Howard Dean says "People who blame others are losers" right after blaming GWB

Rachel Maddow Show on msbnc ^ | 01-20-10 | Howard Dean

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DEAN: Well, no, I think this is an exception. The northeast is not a conservative place.

And I think—I still believe that Martha can pull this out. But if she doesn‘t, I think the voters of Massachusetts are going to find out that Scott Brown doesn‘t vote anything like the average voter of Massachusetts.

So, I don‘t really think it‘s that.

I really think that you got to stand up and be strong, and people really were hoping that it was going to be a real push for some differences. It‘s—and a lot of this is not anybody‘s fault. Well, maybe George Bush‘s fault. I mean, you know, we have over 10 percent unemployed, that always is a drag on the election.

But I think people really wanted to see more change.

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MADDOW: To hear you say, though, that this isn‘t in any one person‘s fault. This isn‘t anybody‘s specifically fault, except maybe George Bush - you‘re the only Democrat in politics right now who‘s saying anything like that. Democrats form a circle of firing squad over this election. Even—

[edit...].

That seems to me like an incredible breakdown in party discipline just in terms of elections 101. What do you think?

DEAN: I think that‘s right. I think—I would say, though, to my fellow Democrats, this is not the time to be pointing the blame. We can figure out—there‘s plenty of things that went wrong—plenty of blame to be spread around.

People who blame others are losers. If you want to win elections, you stop blaming and get to work. That‘s what‘s going to have to be done after this election.

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Hypocrite!

I had to snip out some parts to get it down to 300 words. (To Admin, sorry if this violates any FR posting rules, please zap it if it does!)

[Sarah Barracuda]

And that is why I nominated Dean’s comments last night as lib idiocy quote of the night

[Berlin_Freeper]

I am not a doctor but Howard Dean doesn’t seem normal to me.

[SkyDancer]

This is what Harry Dean wears these days

[1raider1]

He’s certifiable.

[peeps36]

There must be a lot of money to be made in politics when doctors leave medicine and millionaires spend mountains of their own money to run for office. We have a good political system that is corrupt to its core.

[chris_bdba]

That is the strangest thing about liberals they talk a great game and then do and say everything that they are against. It is never their fault it is always someone else’s even if they were the only one around. Perpetually 14 yo!

[Oratam]

I mean, you know, we have over 10 percent unemployed, that always is a drag on the election.

Why's it always about you?

[TigersEye]

I would say Howard the Duck Dean is two fries short of a Happy Meal but I think he’s still driving around the parking lot looking for the take out window.

[Wee-Weed Up]

In the Liberal dictionary, blaming George Bush is not considered finger pointing.