Dean just implied Kerry and Edwards are republicans.

[Renew Deal]

Yep, he's a uniter.


On CNN

[MaineDem]

1. He isn't projecting well tonight

Dean seems very negative and after Edwards was so positive in his speech it's quite obvious. Howard makes me uncomfortable.

[TexasPatriot]

2. and now he's saying nice things about Bob Dole

funny how politics works

[blm]

22. Yeah, he was glad Dole took a cheapshot at Clark on live TV

after the Iowa caucus. It was one less shot Dean had to take.

[lancdem]

3. I didn't like that, either

I was disappointed he didn't stick to a positive message, talking about his merits and record, which he could've easily done.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

4. Where did he do this?

I hate posts with no details

[Renew Deal]

5. Larry King on CNN

Sorry about that.

[maddezmom]

9. that's right

cuz he forgot Clark this time...scorched earth. :(

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

13. Kind of a shame that he's doing it again, if this is true

I was fairly supportive of him until a few days ago. Now he's starting to act like Ralph Nader...there's him and everything else is the SAME with no difference. Really sad. The worst thing is he MADE the decision to sit out these races rather than maybe give himself a small loan to recoup his momentum.

[Maddy McCall]

6. I hope he throws in the towel tonight.

[Paulie]

7. Is this what IMPLOADING looks like?

He's "The only one Imploading of all those remaining in the race" by means of his own mouth.

[NewYorkerfromMass]

24. It's what it SOUNDS like

I keep trying to give motor mouth a chance and it just never gets beyond wistful thinking.

[leyton]

8. This is my problem with Dean.

It's not issues; I agree with him on most major issues. And his personality isn't even that annoying to me. It's that he purports to lead a revolution in politics or whatever. Really, he's just calling anyone who disagrees with him a Republican (or Republican-lite), which is just immature.

[ShaneGR]

10. HE DID NOT SAY THAT!

Sorry, Edwards supporter dropping in. He said they were Washington insiders, not Republicans. I totally disagree with him, but I'm not gonna twist his words into something they were not.

BTW, he sounded very resigned.

[Straight Shooter]

16. Thank you for that clarification.

And if I might add, Dean is being very very careful not to be too passionate or emotive these days. Maybe that's why he sounds resigned, could be just caution so he doesn't appear "manic" to the media.

[lancdem]

20. It was his followup to that where he made that indirect charge

He quoted Harry Truman saying no one wants to vote for a Dem who acts like a Repuke when they could just vote for the Repuke.

[ShaneGR]

28. True

He did say that, but it wasn't directed and it sounded very empty.

[sandnsea]

21. Excuse me

In his speech on CNN he said Democrats act like Republians half the time. He said it.

[Forkboy]

27. lol...and that's a lie?

How many issues did the Dems cave in on again?

[AntiCoup2K4]

31. Shall we count the ways in which they have done exactly that??

Voted FOR an unneccessary war. Voted FOR the rape and pillage of the Constitution. Voted FOR tax cuts for billionaires.

Is that acting like a Democrat?

[Renew Deal]

34. Then you didn't hear when he said

that Edwards and Kerry supported the war and like Truman said: If you run a republican against a pub, a pub always wins. Now you tell me what he implied.

[PROGRESSIVE1]

11. This why so many voters went over to John Kerry.

I wish they had gone to Clark.....but, Kerry is good too.

Dean cannot be this negative. It will surely ruin him in the GE.

[Cuban_Liberal]

12. We Dems need to get thicker skins.

No blood, no foul--- walk it off. That was a love tap compared to what Rove is going to toss at us:)

[Straight Shooter]

14. Did he imply it, or did he actually say it?

Everyone is soooo sensitive to everything Dean says. But I guess Kerry can make snide remarks about "Edwards won't win any states" and that's okay. :shrug:

BTW, he made the remark, there was a thread about it on DU, and Kerry didn't intend to be overheard.

Trial lawyers are rarely Republicans, especially personal injury trial lawyers.

[Cuban_Liberal]

18. Dean didn't say it.

It's just that "Hate Howard" seems to be the flavor of the month among some folks..

[John_H]

15. He didn't say that. But he is coming off like a bitter little man.

[dolstein]

17. Nothing Dean says surprises me at this point.

Of course, if he were honest, he'd have to say that Clinton was a Republican too. I'm sure many of his supporters would agree.

[Forkboy]

30. deleted

screw it.

[FeelinGarfunkelly]

19. Dean just keeps losing my respect...

He more than any other candidate keeps bringing up Harry Truman. As a Missourian and avid fan of the 33rd President, it really REALLY bothers me because Howard Dean is so DIFFERENT than Truman!! And Deaniacs--don't bother trying to refute it because it's true.

Secondly, implying that JFK and JRE are Repugs is just ... uuuuuuggghhh.. "i'll support the nominee".. "the (possible) nominee is a republican".. am I the only one who doesn't like this?

Thirdly.. the only one to balance a budget? Hey Howard the Duck, did I sleep thru the Clinton years when we had a friggin' balanced budget or were you the one hibernating up in Vermont?

Bah!

[anti-NAFTA]

23. What happened to all the Dean supporters on this board?

Where have they all gone? Have they been banned, or have they betrayed Dean? I feel like I'm the last person here who supports Dean.

[Cuban_Liberal]

26. After having two weeks' worth of abuse heaped on them.

I think a lot have just left.

[Hoppin_Mad]

29. Many got so sick of threads like this and Dean hatred that

They left.

I'll post a poll soon.

[LuminousX]

33. Some of us feel that if we can't say anything nice, don't say anything at

all.

I'm barely able to stomach being here lately.

[AntiCoup2K4]

35. There's still plenty of us here.

Not as many as there once was, but that's for reasons that had nothing at all to do with the primaries. I'm with the Doc until he quits. And even if that day comes, I'm not with you-know-who.

[messiah]

25. I thought they were replublicans?

[BruinAlum]

32. Again? His tactics are backfiring - he's sinking like a rock, and yet he

continues on this self-destructive path. I think less and less of him daily.

What is REALLY tragic is how he squandered his lead in such a short time and let down his many supporters who sacrificed so much for him and his campaign.

[Moderator]

36. Locking..

This post is unsubstantiated and therefore inflammatory. Please feel free to repost with a link to Governor Dean's quote.

Thanks,

DU Moderator