Howard Dean: Republicans Are "Completely And Totally Out Of Touch"

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http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2011/11/09/howard_dean_republicans_completely_and_totally_out_of_touch.html

Fmr. Gov. and DNC Chair Howard Dean (D-Vermont) says Republicans are "completely and totally out of touch" with the nation. Dean cites Wall Street, the rich and public-sector unions.

Dean first used the "out of touch" phrase while talking about the Republican stance on Obamacare and self-reliance.

"Look, Republicans really are out of touch. I mean, for Michele Bachmann to say what she said (on self-reliance) is, is unfortunately representative of the Republican Party. You may recall that there was a debate about health insurance not very long ago in front of a Republican audience, and the Republicans cheered at the idea that somebody was going to die because they didn't have health insurance," Dean told Al Sharpton on his MSNBC show.

"The problem is -- a lot of the problem has to do with the business community. And it`s the business community is not always been the way they are today. They -- they were leading in several civil rights. They were leading in gay rights, in women`s rights. They promoted opportunity before the legislature -- the state legislatures and Congress made them do it. So they have a history of being socially progressive when they wanted to be. Right now, they are not particularly, the Wall Street community. The Wall Street, it's all about them. This credit default swaps, this collateralized mortgage obligations, where nobody know who's owns what, then homeowners take it on the chin. So, they attack public employees. The other thing is, it's not true that public employees do better than similar job working people. That was a Heritage Foundation which is a biased, right-wing foundation. And truth is, their sample was very small, it was skewed, and their facts don't add up, which is not surprising. Because they are ideologically motivated instead of motivated by facts. And that is the problem with the Republican Party. They are completely and totally out of touch with the American people. And the polls show that's what most Americans believe," Dean said, slamming Republicans.


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[Enthusiast]

1. K&R Excellent! nt

[socialindependocrat]

2. Tired of all the lies and spin!!

There ought to be a law against half-truths and lies
that are used to confuse the American people.

It used to be bad enough that politicians running for
office say what they think the people want t hear instead
of their true beliefs.

Now, with the GOP presidential candidates, it's clear
that they promise so much more than they can really come
thru with.

We need to continue to vote in Democrats and when we get a
Dem majority tell the Repubs that we will not be trying to
reach across the table this time and gleefully pass laws
that will make the U.S. a prosperous country once again.