Dean defends Kerry, attacks Bush during home-state swing

[sabra]

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Dean defends Kerry, attacks Bush during home-state swing

BURLINGTON, Vt. -- Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean defended U.S. Sen. John Kerry on Wednesday, dismissing as "bloopers" remarks Kerry made that were construed by some to be insulting to American troops.

"Kerry made a blooper. Bloopers happen," the former Vermont governor told reporters.

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He also expressed optimism about Democrats' chances of winning control of Congress in Tuesday's elections and took aim at President Bush's administration, comparing it to that of President Richard Nixon and Vice President Spiro Agnew.

"I think there's a lot of similarities between Nixon-Agnew and Bush-Cheney," he said, saying both used the Internal Revenue Service for political purposes.

[NavyDavy]

1. go Mr Dean!!! about time more real Democrat leaders come

out and defend Senator Kerry!

[blm]

2. Dean goes thru that same media gauntlet often enough to know the BULLSHIT

that they are prepared to spout to protect the dictatortot.

[libhill]

8. About time

more Dem leaders come out fighting, period. It's the only thing Republicans understand. The Mr. Nice Guy crap won't cut it any more.

[Norquist Nemesis]

3. The Democrats that are dissing Kerry should do their homework

They all appear to be getting their information from Faux instead of getting the facts.

[fooj]

10. Thank you for pointing this out...

Kerry has been using this line in his speeches for quite a while...just flubbed it up. Big deal. Did he say the our dead soldiers are "just numbers" or that Iraq would be a "comma"? Didn't think so.

[TankLV]

4. Unlike what that zellout miller wanna be ford is doing...

just couldn't WAIT for a chance to attack a fellow democrat.

Harold Ford makes me sick...

Another LIE-berman wannabe...

[The Stranger]

5. Howard Dean GETS IT.

No apologies. He comes out swinging every time.

Even when the whores from NPR (Neocon Public Relations) ask him the White House questions on "raising taxes," he hits them with the fact that massive corporations are fucking everyone and not paying any taxes.

HOWARD DEAN GETS IT.

[hijinx87]

6. props to dr. dean.

after a long string of, shall we say, less than courageous responses
from kerry's fellow dems, howard dean comes through with the right
tone, and the right response.

maybe this will steady the ship.

[Island Blue]

7. Thank you Governor Dean.

My guess is he knows a thing or two about how John Kerry is feeling right about now.

[chill_wind]

9. Very good to see. K&R nt

[Arkana]

11. Also props to Sherrod "Bull Balls" Brown

for standing up for Kerry. He nailed it. Republicans are just trying to change the subject.

I also think that Tony "Fucking" Snow's "Just say you're sorry. It's not hard" was perhaps the most deliciously hypocritical thing I've ever heard.

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[Virginia Dare]

13. The right wing propaganda machine is busy I see...

John Kerry is actually trying to help them get out, unlike the chickenhawk morons in charge who fucked it up in the first place. Those poor soldiers are just cannon fodder as far as they're concerned. Stay the course, let more American soldiers in a useless and unnecessary cause.

[libhill]

14. Now, now -

what's more important - obscene profits for Halliburton, which go to line Rethuglican pockets, or the lives of a few measly troops? Not to mention lives of innocent Iraqis. One really must set ones priorities.

[ninkasi]

15. I appreciate Dean more and more

I think Dean has been like a tonic for us. He has been fearless from the start, and I believe that his example has caused many of our Dem politicians see that living with a spine is possible, after all. :patriot: Go, Dean!

[barb162]

16. thank you Howard n/t

[poofer]

17. THANK YOU MR. DEAN!!

At least someone has the decency to come to Kerry's aid! How many stupid dumb remarks has * made?...too many to count!!! Kerry makes 1 mistake in telling a joke and gets the shaft from members of his own party!! Ford can go to hell as far as I'm concerned and all the rest that decided he shouldn't show up while they are campaigning.

[WildEyedLiberal]

18. Thank you Howard Dean

Nice to see SOME Democrats have the cojones to stand by Kerry.

[NastyRiffraff]

19. AT LAST!!!

See how easy it is, Harold Ford, Hillary Clinton, the rest of you Dems who asked Kerry to cancel campaign appearances? What Howard Dean said came from a real Democrat who doesn't hide under his desk when Republicans demand an apology.

Good God. I hate it that Kerry apologized, but top Dems as a group buckled under the GOP attacks, so he had to. He did phrase it so it was clear this was a "blooper" not what the Repubs were whining about.

THANK YOU, DR. DEAN!!

[Pastiche423]

20. Go Dean Go!

I agree w/him about Nixon/Agnew and bush/cheney, only I believe the latter is much, much worse.

[Upfront]

21. Most should know

Howard Dean has been standup from the 1st time I heard him speak. He is the real deal.

[Vidar]

22. Dean has got guts, something sorely lacking in most politicians.

[BlueIris]

23. Thanks, Mr. Chairman.

This is one of three or maybe four times in your tenure that I'm actually grateful we put you in charge.

[0007]

24. Howard Dean & Keith Olbermann keep me from going insane

[goforit]

25. If Bush is allowed one billion bloopers, certainly Kerry can have one.

[boilinmad]

26. Yeah, but.....

......our dunce of a leader is a" REAL Amurkun", so dont you think its cute when he butchers the language. I mean come on, who'dja rather have a beer with, huh, huh...................god i hate this administration.

[NastyRiffraff]

27. I'll tell you who I WOULDN'T want to have a beer with...

...and that's G.W. Bush. Or any member of his mis-administration.

The first time he yuks it up during a beer bash, pretending to be a cowboy, I'd want to slap him.

Then again, I want to slap him even without the beer.

[last_texas_dem]

28. Go Dean!

If anyone understands being unjustly smeared by the right-wing spinners in the media, Howard Dean does. I'm glad he's sticking up for an unjustly maligned Dem (unlike a lot of cowards in our party) and still keeping up his tradition of giving the *Republicans* hell.