DISASTER FOR DEAN IN IOWA

New York Post ^ | 1/20/04 | DEBORAH ORIN, VINCENT MORRIS and BRIAN BLOMQUIST

[G.Mason]

"Darn! I was hoping he would hold it together just long enough to win the nomination before going around the bend."

Exactly my sentiments!

[Common Tator]

Here are few thoughts on the Iowa campaigns I have not seen mentioned.

Click here for yet another take.

[YaYa123]

On NBC, I heard Brian Williams say no one who has won in Iowa, has won the presidency since 1976.

Mathews is drooling over Edwards!!

[leadpenny]

I know. I will be prez before Edwards is.

[Rocko]

Dean to Iowa:

"Sit down, you! You've had your say!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

[leadpenny]

And, Tim Russert is comin' up. I'll bet he has had NO sleep.

[YaYa123]

LOL..Imus was uncharacteristicly subtle with Mathews. He said to Mathews, "sometimes when I'm watching you guys, I get the feeling you're making things more interesting than they really are."

Understatement of the year! I don't know which I was more tired of....Iowa or Michael Jackson!!

[alloysteel]

Being "too liberal" did not have much to do with Dean's tumble in Iowa. "Too angry" was probably the determining factor. That was not mere anger, that was psychosis. Dean himself could not clarify just what he was feeling as the results of the caucus came streaming in. Here only a couple of weeks ago he was running way ahead, he was beyond assault.

All the wounds were self-inflicted. He was damaged by his dismissal of Saddam Hussein's capture, and did not retract from that. Dean hurt himself further when he turned upon a member of the audience and told him to "sit down" after a particularly stinging question. The brief appearance of his spouse on the campaign trail did little to dispel the notion that she did not seem to be very much in favor of Dean beginning this campaign in the first place.

[meyer]

I hate to reduce myself to making this comparison, but Dean looked like Hitler last night. I saw very little of the caucus events, but I did see Dean screaming.

He's so obnoxious and "in your face" that I can't believe he even thinks he's Presidential material.

[meyer]

"YOU SIT DOWN!!! You've had your say!!"

[leadpenny]

"sometimes when I'm watching you guys, I get the feeling you're making things more interesting than they really are."

I caught that. Imus is dumb like a fox. I believe he truly is impartial, though.

[Republican Red]

Dean always struck me as the type that, upon losing the dem nomination, would enter the race as a greenie or independent just to stick it to whoever does win the nomination. He's a mean s.o.b.

[GnL]

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

It may play well with social work bureaucrats and other government leeches

AFSCME! You nailed it!

[petercooper]

He imploded TOOOOOO SOOOOOON!!!!

[Walkin Man]

The wheels have come off of Dean's crazy train. Put a fork in the nut case, he is dead meat, especially after that insane, raving, "concession speech" he gave! What a loon!

Of course this is bad news for Rove and Bush.

[MJY1288]

Howard Dean makes Bobby Knight look like a calm basketball coach

[CIBGUY]

I'm sorry that Dean lost out! He'd have been no match for GB. Now Kerry is a tougher foe. And don't sell Edwards short. He's more focused than Kerry, who's relying on his military record. Edwards on the other hand has been more rational in his campaign messages. Bush has sure alienated a lot of people over his immigration proposals, and like I previously predicted, unless he changes his stand on that issue, this "race" isn't a foregone conclusion by any means.

[commish]

Rick and Bubba down here in the South have been having a blast with Mad Howie's rant. They have been holding PRIMAL SCREAM therapy for over an hour on thier show, and are calling him Howard the Tarydactyl (sp.).

Thier show stopper a few minutes ago though was Billy Idols "Rebel Yell" with Howie's scream dubbed in throughout. You couldn't tell what was Dean and what was Billy ROFL!!!!!!

[uncbob]

Just goes to show how quickly things can change in politics

A good reminder to all those who think Bush is a shoo in in November

Political situation in Iraq blows up look out