I am standing up for Howard Dean as DNC Chair

[Zomby Woof]

Any damn fool who understands cause and effect, as well as how effectively he raised funds and spent them wisely on our candidates, KNOWS he is the BEST choice to stay on as chair of the DNC. We WON, and WON BIG, largely due to his efforts and leadership. We at the grassroots worked HARD to win this Congress, and I'll be damned if some wedge-headed Cajun loudmouth is going to put OUR party into the hands of another Terry McAuliffe clone.

I used to like Carville, and I struggled mightily to forgive him for ever wetting his pecker with that wretched evil circus clown he married, but it is time for him to shuddafuccup.

I am standing up for Chairman Howard Dean and OUR Democratic Party!

Who's with me? :toast:

[Xenotime]

1. I'm with you...YYEEEEAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!

[blm]

85. Keep Dean - Dump the COVERUP wing of the Democratic Party.

,

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

134. Fund-Raiser Idea...

I think local Democratic Parties should have a Howard Dean "Sound-Alike" Contest -- whoever can emulate the "Dean Scream" the best wins a prize, and anybody who votes has to donate $10 bucks to the DNC. I think it should become the "rebel yell" of the progressive movement.

I love Howard Dean!

[SharonAnn]

172. My Election Officer pay is going to the DNC in $20.06 checks

I just received my pay for being the Election Officer in our precinct on Election Day.

It's $142.00 so it will cover seven checks in the amount of $20.06.

Just think, I got to do a civic duty and I benefit through supporting the 50-state strategy of the DNC.

Howard Dean rocks!

[LizW]

2. I'm with you! n/t

[exlrrp]

151. ME TOO!!!

Dean for President in '08. If they boot him out of the leadership position, I'll never give another nickel to the Democratic Party
Fuck James Carville, being married to that nasty asshole Mary MAtalin has rotted his brain or maybe it had to be rotted already to marry her

[bigwillq]

3. I'm on board!

:bounce:

DEAN RULES! :bounce:

[WindRavenX]

4. Right behind you

Even though I had some MAAAJOR doubts with Dean as head of the DNC, I am very very excited to see him do so well.

I support his efforts.

[Zomby Woof]

14. I understand!

My opposition to his presidential candidacy is um, legendary. :-) And I don't disavow it.

But I think this job suits him in a way the presidency would not have.

And, because I was eager to dump McAuliffe, I knew Dean HAD to be better, even by default.

He earned his keep with these past 2 years. No default setting necessary. :toast:

[PFunk]

5. I'm not only with you...

I'm ahead of you. It's looking like the DLC is trying to sideline the doc.

[Rosemary2205]

6. Me too.

[sandnsea]

7. There n/t

[Jacobin]

8. I've had it with Carville. He is a sick Fuck

I stand with Dean and will continue to do so.

Screw Carville and his Hillary crap.

:toast:

[Ken Burch]

9. I'm with you too. What the hell is Carville thinking?

Taking BOTH houses wasn't enough?

[nini]

10. Dean was always a good campainger, fund raiser etc.

He pulled our party together like he did he followers in his own campaign. He sees the big picture and doesn't leave anyone out.

I thank him from the bottom of my heart for his plan and hard work.


I agree with you on Carville.. makes me kind of sad to see him going after his own party.


Thank you Dr. Dean :toast:

[fooj]

11. I, too, am a proud California Dem and I STAND WITH DEAN!

Carville, Rahm and the Clintons can blow it out their asses. This election was a victory for the people. No corporate whores can take that away from us. Ever.

[Horse with no Name]

25. But they are trying

Very very hard.

[fooj]

49. I've said it a million times...

TRUTH is our most powerful weapon.

Ford LOST Tuesday because he pandered to the DLC and the RWers. Anyone who is paying attention knows that, yes? WE WON in spite of Carville and the DLC's bullshit.

I'm ready to do battle with the Clintons over this, as well. I'm SICK TO DEATH of the ME, ME, ME, ME, ME, ME, ME, ME CROWD! ALL ABOUT ME! When will these corporate whores get the message?:shrug:

[Triana]

12. ABSOLUTELY!!! Carville is full of sh*t!

Howard Dean is awesome! We NEED to keep him as head of the DNC!!

[hedgehog]

13. I'm with you!

I'm also pissed at people who are trying to take over the party structure to get a head start on the nomination in 2008! Let's make this a fair fight open to all comers and let the voters decide!

[fooj]

There's a good exchange going on over at this thread, as well.

Lots of info and insight...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=2676660&mesg_id=2676660

[gademocrat7]

15. Count me in too.

What did Carville do to help Democrats in this election? Dr. Dean's 50 state strategy was very effective.

[Cleita]

16. I am. He can stay there forever as far as I'm concerned unless

he runs for President again. Maybe this time he will have a chance to win.

[crispini]

17. Dean is teh bom!

K&R!

[romana]

18. Me!

I'm with you. Just donated to the DNC.

[Generator]

19. Like duh, anybody with sense is!

I know it's hard to believe we won (Carville apparently thinks we lost) but we won. Both house and Senate. What more needs to be said? Results matter. Jealousy, jealousy, jealousy.

[BlooInBloo]

20. Carville, Rahm, and all who support them can go to hell.

[anitar1]

121. Hear, hear ! n/t

[ananda]

21. Dam strait! Me!

I'm with you!

Go Howard Dean! Our debt to you is boundless!

[Jacklyn75]

22. I'm with you! Carville is an idiot, look who he's married too! n/t

[Ikonoklast]

23. I stand with Dr. Dean

And the posters flying all over this board willing to concede the Democratic Party to the DLC and their LOSING PHILOSOPHY can take their corporate masters' money and go piss up a rope.


No 50 state strategy, no win. Period. And yet Rahm Emanuel has all the answers.

Bah.

[Mass]

24. I'm with you.

[robertpaulsen]

26. I'm with you! IF IT AIN'T BROKE, DON'T FIX IT!

When it was broke, McAuliffe was replaced. Now that we've got Congress back, LET'S STICK WITH A WINNING FORMULA!

[Maven]

27. Carville is a stupid jerkoff

He's just scared because he realizes Dean's success means the end for milquetoast Dems like him.

[DinahMoeHum]

28. I'm with Dr. Dean. Long Live the 50-State Strategy.

If Dean goes out, my $$$ goes out as well.

:kick:

[bunny planet]

29. I'm right with you

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=2956099&mesg_id=2956099

[ellenfl]

30. on wednesday, i sent dean a 'thank you' thru the dnc.

maybe we all should do that. i thought he did an awesome job . . . and told him so.

ellen fl

[cali]

31. All the way, Z., all the way. n/t

[Alexander]

32. This Deanie baby is behind Dr. Howard 100%!

:yourock:

[Strawman]

33. I am: Carville is a sham populist

Carville is having a tantrum because he was marginalized. His big ugly bald head and the ego that inflated it can't stand being irrelevant more than he can't stand losing.

His people want to be completely in charge for Hillary in 2008. That's all this is. It's a hit job to soften up Dean and his people.

Despite all of his efforts to cultivate an image as a populist, when I look at Carville anymore I see a cynical man who appears to be physically eaten away by the corruption of elite DC power circles. You know how they say married couples start to look like each other? Sadly in James' case, I think it's true and you can see on his face that rotten insider cynicism has eaten away at his soul. He's a populist as long as he gets to decide what that means for everyone else. As long as he has the power. That's how twisted he's become.

[PATRICK]

47. Marginalized

He was owned and eating dirt after each losing cycle presided over by his circle. Only Dean saved our bacon from a weak or non-existent revival this year. And what has he done wrong? Nothing. He alienated no one, wrote off and abandoned no one and kept a visible but non divisive profile with strength so much that he was less a target for the GOP than the weaker, more muddle headed MacAuliffe- who was doing nothing to strengthen or change the party other than waiting for someone- preferably with big pockets- to ride in and rescue them just because Dems deserve it.

Without Dean there would be no hope for a reprise of the close election in my district. The other "leaders" would create a self-fulfilling defeat and abandon us. Next time we can win. Today we have hope, even in the belly of the gerrymander. Has ANYONE else or any vaunted contender messiah the ability to do this? Not one, unless Dean remains chair.

If some centrists' dream is to have a New York State incumbency gridlock quagmire on behalf of treacherous business interests they will justly be shocked with bigger losses and soon. Just because we are not bug-eyed loons that the GOP can call upon for real energy and support does not make the thinking and progressive left pariahs "too dangerous" for a hypocritically bi-partisan Frankenstein of mediocrity and cowardice, a fertile morass for the wholesale destruction of civilization.

[Strawman]

52. Amen

Well said.

[longship]

34. I back Dean. However, Chair is traditionally a temp job.

But if Dean wishes to stay, he should stay. I cannot think that the state party chairs will want to remove Dean at this time.

In other words, Carville and his ilk are completely full of shit.

[Zomby Woof]

40. I figure through the 2008 election cycle

Then after that, he can move on to other activism for the party.

I just think the outcry by Carville is very ill-timed.

[longship]

46. That's my thinking, too.

It looks like Dean could keep the chair as long as he wants it. However, that is a job that has high demands. That's why there's fairly rapid turnover.

[underpants]

35. Me too! So are many DU'ers

I e-mailed this to the DNC also
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=103&topic_id=244764&mesg_id=244764

[PBass]

36. I support Howard Dean!!!

Whenever I've sent a check to the DNC, I always write FOR HOWARD DEAN in the 'memo' space.

[Warren Stupidity]

I stand with you and with Dean.

What a clown Carville is. Hey Jimmy! We Won! Fuck You!

[aintitfunny]

37. I am with you 100% (n/t)

[kansasblue]

38. Carville....... has-been, his beliefs blow with the political winds..

[emulatorloo]

39. Maybe Carville should stop listening to his lovely bride Mary Matalin

Otherwise known as Dick Cheney's handmaid.

Carville is irrelevant.

THANK YOU DR DEAN :patriot:

[H2O Man]

41. My respect for Dean

continues to grow.

[fooj]

56. Me, too. One, hellava American, IMO.

[SmokingJacket]

42. Me too!!

I'm a Deaniac from way back. Sometimes when I go into my scrap paper box, I still pull out one of those fliers I printed up for my Dean Cocktail parties before the primary... :cry:

I don't know what the fuck is wrong with these Democrats badmouthing him. Like we have *any* chance of winning in 2008 if the party splits up????

[Tarc]

155. same here

I still have an X-Mas card kicking around here somewhere from the Dean campaign. I was onboard from the first time he came around NH.

[LiberalEsto]

43. All the way!

Howard's the absolute BEST!

[mohinoaklawnillinois]

44. Count me in.

James Carville should STFU. Dr. Dean is totally correct with his 50 state strategy.

My only wish is that we could purge most of the Democrats that run the Illinois delegation. I might not talking about Sens. Durbin or Obama, they're both good guys, but I'd love to see the likes of Mike Madigan, the State Party Chair, go. He's nothing but a thug and always has been.

He wouldn't even campaign for Alexi Giannoulis who won on Tuesday for State Treasurer. Madigan more or less endorsed his Puke opponent Christine Radogno. :puke: :puke:

[Arugula Latte]

45. All the way.

F@#$ Carville and the horse he rode in on (Matalin).

[Demit]

48. me.

[David Zephyr]

50. Hey Carville! I got your "advice" right here.

Howard Dean, Chairman of the Victorious Democratic Party.

Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House.

Harry Reid, Senate Majority Leader

James Carville, Nobody.

[BonnieJW]

51. I am absolutely with you.

I contributed monthly to the DNC and it was because of Howard. How do we make ourselves heard? Do we have a say in this?

[jus_the_facts]

53. *THUMP*

*faints dead away*

[Zomby Woof]

61. See #14

I can compartmentalize.

Apparently some of my 'friends' cannot. Someone PM'd me to say they hid this thread. :eyes:

Ah, to be so pure of thought and deed! :nopity:

[jus_the_facts]

62. Wow....I watched Howard speak on The News Hour last week....

.....he impressed even ME...so I concur with your message 100%...we've got a long way to go..I'm still in shock that we've won...yet we still have to await the fallout that should commence next year...will the DINO's keep bendin' me over..that is the question that will keep my ever cynical eyes peeled...their jobs have just begun...judgement day remains yet to be seen. ;-)

[Zodiak]

54. I'm with Dean...always have been.

and I don't even agree with all of his politics. I do agree with his strategy, which IS populist by nature. He brought infrastructure back into the party, which encouraged average Americans from all over this country to get involved.

He was the only one talking infrastructure years ago, and was called "crazy" for it.

Now the DLC wants to co-opt that structure (and probably dismantle it) with Carville as their spear-head. They will not succeed for many reasons, but a metaphor for those reasons are the responses to this thread, all positive and spanning the entire political spectrum of DU. It is hard to argue with success and popularity.

Trust me, my fellow DUers, the DLC is making a major power play because they saw the exit polls and realized that they are poised to lose influence. The new conservative Democrats from newly-acquired seats are their opposites, populists. the people are taking the power back in the party, and that spells bad news for those that have brokered power through corporate money (and favors).

The DLC brought us free trade agreements while maintaining social liberal principles (largely)...new "conservative" Democrats ran against those policies. If the DLC don't secure power and control the debate, now, they may be swept away.

[skip fox]

55. I'm for Dean too. Some say it was his insistence of seeing across the board

that even let DNC's energies be used on a wide variety of races they normally wouldn't have, many of which we one. And doing so also works for the DNC in races they didn't win but it allowed the voters in these districts to see viable Democratic candidates, and it may well pay off in future races.

(I don't know why Crville is so mad. I like him and think he's intelligent, but he may have bad blood with Dean and is letting person reactions override political reality.)

[Rosemary2205]

57. kick for dean

[militaryWife]

58. I stand with Dr. Dean. I'm beginning to question the loyalty of James Carville

Why would we change leadership when we just won so dramatically? It defies logic? NO?

[Starlight]

128. Beginning to question?? Carville is nothing but a Repug operative. In his mind, he DID lose!

[lies and propaganda]

59. with ya baby!

just reminds me all the more why McAuliffe was such a waste.

[Emit]

60. With you! See

See: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=2669125&mesg_id=2669799

[nini]

63. how is the chair of the DNC selected?

do we have to fight the fight for Dean now?

[Zomby Woof]

65. The chair is elected by DNC members

And how they get to be DNC members is by being big movers and shakers within the party.

The best we can do is flood them with calls and emails and hope they honor the wishes of the rank-and-file members like us.

[Skidmore]

64. Raising my hand for

the doctor.

[sybylla]

66. Wanna keep Howard Dean - become a dues paying member and

support him through the party organization. Talk to your DNC delegates about your support of Howard Dean and how much he has done for us.

Elections for DNC Chair will be coming up in a couple of months during the national DNC Delegate Convention. Now is the time to have frank discussions with your fellow party members on the importance of keeping Howard Dean. And your congress critters are also DNC Delegates by default. Contact your senators and representatives and let them know how important it is to keep Howard Dean as chair.

Go People-Powered Howard!


Edited to say that by "dues paying" I don't mean contribute to the DNC but become a dues paying member of your state or local party organization. That's where the grassroots power starts and that's where Howard Dean gets his support.

[xxqqqzme]

192. Correct - Party caucuses will take place in January, '07.

Call your local party....ask where the local caucus is meeting.

[onethatcares]

67. I'm here with you n/t

mt

[Book Lover]

68. I too stand with Dean

His leadership brought us this victory, not the DLC strategies. If Carville, etc, know factually that is not so, let them say so.

[cal04]

69. I'm with you and just want to say

that Gov. Dean is a true inspiration, even with us older folks who never were much into politics, until he ran. Thank you Gov. Dean for opening some older eyes.

[Seabiscuit]

70. That's a no-brainer. With you all the way and back again. :)

[Homer Wells]

71. YESSSSSSSSS!!!!!!

[Generic Other]

72. I stand with Dean

:patriot:

[Dr Fate]

73. I'm with you- success should be rewarded. n/t

n/t

[DemBones DemBones]

74. I agree -- Dean should remain as DNC chair.

I didn't like him as a presidential candidate, but he's done well heading the DNC, made good television appearances, etc. Why would we replace a successful chairman???

And I've had it with Carville and Begala, too. Whose side are they on, exactly?

[havocmom]

75. YYEEEEEAAAAAAHHHHHHHHQ DEAN!

and the wedge-headed Cajun loudmouth needs to be put on ignore.

[Swamp Rat]

76. me too!

:)

[dogday]

77. It is not like Dean is some flash in the pan, he has

been successful in gathering grass-roots support before... In the real world, if you did your job as good as Howard has, you would get a raise or promotion...

[The Count]

78. I'm with you!

[amb123]

79. Keep Dr. Dean and expel the DLC!

DLC = GOP Fifth Column in our ranks! They are a bunch of Neville Chamberlain's appeasing Big-Brother Corporations.

Way to spoil it all Carville. I'll be damned if I buy one of your books again!

[shrub chipper]

80. I am eom

[KatyaR]

81. Leave Dr. Dean where he is!

He's proven that he's focused and determined to get results. Why would somebody want to change that? He orchestrated the biggest upset in national politics in 12 years--who else can say that?

I don't know what Carville's problem is. I used to like him, thought he made a lot of sense. Now I think maybe he's jealous because Dean was able to actually accomplish what he said he would do.

Sometimes the fanciest, splashiest efforts are not always the most successful, you know?

Big smooches to you, Dr. Dean!!! :loveya:

[SammyWinstonJack]

82. I'm with you!

:toast:

[American Jesus]

83. YEEEEAAAAARRRRGGGGHHHH!

Man I wish I had come up with that scream. Would have been a great one for the resurrection.

Jesus says Dean stays as DNC chair as long as he wants the job. Dad supports him too.

And We overrule the DLC!

[NoPasaran]

84. I stand with Howard Dean

Carville has completely lost his mind.

[PassingFair]

86. Howard Dean is TOO GOOD for the Democrats

...and I'm a Democrat.

If the DLC/Clintocrats expel him, I'm jumping ship.

[Cha]

87. The dlc didn't want him

the last time and he persevered under worse conditions. Now he has some wins to back himself up..a proven track record if you will. :hi:

[anitar1]

123. Gotcha, I'll be diving right behind you.

Haven't cared for Carville for a looong time. He has such an inflated ego , Appears to me to be off in another realm. As for the rest of that bunch, not a one even mentioned Dean's name. Emmauel jumped in to take all the credit for the win. Pelosi's thank you letter to all of us, mentions the great DCCC many times and also Emmanuel.If Dean is ejected and Carville is appointed, I am registering Independant. Have thought about it for some time.The Party is becoming something that I have trouble recognizing.The leadership there is not progressive.s

[frustrated_lefty]

88. Better late than never.

[ulysses]

89. you gave Carville credit a lot longer than I did, ZDub.

:)

[Zomby Woof]

96. Not for as long as you think

That is, it has been years since I did give him credit. I usually just ignore him - I couldn't this time.

[ulysses]

104. fair point.

I misspoke there. :)

[Upfront]

90. I am

Hell yes!!!!!!!!!!!!

[opihimoimoi]

91. I'm a believer in Deaniac....

[bigtree]

92. Kick

:kick: :kick: :kick:

[LeftCoast]

93. I'm right with you!

Carville's comment is asinine and just the latest in a string of comments that show how increasingly irrelevant and out of touch he is.

[WillyT]

94. Count Me In!!! - K & R !!!

:kick:

[Rainscents]

95. I am with you!!!

GO DR.DEAN GO!!! :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :kick:

[Mad_Dem_X]

97. I'm with you!

F*ck Carville - Dean's the man!

[Anwen]

98. I'm with you 101%!!!!

:D

[TwentyFive]

99. I support DR. HOWARD DEAN 100% !!!!!!!!!! n/t

[ninkasi]

100. I'm proud to stand with you, and Howard Dean

It would be an act of dishonesty , to my way of thinking, not to thank Howard Dean for his tireless efforts to organize the effort to capture both houses. He has been tireless in seeing to it that we won this time. He has given far more support than he has received from some of the most important and influential Democratic members of government. I applaud his efforts, and owe him a huge amount of gratitude. Thank you, Dr. Dean, I'm proud to stand with you, and many others.

[Straight Shooter]

101. Carville needs a time-out.

About 40 years will do.

I'm with ya. :toast:

[grmamo]

102. Thank YOU, Dr. Dean - Carville is one of several that need to Not underestimate the grassroots again

[hasssan1]

103. I AM WITH YOU 110% ? WHAT CAN WE DO

WHAT SHOULD WE DO ? PHONE BANK? FAX? MEETING ? GIVE SOME IDEA PLEASE TO FIGHT FOR DEAN.

[Nikki Stone1]

105. Howard Dean is the reason we won. Period.

:kick:

[mitchum]

106. I'm with you and Chairman Dean

[immoderate]

107. Dean should stay chairman (unless he wants to run for president.)

:)

--IMM

[WyLoochka]

108. Dr Dean is one very

smart guy.

Carville is just an ass. That wedge-headed cajun did nothing to win this Congress or anything else since 1992.

[eridani]

109. Me! n/t

[sam kane]

110. Carville lies for personal gain, hmm, that reminds me of...nt.

[codjh9]

111. YES - HOWARD IS DA MAN

[mnhtnbb]

112. The Dems would be insane to dump Dean--but I wouldn't put it past them.

[Duppers]

113. count me in too!

Send this thread to the DNC!

[Tigress DEM]

114. Yeahhh Dean!.... but I don't have to be mad at Carville's wife, do I?

Never heard of her, not really intersted one way or the other, but on DEAN's own merits, I say, gotta stick with the WINNER!

[Stephanie]

115. absofuckinglutely

We love you, Howard!

[Pithy Cherub]

116. Dean is my Chairman of the DNC!

Carville's old grits got way overcooked because all he has to rant and rave to are the old media and the traditional media. The netroots is not a group he has the goods to beat. He is bringing wet limp spaghetti to a gunfight with people who can type faster and send the message further than he can wax stupid out loud on his inner idiot and how he can order the Democrat's world.

GO HOWARD!:bounce:

[KatieB]

117. Yes - Dean had the 50 state Strategy - Rahm E. did not at first support it

Go Dean.

[bullwinkle428]

118. Dean kicks ass!! I'll be completely disgusted if he ends up getting dumped

as DNC Chairman.

[Spirochete]

119. Carville makes absolutely no goddam sense

He wants to get rid of the one person who was the most instrumental in all the Dem victories last Tuesday, and replace him with one of the few Dems who actually managed to LOSE an election? What the hell has he been smoking?

[Starlight]

130. Once you realize he's a Repug operative, everything he says & does makes perfect sense.

:puke: :puke: :puke:

[satya]

120. I've been contributing monthly to DNC since Dean took over.

And if he is replaced as chair I will probably stop buying "Democracy Bonds".

[Canuckistanian]

122. Well, who doesn't? Stand up and make your case!

I for one would like to hear exactly how Dean fucked up in one of the greatest victories in Democratic history.

[Zorra]

124. Howard Dean did a royally OUTSTANDING job as DNC chair.

Thank you, Doc!
:toast:

[Starlight]

129. I expected great things from Dean, but he far exceeded my expectations!!

[Nostradammit]

125. STFU Carville!

And I will do everything in my power to keep your grubby hands off the next election.

[Atman]

126. Yeah, let's appoint BOB SHRUM to replace him!

It's almost too bad the war wasn't the central issue, because it's giving them cover to claim that it was really CONSERVATIVES who put the democrats in power. Somehow. Not sure how that works, but it's what they want us to believe.

Go Howard!

.

[blogslut]

127. I support the good doctor

Carville is just pissy cause his way didn't work this time. He seems to think that centrism and his "genius" efforts are what got Bill Clinton elected. James fails to realize that Bill Clinton got elected because Bill Clinton is the real genius.

Plus, I think Jimmy just wants Dean's job.

[dooner]

131. Carville's opinions are worthless, I'm with Howard Dean.

I don't think his opinion is worthwhile, although he can be entertaining.

Howard is the real deal.

[LaPera]

144. You got it! Don't put down the man...Dean!

[madmax]

132. I'm in

:toast:

[upi402]

133. I hope you forget the safe word James

Yeah, as I posted before:rofl:
Sorry, I'm done with DINO's. Shouldn't be mean I know...

[casus belli]

135. Is it "popcorn"? n/t

[WaterDog]

141. Howard helped us take back our country!!

And we're not giving it back to those creeps ever!

I like you're sig line, upi402. :hi:

[upi402]

145. I guess I should thank you

I think you are where I saw it.
The Dems are getting VERY good at putting a book's worth of meaning in a single line.
Pelosi made a great soundbite the other day.
:hi:

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

136. James Carville was a genius in 1992...

So what's he been doing for the past fourteen years? Cashing checks. And not all of them were from us!

[johnfunk]

185. And Rove was a genius in 2000 and 2004 -- how the Marshmallow Man has fallen!

[KT2000]

137. I'm with you!

He did a great job and has a handle on the grassroots. He has to stay.

[BigBearJohn]

138. Sen. Charles Schumer spoke highly of Howard Dean on Bill Mahr

"Dean did a good job for us. Howard Dean and I don't have
any problem. He should get some of the credit for the
great victory we had on Tuesday."

[Maat]

139. Standing with Dr. Dean!

I'm sick of the DLC-types wanting things THEIR way and their way only.

[Downtown Hound]

140. Howard Dean is one of the greatest things to ever happen to our party

I'm not exaggerating. He showed us the way to raise funds via the internet, he showed us how to stand up and feel proud to oppose fascism and warmongering, and then, in a final tour de force, he showed us the way to victory and restored our hope and honor. He has always been on the cutting edge and one step ahead of the competition. I will stand with this man against hell or high water.

[LaPera]

142. A nice Wes Wilson poster of this would be perfect....

Fillmore/Avalon era...I agree sincerely, Dean was the one!!

[dharmabum65]

143. I stand with Dean!

Howard Dean has done a fantastic job,and was very instrumental in our victory.James Carville has no loyalty or integrity,and how on earth does he stay married to that horrible woman!

[natureman]

146. I'm with Dean

Carville. Stop splitting the party. We don't need it.

[Stardust]

147. I'm with you and Dean. BTW, there's no way in hell Carville can be married

to Matalin and still be a true Democrat. There's no freakin way. It's just a simple rule of nature.

[Cooley Hurd]

148. Howard Dean has my utmost support!

There's a great Kos post up about why we won:

Memo to Every Democrat
by kos
Fri Nov 10, 2006 at 02:06:06 PM PST
Dear Everyone Who Thinks They Singled-Handedly Won the Last Election,

The DNC and Howard Dean couldn't have won this by themselves. They are not the source of all good in the world. Or all evil.

The DCCC and Rahm Emanuel couldn't have won this by themselves. They are not the source of all good in the world. Or all evil.

The DSCC and Chuck Schumer couldn't have won this by themselves. They are not the source of all good in the world. Or all evil.

The netroots and grassroots couldn't have won this by themselves. They are not the source of all good in the world. Or all evil.

The 527s and unions and allied organizations couldn't have won this by themselves. They are not the source of all good in the world. Or all evil.

The big dollar donors couldn't have won this by themselves. They are not the source of all good in the world. Or all evil.

They were all part of a glorious puzzle. And working together, even if not always harmoniously, led to great, great things.

Hugs and kisses.

kos

p.s. As for the know-nothing pundits in DC and the DLC? Well, we won because they were ignored.

[Vidar]

149. Dean for any office he wants!

[Polemonium]

152. Absolutely, he has earned it

:)

[lonestarnot]

150. Hell yeah!

:toast:

[Pharaoh]

153. Carvilles a Moron

K&R

[mom cat]

154. Don't mess with success. Dean is a KEEPER!

[OzarkDem]

156. Always, he's my idol

a great leader.

[FreeStateDemocrat]

157. Howard Dean had the interest's of the Democratic Party at heart & made it a winner.

Don't mess with sucess. He's our best chance for an open presidential primary in 2008.

[mdmc]

158. Dean had it right all along

no one would listen.:kick:r
I'm with ZombyWolf!

[librechik]

159. BOOYAH!!!!

Howie rules. Period.

Carville's a whiny little incoherent snitch who hasn't won anything in years.

[buddhamama]

160. I am with you, ZW !

i endorsed Dean for this position because I believed he had the wherewithal and skills to make a difference. He didn't disappoint me. :toast:

[sweetheart]

161. I'm with you

Mr. Dean,

I very much respect your 50 state lackoff. It is outstanding
and brilliant, and working, respecting the media cycle and
leading the oafs eloquently in dance.

Thank you Mr. Dean. :toast:

regards,

-s

[ObaMania]

162. Man, it's Carville that needs to go.

IMO, it's because of the likes of him, Begala, Brazille, and Shrum that we lost the last few general elections.

Dean definitely has his hand on the pulse of America, and with his plan and direction, practically won the mid-terms for us. I think with his strategy and getting the word out, as well as putting a face to a name in many states, he brought out those to vote who would've otherwise stayed home or stuck with their Repuke candidates, by not knowing any better.

I'm with Dean all the way and say it's time to be the inclusive party we say we are. To do that we have to reach out and win votes person by person, state by state.. and Howard knows that. He can stay as head as long as he wants to for all I care.

We're one America and Dems/Progressives certainly have room for all opinions and levels of conservatism, and I think Howard accepts/appreciates that. Now through tactful management and compromise with those we won over in 2006, we can retain loyalty and by retaining a balance that is neither radical or wishy-washy.

I lost Carville years ago when I realized he was whoring it up for the almighty dollar. The putz should STFU and fade into obscurity with his nasty traitorous wife in their farm n VA.

[capi888]

163. Dean was RIGHT on The 50 state plan...

We won in many RED states that were never touched before.....He faced the enemy without fear...and WON...
Even on Bill Mahr last night...Shummer gave DEAN kudos...and that made my day...He congratulated Dean and said, Dean should be given lots of credit. He also stated that the DNC helped fund The DCCC when they needed financial help (I think he said 6 mil) So Carville can shut his mouth up....we'll see.
I also have to say, Wes Clark was also campaigning for those Dem Candidates int RED States, where NO other dem stumpers would go....and many won....just like his appearences on Fauxie...he goes to the other side to bring truth....
You can think of the big picture, or stay in your old ways of running a campaign...and GEEZIE PEET...we WON>>>>>>>thanks to people who are not afraid reach out to many who are frustrated, but live in so called Red States....
You go DEAN!!

[progressoid]

164. Error: You've already recommended that thread. DAMN!

[MelissaB]

165. Count me in!

:kick:

[Clark2008]

166. OK, but. I think this is much ado about nothing.

This is a Carville creation - I don't think Dean is going anywhere anytime soon.

[WinstonSmith4740]

167. Totally with you!!

If it wasn't for Dean, we wouldn't have taken either house. Terry McAuliffe would have decided we weren't "competitive" enough in 3/4 of the country, and wouldn't have even tried to run candidates in a lot of races. This party owes a HUGE debt to Dean, and I hope they don't eat their own on this.

And I agree about Carville. He ran the BEST campaign I've ever seen for Clinton, but after years of marriage to Mary, I think his brain has rotted out.

[InvisibleTouch]

168. Proud to (still) be a Deaniac! n/t

[Olney Blue]

169. I'm sticking with the doctor!

[democraticinsurgent]

170. Be careful what you wish for, DLC

Kick Howard Dean out and then watch him run, this time successfully, for the 2008 Presidential nomination. Then the DLC is REALLY screwed.

[ooglymoogly]

171. yes indeedy...k&r

[Pale Blue Dot]

173. Hell yeah!

The entire Finnfan family is with you.

[MasonJar]

174. Who do we contact? Or can someone send this blog to the right

place? Dean won this for us by giving us the 50 state strategy. Any other solution was suicidal. He's a smart man and quite politically astute. He's the man who created our victory. The powers that be in D.C. don't like his money raising techniques because he does not cater to the big bucks genre. The more of us normal (and I purposefully selected this adjective) people who get involved the more the party stengthens. We are apt to put our vote where our contributions and our legwork are, n'est pas? And the more we personally are involved the more we will talk up our personal dems to friends and family. Let's see the Labor Party in England gets it; they have hired Dean to counsel them on their elections in May.
Emily's List has understood this strategy for years. They support pro-choice women candidates on any political level...local, state, federal...building the party and the network from the ground up.

[texpatriot2004]

175. I'm in. Howard Dean has stood up for me. I will now stand up for

him. Howard Dean speaks for me. Thank you Dr. Dean.

[robinlynne]

176. hell yes.

[meldroc]

177. K&R. Carville's full of it. Time to throw the old-school pundits out.

Dean did a heck of a lot better than Carville ever could. All Carville and the DLC were capable of doing was making candidates into wishy-washy milquetoast sissy candidates who stood for nothing but "I'm not the other guy." No wonder we weren't getting any traction under them.

[Kolesar]

178. Remember, Carville was PRO-WAR and Dr. Dean was against the Iraq War

Carville is an out of date Clinton administration left over. Bill Clinton should call him up and tell him to shut up.

[Tuesday_Morning]

179. Me!

Knock it off, Carville. :grr:

[JaneQPublic]

180. Keep Dean and Fire Carville. Oh, that's right...

...Nobody ELECTED Carville to anything.

Dean, however, was elected to his post by Democrats across the country.

[survivor999]

181. Dean rocks. Rove blows.

[Kerrytravelers]

182. You got me!

[NNadir]

183. I don't actually think there is a serious threat to the good doctor.

There's a consultant kvetching that his failed strategy has been experimentally shown to be faulty. He's whining.

I think almost every Democrat on the planet is proud of Dr. Dean for having the courage to do what he says he wants to do: Shake things up!

We are a national party, in all 50 states!!!!!!

[johnfunk]

184. Every grassroots Democrat I know is behind Dean.

As for Carville? He should stop consulting and stick to infotainment -- he's actually a terrific TV pundit, even if he personally hates Dr. Dean.

[mandyky]

186. I stand with Howard Dean

Carville has been wrong so much about so many things, including his private life, I can't take him seriously. And he's never liked Dean anyway. But Ford would be a disaster. Lord Have Mercy!

[SeanQ]

187. 100%

If they bounce Dean after he delivered such a strong majority, I'll be cancelling my Democracy Bond the same day!

k&r

[D23MIURG23]

188. What the hell is the meaning of this resistance toward Dean anyway?

Is Carville such a whimpering catamite that he wants to punish the democratic party for breaking TWO republican majorities SIMULTANEOUSLY?!!!! A continuation of Dean's tenure is necessary for future success. The statement of the day from Carville seems insanely to be: "The Dems may have won this election, but we apologize, and we are committed to seeing that it never happens again".

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

189. What the hell would be wrong with EVERYONE getting credit? Can someone

explain this to me?

[Gregorian]

190. Dean- A man with clarity and intelligence on a high level.

They are so afraid of Dean's power to congeal our party. Not his scream. His dream.

Whenever they try to eliminate one ours, there's a good reason.


The more they want him gone, the more we know just how threatened they are by his power to do good .

[stepnw1f]

191. Absolutely...Well Said! (nt)