Voter Triggers Dean's Much-Talked About Temper

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By Patricia Wilson

OELWEIN, Iowa (Reuters) - Dale Ungerer, a 66-year-old retiree from Hawkeye, Iowa, succeeded on Sunday where eight Democratic presidential hopefuls have failed -- he made front-runner Howard Dean (news - web sites) show a flash of his much-discussed temper.


The former Vermont governor had just finished his standard stump speech blasting President Bush (news - web sites) for, among other things, his Iraq (news - web sites) policy and his stewardship of the economy. He asked, as is his custom, for "questions, comments or rude remarks in the New England tradition."


Ungerer, wearing a T-shirt bearing the words "Mr Fix It," rose to his feet and condemned what he called the incivility of the campaign and the political press. He suggested Dean and the other Democratic candidates stop "tearing down your neighbor" and cut their "slam, bam and bash Bush" rhetoric

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Dean, whose rivals have suggested his impulsiveness, outspokenness and temperament make him less than ready for the White House but have been unable to provoke him in a dozen or more debates and forums, began by calmly replying: "George Bush is not my neighbor."


But when Ungerer stood and tried to interrupt, Dean shouted: "You sit down. You had your say. Now I'm going to have my say."



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[cthrumatrix]

1. Talked about by the media - tell me are you pissed at bush?

tell me that he is not right on America be mislead and having the conviction to call out the media

and then I'll listen

If you want a "shill" for the campaign...vote for somebody else/ If you want somebody who is willing to smoke out the truth like O'Neill has affirmed ...vote Dean

[Merlin]

2. Did this make the tube? n/t

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[Walt Starr]

3. Dupe

This was posted yesterday

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