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Joe Scarborough was surely right about one thing . . . when he warned that his pronouncement would "enrage conservatives." The Morning Joe host today proclaimed that comparing Sarah Palin to Howard Dean was an insult . . . to Dean's intelligence. Joe's jab came in response to an analogy Time's Mark Halperin drew between the excitement Palin creates and that drummed up by Dean's presidential campaign in 2004. MARK HALPERIN: Think about it compared to Howard Dean in 2004. He was exciting too, and he had these huge crowds, and people said, this guy's going win the Democratic nomination...

Join us Wednesday, October 28th at 7:30 p.m. as Southeast Missouri State University and KMOX welcome Newt Gingrich and Governor Howard Dean for a discussion about health care today. Tickets are on sale now and are $8 for the general public. Tickets can be purchased at the Show Me Center Box Office and Ticketmaster outlets. Click here to purchase tickets online at Ticketmaster.com. Admission is free for university students, staff and faculty with Redhawks ID. NEWT GINGRICH is well-known as the architect of the “Contract with America” that led the Republican Party to a majority in the U.S. House for...

THE DEMOCRATIC National Committee won't officially elect its next chairman until Feb. 12, so Howard Dean doesn't have the job wrapped up just yet. But the Association of State Democratic Chairs endorsed him this week, and two of the five other candidates for the position have since dropped out. Clearly, the Democratic chairmanship is now Dean's to lose. And that should have reasonable Democrats worried, because their party's ills aren't going to get better with the medicine Dr. Dean is prescribing. As governor of Vermont, Dean was regarded as a budget-balancing, gun-owner-friendly centrist. As a candidate for president, he turned...

The president is changing the political landscape, but not in the way he intends. On Friday, I was at DePauw University in Indiana debating former Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean. It was two days after Barack Obama's big speech before a joint session of Congress and Mr. Dean is a strong advocate for his party's agenda and a medical doctor, so I expected him to defend the president's idea of adding a "trigger" to health-care reform to ease its passage and thereby guarantee a government takeover of our health-care system. But Mr. Dean turned out to be tougher on...

A Million and a half people in the streets of Washington and this clown says the American people don't care if the bill is rammed through.

Pelosi signed two Official Certifications of Nomination for Obama and Biden at the DNC Convention last August. Read the language carefully and note the difference between them: Second one without any reference to the constitution.

Former Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean said Sunday that the resignation of White House green jobs adviser Van Jones is a "loss for the country." The outspoken Democrat and former presidential candidate vigorously defended Jones, who resigned in the wake of criticism over his past statements and associations -- including his past support for a group that believes the Bush administration may have been involved in the Sept. 11 attacks. "I think he was brought down," Dean told "FOX News Sunday," saying he just spoke to Jones. "I think it's a loss for the country." Dean pointed to Jones' credentials...

Here is video of former Gov. Howard Dean on Fox News Sunday today reacting to the resignation of Van Jones as President Obama's "Green Jobs" Czar. Howard Dean said he had recently talked with Jones, and he believes Jones was "brought down," and that his resignation is a "loss for the country." Dean defended Jones when Chris Wallace asked him about why Jones had signed the 9/11 "Truther" petition. Dean said Jones signed it because "someone waved a clip board in his face at a rally," meaning he did not know what he was signing. . . (VIDEO)

Dean: Jones' Resignation a 'Loss for the Country' The former presidential candidate vigorously defends Van Jones, who resigned in the wake of criticism over his past statements and associations. FOXNews.com Sunday, September 06, 2009 Former Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean said Sunday that the resignation of White House green jobs adviser Van Jones is a "loss for the country." The outspoken Democrat and former presidential candidate vigorously defended Jones, who resigned in the wake of criticism over his past statements and associations -- including his past support for a group that believes the Bush administration may have been involved in...

Howard Dean said Van Jones was "brought down" and calls his resignation a "loss for the country." Dean said Van Jones didn't intentionally sign a petition blaming the government for 9/11.

When I received my invitation in the mail from Jim Moran himself that mentioned his Health Care Town Hall would include special guest Howard Dean I knew I had to go. I wanted to get front and center, which meant taking a 1/2 day from work to get there early. Doors were scheduled to open at 6:00, and Ron, our local Tea Party organizer alerted us that Moran was bringing in tons of his troops to fill the rafters with "be there by 5:00" marching orders. Word was that this initially was only open to folks from Moran's district but...

Congressman Jim Moran's (D-Va.) Reston town hall meeting fell apart at one point last night when Operation Rescue's Randall Terry disrupted the meeting, along with others. He was immediately ejected by security.

Howard Dean claims TORT reform would 'make enemies'August 28, 10:07 AM Mesa Independent Examiner Christina Wijfjes-Smit There is a new battle cry being touted in the ongoing debate of health care reform by a growing number of Americans; TORT reform. TORT reform would limit the circumstances under which injured people may sue or limit the amount a jury can award at trial, or both. Doctors are forced to spend an enormous amount of money on mal-practice insurance due to the ever growing number of frivolous law suits filed. The increase of cost to the doctor trickles down to the patient...

We've always suspected that fear of angering trial lawyers was the only reason President Obama refused to embrace tort reform as a crucial part of achieving his goal of reduced health care costs. Now we know for sure. A moment of candor by Howard Dean, the former chairman of the DNC and an enthusiastic backer of Obama's health reform initiative, confirmed our suspicions. "The reason that tort reform is not in the bill is because the people who wrote it did not want to take on the trial lawyers in addition to everyone else they were taking on," Dean said...

DissentFromDayOne's YouTube description: This video was taken on Tuesday, August 25th, 2009 at Rep. Jim Moran's (D-VA) Town Hall meeting on Obama Deathcare held at South Lakes High School in Reston, VA. Many people were left outside when the school filled to capacity. School security officer Wesley Cheeks, Jr. did not like my anti-Obamacare poster which used one of the gone-viral "Joker" graphics. When I said to Officer Cheeks, "This used to be America!" his response was: "It ain't no more, OK?" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIKPKjl0-pg&feature=player_embedded

Many people were left outside when the school filled to capacity. School security officer Wesley Cheeks, Jr. did not like my anti-Obamacare poster which used one of the gone-viral "Joker" graphics. When protester said to Officer Cheeks, "This used to be America!" his response was: "It ain't no more, OK?

In an unprecedented show of arrogance and disregard for the electorate, Democrats have called American citizens who dare to dissent from Obamacare unAmerican, a paid mob, political terrorists, brownshirts and Nazis, among others. Now, opponents of socialized medicine and the Obama agenda are being depicted as Ku Klux Klan members who want to lynch Barack Obama. That's the message of this flyer which was found on cars outside the parking lot at South Lakes High School in Reston on Tuesday night, after the town hall meeting with Jim "I Like To Hit People" Moran and "Screamin'" Howard Dean.

Political power, rather than substance, is at the heart of the Democrats' proposed health care legislation. Admission of that power-politics reality was the most significant occurrence in a very odd town-hall meeting Tuesday night held by Virginia Democratic Rep. James P. Moran. It is now clearer than ever that plaintiffs' lawyers collectively are the political powerhouse running the health care show. A constituent at the meeting, quite reasonably, asked Mr. Moran the following question: "There is $200 billion of savings over 10 years if you have [lawsuit] reform, and nobody loses but the lawyers. Why isn't [lawsuit] reform in the...

Thursday, August 27, 2009 Hypocrisy Alert: Dem Moran Calls Town Hall Attendee a "Plant" Demands To See License Before Question (Video) Unreal! Democrat Jim Moran called a town hall attendee "a plant" and demanded to see his license before he could ask his question: Via Breitbart The Corner has more on Moran's hypocrisy: Earlier this week, Rep. Jim Moran (D., Va.) berated attendees at his town-hall meeting for not being residents of his district, going so far as to demand a driver’s license from one of his questioners to prove his residence. Too bad Moran isn’t equally committed to verifying...

Looks like I'm not the only one who wonders why tort reform isn't at least part of the Teddy's Dead Health Care bill. First, enjoy the hypocritical Democrat congressturd asking his constituent for ID before he'll answer the question. When the question is finally asked, Rep. Braindead punts to Howard Dean. Dean is, of course, Crazy Joe Biden Lite. The brain farts come at a pace that make it seem as if his synapses were packed with garlic. As is the case with Biden, when he speaks about his own party the powers that be get ulcers because the mouth...

The town hall held by Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.) on Tuesday night was a fun house. One opponent was escorted out by aides after yelling too loudly. A flash mob started on the floor of the auditorium in which the town hall was being held. A man was kicked off the property after physically accosting an Obama supporter. Rampant interruptions and forceful questioning plagued the Congressman at every turn. Moran played what cards he could. After promising to speak for a half hour and then take an hour and a half of questions, he spoke for over an hour, handed...

Here is video this afternoon of Howard Dean saying, "There's going to be a public option in the bill." He made the comments to MSNBC's David Schuster as they talked about the death of Sen. Ted Kennedy. Dean said there are enough Democrats who favor a public option in both the House and Senate that there will be one in a Health Care Bill. . . . (Watch Video)

Give him props for honesty.

I call them "Future Presidents of the Past": Mario Cuomo, Ann Richards, maybe even Barbara Jordan (I date myself) -- all those "rising political stars" who gave a great speech or two, landed on a spate of magazine covers and Sunday shows, then burned out as quickly as they appeared. Another name at the top of that list has to be that of "Screaming" Howard Dean. Remember him? The physician cum Democratic Governor of Vermont turned failed Presidential candidate? For a man once widely touted as The Next Big Thing, Dean has been keeping a low profile of late, perhaps...

Health care town hall descends into chaos Posted: August 26th, 2009 01:00 AM ET From CNN Political Producer Rebecca Sinderbrand Rep. Jim Moran's health care town hall Tuesday night spiraled into chaos. RESTON, Virginia (CNN) – Rep. Jim Moran's health care town hall Tuesday night spiraled into chaos and displays of political theater as opponents of the president's overhaul plan spent two hours trying to shout down the Virginia Democrat and his party's former national chairman, Howard Dean. The foes of President Barack Obama's health care plan had publicly pledged to disrupt the event. Three hours before, hundreds were already...

Former Democratic National Chairman Howard Dean encountered angry protesters Tuesday at a health care town hall sponsored by Congressman Jim Moran in Virginia. (Aug. 26) AP/YouTube Video

Just how badly has Obama’s political capital shrunk? Bad enough for one of the most liberal pols on the planet -- Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wisc.) to bail on the prez. As reported yesterdat in the Lakeland Times, in a townhall meeting this week the hyperliberal Feingold not only touted his opposition to the “cap and trade� national energy tax but made a point to tell the crowd, “There’s a survey that shows that I am the Democrat who has least voted with President Obama.� Feingold has a 100% voter rating from the ACLU.  The uber-liberal Americans for Democratic Action rates...

Here is video from a Town Hall Meeting in Reston, Virginia last night, where former Gov. Howard Dean appeared with Virginia Dem. Jim Moran. At the meeting, Dean was called a "baby killer" by Operation Rescue Founder Randall Terry who was at the event. Terry was eventually escorted out of the meeting. . . . . . (Watch Video)

Here is video of former Gov. Howard Dean appearing at a Town Hall Meeting in Virginia with Democrat Rep. Jim Moran. The meeting was chaotic and tumultuous as Dean was booed and jeered from the start. He and Moran sparred back and forth with the crowd. Moran actually said that "Medicare is not actually in the red." . . . . (Watch Video)

When protesters shout over former Governor Howard Dean at a town hall, Rep. Jim Moran gives them to boot. One of the protesters was identified by Fox as anti-abortion activist Terry Randall. Also, Griff Jenkins asks Dean to clarify comments he made about Republican opponents to health care reform "undermining our country."

Howard Dean takes the stage and Randall Terry and a group of 20 erupt with "We won't pay for murder"

I see that former former head of the Democratic National Committee Dr. Howard Dean was a guest speaker at Virginia Congressman Jim Moran's town hall tonight. Seems screaming Howie didn't exactly get a very warm welcome from much of the crowd, too. And this was up in Moran's own district (the 8th), which encompasses all of Alexandria and runs northwest up to Reston. Talk about a liberal paradise. Anyway, the get-together -- which looked to have been completely AstroTurfed by Barack Obama's Organizing for America folks (you could tell who they were were by the professional quality of the signs...

----- Forwarded Message ---- Friends, You are getting this e-mail because you signed up on My.BarackObama.com to attend the Town Hall Meeting with Congressman Moran and Howard Dean on Tuesday, August 25th at 6pm PLEASE WEAR A BLUE T-SHIRT AND ARRIVE AT 5:00 PM TO ENSURE THAT YOU GET A SEAT AND A POSITIVE HEALTH INSURANCE REFORM SIGN!! Those in opposition to health insurance are organizing to add an element of chaos and misinformation to these events. Let your voice be heard, make your presence felt. Negative people have been getting to these events early. Let's make sure there is...

Howard Dean: "When I was growing up in this country, Republicans and Democrats could actually sit down and have a sane conversation. You might not agree but you could get stuff done. This Republican party—this shrinking Republican party—is just determined to undermine President Obama. And unfortunately, you have to undermine the country in order to undermine the president. I think that's too bad."

Latest dispatch from the "dissent is patriotic" front: if you oppose Pres. Obama in his health care initiative, you're "undermining the country." None less than the great Howard Dean said so on this evening's Rachel Maddow show. Alison Stewart was filling in for the eponymous host. View video here.

It's time to stand up for Virginian families and demand real health insurance reform. Rep. Jim Moran has invited Governor Howard Dean, MD to speak at his next health care town hall on Tuesday, August 25. Will you join us? RSVP for the town hall here: http://action.seiu.org/page/event/detail/changethatworksvirginia/wrbb What: Town Hall meeting hosted by Rep. Jim Moran featuring Governor Howard Dean, M.D. When: Tuesday, August 25, 7:00PM - 9:00PM (Doors open at 6:00PM) Where: South Lakes High School, Auditorium 11400 South Lakes Dr., Reston, Virginia Congressman Moran is looking to us to stand behind him and help make the change Virginia...

Former Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean has been leading the liberal charge on healthcare, and next week he's likely to come face to face with the conservatives who have tripped up the Democrats' August campaign. Dean is the featured speaker Tuesday night at Democratic Rep. Jim Moran's (Va.) healthcare town hall meeting in Reston. Moran spokesman Austin Durrer said the event has been highlighted on conservative blogs, a fact that has them gearing up for vocal opponents in the audience. "We're anticipating an organized effort to bring people out," Durer said. But there won't be any guns. Firearms advocates have...

I've often quoted and commented on H.L. Mencken here over the years. In my view, the man is a hero and a genius. But I've never referenced Murray Rothbard, who's certainly in the same class...

Howard Dean: Public Option In Obamacare WILL Be Passed Posted: 18 Aug 2009 04:24 PM PDT Whether it’s a “public option”, or the term they’re currently using: “co-ops”, Screamin’ Howard Dean says that a government-run option WILL be in the health care bill. And, that the whole mess, including a “public option” will be passed. Why so confident, Howard? Today Dean revealed from whence his comfort cometh: why, reconciliation…of course. Aahh. The permanent ace in the Democrats’ pockets. It’s the unconstitutional Congressional tactic which allows a simple majority vote, rather than the mandated 2/3 vote, to pass legislation. On Joe...

Per Drudge... http://radioequalizer.blogspot.com/2009/08/howard-dean-says-senate-republicans.html

http://radioequalizer.blogspot.com/2009/08/howard-dean-says-senate-republicans.html Apparently, libtalkers aren't the only ones asserting that conservatives want Obama dead. After a week of reckless rhetoric from the left side of the dial, along comes Howard Dean to show them how it's really done! As Dean suggests Senate Republicans want to "kill the bill and kill the president", listen for the former DNC chairman's less-than-sincere effort to step out of the dog-doo. Is this Dean Scream Volume II, the quiet version?

WASHINGTON – Former Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean is arguing that there can be no meaningful overhaul of the health care system without a public option for coverage. A leading player in the party's liberal wing, Dean said in a nationally broadcast interview Monday he thinks providing a government role in insurance coverage is fair.

Here is video of former Democrat National Committee Chairman Howard Dean on CBS this morning where he said "you can't really have reform without a Public Option." Dean said you can't "pretend" to have reform without a public option. This runs counter to what many administration officials said on news shows yesterday. Obama is clearly being pressured by Democrats to keep the public option in the bill. Asked to predict the outcome, Dean said he believes a bill will pass with a public option, and the President will sign it into law "around December." . . . . . ....

WASHINGTON – Former Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean, a leading figure in the liberal wing of his party, said Monday he doubts there can be meaningful health care reform without a direct government role. Dean urged the Obama administration to stand by statements made early on in the debate in which it steadfastly insisted that such a public option was indispensable to genuine change, saying that Medicare and the Veterans Administration are "two very good programs that have been around for a long time."

Health Care: There might not be a "death panel," as Sarah Palin described it, but federal bureaucrats will be making end-of-life decisions. That's why state-run medicine is a leading cause of death in Britain and Canada.A post on the former Alaska governor's Facebook page has caused a stir by discussing openly what many privately fear and something we have written about. End-of-life counseling and efforts to measure cost-effectiveness of treatment will combine in a perfect storm to ration care in a way that lets the government decide who lives and who dies. "The America I know and love is not...

Newt Vs. Howard Dean on health care, Palin, and more...on ABC...

Here is video of Gov. Howard Dean today blasting Gov. Sarah Palin for her written statement on Facebook that the Democrats' Health Care Plan would create essentially, "death panels," who would decide "end of life" issues as to what procedures people would be allowed to have. Dean flatly said, "She made that up." He also said that statements like Palin made could have the effect being an "incitement to violence," and added "that's just a shame." Palin is not making up the fact that a Government Health Care System would have bureaucrats ultimately deciding whether to approve procedures for people...

Former DNC Chair Howard Dean said Sarah Palin is making up claims about President Obama's health care bill.

ABC News: Newt Gingrich and Howard Dean went at it on health care this morning on This Week. Especially over Sarah Palin's claim that Obama's health care plan will create "death panels" that would encourage euthanasia. “Communal standards historically is a very dangerous concept,” Gingrich told me. “You are asking us to trust turning power over to the government, when there are clearly people in American who believe in establishing euthanasia, including selective standards.”