HOWARD DEAN IS 10 TIMES THE GENIUS ROVER EVER HOPED TO BE

[berni_mccoy]

Without Dean, this night would not be possible.

Thank you HOWARD!!!!!!

:kick:

[gully]

1. Absolutely!

Dr. Dean is da man!

[texpatriot2004]

2. Agreed! nm

[quiet.american]

3. Hear, flippin' hear! n/t

[BattyDem]

4. You're right. We have Dean to thank for this!

He refused to concede ANY state! He has fought for all 50 of them since day one. :patriot:

[thereismore]

5. Amen to that! Rove is a schmuck. nt

[Hamlette]

6. wouldn't cah just love for the press to treat him as nicely as they treat

Rove. Start calling him a genius.

Let's keep this team.

[berni_mccoy]

8. It's gonna happen... we saw a glimpse of that earlier tonight... respect, wow...

what a concept.

[Straight Shooter]

7. No whispering campaigns, no dirty tricks, no f*cking over people who disagree.

We can all be very proud of Howard Dean. I sure am. :patriot:

[proud patriot]

9. Just What The Doctor Ordered

:toast:

[Humor_In_Cuneiform]

10. His smarts PLUS his energy and passion make him perfect for the job!!!!

Thank you Howard Dean!

And for the "values voters," God bless Howard Dean.

Recommended.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

11. Eat Me, KKKarl. With Dean's help we won without cheating.

You assholes can't win unless you cheat.

[razors edge]

12. Kick it Dean

:kick:

[survivor999]

13. Yes!

[Cameron27]

14. Big cheer for the doctor

:toast:

[dolo amber]

15. To be fair...without BUSH this night would not be possible.

No slight to Howard intended.

[Patiod]

16. that's true - we haven't given Bush the credit he deserves

but I hestitate to give him a "you rock" smilie.....

[berni_mccoy]

17. If that were true, we would have won in 2004.

It took someone like Dean to realize that we have to have a strong position in ALL 50 STATES! Dean's plan and grass-roots movement has taken us from 2004 to now. Without him, this would be another miserable loss.

[dolo amber]

24. I disagree

Through the filter of DU, we assume people *should* know and understand more than they do.

They don't.

It's taken them this long to wake up. I'm glad it's happened, and I don't discredit Dean for this success. But I'm fairly confident these results have FAR more to do with the job Bush and Co. have done than anything positive Dean has done. The Dems have moved to the center...hurrah, good to win elections. That's pretty much the sum of Dean's contributions. And don't get me wrong...we DESPERATELY need this. I just hope we haven't sold our souls to make a point.

[Robeysays]

18. to the doctor!

woo woo!

[aquart]

19. I know.

Rove is PR. Dean is substance. There's there there.

[lostnfound]

20. A man who answered the call to serve his country

in its hour of need.

Thank you Dr Dean.

[bunny planet]

21. Yes indeed.

Let's give him a great big Dean scream!!!!!!!!!!
:kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick: :kick:
Howard came through for us big time.

[niallmac]

22. If Dean does nothing else history will recognize his killer instinct.

This was a masterful strategy and it was key in piercing the death star.

[Tuesday_Morning]

23. You're the best, Howard!

thank you. :applause:

[bleever]

25. And much better looking

according to the women I trust on issues like these.

[Jim Sagle]

27. You can be as straight as an arrow and still be able to figure that one out.

;-)

[Raster]

26. kkkarl was NEVER a genius, just an unprincipled political sociopath who

would ALWAYS win the prize for the lowest dirty trick. He learned that from lee atwater--may he burn in hell. "ratfuck" was kkkarl's own term for how he dealt with those that got in his way. The BFEE didn't hire kkkarl because he was smart, they hired him because he was a dirty-ass political streetfighter and would do whatever it took to get the bush* family fucktard into 1600.

Dr. Dean, on the other hand, is a brilliant tactician and now has command of all he politically surveys. He's smart, shrewd and principled. And hopefully he never forgets the Dem collaborators that helped feed him to the wolves. The corporate hold on the Democratic Party has just been loosened and the DLC has been put on notice. I'm sure the Clintons WILL be taking his calls.

[berni_mccoy]

29. Nope, kkkarl was never a genius, but he HOPED to be one

And what he hoped to be is only a small fraction of WHAT DEAN REALLY IS!

We are SO DAMN LUCKY to have DEAN!!! WOOT!!!
:kick:

[mconvente]

28. Amen to that! Hells yeah Gov. Dean!!

You revived us and were our spine - YEEHAW!!

[Tigress DEM]

30. His "be respectful when we win" attitude may be the best thing ever.

NEW Republican talking point... With DEMS controlling the House &/or Senate they won't be able to do anything either.

THEY are expecting US to behave the way THEY did when they were in control.

But the leadership is fully committed to getting the job done and not to messing around with punishing any one who WANTS to be part of the solution.

We have the House, we have supeana power.

Pelosi is committed to running the MOST Honest & Ethical Senate in the history of the US of A.

[CarbonDate]

34. House, not Senate

But I appreciate the sentiment, and I'm very happy to be on the winning team for once.

I don't drink when I'm depressed. It just makes my depression worse. But tonight... :beer:

[mopinko]

31. NO FUCKING SHIT

this man better be being carried around dc on the shoulders of the dccc and dscc.

[melissinha]

32. its not genius, its real strategy and... integrity

What we have found is that he GOP is all about dirty tricks and win at all costs... look at campaigns like Fords, we don't play dirty. I think the fact that we are waiting for results from states like Virginia, Missouri and Montana is a testament to Dean's 50 state strategy, and people like Schumer and Emanuel should eat crow.

[mattclearing]

44. Exactly correct.

This would not have been possible without Dean being in the big chair at DNC. It simply would never have happened.

[Eric J in MN]

45. And listening to the netroots, who wanted the 50 state strategy.

Howard Dean didn't invent the concept, but he had the wisdom to listen to people like us who were calling for it.

[Octafish]

33. 100 times. 1000.

No comparison, really.

Howard Dean is infinitely smarter than Rove.

Dr. Dean's a Democrat.

[berni_mccoy]

55. You are right... maybe even 1,000,000 times.

Rove is pretty damn dumb.

[Qutzupalotl]

35. Yes! And thank you NED LAMONT!! This is YOUR wave!

It was Ned Lamont who showed us that Karl Rove doesn't control all the levers of the election. He doesn't always get what he wants. We would not be nearly so energized if it weren't for your candidacy, and the dedication and hard work of your supporters.

To Howard Dean and Ned Lamont!
:toast:

[madfloridian]

39. Ned had a victory...what I wrote.

And I meant every word of it.

http://journals.democraticunderground.com/madfloridian/565

[DesEtoiles]

36. Dean talks the talk AND WALKS THE WALK

[madfloridian]

37. He said it was not about him, it was about us. We had to do it.

Looks like we did a pretty good job with the good doctor leading us.

He sure had a big smile on CNN tonight with Larry King.

Others deserve credit, but he inspired us.

[upi402]

38. yes, he was so inspiring in his nomination bid

he REALLY scared the thugs. I hope he doesn't ever fly again.

[BlooInBloo]

40. He won (a) without cheating, and (b) without the media on his side....

... I agree.

[liberalla]

41. I want to chime in here! Thank you Howard!!!

I'm so grateful to him and his leadership. It's just what the doctor ordered!

[mhatrw]

42. YEEEEAAAAAAAARGHH!!!

:toast:

[cats4dems]

43. Vindication...

is a very sweet thing. Thank you Dr.

:applause:

[ariesgem]

46. The talking heads on CNN gave Howard props on his

50 state strategy.

Go Dean!

[mitchum]

47. Absolutely!

[casus belli]

48. HAAAAAAAAIIIL YAAAAAAAUUUUHHH.

Sorry. That would be the wine talking. :)

I'm of the thought that all things happen for a reason. And sometimes, it seems like our fate may be predetermined. Having said that, I couldn't be happier he had his scream at the convention. And I'm almost grateful to the GOP for making such a big deal out of it.

Howard Dean is a true patriot, and finally even the skeptics in the party are coming around.

[Swamp Rat]

49. Karl Rove never said he was a 'genius'

:D

[ecstatic]

50. Rove was never a genius; just a pathetic schoolyard bully

who tried to use the same tactic one too many times (like riling up freeps over dumb shit that doesn't matter in the larger scheme of things)

[WaterDog]

51. YES! Thank you Howard!

Tonight, I hold my head high as a former Deaniac!

[KT2000]

52. He did it with the HEART of a

DEMOCRAT !!!!!
He did a great job that he can be really proud of.

[sampsonblk]

53. Howard Dean did GREAT!

Absolutely. Hats off to Gov Dean for having a great vision and really getting the job done. And for not listening to the know-it-all cherry-pickers.

[everythingsxen]

54. I agree with all of you!

It took genius, strategy, integrity and real guts to stand up and say "We are the Democrats and we are different from the Republicans" and then prove it by throwing gay rights out the window for a few extra votes. Bravo. *golf clap*

In case you can't tell, I am still a little bitter about that.

[malaise]

56. Dean did a great job

Go Howie!

[berni_mccoy]

57. .

:kick:

[Politicub]

58. Right on!!

Thank you Howard! The 50 state strategy was brillant!!

[Anwen]

59. Right on!!! Thank you, Howard!!!

I am thoroughly impressed, but not surprised. :D