Dean Takes Limbaugh's Advice on Clinton Insult

NewsMax.com ^ | 12/20/03 | Carl Limbacher and NewsMax.com Staff

[kattracks]

In a move urged by the Democrat's talk radio nemesis Rush Limbaugh, presidential front-runner Howard Dean called former President Bill Clinton on Friday to clarify remarks that fans of the former president found insulting.

Speaking to a Manchester, New Hampshire audience on Thursday, Dean had complained, "When Bill Clinton said the era of big government is over, I believe that we must enter a new era for the Democratic Party -- not one where we join Republicans and aim to simply limit the damage they inflict on working families."

The remark outraged more than a few Democrats, including Bruce Reed, a Clinton adviser and president of the Democratic Leadership Council.

Reed fumed to the Kansas City Star:

"For Governor Dean to suggest that all the Democrats did under Bill Clinton during the 1990s was damage control is an affront to President Clinton. ... One day Dean says Americans are no better off with Saddam [Hussein] out of power. Now he seems to be saying Democrats are better off with Bill Clinton out of power."

Commenting on Dean's break with the former president, Limbaugh noted Friday, "This is a dangerous strategery for Dean. He's challenging the Godfather of the Democrat Party."

The top talker then warned, "That kind of thing will get you dumped in Fort Marcy Park. I would recommend [Dean] call Bob Torricelli or Andrew Cuomo and find out what happens when you cross Don Clintleone."

Before Cuomo and Torricelli decided to end their election campaigns last year, they were urged to do so in phone calls by the former president.

It's not clear whether Dean heard Limbaugh's warning, but later that same day he called Clinton directly, bypassing Torricelli and Cuomo.

After assuring the former president that he hadn't really meant that it was time for Democrats to leave him behind, Dean told reporters, "We're not going to turn our backs on Clinton. We're not that crazy."

At a Burlington, Vt., town hall meeting later in the day, Dean said that he wanted make America the kind of country it was under Harry Truman, Franklin Roosevelt and Bill Clinton.

[EggsAckley]

make America the kind of country it was under Harry Truman, Franklin Roosevelt and Bill Clinton.

Now that's just down right scary!!

[Enterprise]

"At a Burlington, Vt., town hall meeting later in the day, Dean said that he wanted make America the kind of country it was under Harry Truman, Franklin Roosevelt and Bill Clinton.

Any number of things can be said here, but a country under people like Clinton is a country going under.

[Peace will be here soon]

Dean told reporters, "We're not going to turn our backs on Clinton. We're not that crazy."

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Interesting.....This could be taken a few different ways.

[Enterprise]

Of course, and I don't want to say this too loudly, Dean can get a lot of Democrats back by dissing Clinton, because they left the party precisely BECAUSE of Clinton. Not to worry though, he evidently chickened out. Draft dodger, and coward, like Clinton.

[Faraday]

"We're not going to turn our backs on Clinton. We're not that crazy."

Especially when he has a lit cigar.

[sanjacjake]

Hell- Keep putting Clinton out there....His advice
and expertise only lost the Senate, House, Presidency,
and a few Governorships across the country...and his
great assist in Florida in '02...reelected Jeb Bush in
a landslide....He and McAwful are two of the best things
going to reelect Republicans....Heehwwwwww...Jake

[goldstategop]

Nikita Dean pays his respects to Don Clintone. Film at 11.

[rs79bm]

Dean said that he wanted make America the kind of country it was under Harry Truman, Franklin Roosevelt and Bill Clinton.

Bwahahahahahahaaa!!!

What a mismatch!

[billorites]

"Dean Takes Limbaugh's Advice"

Did Rush hit him up for any pills?

[Young Rhino]

but a country under people like Clinton is a country going under.

Why does Monica and "down on its knees" come to mind?

[Enterprise]

LOL. Gee, I don't rightly know.

[Paul Atreides]

One day Dean says Americans are no better off with Saddam [Hussein] out of power. Now he seems to be saying Democrats are better off with Bill Clinton out of power."

Nice comparison: "with Bill Clinton out of power.". It puts Bubba right up there on the level of a dictator. Of course, the nation is better off with Bubba out of power.

[b4its2late]

Dean's a friggin' idiot.

[Billthedrill]

Kiss the ring, Howie.

[Paul Atreides]

Um, what kind of ring?

[Bullish]

make America the kind of country it was under Harry Truman, Franklin Roosevelt and Bill Clinton.

You have to be a complete moron to make such an asinine statemnt.

[cynicom]

Communists infestation is what he will have if elected.

[Billthedrill]

The one Hillary wears. One shows respect to the Clinteones...or else...

[Osage Orange]

""We're not going to turn our backs on Clinton. We're not that crazy."

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TRANSLATION:

"We know who has our FBI files...And we know that you never turn your back on a "back-stabber"

FRegards,