Posted on 07/19/2005 2:23:42 AM PDT by RWR8189
It's been called the "scream heard 'round the world." Now it's echoing in Pittsburgh.
Howard Dean was the Democratic front-runner in the 2004 presidential campaign until he responded to losing the Iowa caucus with a frenzied speech and wild whoop. Instead of rallying his troops, Dean's rant on national TV became one of the most laughed-at moments in political history and took the steam out of the former Vermont governor's bid for the White House.
Republicans plan to poke more fun at the episode when Dean, now chairman of the Democratic National Committee, appears today at a Democratic Party event in Lawrenceville. The Young Republicans of Allegheny County are hosting a "Howard Dean Scream" contest outside the Church Brew Works, 3525 Liberty Ave., where Dean is scheduled to speak at a $25-a-person money-raising rally.
Monica Douglas, executive director of the county GOP committee, said the idea "is just to create some buzz."
"We're hoping to have some great impressions of the infamous Dean-scream speech,"
(Excerpt) Read more at pittsburghlive.com ...
bump for Chairman Hao.
No, no, no. It has to be a Hillary Find the Missing Papers contest. Whoops, they are right on the table!
OTOH, the outsider agitators consisted of a dozen or so scruffy looking Hitler Youth brandishing Bush/Cheney 2004 signs. Talk about living in the past for a lost cause...
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