Dean's discourse not winning over the South

Athens Banner-Herald ^ | 12/31/03 | Bill Shipp

[EllaMinnow]

Southern BTTT.

[nwrep]

The Dems can win without the South. We cannot.

[Lost Highway]

Despite his upbringing in the affluent Hamptons and on Park Avenue, he became a prudent, middle-of-the-road governor of Vermont.

What does his parents income have to do with anything? Wealth is an obstacle to being prudent and middle of the road?

[reed_inthe_wind]

Even Al Gore has made a public accusation against Dean, claiming that Dean stole his endorsement. (joking)

[nwrep]

For starters, any Democrat or Republican who gives up a medical education to become a politician ought to be subjected to a psychiatric examination before being allowed to stand for elective office.

Nonsense. I say it was a smart move. The hours are better, the pay is about the same (150K), and you don't need malpractice insurance.

[ItisaReligionofPeace]

His Yankee condescension almost glows in the dark.

So true. He doesn't have a chance in the South. Go Howard!

[TheBigB]

I hear that Albore called Deanie to retract his endorsement. "Circumstances have changed since we last spoke.." he said.

[Celtjew Libertarian]

Let me just check one thing: This column was written by a Democrat?

If, so, whoaaa.

[meenie]

Most people accept lieing, political pandering, moral deficiency in candidates because they realize only the scoundrels can rise to the heights of their party leadership. They do not like these problems injected into their religious beliefs. Dean committed the mistake of attempting this. Now the choice becomes the lesser of evils.

[Conspiracy Guy]

Dean? Do you mean....

Howie

Your comments really crack me up,
I’d have to say you’re funny.
As funny as a hemorrhoid,
Or as a nose that’s runny.
Saddam’s capture no big deal,
Your stance is still the same.
You’re really sucking big on this,
I’d say your brain is lame.
But tell me Howie, I must know,
These speeches, just who writes them?
Katie Couric comes to mind,
Or Michael Moore, is it him?
Well Doctor Dean you make me sick,
Malpractice, I will sue you.
Please get a clue, I’ll sell you one,
John Kerry needs a few too.

Conspiracy Guy 12/16/03

[nwrep]

Agree 100%. But fact remains, Dean does not need the South. We do. He just needs NH and Nevada + Gore states, and he will win.

[KC_Conspirator]

The Dems can win without the South. We cannot.

History says otherwise. No president since Woodrow Wilson has won the presidency without winning some states in the south. In fact, the only way democrats have ever won is if they are competitie in the south.

Dean is also insulting flyover country from MN down to TX. Right now the over/under is 5 states for him.

[OldFriend]

More's the pity that Zell Miller is not considered a democrat leader.

[FreeManWhoCan]

Freepers; escuse my ignorance, but can someone tell me why the McGOvern is always mentioned as the worst election? Can someone explain how bad it was? I've been curious about this for a while....

[Dog Gone]

Keep in mind that many of the Gore states were just barely won by him. In fact, it frustrated many of us at the time that the Bush campaign conceded them without challenging the election results as Gore was doing in Florida.

[Vigilanteman]

Dean has nothing to worry about. I heard Cynthia McKinney is endorsing him. Baw-ha! Ha!

[woofie]

Hoping to Broaden his Appeal in the South, Dean admits"Im a Bigot"
12/27/03 | self


Posted on 12/26/2003 11:31:32 PM PST by woofie


Dateline Vermont...The Dean campaign admitted today that Howard Dean is not only a metrosexual but is also a bigot.

"I'm seeking the southern bigot vote." admitted Dean, "and people need to understand that I'm a bigot just like other southerners"

Capitalizing on bigotry may be a risky political move however, many experts are unsure just how this will play out in the general election.

"While Dean has been solicitous of Reverend Sharpton....the black vote is not an absolute certainty at this point," says Harvard professor, Shirley Froid, "Many blacks have announced they plan to vote for Bill Clinton in the next election."

"It shows a lack of education about the South on his part," says presidential candidate John Edwards, " We, in the South are not all bigots....some of us are black"

Coming on the heals that he plans to talk about Jesus, and eat chicken fried steaks, the announcement by Dean that he too is a bigot is seen as a "full Southern strategy" meant to solidify his base across the country.

[aimhigh]

''People in the Northeast don't talk about their religion

That's why there are so few real Christians there. And why it's so liberal.

[SF Republican]

For the bastion of liberalism San Francisco is he is not exactly firing this place up.