Jumping the shark: Dean takes deep-water dive

Washtimes ^ | 21 Jan 03 | By Jonah Goldberg

[.cnI redruM]

Now, I could be wrong - indeed, all the pundits have been so far - and Howard Dean certainly has a lot of money and staff left to keep going, but he certainly looks to have jumped the shark.

Oh, sorry, you might not know what that term means. There's a Web site called JumpTheShark.com that is dedicated to "chronicling the moments when TV shows go downhill." The name is a reference to the "Happy Days" where Fonzie - played by Henry Winkler - literally jumped a shark on water skis. The Fonze never even took off his leather jacket. The authors of the site argue - and I agree with them - that this dumb plot device signaled the moment the show had reached the critical mass of lameness.

[AmishDude]

His arrogance is breathtaking. If he'd just apologize for one of his gaffes, he'd be alive.

[Califelephant]

"YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAGGGHHHHHH!"

...he sounded like he meant to go to a proctologist but accidentally visited a chimney sweep instead..."

LOL!

[Choose Ye This Day]

Great (if different) screen name.

Have you been away a while?

[.cnI redruM]

Perfect! I can't laugh at that pile of deracinated Yuppie Scum enough. I detest Howard and his ofey, cheesy Dean Team. He revolts me utterly.

[.cnI redruM]

I laughed for about 5 minutes at that one myself.

[.cnI redruM]

Yeah, Dean needs to win by about 2 points. Then, Kerry and Clark need to accuse him of cheating. That's the type of primary season I wish upon the So-Called Democratic Party.

[Rummyfan]

We'll see on Tuesday but I think Dr Dean is done. Anyone who has heard or seen that performance following the Iowa results will see him for the lunatic he is!

[Ichneumon]

http://jumptheshark.com/

[Kermit the Frog Does theWatusi]

Dr. Dean clearly needs serious Sock Puppet Therapy, preferably in a sterile white padded cell. Maybe he and Michael Jackson can go in together and split the bill.

[hobbes1]

Dean is not done. He has far too much Money, and the Newly reduced DNC primary season is so short, that he is here for a while.

There is only one number that really counts. 62.8

That is the percentage of the 3500 delegates needed to nominate. 2 N.E. Liberals, and Two guys from the South, make gaining that Number a mighty tall order.

[TheGeezer]

Has Gravitas too. Very good.

[91B]

That is very likely, which means that the RAT candidates will spend much of their war chests in trying to get the nomination. Ketchup Kerry will still have plenty of money, but as the process gets nastier and nastier the public image of all of them will suffer.

[gathersnomoss]

Please help me to find a link to the video or audio of his speech where Diver Dean let's out the primal yell.

Thanks.

[Kermit the Frog Does theWatusi]

Doesn't the troll in the film Cat's Eye yell something like that when it attacks Drew Barrymore's kitty cat?

[HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity]

LOL!

[kinghorse]

Wonder how Al Gore feels about his stake horse now.

That guy can pick a loser from a mile away. And endorse him.

[GiveEmDubya]

Speaking of "jumping the shark," I've been wondering about the exact moment that SNL did it...

I'm positive they have, and I know it had to have been in the last few seasons (possibly last season), just can't pinpoint when EXACTLY. This is going to bother me all day now.

[Toidylop]

NOOOOOOO!!! we don't want Dean to go away. Dean needs to be there to provide the entertainment value for this election season ;).

[Tribune7]

It occurred the week after the Steve Martin did his "let's get small skit" back in 1978.

[meema]

bump to read later.