Dean was noted for his candid and often unpredictable comments during his campaign last year.
Posted on 04/25/2005 9:09:26 AM PDT by West Coast Conservative
Howard Dean may not be running for anything, but his elbows appear to be as sharp as ever.
Since taking over as chairman of the Democratic National Committee earlier this year, the former presidential candidate has been quoted in newspapers making unusually caustic remarks about Republicans.
Dean has suggested that they are "evil." That they are "corrupt." He called them "brain-dead" during a stop in Toronto -- and while the Terri Schiavo case was still in the news. He has tagged Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) as a "liar." Last week, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported that he mimicked a "drug-snorting Rush Limbaugh" at an event there.
Dean was noted for his candid and often unpredictable comments during his campaign last year. Then, as now, many Democrats said they don't mind the former Vermont governor's bluntness.
"You don't want a wallflower for a party chairman," one Senate Democratic aide said. Dean's remarks have not attracted much attention in the national media, in part because he has focused largely on local and regional news outlets since taking the party's helm in February.
But his counterparts in the Republican National Committee have noticed. "It's odd that Howard Dean says he wants to earn the respect of those who live in the red states, but chooses to not only attack their views but attack them personally," RNC spokeswoman Tracey Schmitt said. "Americans want to hear an agenda, rather than name calling."
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Howie has such a way with words. ;-)
So which one of those insults won over your vote for the next election?
"He called them "brain-dead" during a stop in Toronto"
Snif... snif... snif ...I smell a mid term victory coming.
Dean was noted for his candid and often unpredictable comments during his campaign last year.
Howard... you are SO RIGHT!!! Keep it up! Tell the world every day. Please!!!
Not unusual for him ... what a winning personality! Just compare with Ken Mehlman, who would never say such rubbish.
He blew himself out of the race -- now he's going to do it for the whole rat party!
I wonder why
Been waiting for Chairman Dean to get a head of steam going.
Now Howie, if you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all. LOL
The dems deserve Howard Dean.
THEY STILL DON'T GET IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Howard is looking in the mirror, not at Republicans.
Heh-heh, we couldn't ask for a better RatHead than Howie. He's da bomb.
Is that Toronto, Canada? What exactly was Dean doing there anyway, some illegal fundraising?
Wouldn't that be a "whining personality"?
Dean: Republicans are "Brain Dead"
Florida Republicans better watch out. They might put you in a hospital.
Dean, the gift that never quits giving.
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