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Speech put Dean in a hole, Harkin says
The Des Moines Register ^
| 01/23/2004
| Jane Norman
Posted on 01/23/2004 4:44:23 AM PST by Therapist
Edited on 05/07/2004 6:40:36 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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Washington, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa, who endorsed Howard Dean in his bid for the presidential nomination, said Thursday that Dean hurt his chances with his arm-swinging speech in Des Moines following his third-place caucus finish.
Harkin, a Democrat, also criticized the former Vermont governor's advertising in the last days before the caucuses. He praised rivals John Kerry and John Edwards for running "great" campaigns in Iowa, and said Dean needs to bring his wife on the campaign trail more.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Iowa
KEYWORDS: 2004; blowup; harkin; howarddean; iowa; mania; meltdown; yeehaaaaah
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The leader of the left wing looney's in Iowa tries to weasel and alibi his support of the mad Doctor Dean. Harkin has been a total embarrassment to conservatives in Iowa for years. His association and endorsement of this leftist loser is very gratifying.
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posted on
01/23/2004 4:44:24 AM PST
by
Therapist
To: Therapist
I love Harkin's step in the "dung-heap" with this endorsement.
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posted on
01/23/2004 4:48:10 AM PST
by
babaloo
To: Therapist
Dean's performance was very much like the performance of Harkin at the Wellstone funeral. Think about it.......
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posted on
01/23/2004 4:51:20 AM PST
by
CMailBag
To: Therapist
Wowie Howie
Even dems think youre a freak,
Id say thats pretty weird.
No longer youre the golden boy,
The sheeple had you sheared.
From first to third in one fell swoop,
The nosedive happened fast.
Lucky you that some dropped out,
Kept you from being last.
The last to know there is no chance,
Youll ever get elected.
Moseley-Braun could see the signs,
She knew shed be rejected.
But you just kept on spewing out,
Look out Dean, youre exploding.
And whats up with that screaming speech,
It looks like youre imploding.
Conspiracy Guy 1/21/04
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posted on
01/23/2004 4:52:15 AM PST
by
Conspiracy Guy
(This tagline is made from 100% virtual material. Do not remove under penalty of law.)
To: Therapist
In watching Deans speech, in question, you can clearly see Tom Harkin in the background.
His facial expressions, during Deans uninsplicable tirade, reminded me of an old man with senile dementia.
Senator ....... Senator Hawkin? The speech is over Senator. They are locking up the building now, and we must leave. Here, let me wipe your chin.
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posted on
01/23/2004 4:54:14 AM PST
by
G.Mason
("The secret to success is knowing who to blame for your failures" - Old Democrat saying)
To: Therapist
"The people of Vermont would not re-elect raving maniacs five times in a row," said Harkin. I wouldn't be sure about that...
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posted on
01/23/2004 4:56:11 AM PST
by
TheGeezer
To: Therapist
My guess is that Teddy Kennedy had a little meet up with Harken.
There is so much going on behind the scenes that we'll need a scorecard of nefarious deals.
At this point my guess, and it's not even an educated guess, is that half the dems are behind Kerry/Kennedy and the pliable half is behind Clark/Clinton.
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posted on
01/23/2004 4:58:05 AM PST
by
OldFriend
(Always understand, even if you remain among the few)
To: G.Mason
Hmmmm...who are the stupidest voters in the US, Iowans who automatically return Harken to the Senate every election, or Massachusett voters who inflict Kennedy on the country every six years? Our founding fathers could not have foreseen that we would actually have citizens so lacking in common sense and a love for freedom or they would have included in the Constitution a provision whereby the rest of the states could kick these losers out of the Union.
To: Therapist
"I know what he was trying to do," Harkin said Thursday. "He had about 3,000 basically young people there that had been freezing all weekend, helping to try to get out his vote, and I think he just wanted to lift them up, rev them up a little bit."
Ok, understood. Now explain to me why I should vote for a guy that gets so caught up in the moment that he forgets about the media and evryone else and goes crazy yelling
"YAAAAAAAARRRHHHH!!!!!" while flapping his arms and trying to fly?
Patriot Paradox
To: kittymyrib
Actually, the constitution originally provided for the indirect selection of senators by the individual states. Direct election of senators is provided by an ammendment passed in the previous century. The framers were against direct democracy which they viewed as mob rule. Turns out, they were right.
To: Therapist
Speech put Dean in a hole.....
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posted on
01/23/2004 5:12:16 AM PST
by
ppaul
To: TheGeezer
***"The people of Vermont would not re-elect raving maniacs five times in a row," said Harkin.***
Harkin's comments were full of "damned with faint praise." I wouldn't want him for a friend.
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posted on
01/23/2004 5:15:19 AM PST
by
kitkat
To: kitkat
In this case Harkin was an opportunist not a friend. A good lesson for all.
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posted on
01/23/2004 5:16:47 AM PST
by
babaloo
To: Therapist
Next time you see the clip of Dean's rant, pay attention to Harkin, who is standing behind Dean. His expression is priceless, as if he can't believe Dean's rant and is torn between appearing to support Dean and running far, far away, where people won't remember him standing there behind Dean when it happened.
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01/23/2004 5:18:50 AM PST
by
Kenton
("Life is tough, and it's really tough when you're stupid" - Damon Runyon)
To: G.Mason
Harkin looked like the blithering doofus he is. I thought it was funnier than Dean's tirade. I kept waiting for the "Holy s---, what's he doing?" look to cross his face, but it never did.
LOL!
To: babaloo
I loved the Harkin and Gore endorsements that went down the drain with Dean.
The strangest part of the whole thing was Dean going to Plains, GA, only to be NON-endorsed by Jimmy Carter. How dumb is that?
I wouldn't want my name in the same paragraph with Jimmy Carter's and I'm not running for anything.
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posted on
01/23/2004 5:24:27 AM PST
by
lonestar
(Don't mess with Texas)
To: Therapist
It's "Monkey Business." It's the tank ride. It's over.
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posted on
01/23/2004 5:26:35 AM PST
by
Aquinasfan
(Isaiah 22:22, Rev 3:7, Mat 16:19)
To: Therapist
You can see the uncertain smile on Harkin's face --- when the Dean "I have a scream" speech begins. The smile slowly changes to a look of sickness and anquish. Harkin's a total louse-ridden RAT, but he's a pro. And he quickly recognized the "I have a scream" speech for what it was: pure suicide.
It's over. Dean's dead.
There will be no resurrection.
To: CMailBag
The Wellstone funerally was just what I thought of, when I saw Dean's screaming speech.
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posted on
01/23/2004 5:29:49 AM PST
by
Ditter
To: Therapist
Did any other Freeper out there seen the same television clip of Howard's rant....behind Howard was Larkin clapping and smiling and giving the "go get 'em" arm gesture...what a hypocrite Harkin is.....
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posted on
01/23/2004 5:52:40 AM PST
by
smiley
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