Mississippi Congressman Bennie Thompson endorses Dean

[CMT]

cites Dean's committment to rural America. Can read entire statement at:

http://www.blogforamerica.com

another good superdelegate and from a deep south state to boot.

[kayleybeth]

1. Congrats to Dean supporters!

Thompson sounds like a great endorsement!

[Freddie Stubbs]

2. Why do these African Americans keep endorsing Dean?

Didn't they hear about his awful record from Al Sharpton?

[Bush loves Jiang]

3. It's hard to hear Sharpton...

His mouth is too busy working on Republican governor George Pataki...

[RetroLounge]

4. Where's all the race baiters now?

silence...

[Bush loves Jiang]

5. I hate the man for other reasons...

Don't mind his ideology, have 0 faith in his commitment to the Democrats.

[Maddy McCall]

6. Funny that he endorses Dean but he did NADA for Dem. Gov. Musgrove

Republican Haley Barbour is being inaugurated today as the new governor of Mississippi.

Our Democratic governor Ronnie Musgrove was beaten by him by a small margin in November.

Bennie Thompson was conspicuously absent on the campaign trail for Musgrove, even through Barbour was flying in high-powered Washington politicians to campaign for him.

If Bennie would have done for Ronnie what he is now doing for Dean, we might have kept our Democratic governor. Bennie didn't motivate his constituents to get out and vote for Musgrove.

Today at 12:01, the consequences of that will begin.


Look, there are lots of good things about Bennie, but he dropped the ball in Mississippi when he could have helped immensely. He is more interested in national efforts than ones in his own state.

[TLM]

9. Ahh so now they have to attack the folks who endorse Dean...

talk about desperation.

How long before the Dean opponents are calling Jesse Jackson Jr. and uncle tom for endorsing him?

[RogueTrooper]

10. It is pretty standard fayre TLM

mention Clark nearly starting world war 3 and watch the Clark supporters go after that British General ( Jackson, I think ).

[Maddy McCall]

11. You know nothing about Bennie Thompson except that he's black and he

endorsed Dean. I happen to live in the state in which he is a congressman.

His lack of support for a MISSISSIPPI DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR is indefensible.

[oasis]

12. Dean's staff is in damage control mode and have the resources to court

certain legislators. Apparently Musgrove's people didn't provide sufficient motivation for the congressman's support.

[joefree1]

7. Thank you Congressman Bennie Thompson!

Give em hell Howard!


Images from Dean Rocks the House of Blues, Hollywood
From wtmusic http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=919849
From Joefree1 http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=921300

[dajabr]

8. Thank you!

Another great endorsement!

[goobergunch]

13. From the Roll Call story:

Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean’s campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination received the endorsement of Rep. Bennie Thompson (Miss.) Tuesday, giving the one-time outsider candidate a one-person lead over former House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt (Mo.) in the competition for Capitol Hill backers.

Dean now has 35 Congressional supporters, — one more than Gephardt, 12 more than Sen. John Kerry (Mass.) and 18 more than retired Gen. Wesley Clark. Even Gephardt aides admit Dean has momentum heading toward next week’s Iowa caucuses. The former governor picked up Rep. Corrine Brown’s (Fla.) endorsement Monday.

<snip>

Despite taking some hits on racial issues, Dean continues to pull in minority endorsements. Thompson is the eighth member of the Congressional Black Caucus to endorse Dean including the organization’s chairman, Rep. Elijah Cummings (Md.), and vice chairwoman, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (Texas).

http://www.rollcall.com/issues/1_1/breakingnews/3952-1.html

[Maddy McCall]

14. kick