Dean really nailed in on MTP

[JNelson6563]

Did anyone else catch Dean on MTP? I just happened to tune in when David Gregory welcomed him to the show, talk about great timing!

Dean went on to hit on most of the major points regarding what the Dems would work for compared to the Rethugs. He addressed Lieberman's whiney-ass comments superbly. Said his statement that the Dems have been taken to the extreme left was "unfortunate" and the comment that the terrorists were celebrating Lamont's win was "outrageous". Mentioned how when he lost his hard fought primary he got right behind the Dem nominee and so should Joe, that's how it works.

I couldn't get over how effectively he got in a great set of talking points and how often he managed to do it. What a great job he did for us.

:toast:

Julie

[saltpoint]

1. Yep. The Doctor is in. And the Part's better off for it.

Howard's a peach.

[saltpoint]

51. Not 'Part' but 'Party.' The spellin' ain't wut it used to be.

[Roland99]

2. Coming on here right now. Glad David Gregory is there, not Timmah!

[oasis]

3. West coast. Not shown yet. How about Kean and Lee Hamilton?

On later?

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

4. Thanks for the information

Dean's actions after his loss in Iowa show what a true Democrat does-he not only supported Kerry, but he worked to help the entire party with his 50 state strategy. Makes Lieberman look like Littleman, doesn't he?

[madokie]

9. A true treasure for us worried one's to say the least

The Doctor makes me proud of the fact I am a Democrat. I would vote for Dr. Dean for anything he so choses to do in the future, he has my unconditional love.

[cornermouse]

5. He sure did.

Go Howard!
:bounce:

[Catchawave]

6. Howard was fabulous !

Mehlman was more of a whiney weasel than ever!! (no offense to weasels)

[abluelady]

7. I Wish He Had Spoken After Mehlman, Though

Having the last word can really be helpful on these programs, when you focus in on reality as Dean does.

[Roy]

32. that's why it is always reseved for the repubs

[pretzel4gore]

8. oh man. he addressed lieberman's comments?

omfg.....
dean gotta be nice to the pigmedia, gotta be a gennelman to the gopigs, gottta be cool to gbushamerka.... why go on mtp at all? why pander to men who'd gladly kill his family re senator Wellstone/Carnahan?

[cali]

12. He goes on MTP

and any other major media program because it's part of his job description. Really, it's that simple.

[Broken_Hero]

10. yes, I watched the whole thing

Dean did very well, and Mehlman was spending all his time spinning BS and trying to turn it into gold, in which he failed...

[Roland99]

11. Thomas Kean (Repub) - Agreeing radicalization of Islam has gotten WORSE

since 9/11

[Breeze54]

13. Thanks for the review!

I woke up to find Mr. Lamont on Faux Suxs (argh) and now I've got
HLS Chertoff on MTP and Rep. Jane Harmon on Face the Nation.

I expected nothing less from Dean! I LOVE Dean's outrage!! :evilgrin:
:applause: :applause:

I missed 'This Week' with Feingold though. Did anybody catch that?

Is Lamont still coming up on Face the Nation?

I'm half asleep and just getting :donut:


GO LAMONT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :woohoo:

[Roland99]

14. Meelyman thinks the Patriot Act, illegal wiretaps and missile defense is..

how to best defend America?!?!?



We're FUCKED!

[Roland99]

16. "adpting to win....adapting to win..no cut and run...adapt to win...adapt"

:puke: :puke:

[oasis]

27. Rovespeak:"Adapt to win".(eom)

[The Wielding Truth]

38. Too bad he wasn't speaking of "adapting to win" the Peace.

Idiot Rovian Propagandist,Melman is a wing-nut appendage who has no idea what integrity and truth is. Sad that this fool is given any credibility by the main stream media.

Dean was spot on and I'm proud of his considerate, yet straight out there approach. Let's have some leadership that thinks and works with sense for world unity, security, global environmental health,national health care, and securing the middle class.


"Attention,GWB! If your not securing the Country, your not doing your job!"

[oasis]

40. Dean was impressive. He let's nothing slip past him.(eom)

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[DemonFighterLives]

17. Dean said that Lieberman repeated the same talking points

as mehlman and GFY cheney, who everyone knows is a "propaganda machine".
:rofl:
Nailed cheney there.

[madfloridian]

18. He was outstanding on MTP....recommending this post.

He used the word "outrageous" about Lieberman's talking points about Lamont, and said they were Cheney's words.

[Cha]

19. KNR! Thank you, Julie, for this

report on Dean on mtp.

"Mentioned how when he lost his hard fought primary he got right behind the Dem nominee and so should Joe, that's how it works."


Like Jon Stewart says joe isn't persistent.."he's a stalker"!

joe is for joe..always wanted to be president..how did that work out for ya, joe?

[Breeze54]

20. Dean's coming up now on MTP!

:woohoo: I'm glad I didn't miss him!
Makes my Sunday now. I hate missing these shows.

Dean: "The president has failed to protect America.
If he's not willing to finish the job then we'll finish it for him!"


GO DEAN!!!! :applause: :)

[JNelson6563]

24. Yeah, he hammered on Team Bush

Lots of surgical strikes, as it were. Brilliant performance, glad you caught it.

Julie

[Breeze54]

25. *burp*

:shrug:

[Breeze54]

26. Yes he did and LIEberman too!

[WinkyDink]

29. MTP repeats at night!

[Breeze54]

31. Thanks ...I know but

I don't want to stay up that late. :)

I caught the parts I wanted though!
;)

[Roland99]

34. Dean does need to start explaining detailed solutions on these shows

Simply saying "We need to focus on NK and disarm them and keep Iran from getting nukes" just isn't enough.

He needs to set the standard for the platform for FIXING things and not that Bushco are doing things the wrong way. And, that message needs to be repeated by all the Dem candidates.

[madfloridian]

35. It's enough for a brief 7 or 8 minute interview.

Don't you remember that Pelosi and Reid proclaimed he would not be setting policy?

[Roland99]

46. Then Pelosi and Reid need to be putting their faces in the media more

and get that message out there.

Hope, promises to fix the problems, optimism, etc. will win the elections. Bashing Republicans will jade undecideds.

[gully]

37. "The president has failed to protect America." Well hot damn!

They're finally listening to us!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=1631272&mesg_id=1631272

[stepnw1f]

39. Why Was Your Thread Locked?

Looks like a really good thread too.

[gully]

43. It's archived.

I've been beating this horse for a while LOL

[stepnw1f]

45. Thank You (nt)

[madfloridian]

21. A kck for Howard because of so many Mehlman posts.

Why so much Mehlman attention here? He is a master of spin.

[wryter2000]

22. He's so awesome

Not only does he say great things, but he talks really fast so he can get a lot in. :)

[madokie]

23. truth always comes out so fluid like, whereas lies takes thought

and concentration, ie time.

[Olney Blue]

47. Is there a DU Lamont avatar now or did you do that yourself?

[wryter2000]

49. Skinner made two last week

They're in the regular avatars. Alas, I'm not that clever.

[JNelson6563]

48. Love your avatar!!

:loveya:

[wryter2000]

50. Thanks

Wish I could take credit for it, but the admins put it into the regular list. It was hard to say good-bye to Colbert. :)

[dogday]

28. Dean says it well

Short sweet and to the point....

[madfloridian]

30. Dean: President Bush Is Not Doing His Job On Defense Or Domestically

Press release on this appearance:

http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=70654

"...I think President Bush is not doing his job on defense or domestically."

"...the American people are tired of George Bush's policies. They want a new direction in this country, and the voters have spoken... The way to help this country is to limit Republican power. They have failed in the budget. They have failed in Iraq. They have failed with Katrina."

"The Republicans hope, once again, to win an election based on fear. You know, fear-mongering, whining and complaining and name calling is not going to lead America. We need a new direction in America. We need a new direction to defend America and we need a new direction to make the homeland safe, not just in terms of safety from terrorists but safe for the middle class again." War On The Middle Class

"I just got back from North Dakota. There's not more than a war on terror going on in this country, there's a war on the middle class going on. You know, those folks need help. And we need help domestically. We need a change in this country. We need a new direction.

"This is a President who has been bad for America. You should see what's going on in North Dakota. Farmers who haven't had any drought relief, people losing their health care. The President's paying no attention to the middle class. Kids want to go to college. They can't do that now because the President's cut their Pell Grants. There's a lot of problems in this country not being addressed.

"We need a strong middle class to make America strong again, and with Democratic leadership we'll have that middle class strong again with the ability to go to college, with the ability to count on your pension, and with the ability to decent health care."

President Bush Not Doing The Job Defending America

"The President has failed to defend America. Since he has been in office, the number of nuclear weapons in North Korea has quadrupled, Iran has moved closer to nuclear weapons, Osama bin Laden has set up shop in Pakistan five years after the fact. I think one of the 9/11 chairs just said it very well, if your top priority isn't defending the America homeland then you're not doing your job.

"We need a much different strategy....What we should have been concentrating on is getting rid of the Taliban once and for all in Afghanistan, who are now making a resurgence. Making sure that Iran does not have nuclear weapons. That, we cannot afford to allow. And, to make sure that North Korea is disarmed. Those ought to be the major priorities, because if nuclear weapons get in the hands of terrorists, we have a much more serious problem than Saddam ever posed to the United States or to the region.

"...we believe (on the war in Iraq), along with the majority of the American people, that this war was a mistake and that it's a complete lack of leadership for the President of the United States to say, 'well, we're going to leave this to the next President.' That is not leadership."

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[gully]

42. I'd only change this slightly:

"The President has failed to defend America. Since he has been in office, the number of nuclear weapons in North Korea has quadrupled, Iran has moved closer to nuclear weapons, Osama bin Laden has set up shop in Pakistan five years after the fact. I think one of the 9/11 chairs just said it very well, if your top priority isn't defending the America homeland then you're not doing your job."

To:

"Republicans have failed to defend America. Since they have been in office, the number of nuclear weapons in North Korea has quadrupled, Iran has moved closer to nuclear weapons, Osama bin Laden killed 3000 Americans and has since set up shop in Pakistan - five years after the fact. I think one of the 9/11 chairs just said it very well, if your top priority isn't defending the America homeland then you're not doing your job."

I'd use the term "Republicans" in place of Bush when possible. We're not running against GWB in THIS election.

And:

"We need a much different strategy....What we should have been concentrating on is getting rid of the Taliban once and for all in Afghanistan, who are now making a resurgence. Making sure that Iran does not have nuclear weapons. That, we cannot afford to allow. And, to make sure that North Korea is disarmed. Those ought to be the major priorities, because if nuclear weapons get in the hands of terrorists, we have a much more serious problem than Saddam ever posed to the United States or to the region.

We need to add "capturing Osama Bin Laden" as a priority as well.

Overall, excellent statements by Howard Dean!

[napi21]

33. Howard has really gotten GREAT at speaking to the Press!

I only wish he had had this much experience before the 2000 campaign, because he would now be President Dean!

Have you noticed, he rarely makes any gaffes anymore? Even when the Pubs scream that he must have misspoken because of what he said against Shrub or the Pubs, he stands his ground!

I am very proud of our DNC Chairman!

[kentuck]

36. Dr. Dean does a great job!

I wish we had several more like him.

[Missy Vixen]

41. Howard Dean still screams for me

We are so lucky to have him and his tireless support and advocacy for Democratic candidates and values.

Julie

[Nimrod2005]

44. Always right on....nt