http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/howarddean/ en-us Thu, 4 Sep 2008 21:17:33 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2074836/posts Move over, Rasmussen, and let Howard take over! It's been a wild week, so how about a little comic relief? Turns out Howard Dean does his own personal polling—among his wife's employees. And, surprise! They tend to agree with him! The DNC Chairman was chatting with Tom Brokaw on MSNBC this afternoon. TOM BROKAW: What did you think of Sarah Palin last night? HOWARD DEAN: I think the first half was terrific. I thought she really laid out who she was. I was fascinated. The second half, she sounded like Dick Cheney, she really did. The same old attack stuff,... NewsBusters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2074836/posts#comment Thu, 4 Sep 2008 21:17:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2068495/posts Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean said Tuesday that Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) will unveil “a different message for a different audience” in the general election campaign, as opposed to the one he used to capture the Democratic presidential nomination. But he told a breakfast fundraiser for a fellow Vermont Democrat, Sen. Patrick Leahy, that Obama still has to rely on campaign workers knocking on doors and taking that message to prospective voters, just as they did during the primaries. “The message is different but not the mechanism,” the former governor and head of the Democratic National Committee said when asked... The Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2068495/posts#comment Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:10:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2068028/posts DENVER, Aug. 25 -- When Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean officially opened his party's convention Monday night, he could look with satisfaction at the assembled delegates from all 50 states, knowing that many more states are in play this campaign season than were before he took over the party. "Looking out from this podium tonight, I see this diverse assembly of Democrats as a testament to the strength and unity of our party and the fruition of our 50-state strategy," he told the throng as he gaveled the convention to session. "While the Democratic Party is the oldest continuing party... The Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2068028/posts#comment Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:52:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2066658/posts I’m a hustler baby, I’m a hustlerI just want you to know, wanna let you knowIt ain’t where I been, it ain’t where I beenBut where I’m ’bout to go, top of the world!—Jay Z The race hustlers can almost taste it now—Obama at the top of the world. And now Spike Lee, Maxine Waters, Jeremiah Wright, Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, et al. are joined by a new hustler-wannabe—Howard Dean. Yes, the Dean of scream. Yaaaaaaaaaaah! Whether he made a Freudian slip or not last week, Dean reminded me of the pathetic, race-confused “Raji” as played by Vince Vaughn in the... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2066658/posts#comment Sat, 23 Aug 2008 12:45:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2065490/posts Patriotism: Joseph Lieberman will be called a Judas for speaking to the Republican Convention, but he was betrayed by his own party for refusing to support losing a war for political gain. It's only a matter of time before the long knives are unsheathed for Connecticut's "independent Democrat." Al Gore's 2000 running mate still caucuses with the Democrats, which lets the four-term senator maintain his seniority in committee assignments. Lieberman serves in the plum post of chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, where earlier this year he published a powerful and fascinating report on how terrorist groups such as... Investors Business Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2065490/posts#comment Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:02:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2063499/posts In an interview on National Public Radio last week, Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean touted the racial and gender diversity of the Democratic Party to the Republican Party. In what sounded like a slip of the tongue, he momentarily referred to the GOP as the "white party." Paging Dr. Freud. The McCain campaign pounced on the remark. Carly Fiorina, former CEO of Hewlett-Packard and chair of Victory 2008 -- and one of the highest-ranking females in the McCain campaign -- issued a statement calling Dean's comments -- as if they had been intentional -- "insulting, inappropriate, and have no... ABC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2063499/posts#comment Mon, 18 Aug 2008 01:16:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2063224/posts As Democrats prepare to nominate Sen. Barack Obama to be the first black president, the Democratic National Committee and its chairman, Howard Dean, have whitewashed the party's horrific and lengthy record of racism. The omission is in the section of the DNC Web site that describes the party's history. The missing history raises the obvious question of whether the Democrats, unable or simply unwilling to put their party on record as taking direct responsibility for one of the worst racial crimes of the ages, will be able to run a campaign free of the racial animosities it has regularly brought... WSJ Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2063224/posts#comment Sun, 17 Aug 2008 11:17:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2063221/posts Some people just don't know when to keep their big mouths shut. Again, for some of you here this is review but in an attempt to tarnish the Republican Party with the traditional racism charge, DNC Chairman Howard Dean has provided yet another public service for those paying attention. As Democrats prepare to nominate Sen. Barack Obama to be the first black president, the Democratic National Committee and its chairman, Howard Dean, have whitewashed the party's horrific and lengthy record of racism. The omission is in the section of the DNC Web site that describes the party's history. The missing... Bob Parks: Black & Right http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2063221/posts#comment Sun, 17 Aug 2008 10:54:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2063184/posts HOWIE DEAN STIRS THE OBAMIAN RACE POT The always entertaining Chairman of the DNC makes a well-rehearsed slip-o’-the lip and refers to the Republican Party as the White party: http://www.breitbart.tv/html/153493.html. Hilarious Howie, a born demagogue, has always had a way about him, so to speak, and knows how to stir up a crowd which he showed best in Iowa four years ago with his call of the wild, heard here in the original and in reverse: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UShPXuNQTHQ. Personally, I prefer the reversed version. But, that memorable Dean Scream aside, with Howie’s lil joke about a White party versus a Black... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2063184/posts#comment Sun, 17 Aug 2008 06:11:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2062893/posts Barack Obama has been fond of playing the race card in this campaign telling his enraptured audiences that Republicans will attack him because he's black, even though no GOP candidate or campaign has done so to date. But, Obama is a newcomer to the racemongering game when compared to Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean. True to form, in a recent interview Dean has once again called the GOP a "white party" attempting to make this campaign about race issues instead of candidates and platforms. This is the sort of cynical, hate-filled garbage that Democrats have universally parlayed as campaign... publiusforum.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2062893/posts#comment Sat, 16 Aug 2008 15:10:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2055708/posts This is a terrific analysis of a major political shift that has occurred here in the USA during the recent primaries. The article’s author uses a review of a left-wing book to help make his case that the moderate policies of the Democrat Leadership Council have been swept aside as the party returns to the craziness that doomed them in previous elections, and explains the viciousness of the tactics the left uses when confronted. From Sea to Shining Sea http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2055708/posts#comment Sun, 3 Aug 2008 13:45:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2051639/posts Around two dozen Hillary Clinton supporters, some carrying signs saying "Dump Dean," attempted to shout down Democratic national chairman Howard Dean during an appearance in Charlotte today. The protesters, who described themselves as members of a group called "Charlotte Front and Center," shouted and waved signs as Dean spoke to about 150 people at a voter registration rally on West Boulevard. The demonstrators said they were protesting what they said was a decision not to put Clinton's name in nomination at next month's Democratic convention. Dean was briefly drowned out by shouts such as "I own my vote." "I'm gonna... Charlotte Observer http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2051639/posts#comment Sat, 26 Jul 2008 11:09:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2032289/posts Facing an $11.6 million budget shortfall, organizers of the Democratic National Convention are cutting events ... The convention's Denver host committee reported it has deposited $29 million of the $40.6 million it promised to the Democratic National Committee by a Monday deadline. The overall convention budget is about $70 million. A planned media walkthrough of the Pepsi Center was abruptly canceled last week, alerting political reporters across the country that something was amiss. People close to the party's convention committee said the event was scrapped in part to embarrass the host committee into stepping up its fundraising efforts. Denver was... TheDenverChannel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2032289/posts#comment Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:27:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2030207/posts In a major shakeup at the Democratic National Committee -- and a departure from tradition -- large parts of the committee's operations are relocating to Chicago to be fully integrated with the Obama campaign. The DNC's political department, housed in Washington, D.C., will be dramatically rebuilt, with staffers offered a choice of moving to Chicago, joining state operations, or staying in Washington, DNC spokeswoman Karen Finney said. But the power will clearly be shifting to a centralized Chicago hub. The DNC's key role in coordinating political operations with state parties is expected to largely be taken over and overseen by... Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2030207/posts#comment Thu, 12 Jun 2008 22:40:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2029596/posts Don't know what to make of this but, at least one site, Clinton Democrats, says it is true. TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION! Howard Dean is working to remove Hillary from first ballot at the convention! I.E he is trying to have her stricken from the record…the annals of history, and diminish the gravity of her historic place in history. Remember, Obama had Alyce Palmur removed from the ballot here in Chicago so he had no one to challenge him….SEE An PATTERN? More . . . Another commenter on this post also mentioned it. Otherwise, why would he be trying to have... The Patriot Room http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2029596/posts#comment Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:32:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2029477/posts Washington Post: GOP tool? Might sound a tad far-fetched to you. But you're not Howard Dean. Appearing on today's Morning Joe, the DNC Chairman Dean claimed a Washington Post article about Jim Johnson, whom Barack Obama has chosen to head up the vetting of potential VP picks, was "planted" by the McCain campaign. Johnson's appointment has become an embarrassment to Obama because the former CEO of Fannie Mae has been linked to the mortgage crisis. As WaPo reported: The questions about Johnson began after the Wall Street Journal reported Saturday that he received more than $2 million in home loans... NewsBusters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2029477/posts#comment Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:09:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2024248/posts Excerpt - Bill and Hillary Clinton no longer control the Democratic primary. There's simply no other conclusion to draw after the party's Rules and Bylaw committee reached a decision Saturday that helps Barack Obama and hurts Hillary Clinton's chances of somehow winning the Democratic presidential nomination. Clinton, in the words of Florida State Sen. Arthenia Joyner, wanted "it all" at Saturday's meeting. She wanted full delegations seated from Florida and Michigan, with a full vote. She wanted Obama to get zero delegates from Michigan, since he followed the rules, ignored the outlaw primary and went so far as to take... nationalpost.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2024248/posts#comment Sun, 1 Jun 2008 03:26:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2020548/posts WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean today issued the following statement in commemoration of Memorial Day:"This weekend we honor the brave men and women who have defended our country and those who have lost their lives on the battlefield. They deserve the very best in return, which is why the Democratic Congress passed the bi-partisan 21st Century GI bill to help them pay for college when they come home. We believe that if someone is willing to put on the uniform for the United States of America, we should do everything we can to help them... Sun Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2020548/posts#comment Sat, 24 May 2008 01:44:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2019985/posts As we see Barack Obama winning certain cities, regions, and demographics by wide margins, and yet also having a tough time in some states with a lot of electoral votes (Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Florida), it's not unthinkable that he could do what Al Gore did in 2000: Win the popular vote, but lose in the Electoral College. James Boyce examined a plausible scenario at the Huffington Post: Barack Obama will win California and New York and all the blue coastal states by huge margins - he will be millions of votes ahead on the basis of New York, California, Illinois... The National Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2019985/posts#comment Fri, 23 May 2008 00:29:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2011399/posts Back in the day I was learning afresh of this wondrous new thing called blogging. As a callow-headed newbie, I took a shot at what users of Freerepublic.com refer to as a vanity post. My target was the execrable Howard Brush Dean III, MD and my post was entitled “It’s The Condescension, Stupid.” This was written back in 2004. I felt concerned back then that Dr. Dean would be spending the next four years writing a prescription that would clobber America the way he and those of his repugnant ilk would like to see us clobbered. It was also right... Redstate.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2011399/posts#comment Mon, 5 May 2008 12:45:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2011137/posts Today on Fox News Sunday, Chris Wallace confronted Howard Dean over two highly misleading ads put out by the DNC attacking John McCain on Iraq and the economy. Regardless of the very obvious fact that the ads were misleading, at best, Dean refuses to back down irrespective of the evidence Wallace cites. It makes for comical political television, and we can all rest assured that there's plenty more of this to come... Primetime Politics http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2011137/posts#comment Sun, 4 May 2008 19:24:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2010881/posts Howard Dean appeared on the Daily Show and said definitively that the Michigan and Florida delegations will be seated. (H/t Scott Jacobs.) The video is here. Representative quotes: STEWART: If I were designing a plan to submarine your chances, and again, you don’t have to follow my advice here, I would take the state that was, let’s say crucial to the Republican election chances — lets, let’s call it Florida — and I would find a way to insult them. Maybe not seat them at the convention, that sort of thing. Then I would pick a Rust Belt state, maybe... Patterico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2010881/posts#comment Sun, 4 May 2008 01:16:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2010739/posts Excerpt - The Democratic National Committee raised only $4.7 million in April and ended last month with a perilously low $3.7 million in the bank, a Democratic insider tells Washington Wire. Four years ago during the last presidential election cycle, the story was much different. The DNC raised $19 million in April 2004 and ended that month with $42 million cash on hand, Federal Election Commission reports show. ~ snip ~ What explains the cash crunch at the DNC? Some critics say it’s proof that Chairman Howard Dean just hasn’t been very effective at cultivating donors or managing resources. Dean’s... The Wall Street Journal (excerpt, subscription) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2010739/posts#comment Sat, 3 May 2008 17:09:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2010559/posts I started focusing on the political process in the mid-to-late 80's. For as long as I've been involved, it has been generally accepted that Ronald Reagan's success was keyed to his ability to bring the three legs of the conservative movement to stand together -- the foreign policy, economic, and social conservatives. Today, I believe the Republican and Democrat establishments would love nothing more than for the social conservatives to sit down and shut up, but they know this demographic can still really impact an election. It is harder for social conservatives to win elections by themselves these days. They... The Pahrump Valley Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2010559/posts#comment Sat, 3 May 2008 03:15:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2008447/posts <p>The Democratic National Committee has sparked outrage among veterans and others across the internet by running an anti-John McCain ad that shows U.S. soldiers being blown up.</p> <p>After the new ad’s voice-over castigated McCain for suggesting that the United States may stay in Iraq for “maybe 100” years, the footage becomes shocking.</p> NewsMax http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2008447/posts#comment Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:51:15 GMT