Category Archives: Dean News

Help get Howard Dean on the Air in DC

Posted on December 6, 2004 by Trish Nelson

 Help get Howard Dean on the Air in DC DraftHoward.com It is time to take back the Democratic Party from special interests – and that's exactly what we're going to do.   The race for DNC Chair has reached a … Continue reading →

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Howard Dean Weighs DNC Decision

Posted on November 28, 2004 by Trish Nelson

  Howard Dean Weighs DNC Decision Newsweek The Vermont firebrand is essentially a centrist—with conviction and passion. He's an obvious choice to lead the fractured party NOV 26, 2004 By Eleanor Clift   The struggle to be Democratic National Committee … Continue reading →

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Howard Dean: Global Suffering Demands Global Response

Posted on November 24, 2004 by Trish Nelson

Howard Dean: Global Suffering Demands Global Response SitNews.us NOV 23, 2004 The Third World War By Gov. Howard Dean, M.D.  The war in Afghanistan was a victory for international morality, not only for taking away a haven for terrorists, but … Continue reading →

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Lobby DNC Members for Dean

Posted on November 12, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Lobby DNC Members for Dean by Dawn Mueller Buzz is appearing on the blogs in favor of Howard Dean for DNC chairman. Kos has a thread up.  The majority of comments are in favor of Dean.  Most of the comments … Continue reading →

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DLC’s Will Marshall Blames PROGRESSIVES for Kerry’s Election “Loss”

Posted on November 11, 2004 by bfialindathieman

DLC's Will Marshall Blames PROGRESSIVES for Kerry's Election “Loss” by Dawn Mueller Marshall calls progressive Democrats “anti-American” The DLC held a forum to do a post-mortem on the election: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6453647/ Sounds like some have awakened to the fact that the … Continue reading →

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Howard Dean: Count Every Vote

Posted on October 31, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Count Every Vote by Howard Dean A request from your favorite New England Governor… After the Florida disaster in 2000, Congress had an opportunity to fix problems and build a better electoral system. It failed to act quickly. When it … Continue reading →

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Corrupt-as-they-come Majority Leader Tom DeLay Subpoenaed in Texas Civil Lawsuit

Posted on October 22, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Corrupt-as-they-come Majority Leader Tom DeLay Subpoenaed in Texas Civil Lawsuit TylerPaper.com WASHINGTON – House Majority Leader Tom DeLay has been subpoenaed in a Texas civil lawsuit to testify about his role in using government resources to track down Democratic legislators … Continue reading →

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Connie Wilson: Al Franken Keynote Speaker at JJ Dinner

Posted on October 19, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Al Franken Keynote Speaker at JJ Dinner

by Connie Wilson

Saturday, October 16, 2004

The annual Jefferson/Jackson Democratic dinner at Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium in Des Moines, Iowa, was held on Saturday, October 16th, with a large crowd of enthusiastic Democrats in attendance.

Prior to Al Franken’s keynote speech, the Maple Street Missionary Baptist Church Choir and numerous Democratic candidates performed and a number of Democrats for various offices spoke, including a long speech by Governor Tom Vilsack and a longer one by Iowa Senator Tom Harkin (previous Howard Dean supporter).

The Lt. Governor of Iowa, Sally Pederson, noted, in her opening remarks, that in Dubuque, during the filming of “Field of Dreams”, there were more people hired to film that movie than “W” has created jobs for during his four years as pResident.

Leonard Boswell, Iowa’s lone Democratic Congressman (from District 3), made his entrance on a motorcycle. Gerald McEntee of the AFSCME International Union bellowed mightily as “host” of the event, but the acoustics were so bad that it was difficult to understand him.

Sharon Stone no-showed, but Vanessa Kerry (Future First Daughter) was smart, poised and savvy in black stiletto pumps. Her intelligent remarks and articulate presence (no bellowing) made her a crowd favorite, as we all waited for the star of the evening, Al Franken, to take the stage.

What follows are some of Franken’s best lines.

First, Al noted, “If Iowa goes for Kerry, you’re all gonna be nuked,” citing Vice pResident Dick Cheney’s recent speech in Des Moines as the source for this outrageous remark. He also noted that Bush would have us all become hunter/gatherers and that he (Franken) would be “fighting over a root….to the death” with the man in the front row. (Much laughter at this.)

Franken comments on the debate: “Language has never been his (“W’s”) strong suit.” (Much laughter). “The Republicans like to use ‘evil-doers’ a lot. Cheney works evil-doers in because everybody on the Republican side has to.” (This is followed by a parody of Cheney’s head and neck posturing, while saying, “Evil doers.”) Al is good. Read his last book.
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DFA Grassroots Book Now Available

Posted on October 17, 2004 by bfialindathieman

DFA Grassroots Book Now Available My name is Scott Goldstein.  I am 19 years old, and was a very active member of the Dean campaign.  I volunteered for the campaign in over 5 states, interned, and worked for Generation Dean … Continue reading →

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Bring Dean Back to Iowa Petition

Posted on October 7, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Bring Dean Back to Iowa Petition Dear Fellow Dean Supporters:  Rumors are flying about whether or not Gov. Dean will be returning to Iowa before the November election. If you would like to help make a Dean appearance happen, please … Continue reading →

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