Howard Dean doesn't care about black people

[BluegrassDem]

I always thought Dean was rather standoffish to minorities, after all, he was the governor of the whitest state in the union. He didn't have any minorities in any worthy positions in his campaign. And quite frankly, you rarely see him in the company of black people. He's no Bill Clinton or even Al Gore.

And now with Drudge running a report that he backed Landrieu over Nagin really irks me! The DNC should've been neutral in that election! But then again, Landrieu is white, so what else should I expect from Dean.

http://www.drudgereport.com/flash5no.htm

[niyad]

1. you're quoting sludge as a reliable source?

[DS1]

2. Yeah, I'll ask him what's up with that at the next cross burning

:eyes:

[sabbat hunter]

3. why are you making this a black white issue?

maybe he just thougth landreiu would be better for NO than Nagin.

[BluegrassDem]

10. He should've been neutral, period.

Everything in New Orleans is a black/white issue. It's just the way it is. And if Dean truly backed Landrieu, then I'm definitely through with him. I don't care if you like Nagin or not, the party shouldn't have been working to defeat Nagin. Let the people of N.O. decide.

Dean probably knows less about black people than George Bush, and that's really sad! He shouldn't be poking around in an election that was racially charged, and then back the white challenger. If this is true, there's gonna be a whole of upset black politicians in D.C.

[Erika]

19. No, it isn't a black/white issue

How can you say that?

[onehandle]

4. Drudge? Are you kidding?

Nice try.

[NYCGirl]

5. LOL! Howard Dean made Vermont white!

:rofl:

[Kingofalldems]

6. So if it comes from Drudge it's fact?

No evidence presented, just Drudge's sayso. So why did you post this?

[Jane Austin]

7. Why on Earth would you trust Drudge over Howard Dean?

Their respective track records should give you the understanding that Drudge is a bitter gossip and Dean is a sincere and hard-working populist.

[slor]

8. bush kills Black People...

and believe me, rethugs will NEVER get more than 10% of the vote of my Sisters and Brothers, no matter what kind of stupid repig slime you try to perpetuate. Got it?

[JI7]

9. well, if Drudge says so

it must be true

[BluegrassDem]

14. So would it bother anyone if Dean really did back Landrieu?

nm

[Erika]

21. Not at all - skin color is not the issue

The best candidate is the issue, not skin color.

[Kingofalldems]

26. I don't know--it seemed to bother you when you quoted

Drudge. Now it doesn't?

[The Sushi Bandit]

11. and New York is full of Gay Communists

who read cosmo

Dean is the BEST THING to happen to the Party this century!

[bemildred]

12. Drudge peddles bullshit. nt

[Rowdyboy]

13. Bullshit! Skin color aside, Landrieu was the more progressive candidate..

Calling Dean a racist and linking to Drudge says far more about you than it does about Dr Dean.

Did you really think we'd fall for that bullshit here? You must think we're as ignorant as the Freeps!

[BluegrassDem]

17. I never called Dean a racist

I just said he wasn't color-friendly. There's a BIG difference between the two.

[Rowdyboy]

22. Everyone here is intelligent enough to call bullshit.....Your implication

was totally out of line and inappropriate on a Democratic board but then you knew that, didn't you? We're really not as dumb as the pissants on Free Republic.

[Erika]

24. nor are we racist like the right wing groups n/t

[Jim Sagle]

15. Always nice to get a fresh perspective from a newbie.

;-)

[tuvor]

16. drudge, huh? Can you negative-recommend a post?

[waiting for hope]

18. Who cares?

Both were running under the Democratic ticket - Nagin used to be a REPUBLICAN...changed his strips to win over New Orleans and that is talked about all the time down there....

[BluegrassDem]

20. The people of N.O. get to decide, not people on DU!

And frankly, if I were a black voter there, I'd probably vote for Nagin as well. Black people feel more comfortable with a black person being mayor. And I think it's quite condescending and uppity for people on here to act like they know better than the people of N.O.

[Erika]

23. So why are you commenting on Howard Dean?

In the first place?

[Kingofalldems]

25. BTW, this is also a dupe

[waiting for hope]

32. I used to live in the New Orleans area -

until 2002 - watched Morial leave office and Nagin step in. They people of New Orleans have voted and I personally think they made a better choice but my post was - Who Cares what the Drudge Report says about Howard Dean - there were 2 Democrats running and if Dean decided to chose Landrieu, so what. I think you are the one turning this into a race issue. I happen to be white and I though Nagin did a wonderful job as Mayor when I was there. Landrieu is a career politician - he's whole family is and I think that was on the minds of the people of New Orleans more so than the race card.

[w13rd0]

34. "Black people feel more comfortable with a black person being mayor."

Any black person, over every white person? Really? How would you feel about a statement like, "White people feel more comfortable with a white person being ______." That'd be an ignorant statement, wouldn't it? Yeah, whatever....

[beaconess]

27. When someone can back a white candidate over a black one without being

accused of racism (or un "color-friendly,") we'll know we've arrived.

In the meantime, we just have to keep trying to educate people.

Being black does not automatically make someone more qualified for a position than a white person. And attacking a man for not supporting a black candidate over a white candidate smacks of liberal patronizing. It insults both candidates.

[norml]

28. Gooble Gobble! Gooble Gobble!

[iconoclastNYC]

29. Wow.

A Dean basher, low post count, and a shoutout to Drudge Report.

Credibility in spades!

[Rowdyboy]

31. Sometimes they just embarrass themselves....

That is they would, if they had any shame.

[Azathoth]

30. Right...it was all because Landrieu is white and Nagin is black

The fact that Landrieu is more progressive and Nagin is an incompetent asshole had nothing to do with it. Makes perfect sense. :sarcasm:

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

33. LOL, this was the most entertaining OP I've seen so far this evening.

Talk about stuffing a lot of sh*& stirring remarks in one OP.

:rofl: MKJ

[bemildred]

35. I understand Dean sodomizes infant kittens too. nt

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

38. If Drudge says it, it must be true.

:rofl: MKJ

[Kingofalldems]

36. Who do you think should lead the 'democrat' party?

:rofl:

[madfloridian]

37. He doesn't care about blacks because he was gov of a white state?

:rofl:

[proud patriot]

39. I'm locking this thread

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