Fresh from his latest quelled rebellion, when his “kill the bill” became “I will support Obama, but not vigurously” to “I’ll vigurously support Obama” Dean opens his mouth again (with the truth)
‘It’s going to be a hard November for Democrats,
”Our base is demoralized.”
While he praised Obama as a good president, Dean said the Democrat hasn’t turned out to be the ”change agent” the party thought it elected, and voters who supported Democrats in back-to-back elections now are turned off. Said Dean: ”They really thought the revolution was at hand but it wasn’t, and now they’re getting the back of the hand.”
All god and true – but even I, agreeing with him, I wonder about the timing of this interview.
In Bobotland, the 2004 primaries are back
18. He’s starting to sound bitter.
Why isn’t he out rallying voters?
and
62. What you call “bitter,” others call “the truth.” And Dean should know…
He helmed the DNC to back-to-back Dem victories in 2006 and 2008.
What he sees is what you apparently cannot bring yourself to see:
The DLC strategy, which so heartily endorse endorse and energetically promote, is killing us this year.
and
47. the administration has made it clear he’s persona non grata–he’s not wanted
Dean’s been shut out–that’s real “Democratic loyalty,” eh? real dedication to “making our nation better”
If you think the rahmbaggers care about “making our nation better” and have no interest in “personal glory or gratification”–you’re hopeless.
Oh, well, good times, good times.
Me? All I can say to Howard is: Be careful what you wish for. You may get it
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9 comments
January 16, 2010 at 1:51 pm
Swannie
NYS you crack me up always
January 16, 2010 at 10:27 pm
edgeoforever
That’s what the whip in the picture is for
January 16, 2010 at 6:23 pm
Fredster
The truth is hard to hear and deal with for some of these folk. Poor babies.
January 17, 2010 at 8:38 am
twandx
Dean acting just as he did as our Gov. He’s a mugwump – changing sides as the wind blows.
mugwump: a bird sitting on a fence with its mug on one side and its wump on the other.
January 17, 2010 at 9:52 am
edgeoforever
Love it! But unlike the bird, dean’s timing is always off – I remember this during his campaign too.
January 17, 2010 at 12:39 pm
cj
lol, that’s a perfect description of Howard. Just like the rest of the backstabbers, I think he’s just fighting for some relevancy at this point.
OT/I don’t know where to post this, so I’ll stick it in this thread. I found it in the comments @ Hillaryis44, and even though it’s from AmericanThinker, its mostly direct quotes from “Game Change.”
Picture emerging of Obama as arrogant, bored, and ‘peevish’ about campaign
As I read Game Change , a recurring motif is how often Barack Obama would be bored or annoyed by either his Senatorial duties or the rigors of campaigning. He is not infrequently “fatigued” or “tired” or “peevish.” If we had known of these qualities we might better have appreciated his readiness for the office.
snip: The schedule was killing him. The fatigue was all-consuming. The events piled up on top of one another, making his temples ache. He tried not to bitch and moan too much, except when it got out of hand-meaning almost every day.
He also grew exasperated that Hillary would continue her campaign as long as she did-how dare she? “Obama was frustrated. By the end of his winning streak, the thrill of victory had lost a modicum of its luster for him. He complained to his aides about the sameness of the succession of mega-rallies, about a certain staleness creeping in” (page 229). He complained that , “these people never die” (meaning the Clintons).
snip: The book reveals several examples of how Obama and his campaign played the race card (distorting Bill Clinton’s words, referring to McCain supporters who may not vote for a man to be President who doesn’t look like other presidents on dollar bills, working with black media to stoke the issue, using surrogates such as Jesse Jackson, Jr., to prolong the controversy-see page 198).
He also taunted Hillary Clinton with the story that her campaign had planted a question at a public appearance. “Obama was enjoying himself, too, at Hillary’s expense. He and his advisers took no small pleasure in the planted question story..at town halls, Obama would slyly mock Clinton” by challenging the audience to ask him any question they want (page 160). Then, of course, there was his mocking comment after she was asked about her likeability “You’re likeable enough Hillary.” Afterwards, Hillary “marveled, yet again, at the insufferability of Obama’s arrogance” (page 180).
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2010/01/picture_emerging_of_obama_as_a.html
I’ve changed my mind, I think the damned book may be worth reading afterall.
January 17, 2010 at 1:56 pm
twandx
Well this all has escaped the media – not that I’ve seen or heard every thing they reported/reviewed about the book.
When they did mention Obama in contex of the book the ones I heard said he was treated well ie came off without fault.
Anyone hear anything different? Or is the media still just supporting him as usual
January 17, 2010 at 2:30 pm
Pips
Well, thanks to the media, most people never saw the real Barack Obama.
I remember stories about how reporters initially didn’t like him, finding him aloof, dismissive, and arrogant. Then the order$ came to treat him with velvet gloves.
Searching for links, I found this chilling account of Obama meeting with voters from NH:
http://mediamatters.org/research/200712200008
Meet the real Obama! He’s cool – shiver! – all right!
September 29, 2010 at 8:47 am
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