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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-31-08 09:39 PM Original message |
I swear, Dr. Howard Dean should have been president |
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ingac70 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-31-08 09:40 PM Response to Original message |
1. I totally agree... |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-31-08 09:41 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Perhaps. He's saving the party right now though. |
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elizfeelinggreat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-31-08 09:42 PM Response to Original message |
3. Howard Dean was cheated |
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Obama4ever (22 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-31-08 09:46 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. True that! |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-31-08 10:00 PM Response to Reply #3 |
10. Cheated? |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-31-08 11:05 PM Response to Reply #10 |
22. My Feeling Was |
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LSK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-31-08 11:13 PM Response to Reply #10 |
25. yyyyyeeeeaaaarrrrrrrggggg |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-31-08 11:30 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. So, you are saying that Kerry would not have gotten |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 12:20 AM Response to Reply #25 |
33. He came in third in Iowa |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 07:53 AM Response to Reply #25 |
39. MSM destroyed his chances and selected Kerry as our candidate. |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 09:12 AM Response to Reply #39 |
43. Yep. The corporations ultimately choose our candidates. They only allow us |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 02:47 PM Response to Reply #43 |
56. Bullshit - they wanted neither Dean or Kerry and they targeted Kerry long before Dean. |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 02:38 PM Response to Reply #39 |
55. Utter IGNORANCE - media targeted Kerry for takedown long before Dean as Kerry challenged FCC ruling |
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elizfeelinggreat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 09:05 AM Response to Reply #10 |
41. How? |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 09:37 AM Response to Reply #41 |
47. He got a ton of positive media attention |
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elizfeelinggreat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 10:37 AM Response to Reply #47 |
48. I think you should rant at someone else |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 01:34 PM Response to Reply #48 |
52. You consider that a rant? |
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DAGDA56 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-31-08 09:47 PM Response to Original message |
5. I agree...especially sad when you consider that it all hinged on one |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-31-08 09:49 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Not only that, but he saved the party |
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Kaleko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-31-08 11:21 PM Response to Reply #6 |
27. Oh, now you're making me sniffle with wistfulness. Dean would have been great |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-31-08 11:13 PM Response to Reply #5 |
24. No it didn't |
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JI7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 12:00 AM Response to Reply #5 |
30. he had already lost Iowa when that happened |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 12:05 AM Response to Reply #5 |
32. Not really. Dean lost Iowa before that particular bit of MSM nonsense |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 12:22 AM Response to Reply #5 |
34. No, it didn't all hinge on that |
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PassingFair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-02-08 06:35 AM Response to Reply #34 |
72. Iowa isn't everything. |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-31-08 09:49 PM Response to Original message |
7. I've been out of the loop today |
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DFW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-31-08 09:49 PM Response to Original message |
8. I just left him three hours ago |
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TheFarseer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-31-08 09:54 PM Response to Original message |
9. yeah, loved Dr. Dean and still do |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 02:58 PM Response to Reply #9 |
57. Bull spin. You can't name a braver lawmaker in DC than John Kerry has been and if you can't find |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-31-08 10:01 PM Response to Original message |
11. I love Howard. |
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Triana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-31-08 10:03 PM Response to Original message |
12. Hell yea. He should have. He was destroyed by the Repig-loyal lamestream media... |
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Carolina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-31-08 10:05 PM Response to Original message |
13. Completely agree! |
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Vickers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-31-08 10:06 PM Response to Original message |
14. In my limited observation, he inspired more liberals to action than any recent |
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Lisa0825 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-31-08 10:35 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. I'm one of them. |
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Kaleko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-31-08 11:35 PM Response to Reply #14 |
29. Ahem. That's me. |
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lligrd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-31-08 10:07 PM Response to Original message |
15. And How Did We Lose Him? |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 09:15 AM Response to Reply #15 |
44. The MSM can destroy ANY candidate at will |
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lligrd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 02:28 PM Response to Reply #44 |
53. Exactly Why Corporations Should Not Be Allowed To Own The |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 02:36 PM Response to Reply #53 |
54. LOL |
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Howler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-31-08 10:07 PM Response to Original message |
16. Here ! Here! N/T |
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guruoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-31-08 10:09 PM Response to Original message |
17. Absolutely. |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-31-08 10:16 PM Response to Original message |
18. He's doing a great job |
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bermudat (985 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-31-08 10:50 PM Response to Original message |
20. Amen to that! |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-31-08 11:03 PM Response to Original message |
21. I Could Have Told You That Four Years Ago - No, Wait, I Did |
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shanti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-31-08 11:11 PM Response to Original message |
23. i've always believed this! |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-31-08 11:15 PM Response to Original message |
26. If he'd been elected, we wouldn't have him as DNC chair |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 12:01 AM Response to Original message |
31. A blessing in disguise that he has implemented the 50 state strategy |
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Lugnut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 12:23 AM Response to Original message |
35. A lot of us tried like heck to get him there. |
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Donkey_Punch_Dubya (170 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 02:33 AM Response to Original message |
36. Do you guys think he would've gotten more GE votes than Kerry? |
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travelingtypist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 04:25 AM Response to Original message |
37. If he hadn't spoken out loud what he was planning to do |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 11:16 PM Response to Reply #37 |
64. Dean came from a wealthier background than Kerry - He grew up on Park Ave - overlooking Central Park |
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travelingtypist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-02-08 02:33 AM Response to Reply #64 |
68. And Teresa damn well did NOT want to be in front of the |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-02-08 04:53 AM Response to Reply #68 |
70. Do you know how to use NUMBERS? Kerry had the slowest concession history. |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-02-08 06:21 AM Response to Reply #68 |
71. 12 hours is not 3 seconds and there still is no case that could have been challanged |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-02-08 04:47 AM Response to Reply #37 |
69. There wasn't any Dem on record against media monopolies more than John Kerry who targetted the FCC |
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travelingtypist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-02-08 06:52 AM Response to Reply #37 |
74. Hey kerrybots -- I fucking hate him, okay? |
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Unbowed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 07:49 AM Response to Original message |
38. Kerry was the right nominee. Dean wouldn't have had a chance of winning the general. |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 07:53 AM Response to Original message |
40. The media reaction to the "Dean scream" showed us how we are manipulated in this country |
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Individualist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 08:56 PM Response to Reply #40 |
60. ...and voters still allow themselves to be manipulated by media and corporations |
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Fox Mulder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 09:12 AM Response to Original message |
42. There are a few people who should have been president. |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 12:18 PM Response to Reply #42 |
51. FTR Kerry would have made a damn fine president too |
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leeroysphitz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 09:24 AM Response to Original message |
45. You said it! |
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KharmaTrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 09:36 AM Response to Original message |
46. He's Done Far More As DNC Chair |
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Phred42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 10:44 AM Response to Original message |
49. Agree n/t |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 10:54 AM Response to Original message |
50. Just when I thought it was safe in GD. |
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Pastiche423 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 05:27 PM Response to Original message |
58. W/o a doubt, he should have been president! |
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tblue37 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 08:40 PM Response to Original message |
59. I agree. I always was for Dean in the 2004 primary. n/t |
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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 09:00 PM Response to Original message |
61. howard dean and barack obama- a match made in heaven. |
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avenger64 (554 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 09:02 PM Response to Original message |
62. They caught Saddam Hussein the week before Dean's ... |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 09:03 PM Response to Original message |
63. Really? |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 11:19 PM Response to Original message |
65. Word |
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magnificent9 (13 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 11:26 PM Response to Original message |
66. unelectable, simply put |
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LiberalAndProud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-01-08 11:32 PM Response to Original message |
67. Ironic. |
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Hola (163 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-02-08 06:48 AM Response to Original message |
73. Kerry is a fine man, and an excellent candidate |
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