[eureka!]

kewl.

[Chi-townChief]

Harkin? I thought he died a few years ago.

[Support Free Republic]

Support Free Republic!

[thepatriot1]

Wasn't John F'n Kerry supposed to get some big endorsement today. I had assumed that it would be Harkin.

[Cautor]

Harkin was such a Krinton butt-boy during the impeachment trial, one wonders why he didn't endorse the schlick-meister's hand-picked dupe, General Strangelove. Hmmmm.

[McGruff]

This should be in the Breaking News sidebar.

It gotta be a Hugh blow to the rest of the dwarfs.

[The Old Hoosier]

Looks like it's all over for Gephardt.

[MeekOneGOP]

Thanks for the post ! FOX News just announced this a few minutes ago too !

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/politics/7672421.htm

	Posted on Fri, Jan. 09, 2004
	Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin to Endorse Dean MIKE GLOVER Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa - Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin will endorse Howard Dean for the Democratic presidential nomination, party sources said Friday, giving a key boost to an embattled front-runner 10 days before the state's kick-off caucuses. These sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said an afternoon announcement was expected. Harkin's support would give Dean the backing of the state's most durable Democratic politician, and a man whose organization can prove a vital asset on caucus night Jan 19. Dean and his rivals for the nomination had all appealed to Harkin for backing, and the senator had said publicly in recent days he was weighing whether to choose sides, or perhaps remain neutral. Harkin offered his support on a day Dean struggled to prevent lasting damage from the impact of remarks he made four years ago to the effect that the caucus system was dominated by extremist interests. "Four years ago, I didn't really understand the Iowa caucuses," Dean said during the day. Dean, a former Vermont governor, leads in the polls in Iowa. But caucuses demand a sophisticated organizational structure, and he has been counting on an army of young volunteers to help deliver him victory on caucus night. --- AP Political Writer Ron Fournier in Washington, D.C., contributed to this report.

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[Gippers Brigade]

Dung Hap for Dean! LOL!

[zencat]

I know Clark seems to be picking up some momentum, but if Dean wins Iowa and New Hampshire, I just can't see anyone beating him for the nomination. It will mean even more name recognition, obvious frontrunner status, and a large fundraising boost. Dean already has the best ground game with the most volunteers and a large lead in money.

It would take a serious momentum shift along with several Clark victories on Super Tuesday to have any hope of stopping Dean.

[MeekOneGOP]

Dykes for Dean

[trebb]

The more that endorse Dean, the better - how better to alienate all but the most die-hard commie wackos from the Dim party?

[dc-zoo]

More than an endorsement. Curse of the "dung-heap".

[KQQL]

Tom Harkin on Iraq and the Gulf War

"The Gulf War was like teenage sex. We got in too soon and out too soon".

[TomHarkinIsNotFromIowa]

Hey you know what? Dean's crazy. Harkin doesn't even live in Iowa. He lives in the Bahamas. If Dean would look at the following link even he would puke:

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/opinion/datelinedc/s_155912.html

[swampfox98]

Dung heap likes the Hobbitt, huh?

[Pubbie]

[GalaxieFiveHundred]

Dean's campaign picks up a new head of steam.

[OESY]

Harkin calls Dean 'pile of dung'

In an interview on "Fox News," Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), endorsed Howard Dean in a very peculiar statement, even for the senator from Iowa. Harkin was the senator who called the House impeachment case a "sham, partisan action" and the evidence presented "a pile of dung".

Today, Harkin stated, "I don't think there's any way that we can cloak with any dignity the reckless action taken by some loyal Democrats by pushing for the nomination of Howard Dean. All we can do is hope to cloak ourselves with some dignity in handling this pile of dung. Let's face it, we have a mess on our hands.

"As I've said many times, I know what dung is. I've dropped, kicked it, and worked it with my hands just to stay warm. You see, my family was dirt poor. We ate on dirt floors. We slept on dirt floors. My Pappy was an itinerant acrobat, performing dog tricks for the amusement of local wheat farmers. Pappy jumped and rolled and tumbled all the live long day. But nobody ever gave Pappy a dime.

"My Mommy worked as a restaurant waitress. Sometimes Mommy was so hungry she would lick the breakfast bowls, the lunch plates, and the dinner dishes of her customers just to stay alive. Nobody ever gave Mommy a dime.

"That's why it gives me great pleasure to endorse Howard Dean, the farmer-doctor from the great state of Vermont, to be the next Democratic nominee to flame out in a presidential contest against a Republican. I can see it now. His portrait will right hang right next to the portraits of Al Gore, Michael Dukakis, Walter Mondale and our beloved George McGovern.

"Sure, I know what some of you are thinking. That this guy, Howard Dean, is a draft-dodging, tax-hiking, government-expanding, latte-drinking, sushi-eating, Volvo-driving, New York Times-reading, body-piercing, Hollywood-loving, left-wing freak show who ought to go back to Vermont where he belongs. But what did you expect? He'll make a good Democrat -- or I'll eat my pile."

[quantim]

Can Hillary endorse herself? And if she could, would she?