Video and transcript of Dean's Free Speech segment on CBS

[madfloridian]

Video, Dean is before the Republican woman.

http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/i_video/main500251.shtml?id=2152884n

Transcript:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/11/03/freespeech/main2152368.shtml

"In five days, Americans have a choice to make between staying the course, or taking America in a new direction.

That gives some Americans a reason to think about something they haven't done in a while: Vote for a Democrat.

Democrats offer a new direction that begins with a commitment to honesty and fiscal responsibility. A new direction in Iraq that begins with a responsible, phased redeployment of our brave troops. A defense policy that is tough and smart and makes our nation safer by implementing the recommendations of the 9-11 Commission. A new direction for our economy that ends Republican deficit spending and ensures middle class tax fairness.

We will make health care more affordable for all Americans, and fix the Medicare prescription drug program.

There are many things we disagree with Republicans about. Iraq. Budget deficits. The response to Hurricane Katrina. But our deepest disagreements are with the Republican's attempts to divide America by putting their own interests ahead of the interests of our country"

Also here is the audio from PBS Newshour tonight. I guess they will have video, don't know.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/

Glad they put these up because we missed everything but his interview on CNN today.

[Cha]

1. That's a good one, Dean..

"Stay the Course" or taking America in a NEW Direction }(

[mark0rama]

2. CBS will put a Democrat on "Free Speech"?!

How about that?

Of course, they required him to share the segment with a Republican, but hey, progress is progress.

[madfloridian]

3. Don't they usually just have one person?

But you are right...it is usually Dean followed by a Republican. I mean we gotta be fair and all that.

[madfloridian]

4. Transcript from PBS. Margaret Warner obsessed about Kerry...

And Dean kept switching it back to Bush and his weaknesses. She was annoying.

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/july-dec06/choices_11-03.html

"MARGARET WARNER: Let me ask you about a couple of events of this past week. First of all, John Kerry's remarks about the troops, his subsequent apology. Did that damage the Democrats?

HOWARD DEAN: John Kerry is not on the ballot. He apologized. I think that's the end of that.

What's on the ballot is the president of the United States' behavior and the Republicans' behavior over the last five or six years: Iraq; the economy, which has been great for the president's contributors, but not so great for ordinary Americans; the health care system; the culture of corruption the Republicans have brought to the Capitol. Those are the things that people are going to be voting on.

MARGARET WARNER: So are you saying that, even though the president weighed in, the vice president, the White House press secretary, you think the Kerry matter is irrelevant to this election?

HOWARD DEAN: I do. In the long run, I think people -- you know, the Republicans always try to push attention elsewhere because their record is so dreadful. But look at -- their record in Iraq, which is really going to hurt them, is one of complete and utter failure, to listen to their own military advisors, to support our troops adequately with adequate equipment, and to have a plan."

Is she always that annoying?