Posted on 02/26/2005 11:45:20 AM PST by MisterRepublican
There were plenty of screams Friday afternoon at Liberty Hall, but none of them came from Howard Dean.
Instead, the new chairman of the Democratic National Committee was cheered enthusiastically by a sign-waving crowd gathered to hear Dean's message that the party must build its strength in traditionally Republican states such as Kansas.
"We need to go everywhere," he told the rally. "There is not one county in this state, I don't care how far west you go, that doesn't have Democrats. We have to be proud of who we are."
It was a message gladly received among the Democratic faithful.
"It was wonderful, very energizing, a very positive, powerful message," said Micheline Burger, who joined nearly 1,000 others in paying $5 to hear Dean, the former presidential candidate. "It gives me a hope there's a good future ahead of us, as opposed to what we've been having the last four years."
Mark Simpson, executive director of the Kansas Democratic Party, was unavailable to say how much the party raised Friday. But Dean's rally, along with a $100-a-head fund-raiser at the home of Lawrence residents John and Nancy Hiebert, provided the state party with a fresh infusion of cash.
Just as important, other officials said, they got some inspiration.
"Just enthusiasm," said Kathy Greenlee, chair of Douglas County Democrats. "Not only for Democrats in Douglas County, but Democrats across Kansas."
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Even in Loving Co. Texas? I seriously doubt it.
Pay back for "He the added ..." , or a genuine interest in Communist propaganda? ;)
O Lord, deliver us from the good people. Amen.
And .. they show their "tolerance" by being intolerant of conservatives.
Yeah, I get that! It's full of hatred.
That's gonna be a tough sell.
Wonder how many of the 1,000(if there were 1,000) were rolling their eyes and/or embarassed... or just left... Dean is in your face smoke.. no doubt, not all inhaled..
In the last 22 Presidential elections, Kansas has gone Democratic 3 times--in the Roosevelt landslides of 1932 and 1936 (in the latter case defeating a Kansan, Alf Landon), and in the LBJ landslide of 1964. No doubt Dean is correct when he says there are Democrats in every county in Kansas. Take Wallace County, for example. I don't have the 2004 figures, but in 2000 it showed 103 votes for Gore, against 737 for Bush...more than 7-1 in Bush's favor, but Gore did get some votes.
I don't know why this wasn't higher up earlier. This is something that needs to be noted at the highest levels.
Can you imagine if the Chairman of the Republican National Committee called Democrats "evil"?
Remember all the flack that various Republicans got for saying much more mild things?
Woe unto him who calls good evil, and evil good.
I can't wait for the interviewer who calls him on this, 'Dr. Dean, just who are you calling "evil"? President Bush? All Republicans? Conservatives? What, precisely is it about them that is evil?'
Inquiring minds want to know.
I'm sure these comments will be reported all over the MSM tomorrow. /sarcasm
In other words he's saying "We must spread the virus".
Words worth contemplation for all.
And isn't Lawrence the town where Kerry's train was supposed to stop, but they just rode on by and made the party faithful mad?
One starts to wonder if Dean is working for Rove.
HA HA HA HA HA!!!
GOOD ONE!
Hmmmmmmm...Wait a minute..........
I was born and grew to adulthood about 80 miles up river from Lawrence, Kansas, home of Kansas University. Lawrence was just as crazy then as it apparently is now. In my youth, almost every public urinal had a sign above the handle saying, 'please flush, K.U. needs the water'. I imagine they're still there.
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