Howie on the Spot (Dean Fakes Incidents?)

The American Prowler ^ | 11/18/2003 | The Prowler

[nickcarraway]

PLAYING DOCTOR

The Kerry campaign in Iowa is looking into the events that transpired on Saturday in Des Moines, when former Vermont Gov. Howie Dean, a licensed physician, helped a man who appeared to suffer a seizure on a street. It turns out the man was a Dean volunteer, and Dean just happened to be passing by when he noticed a crowd and wondered what had happened. According to eyewitness accounts reported by numerous press outlets, Dean pushed his way into the crowd (apparently certain that a doctor was needed for whatever was occurring), cradled the man's head in his lap and administered a brief examination by taking his pulse and asking him a few questions about his medical history.

Surprisingly, this is the fourth time that Dean has been in the right place at the right time during his campaigning, and has played a role in helping an ill supporter.

"It's just way too coincidental," says a John Kerry volunteer in Des Moines. "And it was one of his people that was sick. It just looks like a setup. Most doctors goes a lifetime without being on the scene of a something like this, and it happens to him four times in four months? Maybe he is making people sick."

This volunteer said the campaign is now looking into each of the times Dean assisted fallen supporters, and is looking back to Dean's time as Vermont governor to establish a pattern, which all sounds just a bit desperate and petty on the part of the Kerry campaign.

"You know what they say about desperate times," says the volunteer. "This is going to get nasty real fast. It's the only way we can stay in it."

Kerry is rolling out a new, get-tough image that he tested out in Jefferson-Jackson remarks on Saturday. The press spotlighted the speech, and initial reviews were good, thought internally, some Kerry supporters say it is too little too late.

OPEN BORDERS

Now we know it wasn't party loyalty or presidential ambitions that brought Hillary Rodham Clinton to Des Moines last weekend. She went there to sell books. The senator showed up Sunday morning at a Des Moines Borders bookstore and autographed about 900 copies of her book. Copies of her tome were also being sold at the Jefferson-Jackson dinner the night before.

Hillary showed up at the store on time, and left on the dot, leaving a few disgruntled fans without her autograph.

[Fabozz]

"Most doctors goes a lifetime without being on the scene of a something like this, and it happens to him four times in four months? Maybe he is making people sick."

I don't find that hard to believe. I can't imagine anyone listening to more than two or three of Dean's stump speeches without having a seizure.

[nickcarraway]

You have a good point, although I don't know if any of the afflicted were actually listening to him when they had their spells.

[Sapper26]

Dean's new campaign slogan: You've got to be SICK to support me.

[nickcarraway]

Works for me.

[dawn53]

"It's just way too coincidental," says a John Kerry volunteer in Des Moines. "And it was one of his people that was sick. It just looks like a setup. Most doctors goes a lifetime without being on the scene of a something like this, and it happens to him four times in four months? Maybe he is making people sick."

LOL, Dean has Munchausen's by proxy!

[leadpenny]

I wondered about this when I heard the account during C-SPAN's broadcast of the dinner Sat. night.

Hillary! and the Nine Dwarfs Show is only going to get better.

I can't imagine anyone listening to more than two or three of Dean's stump speeches without having a seizure.

LOL, Fabozz.

[swilhelm73]

Well, earlier Dean either lied about attending to a 12 year old pregnant incest victim or refused to report her supposed rapist father. Since the former is more likely (though not certain), something like this certainly fits the pattern.

[Elsie]

And it was one of his people that was sick.

UHhhh........

Aren't they ALL?

[Leisler]

Why do I suspect alot of the male Dean campaign workers do have fainting spells, swooning fits, water weight gain days, etc....

[cricket]

"LOL, Dean has Munchausen's by proxy!"

Is there such a thing as 'Clintonhausen's by proxy'?

Demrats depend on lies; 'smokin mirror'; special effects and of course the special campaign sorry, tear/jerked 'story'. . .

Could well be that Dean has found another 'create a reality' MO to make an impression.

[New Horizon]

and of course the special campaign sorry, tear/jerked 'story'...

algore was pretty damn good at that, too.

[tje]

for later..

[MaggieCarta]

"Hillary showed up at the store on time..."

I think that's the real cause. No, no, it's simple coincidence.

[PogySailor]

When reading about this latest incident, I though it strange that it happened right in front of a van load of media types. And that Dean just happened to be nearby.

[PogySailor]

Here's the like to the story that raised my eyebrows:

Dean aids supporter(Gag!)

[stayathomemom]

Is he licensed in Iowa?

[cricket]

"algore was pretty damn good at that, too."

no question; and of course Clinton; who still prefers the 'story' lines in addition, of course to his blatant lies.

We know that Gephart and Kerry as well have used the speech 'enhancements'; and the list goes on. . .

Well, suffice to say the Dems are not in the habit of telling the truth.

And that is just putting it nicely.

[newgeezer]

Ping. Sounds like Dean took lessons from Clinton.