WooHoo - Look at the column on Dean in my local paper

[Eloriel]

Actually, it's the next county over. But it's REPUBLICAN country. I'm not that familiar with Reese, and it is syndicated as opposed to a local column. But I'm still excited that it appeared here in rural Georgia, in an area formerly represented by Newt Gingrich and Bob Barr.

GO DEAN!!

http://reese.king-online.com/Reese_20031008/index.php
A Good-Tempered Man

Several times I've heard television journalists complain that Howard Dean has to learn to control his temper. Actually, it is his temper that I find attractive.

An honest man with sincere convictions will get angry when he hears lies. Some of our greatest presidents had ferocious tempers. George Washington, Andy Jackson and Harry Truman are three examples.

You don't see other candidates getting angry because they are all phonies. Their so-called convictions are just campaign positions manufactured by their staffs. They don't really believe in anything except getting elected, so they really don't care what is said. They are like trial lawyers. They are interested only in scoring points and winning. There's nothing personal, and the truth simply doesn't matter.

Whether you agree with him or not, Howard Dean actually believes in his convictions. He is a genuine man. An honest, genuine man will not suffer fools lightly, nor will he stand around like a dummy with a phony smile on his face while he hears himself lied about.

I probably would not agree with Dr. Dean on all of his positions, but I certainly trust him, if he is elected, to do what he honestly believes is in the best interest of the country. That's more than I can say for any of the other candidates. It's this quality of being real and genuine that I think has attracted hundreds of thousands of people to his campaign.

more -- well worth reading!!

Eloriel

[Cha]

1. I read that yesterday on the net! And bookmarked it!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=103&topic_id=15711

[Dudley_DUright]

16. I thought it looked familiar

:-)

[LizW]

2. Good column. Thanks. (n/t)

[gully]

3. oooh, did you read THIS?!

"The Establishment isn't concerned with conservatives or liberals, with the left or with the right. These are all just red herrings to keep the populace distracted. Politics in our country is about money and power. End of story. Look at recent history. The Establishment came down with all its power on Barry Goldwater, an independent thinker of the right, and on George McGovern, an independent thinker of the left. What the Establishment feared about both men was that it wouldn't be able to manipulate and control them.

The Establishment is scared to death of Howard Dean. The more progress he makes, the more you will see the Establishment press and think tanks attack him. The Establishment wants a choice between Wesley Clark and George Bush that would in effect be between tweedledee and tweedledum. Clark isn't even sure if he's a Democrat, much less what he believes, if anything. He just wants to be emperor. And the Establishment got him into the race simply because it was afraid Dean would beat Dick Gephardt, John Kerry, Bob Graham and John Edwards."

WOW!!!

Charlie Reese has been a critic of Bush and co for some time now, he's written some great articles.

I heard he was conservative (at one time) ;)

[Skwmom]

4. It seems like Repubs are not the only ones who have

a hard time assessing character. Dean has been dishonest in his bashing of other candidates and in misrepresenting his record to potential voters. If his followers would only open their eyes they would realize that Dean screams phony.

[NewYorkerfromMass]

6. I don't think he's phony

I think he really truly believes a lot of the shit he says.
What's funny is that now Dean's anger is a "good" thing. WTF? People make fun of Bush's temper tantrums here, yet I'm sure they're genuine. And now people are excited because Dean is attracting Republican voters??? I thought they were the enemy? :shrug:

[Eloriel]

8. If they vote Dem, they're allies, not enemies

You silly person.

Of course Dean's anger is a good thing. It always has been, always will be. Anyone who doesn't see the greatest nation on earth going down the fucking toilet in less than 3 years and get angry is DEFINITELY not worth voting for.

Actually, I don't even see him as "angry." I think that's a mischaracterization. I see him as morally and otherwise OUTRAGED. And, as I said, that's as it should be.

Eloriel

[Pastiche423]

9. You are equating

temper tantrums w/righteous anger at was has been done to our country by the brat that is throwing temper tantrums?

lol!

Not close. No cigar.

[sfecap]

7. Free Republic misses you...

n/t

[Closer]

11. LOL

I think you mean "DraftClark" misses you. Oh wait, that doesn't exist anymore, or does it? At least it's not important anymore. Poor Clarkettes.

[Cha]

10. No.. Dean Has Not been "dishonest"! It is you who is

dishonest in characterizing Dean in that way.

Dean is the Real Deal...Deal with it!

[caledesi]

5. Dean doesn't have the "phoney smile.....need I say more?

He is serious about what he exposes and I LIKE it!

[Cha]

12. Doesn't that Charlie Reese bring up some good points?

No "phoney smile" for Dean!

[calimary]

13. He's brought up quite a few, actually.

I've read other stuff from him. Months ago, he started turning on bush. In one column, he even went so far as to say his voting for bush had been a mistake. Redemption lives!

[Cha]

15. I'm glad to read this about the man who I think nailed it

on Dean! WooHoo is right!

[Lorien]

14. Well, I sure agree with him on "the Establishment"

(snip)

The general is just an insurance policy for the Establishment. Yes, Virginia, there is an Establishment, and the game it has played all of my life is to make sure that both the Democratic nominee and the Republican nominee were controllable by the Establishment. What the Establishment fears most is an independent outsider.

The Establishment isn't concerned with conservatives or liberals, with the left or with the right. These are all just red herrings to keep the populace distracted. Politics in our country is about money and power. End of story. Look at recent history. The Establishment came down with all its power on Barry Goldwater, an independent thinker of the right, and on George McGovern, an independent thinker of the left. What the Establishment feared about both men was that it wouldn't be able to manipulate and control them.

(snip)

So, the auther is a conservative?