Dean Pokes Fun At Arm-Waving Iowa Speech

[joefree1]

POSTED: 11:07 a.m. EST January 23, 2004
MANCHESTER, N.H. -- The butt of late-night jokes and Internet-shared parodies of his rant during a campaign rally, Howard Dean turned to television to show a softer side to viewers and join in all the laughter at his expense.
Dean and his wife, Judy, wore sweaters in a living-room setting as they spoke with Diane Sawyer on ABC's "Primetime Thursday." The former Vermont governor said he was not perfect and had made mistakes in his campaign for the Democratic nomination for president.

"I say things that I probably ought not to say," Dean told Sawyer while watching a tape of the rally, "but I lead with my heart, and that's what I was doing right there, leading with my heart."

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Acknowledging that the speech could hurt his campaign, Dean said: "But there's nothing I can do about it. I did it. I own it. Maybe it was over the top. I was trying to pump up 3,500 kids who gave me three weeks of their lives, and I'm not a perfect person. But, my attitude is, that's done. And, now we gotta get back to running for president."

Letterman's Top 10 List Dean: How can I turn this scream thing around?

10. Switch to decaf.
9. Unveil new slogan, "Vote for Dean and get one dollar off your next purchase at Blimpie."
8. Marry Rachel on the final episode of "Friends."
7. Don't change a thing, it's going great.
6. Show a little more skin.
5. Go on "American Idol" and give them a taste of those pipes.
4. Start working out and speaking with an Austrian accent.
3. I can't give specifics yet, but it involves Ted Danson.
2. Fire the staffer who suggested I do this lousy Top 10 List instead of actually campaigning.
1. Oh, I don't know -- maybe fewer, crazy, red-faced rants.
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We might be seeing some "blow back" on all the media attention about the "scream." However I still think the Dean campaign is great for changing politics forever.

Whoever we choose to go against Bush I that person hope co-ops Dean's $100.00 revolution and matches Bush's campaign budget.

Is Kerry the only one that can do that?



And now a few words from Clark supporters ...

[Fleshdancer]

1. By addressing the issue with humor...

I think Dean made the pundits look stupid for focusing on the speech all week.

[LuminousX]

2. Kerry, having opted out, is the only one who can take advantage

of Dean's fundraising mechanism.