Dean practices the politics of division in fundraising letter.

[DJcairo]

"One week ago, Howard Dean sent each of you an email and asked you to do whatever you could do to make this the September to Remember-- to give whatever amount you could afford to change the way politics is done in our country-- to put an end the politics of the past and the gotcha game of the Washington establishment."

Yes, let's all decry the politics of the "Washington establishment." God help us if we want someone with experience to lead this country.

http://www.blogforamerica.com/

[Name removed]

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[Hawkeye-X]

3. Trolls for Dean hit its goal

Congratulations! 4K raised!

Time to set a new goal -- 10K!

Hawkeye-X

[expatriot]

6. okay, i am a Dean activist and so I am half joking here but...

I wonder if this trolls4dean thing has led to Vermont to assign a staffer to troll their own blog.

Obviously I am joking but i funny thought nonetheless (okay, that was redundant since the definition of a joke is a funny thought, okay I am tired).

[Demobrat]

21. I don't think so.

This is a grass roots campaign. Even the trolls are volunteers.

[tsipple]

8. Gotta Love the Trolls!

The trolls raised another $4,000 for Howard Dean. Way to go!

And, yes, Trolls for Dean will be setting up a new bat. So every time you see a trollicious(*) post here at DU -- or anywhere else in blogspace -- you know what to do.

(*)"Trollicious" describes any attack against Democratic presidential candidate(s) which (a) is ad hominem; (b) is illogical; (c) is poorly sourced; (d) is intemperate; or (e) some or all of the above. Calm, rational questions about policy differences, well-sourced and fact-filled criticism, and balanced comparative comments are all specifically excluded.

By the way, Deaniacs are welcome -- no, encouraged -- to keep the Trolls for Dean campaign going. When you see a troll, remind us all of the goal.

[MercutioATC]

20. I'd advocate drinking while you donate...fun for the whole family! (link)

http://democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=108&topic_id=9385

[JohnKleeb]

29. your drinking game lol

Now Dean isnt my candiate guys but I am awful proud he speaks out. Thats not what this is all about. I found this kinda amusing on this part of Dean's site.
LOL I wouldnt call Dubya a troll more less a dumbass who wouldnt be anywhere had it not been for his father's influence. You cant say that about some rich people. No I thought it was very amusing. Nice sense of humor Doc Dean :), Dennis lol knows Donald Rumsfeld is a robot.

[LSdemocrat]

2. Clearly the "Washington establishment" has provided brilliant leadership

Come on, the "Washington establishment" has done NOTHING for the Democratic party or the country in the past three years.

[DJcairo]

9. So you would pass judgement on those who have stood up

to Bush on everything from his desire to drill in ANWR, to his right wing judicial nominees (Pickering and Estrada were both defeated) to what would have been even larger tax cuts, to the pressure Democratic congressmen and women put on the administration to establish a homeland security department?

This is unfar. So the Dems lost a few seats in the midterms. Well, the Repubs did too in '98 and didn't seem to have any problem winning the presidency 2 years later.

[deutsey]

19. Oh, they've just been the bee's knees since Nov. 2000

:puke:

[expatriot]

4. oh wow... you got him on this one... he's dead in the water now. /sarcasm

WTF? Is this the worst you can dig up... a staffer giving the traditional populist 'outside the beltway' pitch?

[DJcairo]

5. Sorry, I forgot. This is blogforamerica.com isn't it?

Therefore I must be a troll.:wtf:

[expatriot]

7. Yes. And THAT's a good thing.

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[DJcairo]

11. Is DU only for Dean supporters?

[tsipple]

12. BlogForAmerica.com? Maybe...

But we're hijacking DU to elect a Democratic president. ANY Democratic president.

Dean, Hell Yes.
Braun, By All Means.
Kerry, Certainly.
Graham, You Bet.
Kucinich, Of Course.
Sharpton, Amen.
Clark, March On.
Gephardt, We're Workin' Hard.
Edwards, With Steely Resolve.
Lieberman... Well, OK. :-)

So don't you be dissin' any of my Democratic peeps! 'Cause if you do, we're running to Trolls for Dean.

[dean4america]

13. yes, i got that email

and chipped in a few extra bucks because I believe it what he stands for. Look where Geppy, Kerry, and the rest of the insider crowd (minus Graham) has gotten us.

Besides, the "Dean as inexperienced" meme has been stale for a while... it didn't go anywhere... try again next time.

[DJcairo]

14. Where have they gotten us?

Without Kerry we'd have had a limp investigation of Iran Contra. Without Kerry we'd have drilling in ANWR and acid rain throughout Mass. Without Kerry we'd have families still wondering if loved ones were imprisoned in Vietnam.Gep gaves us Clinton's '93 budget.

You guys sound silly sometimes. It's strange that you don't know your facts. Maybe you'd prefer Dean could abolish Congress and be appointed King.:mad:

[RogueTrooper]

15. Well, no

we are a little tired of being patronized by Kerrybots.

I have nothing against John Kerry. I support Howard Dean because I believe he has a strong message, policy positions I strongly favor and cajones to go after Bush. I think his campaing infrastructure is more than capable of taking on the might wurlitzer.

[Nazgul35]

26. Sounds like we need to keep him there...

Since we need all the dems we have in the Senate....which has been the last bastion of defense against the repugs....but only after they got stomped in 2002...

:evilgrin:

[CMT]

16. you are a good parrot of Bush

"the politics of division" just the same arguement that Bush used against Clinton and Gore.

[clar]

17. You're reaping

what you sowed with your endless negativity and bashing. As noted many of us like Kerry and we'll support him should he get the nod.

[Padraig18]

18. Lord have mercy--- the sin of attacking Beltway insiders!

We all know you're for Kerry, and virtually every Dean supporter I know will support Kerry if he gets the nomination. What gripes OUR asses is the way you folks can take a statement from Howard that "It's a beautiful sunrise this morning" and turn it into "Dean praises thermonuclear fusion device!". You guys really DO do that, you know... :eyes:

[Ediacara]

22. even better:

"Dean praises uncontrolled hydrogen bomb over the American sky"

[tsipple]

28. Bill Clinton Attacked the Washington Establishment

Mercilessly, in fact. He was right then, and Dean is right now. Some Washington-based Democrats have let us down, and Lord knows the Republicans have.

[Loyal]

23. Please stop with this

Howard Dean is NOT the enemy. John Kerry is NOT the enemy. Dennis Kucinich is NOT the enemy. Joe Lieberman is NOT the enemy. Wes Clark is NOT the enemy. BUSH IS THE ENEMY! I only listed those 5 names since I see the most attacks on these guys, but these unsubstantiated ad hominem attacks do nothing to elevate the political discourse around here. So, please, give it a rest.

[stickdog]

24. Antiestablishmentarianism isn't division.

It's wart removal.

[DJcairo]

25. Dean spent months attacking other Dems in congress.

And now he wants to act like he never did anything to warrant the attacks on him. Give me a break.

[stickdog]

27. Dems in Congress spent months ignoring Dean's necessary and constructive

criticism.

Thank God many finally came to their senses and stopped being too afraid to criticize Shrub.

[pruner]

30. they only thing he did to warrant attacks from the other Dems in congress…

is become the frontrunner.