Holiday Howard Dean Appreciation Thread

[mdmc]

Dean folk past and present REPRESENT!

[ChairmanAgnostic]

1. let's show him some DU heart and send him some flowers

anyone else game?

[JNelson6563]

2. I love Howard Dean.

:toast: :patriot: :kick:

[PassingFair]

3. Waiting to see how he will lead progressives in this cycle.

I will gladly donate to send him flowers,
perhaps a donation to DFA would please him
more though.

Whatever he needs, he's got it!

[mdmc]

7. nice pic

:toast:

[cali]

4. I'm really going to miss the Doc

[Deep13]

5. Yeeeeaaaaahhh!

That's a really good idea. Those of us in formerly red states have special reason to be happy with Dr. Democrat.

EDIT: I mean the idea about flowers.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

6. Howard Dean--the genious behind our 06 and 08 victories

I don't feel we would have made the strides we did without him. Thanks, Doctor!

[lonestarnot]

8. Love me some Howard!

Yeeee aaaaaaaaaaah!

[Sebastian Doyle]

9. The man who saved the Democratic party

And made the 2008 election victory possible. And fuck anyone who tries to take either away from him.

[tnlefty]

12. Well stated!

Thank you Dr., Gov., Chairman Dean for all of your vision and hard work. :hug: And a huge thank you to the other wonderful Dr. in the family who shared Howard with us. :patriot:

[kenfrequed]

27. Don't worry...

The DLC and the fox news democrats will be spinning the hell out of who gets the credit for some time.

[kenfrequed]

28. Thank you Dr Dean and the Deaniacs

But for a complicit corporate media and a right wing smear machine, we might have been denied the "joy" of a second Bush term.

[Somawas]

10. Thank you, Howard. You have saved the Democratic Party.

[LiberalEsto]

11. Thanks, Howard!

You've done wonders with the 50-state strategy!
Thank you for everything!

[Mad_Dem_X]

13. We love you, Dr. Dean!!! n/t

[RFKHumphreyObama]

14. Dr Dean, the world owes you many thanks

Your role in restoring decency, integrity and progressive values to the leadership of the free world will always be greatly valued and appreciated beyond what words could convey

[dynasaw]

15. Really Disappointed by the Obama Inner Circle

Dean has been shunned. Where would they all be without the good Dr.'s work? Thank you Dr. Dean for saving the world from future Republican horrors.

[Baby Snooks]

73. He is not one of them...

He is not one of them. Of course they are not one of us.

[Peregrine Took]

16. Much love and admiration for Howard Dean. Much disappointment on the

Obama front -every day something new.

Today the information that Gates will be able to keep some of his political appointees makes me want to puke.

Why did I even bother???

[mdmc]

24. hang in there

hang tough...it will get better...and who knows what down the road..
peace and low stress

[tbyg52]

17. My hero!

:patriot:

[Lugnut]

18. Yeeeaaarrrggghhh!

Thank you Dr. Dean.

[2Design]

19. he is my guy - very smart and under appreciated - he got the ball rolling

now if it can keep going - the old guard doesn't have a clue and put the brakes on taking the criminals down and they were and are part of the problem - the wall street bailout - they had been fooled before and so they were fooled again and then say - how could anyone know if we give them power they will miss use it - duh - they did in the past - they will do it anytime they have a chance

[Melissa G]

20. Kicking for Howard n/t

[justinaforjustice]

21. Dean Is Needed Now, More Than Ever.

Dean and his DNC staff restored the Democratic Party Obama could win. But, Obama, upon winning, seems to be undermining the progressive wing of the Democratic Party. We can't let all of Dr. Dean's hard work get trashed. Gaining progressive control of the Democratic Party in al 50 states is needed now, more than ever. Hopefully, Dean will lead that effort, even if he is no longer chair of the DNC.

[calimary]

22. My heart will ALWAYS belong to "Hollerin' Howard."

I used to shout at my TV - "I'm screaming, TOO!"

We owe EVERYTHING To Howard Dean, guys. If he hadn't instituted the 50-State Strategy, overturning all the tunnel-vision terry mcauliffes who thought all the DNC money should stay inside the Beltway and all the efforts should stay with states that already had mechanisms in place - ignoring red states where Democratic operations had gone begging, we would be looking at a President-Elect mcsame today.

Howard Dean's 50-State Strategy turned enough red states blue that we won it, and won it handily enough that it wasn't close enough to steal.

Howard Dean made Barack Obama's victory possible.

And he deserves EVERY ounce of credit we can give him.

Howard Dean was The Architect of this great victory we enjoyed last month, for our party, AND our nation.

[Overseas]

23. K&R! Thank you so much for slicing through the red and blue myth!

The 50 State Strategy gave me the most hopeful election I've had in years !! It used to be so depressing seeing the Democrats concentrate on their few definite states, even though, by definition, democratic values and policies help far more people, so the appeal should have been much broader all along.

And your taking election fraud seriously really helped focus everyone's efforts on curbing it and working toward restoring auditable systems and open source code.

I hope the DNC continues the 50 State Strategy in the future because people are hurting from decades of supply side trickle down fraud for decades now.

[camera obscura]

25. The greatest comeback story of the decade... he'll get his due in time

[wryter2000]

26. He's the best!

Without the good doctor, none of our successes would have been possible.

[ColbertWatcher]

29. Thank you Dr. Dean for a majority Congress! n/t

[madfloridian]

30. Kicked and recommended.

.

[Missy Vixen]

31. He's still from the Democratic wing of the Democratic Party

I still believe in the things he stood for, and I always will.

Julie

[mzmolly]

32. : )

:)

[Pastiche423]

33. I LOVE Howard Dean!

A few of my favorite Dean photos...

















And the piece d'resistance:

[crispini]

34. I'll kick that!

Happy Holidays, Howard! You Da Man! :loveya:

[hankthecrank]

35. k & r I do Thank you Howard for your hard work

[ellisonz]

36. Present

[glinda]

37. HOWARD STARTED IT ALL! U ARE A HERO.

:loveya: :yourock: :loveya: :loveya: :yourock: :yourock: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock:

[Hydra]

38. Howard Dean, who should have been President

*Salute!*

[proud patriot]

39. Happy holidays Dr Dean and family

:yourock:

[rhett o rick]

40. Happy Holidays Howard. K&R. nm

[tavalon]

41. May his noodly appendage touch you in ways that give you magnificent joy.

[Greyhound]

42. He is right and now he, and the rest of us, are paying the price. n/t

[FreeStateDemocrat]

43. A great American.

[Snotcicles]

44. Dr. Dean the Real Deal. nt

[immoderate]

45. Adding my voice -- and getting out the CHEERING SECTION!

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--IMM

[whathehell]

46. K&R...I can't believe this man is so underappreciated....The entire

Democratic Party owes him for his gift of a spinal transplant...Love him!!

[Habibi]

47. I love and appreciate you too, Dr. Dean!

I hope you have exactly the life you want after these victories. You deserve the absolute best!

[Usrename]

48. here's to Dr. Dean

and a pox on all his enemies

:fistbump:

[UrbScotty]

49. THANK YOU GOVERNOR DEAN!!!!

:toast:

[MasonJar]

50. Thank you, Howard, for all you did for our dying party. We appreciate you

very much at my house!!!!!!!!!!!

[dana_b]

51. woo hoo for Dean!!

:woohoo:

[eridani]

52. Donate to DFA and DNC n/t

[FarLeftRage]

53. K&R!!

:fistbump:

[Hissyspit]

54. Here. He should have been our President in 2004.

[checks-n-balances]

55. This country owes you so much, Dr. Dean...

THANK YOU from the bottom of our hearts!!

[donheld]

56. K & R

[AtomicKitten]

57. Way to go, Howard. Your 50-state strategy delivered a solid Democratic victory.

:patriot:

[vanboggie]

58. Nice work Dr. Dean n/t

[AsahinaKimi]

59. Dr. Dean

Dean Sensei:
GO KUROSAMA DESHITA!!!
~~~<333 Kimi

[Cha]

60. That's a gorgeous pic of Dean and the sky, mcmd!~

I just know great things are still going to happen for Dean and that means good things for our country.

Things don't always happen according to when we think they should.

[mdmc]

61. yes

there is always the supreme court..

[Cha]

64. The Supreme Court?

For a Doctor, Chairman, Gov Dean? :)

[rvablue]

62. Dr. Dean: Merry Christmas and we will NEVER forget your leadership in saving

the future of our country.

Don't go away, Dr. Dean.

The party will always need you.....even if the leaders aren't showing you the love you deserve right now!

[rucognizant]

70. Once a Deaniac always a Deaniac!

YOU told us we can "Take Back America".
My Mother in Law used to say "There's more than one way to skin a duck."
Top down didn't work out, so from the inside out! We jhave begun....and I know you will be there.
Wishing you a much deserved Merry Christmas with the family!

[DebJ]

63. Love you Howard, and thanks! The day I met you in Gettysburg

was one of the highlights of my entire 53 year life!

[acmavm]

65. I hope he stays active. He's a man worth following.

[EFerrari]

66. kicking for Howard.

:loveya:

[farmbo]

67. You da BOMB!

eom

[cadaverdog]

68. Thank you, Dr. Dean for

getting me excited about politics again. We owe you so much.
K&R

[Gorobei]

69. Damn, missed the boat on reccing

But add my attaboy to the list.

[CLANG]

71. As a former Deaniac, I wish Howard the very best!

He's helped make this the best Christmas since 1999!

[denverbill]

72. I still wish he had gotten the nomination in 2004. He would've won easily. n/t

[nevergiveup]

74. Howard Dean and Dick Durbin

were the two men mentioned at the beginning of Obama's acceptance speech in Denver. To be placed with Dick Durbin, Obama's long time friend and mentor, indicates Obama has a ton of respect for Howard Dean. I predict he will eventually play a key role in the Obama administration.

[skyounkin]

75. Dang,

can't rec so I'll kick it-

Thank you Howard Dean. Thnak you so very much.

Merry Christmas.

[samsingh]

76. Thank you Howard Dean

may you be happy and well into the distant, distant future.