Dean - News Coverage (multiple newspapers 1/23)

[cthrumatrix]

Morning News Roundup

Topping the news, the New York Times reports on Howard and Judy Dean's interview with Diane Sawyer. If you haven't seen it yet, watch it here or read the transcript.The interview is also covered in the Chicago Tribune, the AP, and the Washington Post:

Judith Dean, a family-practice doctor, said: "I am kind of private, and I have a son in Burlington I like to stay with, and I have a medical practice, which I love. It's really important for me, and Howard knows it's important to me. But, I also love Howard, and I think he would make a terrific president. If I can help him, I will. And that doesn't mean he's going to disrupt my life, disrupt my patients, my son, but if he calls on a Saturday, and I'm not on call that weekend, I'll be out there Sunday."

As for the anger issue, she said, "We've been married 23 years, and he is very easy to get along with." She added that she "can't remember the last time" he got angry.

The NY Times recounts Governor Dean's appearance at last night's New Hampshire debate:
He started out as the calm but hoarse physician, cheerfully alluding to his screaming concession speech but quickly changing the subject to why he opposed the Bush tax cuts. His economic lecture . . . was a safe answer that put him back in a familiar role: the outsider willing to stand up to President Bush. This was Dr. Dean as the no-nonsense policy wonk determined to be fiscally responsible.
Over at TomPaine.com, Russ Baker observes this week's media circus and wonders what it means to be "presidential:"
Sometimes it's hard to remember, but presidents aren't primarily dinner party hosts or recruiting posters for perfection. They're supposed to be smart people who can make intelligent choices, mostly in private, that serve our interests. And they're supposed to be human <. . .>

If anything, this affair is a kind of test. Dean seems too tough a customer to back out after such a setback. And the fact remains that he essentially still holds exactly the same constituency he did before. If his supporters keep their eye on the ball, if Dean refuses to be distracted or rattled, and if the media somehow manage to restrain their headlong rush into tabloid-land, this country may yet have a meaningful conversation on what really matters.


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[brainshrub]

1. Can't get the stream. :(

Oh well.

[Fleshdancer]

2. I'm glad the interview is getting attention

I love Judy Dean. I love Teresa Heinz too...what smart person wouldn't love an outspoken woman? But Ms. Dean, because of her shyness and desire for privacy, makes me want to fight for her right to be who she is. The feminist in me is ready for that fight with the idiots over at faux news.