the DNC website.

[wndycty]

27. You are assuming a lot. . .

. . .and you know what happens when you assume.

[cry baby]

24. Yeah, that is 2 out of 71,138.

Puleeeez

[wndycty]

29. Its up to 3 out of 71,138

I know this may be a stretch but I consider this post to the 3rd person telling me to leave or at least STFU. .boy its snow balling. . .LOL

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x3839801#3841686

[cry baby]

31. That is pretty harsh, I'll admit. We all have the right as progressives

to state our opinions on this board. I guess it is a place to hash out things that need to be hashed out. However, there have been many, many threads that have addressed this issue and there are many DUers that agree with you. Be happy you're not alone. You won't sway those of us that think Dr. Dean is doing the right thing. We won't sway you. Wndycty, you have been here since the beginning, you have many good and positive things to contribute. So do the rest of us. Could we please move on to those things instead of fighting each other over something that we just can't agree on?

[wndycty]

39. Thank you for the thoughtful post. . .

. . .my biggest issue as it relates to this current controversy is not Howard Dean, one of my regrets is that I come off as a Dean basher becaue I am quite fond of him, however I resent the fact that many on this board will not tolerate any criticism or questions about him. Going back to the primaries I have always had a problem with this. If you will notice in all of my criticisms I have never said Dean should shut up, go away etc. and most importantly I have never questioned his commitment to progressive ideals so I really resent it when I see people like Biden, Ford, Obama, Richardson, et al get nailed like they have on here. Not that they are above criticism, hell even I have cursed Barack, however in this controversy I feel like they have gotten a raw deal from many DUers and other activists.

Additionally, I feel it should be pointed out that in this instance Howard Dean made a controversial statement (WHICH I AGREE WITH!!!) and he put all Democratic officials in position of having to respond to reporters questions. So criticizing this Dems who are reacting to questions is over reaching.

[tx_dem41]

42. "We have met the enemy, and he is us"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pogo

I'm with ya' brudda. We seem to be growing more doctrinaire by the day.

[wndycty]

43. Thanks

:kick:

[LouKYDem]

45. All I'm saying is...

All I'm saying is basically that, even though you may not support Howard Dean all the way, to put energy into being vocal about opposition against him is simply a bad idea. If the people in the Democratic party are spending time bashing Dean, then that will allow the Republicans to take even more control. They WANT to see the Democrats divided so that they can swoop down and take advantage.

I'm sure that if I knew everything about him, there would be things that I don't like too... but to see certain groups of people on here complaining somebody that has not had a chance to prove himself yet and is on the side of the many members of DU a majority of the time is frustrating.

I understand that my original post may have been a bit harsh though... I definitely could have phrased it better. I'm sorry if I offended you or anybody else by it.

[ScreamingMeemie]

25. Hehehe...I know a few I would send straight over.

:hi: The "Sour grapes make even worse 'whine' group" :bounce:

[janx]

28. I don't understand the sour grapes--

there is no reason for them. Do you find that a mystery as well?

[ScreamingMeemie]

30. I think the DLC wanted Dean gone, or at least marginalized...and it

didn't work. They're angry that he continues to garner support from all corners. I think it's silly as well.

[mandyky]

46. As much as I've ragged about the DLC one of them stood up for Dean

Over at Daily Kos I read nice comments from Ed Kilgore -

My basic take on Howard Dean's DNC chairmanship is simple. After the 2004 elections, Dean had a choice. It would have been the easiest thing in the world for him to have assumed leadership of an abrasive and divisive faction of the Democratic party, as a proto-candidate for the 2008 presidential nomination. But instead, he chose to pursue the difficult and often thankless job of party chairman, building on the aspects of his 2004 candidacy that virtually all Democats appreciated: small-dollar fundraising, and grass-roots efforts to expand the ranks of party activists. For all my differences of opinion with Dean's 2004 campaign, his self-sacrificing choice afterwards earned my respect, and my loyalty.
Dean's work as party chairman has focused expanding the Democratic base in red states, and that, too, is exactly what I hoped he would do.

Every party chair spends a lot of time speaking to Democratic activists, and inevitably serves up a lot of red meat. Dean's recent "controversial" remarks would have been completely unobjectionable, and probably unnoticed, if they had been uttered by his predecessor.

So I think the media treatment of his remarks is unfair, and moreover, misses the legitimate thrust of his basic argument: the GOP leadership does indeed favor wealth over work, and is indeed divisive and exclusive on issues of culture, ethnicity and religion. Sound-bites aside, Dean is right, and you can count me out of any campaign to get him to resign for saying the right thing in a way that is being wilfully misrepresented.


After seeing this I am considering deleting the DLC comment from my sig line. I'm still thinking....

[KittyWampus]

32. It'd Be Right In Line With The McCain For Democratic VP Group

:D

Hillary/McCain in 08!

:evilgrin:

[cry baby]

33. Don't think I'd want anyone that hugs * and let's * kiss his head

in the white house. He wh*red for bush. He lost his credibility. I don't particularly want Hillary, either.

Do you think this would be a big group?

[KittyWampus]

36. No, It's A Reference To Primary Days When Endless Threads Were

posted regarding the possibility and wisdom of Kerry picking McCain as VP.

There had to be at least 100 threads on it, and it was never going to happen.

[cry baby]

44. gotcha...I wasn't here during the primaries.

sure glad I'm here now, though.

[noiretextatique]

34. i wasn't a dean supporter

however, i find it all the hoopla over his statements absurd. reminds me of the cynthia mckinney skewering for the crime of telling the truth about bush, inc. why are americans so afraid of the plain, unvarnished truth? bush hasn't worked a day in his life. the GOP touts itself as the party of white, christian america. many people do hate what the GOP stands for. and "i strongly disagee" hasn't been working.
people like an coulter can state that liberals should be killed without so much as a peep from all those offended by dean's comments on the right. same for all the ridiculous, ugly comments make about gays, women, blacks, etc., from the likes of santorum, robertson, lott, etc., etc., etc.
america: you can't handle the truth.

[CatWoman]

35. DAMN RIGHT, K

damn right!!!!!

people like an coulter can state that liberals should be killed without so much as a peep from all those offended by dean's comments on the right. same for all the ridiculous, ugly comments make about gays, women, blacks, etc., from the likes of santorum, robertson, lott, etc., etc., etc. america: you can't handle the truth.

[KittyWampus]

37. How About A Dean Worshipping Group Where All The DU'ers Who Can't

deal with the fact Dean isn't perfect and refuse to admit he sticks his foot in his mouth can bash elected Democrats?

That way we can get back to bashing the GOP.

The group's motto- "Dean is the Democratic Party's last and only hope".

[CatWoman]

38. hmmmmmm

nope.

the bash threads outnumber the worship threads.

so you're idea won't do much to free up much space.

[chaumont58]

40. How does Dean stick his foot in his mouth? Which statement?

I can understand Cheney bashing Dean, but Biden, Pelosi, Harold Ford? Some posters on this board say Dean is not helping the situation. My question is what situation is he not helping? Who is Governor Dean hurting? He says repukes are white Christians. Just how far off the mark is that statement? What percentage of elected Repukes are not white Christians? When the San Francisco Chronicle reporter wrote about Dean's white Christian statement, she had to go all the way into Southern California into the repuke enclave of SimiValley to find a nonwhite repuke.
I ask this question: who is Governor Dean offending and why?

[CatWoman]

41. dammit

there you go making sense :D