New Hampshire Gov. Howard Dean (news - web sites) opens the Democrats' Rock the Vote party in Boston Sunday, July 25, 2004, on the eve of Democratic National Convention. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)
Posted on 07/25/2004 9:32:18 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
BOSTON - Howard Dean (news - web sites) isn't running for president anymore, but you'd never know it from the reception he got Sunday night.
Speaking to a crowd of young voters at a party sponsored by Rock the Vote and Democratic Gain, Dean was welcomed like a rock star. He could barely get through the crowd. Once he reached the stage, with his shirt sleeves characteristically rolled up above the elbows, he was greeted with chants of "Dean, Dean, Dean" echoing back to his rallies this past winter, when the former Vermont governor was running for the Democratic nomination.
"We're all working for John Kerry (news - web sites) and John Edwards (news - web sites) now, but I know how helpful you all were to me, and I appreciate it very very much," Dean told the crowd.
He also took time for a little Bush-bashing.
"We're about to take a collection up to buy a one-way bus ticket to Crawford, Texas, for George W. Bush," Dean said.
While he promised not to say anything negative about the president, he joked:
"I didn't see any press out there. So we're going to have a lot of fun."
Among celebrities spotted in the crowd was Amber Tamblyn. The 21-year-old star of the CBS drama "Joan of Arcadia" said she's hoping to be a role model for other young women.
"This will be my first voting in a presidential election," she said. "I'm hoping young women see the importance of voting."
But she was less impassioned about discussing her recent Emmy nomination for best lead actress in a drama.
"I don't think I'm going to win," she said. "I don't want to peak too early in my career. I don't want be an It girl."
On the other hand, Free, the evening's emcee and co-host of the BET video countdown show "106 & Park," admitted that she's only voted once in her life. "That's about to change because I saw Fahrenheit/911," referring to Michael Moore's blockbuster documentary.
"Did y'all see Fahrenheit 9/11?" she asked the crowd, drawing plenty of cheers. "After I saw that, I said 'I'm going to vote every single year.'"
New Hampshire Gov. Howard Dean (news - web sites) opens the Democrats' Rock the Vote party in Boston Sunday, July 25, 2004, on the eve of Democratic National Convention. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)
Rev. Al Sharpton (news - web sites) reacts to the crowd, at the Democratic Gain & Rock the Vote jump off party in Boston, July 25,2004. The Democratic National Convention will be held July 26-29 at the FleetCenter in Boston. REUTERS/Marc Serota US ELECTION
Actress Natalie Portman speaks at the Democratic Gain & Rock the Vote jump off party in Boston July 25, 2004. The Democratic National Convention will be held July 26-29 at the FleetCenter in Boston. REUTERS/Marc Serota US ELECTION
"New Hampshire Gov. Howard Dean "
WHAT? Wrong state!
Vermont Governor Howard Dean (news - web sites) speaks at the Democratic Gain & Rock the Vote jump off party at the Avalon nightclub in Boston July 25, 2004. A unified Democratic Party on Sunday readied an upbeat, positive coronation for White House hopeful John Kerry (news - web sites) on the eve of a national convention held amid unprecedented security -- but without threatened union disruptions. Kerry and party leaders promised speakers at the convention would limit their criticism of Bush and focus on showcasing Kerry's life story and the Democratic agenda for boosting the economy, rebuilding foreign alliances and protecting the country. REUTERS/Marc Serota US ELECTION
Television host Jerry Springer rallys Democratic supporters during the Rock the Vote party in Boston Sunday, July 25, 2004 on the eve of Democratic National Convention. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)
"Speaking to a crowd of young voters at a party sponsored by Rock the Vote and Democratic Gain, Dean was welcomed like a rock star. He could barely get through the crowd. Once he reached the stage, with his shirt sleeves characteristically rolled up above the elbows, he was greeted with chants of "Dean, Dean, Dean" echoing back to his rallies this past winter, when the former Vermont governor was running for the Democratic nomination. "
He should have screamed " WHERE YOU IDIOTS WHEN THE VOTING WAS GOING ON!!! YARRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGH!!!"
There can be no such thing as a "Democrats' Rock The Vote Party" as RTV is allegedly non-partisan (just more BS from the Viacommie-MTV crowd).
Even if they hold a "rock the vote" gathering at the GOP convention, they are REQUIRED by IRS TAX LAW to invite Republicans as well as Democrats (they cannot offer partisan support). They had a former candidate from this year's election at the event.
Must have just come from delivering a calf. Nasty business.
FLASHBACK:
I did not just see Natalie Portman shilling for the Dem cause. Say it ain't true. Nooooooooooo!!!
Jerry Springer!?!?!?
It tells you something about the collective intelligence of the crowd that nobody felt like an idiot being at a political rally with JERRY SPRINGER as a speaker.
Un-frickin-believable.
I absolutely love Amber Tamblyn. I'd like to see her win the emmy for her work in Jone of Arcadia. I just hope that a political stake is driven through her heart if her reported leanings and her participation in a Dean rally is true.
Shoot, I really liked Natalie Portman. Oh well, another Hollywood liberal sheep.
Lyndon LaRouche = BAD DEMOCRAT, Jerry Springer and Al Sharpton = GOOD DEMOCRATS.
By the way, is it true that Dean sang a cover of the Who's "Won't Get Fooled Again" at the Rock the Vote rally?
YEEEEEAAAAAAHHHHH!
I thought that Amber Tamblyn, daughter of Russ, was an atheist (or at least agnostic) who does not believe in organized religion.
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