My Tribute to Dean and His Supporters-----A Chronicle of the Dean Campaign

[slinkerwink]

[slinkerwink]

1. feel free to copy and distribute to your Dean supporter lists.....and

remind them with this ad to vote for Dean in the upcoming primaries!

[NoPasaran]

9. Great work, Slinkerwink

[caledesi]

19. I was waiting for this tonight SW. I could just cry. Dean is my man.

The pics are great! Brings back such wonderful memories. I never missed any of his speeches. Thanks SW!

[slinkerwink]

22. no problem, caledesi!

:hi:

[w4rma]

2. Fantastic slideslow, slinkerwink! (n/t)

[slinkerwink]

thank you---gotta keep a little of Dean among all those

Kerry-Edwards threads now...

[madmax]

3. An awesome tribute

made me teary eyed and I wasn't even a Dean supporter.

[slinkerwink]

4. aww----that's a really great compliment!

[4morewars]

5. WOW

nicely done slink !!

[slinkerwink]

6. thanks!

:hi:

[The Blue Knight]

7. I won't lie. I teared up too. Very touching.

I just love Howard Dean, and I love what he's done to our party. He is truly the kick in the ass the Democratic Party. Thank you, Howard Dean, for having backbone. I would've willingly campaigned for you when Kucinich bowed out.

[slinkerwink]

8. I'm glad that this video touched you also....

:-)

[Tinoire]

10. Slink. I love you. Really do but please

please please you and all Howard Dean supporters, PLEASE... remember these guys too. Thanks for sharing those beautiful pictures. I will miss Dean.




They need to come home. Please.


Bring our kids home
http://www.bringthetroopshomenow.com

(thank you to Mari333)

[slinkerwink]

11. that is why I supported Dean in the first place was because about

Iraq.

[For PaisAn]

12. Thank you

n/t

[slinkerwink]

13. you're welcome.....

:hi:

[slinkerwink]

14. kick

[Anwen]

15. That is awesome Slink...

I'm feeling really sad tonight :cry: Seeing your slide show reminded me of what he has accomplished in such a short amount of time so far...and of course he isn't finished yet! Thanks for sharing those wonderful pictures. :)

[slinkerwink]

16. awww---it's amazing what he accomplished, and I'm looking

forward to seeing what his plan is to help Democrats! :hug:

[Anwen]

34. Me too!!

I know we haven't yet seen the last of Dean!! :D

[in_cog_ni_to]

17. Very nice, Slinker.

I still can't believe he's out of the race. Very sad day.

Nice slide show and a great tribute to Dr. Dean.

[slinkerwink]

20. thank you, incognito!

[mikehiggins]

18. Kudos on your work and

kudos on the way in which you conducted yourself over the last few months. Dean should be proud to have people like you supporting him.

[slinkerwink]

21. I'm still supporting him in the MA primary...

[GodHelpUsAll2]

23. that was great!

It made me cry, such great memories to be treasured forever! I will never forget them. I am a also a Dean Democrat forever and will support him in the Texas primary!

[slinkerwink]

24. yahoo!

you're from Texas? I'm originally from Texas also!

[GodHelpUsAll2]

25. I am

Born and raised here.

[Lugnut]

26. Thanks!

A truly inspiring tribute. You ROCK, slink!

[slinkerwink]

31. awww, no problem!

:hi:

[funky_bug]

27. Great job, SLINK!

That was great, and I applaud your heart-felt labor of love!

btw - the one photo with Dean and the blonde kid smiling... that kid and Dean look SO much alike! I loved your closing..."I will always be a Howard Dean Democrat." We have so much to be thankful for. Our guys put their hearts and souls into their ride. I heard someone say that Dean fell from grace. I beg to differ. We are a merciless nation. Mercy failed Dean, not grace. Mercy is not getting what you deserve, grace is not deserving what you get. We maybe never deserved Howard Dean, but I'm glad he's merciful, and he's still gonna fight for us.

[slinkerwink]

28. thank you for that beautiful post, Wife_of_a_Wes_Freak!

[madfloridian]

29. Slinker, a good story for you.

We have had calls all day from friends who were not really Dean people, telling us how sorry they were about our candidate's treatment.. Even in the store, people saw the buttons and said why are you wearing them.

Almost every single person was so admiring of Dean and his stances. They are angry at how the media has treated them.

We explained that they could show the media who's who by voting for him in the March 9 primary. That way they could have a voice, and he might get enough delegates to help.

I was amazed at the ones who had shown no interest before, but they are showing it now. Our neighbor is so mad she is sending letters to her friends that they can vote for him.

Isn't it funny how the people ain't as stupid as the media?

[slinkerwink]

30. I know----the media continues to dumb down the intelligence of Americans

and there are still those that won't buy what the media is selling.

[LSdemocrat]

32. If anything on this board deserved a kick, it's this.

Thank you. I've been politically active before, I'll be politically active again, but I don't know that I will EVER find a candidate that I believe in as much as I believe in Gov. Dean.

[slinkerwink]

33. aww, I really appreciate the kick!

[dave29]

35. Slink

this was great work. I've always been so sad that the portrayal of Dean in the media was of the"Angry Dean". All of the pictures or clips they used were of his passionate statements about his core beliefs... rarely did they show him amongst those that he was campaigning for.

In just one post you squished the Howard Dean is an "Angry Man" meme. Yes he's angry at the direction our country has taken, at the Right Wing, at the lack of leadership from the Democrats in Congress - and so are we. But looking at him out on the camapaign trail, amongst the people, be they supporters or those whose support he was trying to earn... you see the real Howard Dean... one filled with hope, optimism, passion and humor.

Still planning on supporting Dean (and his cause) here in TX.

[slinkerwink]

36. that's why grassroots media is the best kind there is!

[Kool Kitty]

37. This is great.

Dean made me believe that we could beat Bush and his campaign made the Democrats actually grow a spine again. I am forever grateful to him. I think the two best candidates are gone and that is so depressing. Anyway, this is a fab slide show, you should be proud. Thanks for creating it.

[slinkerwink]

38. you're welcome!

[Taco Bell]

39. nice work

[slinkerwink]

40. welcome to DU!!!!

:hi:

[Joe the Revelator]

41. I watched that with "Don't Stop Believing" by Journey

playing in the background and it was one of the saddest/inspiring things I've ever done. :(

[slinkerwink]

42. aww....Clark likes Journey, doesn't he?

[Joe the Revelator]

43. Yeah it was his campaign song but...

Hence the reason its been in my playlist, but it fits well with both of the grassroot boys :) Its been a sad day, Deans leaving effected me more then i thought it would. I wish i could say i was proud of my party.

Heres to Dean as head of the DNC for a few years, then back on the campaign trail :toast:

[slinkerwink]

44. Dean in '08! I'd rather take him over Hillary Clinton any day!

[Joe the Revelator]

45. Amen

Like i said in an earlier post i think he was a little before his time. He's young enough though.He could even challenge in 2012

[slinkerwink]

46. 2012? I'd be grey-haired and have kids by then....

eight years....yikes.

[Joe the Revelator]

50. I still want to win this year

one way or another :-D. Dean will still be young and vivasious in 8 years, and the country will be in a better place. Just how old are you slink? ;)

[slinkerwink]

51. I'm 21.....in eight years, that makes me 29-----yikes!

[Joe the Revelator]

58. You're really only 21?

I had you pegged as being much older and wiser then me. (I'm 21 also)

Edited because even with an embedded spell checker i can't form words correctly.

[slinkerwink]

61. yes, I'm really 21 :-)

Born in August of '82!

[Joe the Revelator]

65. I'm shocked and awed

I thought you were in your mid-thirties. Your words have a much older presence :)

[slinkerwink]

66. nah----it's a proven fact that college-age women are more mature

than college-age men :-p:headbang:

[Joe the Revelator]

67. Touché

What school do you attend? Or are you a prodigy? ( you may see this as me hijacking your thread, I see it as productive kicking)

[slinkerwink]

69. I attend.....

Smith College, where famous alumni such as Gloria Steinem, Betty Friedman, and Julia Child attended. What about you?

[Joe the Revelator]

71. Old Dominion University

Home of such famous graduates as..well..we had Bill Cosby give a commencement speech once. Thats honestly about it.

Smith College is a Woman's College, right?

[slinkerwink]

72. that's right----it's full of liberal, smart, beautiful women!

ahhhh, women.

[Joe the Revelator]

73. The more in the world

the better.

[edzontar]

74. Hey kid, I'm FIFTY!!!! And grey bearded too.

When I was 21, in 1974, well let's just say those were the days.

Don't get disprited...you guys have to keep the torch lit for the geezers like me and Howard.

Thanks for this beautiful thread.

[slinkerwink]

76. awww, thanks! no problem at all!

:hi:

[xxqqqzme]

47. thank you

for that little trip thru the campaign. Recognized LA Union Station on Sept 30, 2003 - I was there. It was a great night.

I have spent much time 2day e-mailing & commiserating & comforting fellow supporters. I take some comfort in knowing the next phase will be better than the one just ending.

We now know neighbors who are willing to devote time and energy to change the direction of our country.

We now know the power of the corporate media to quash a campaign on a whim.

We now know, for the first time, thousands of small donations have a voice.

We now know to be better prepared next time.

We now know we are not alone.
edit: add - just sent it on to my list

[slinkerwink]

53. thanks for sending it to your list!

:hi:

[LizW]

48. Thanks, slinkerwink

I've been grieving alone for the last day. I just couldn't stand to come here and read what was being said. Your post was the first one I clicked on. It is beautiful.

I will never stop being a Howard Dean Democrat, either. :hug:

[slinkerwink]

52. awww, thank you!

:pals:

[RetroLounge]

49. Thank Slink, this gets better every time I see it

I love the one of HD playing the Harmonica!

RL

[slinkerwink]

54. what I love about this slideshow is that it shows how human Dean is

[Nazgul35]

55. you're the best slink!!!

You know you have my undying affection....right...you know that....

:evilgrin:

[slinkerwink]

56. hahaha, awww, thanks!

[burned]

57. thank you

I don't know you but this is the best thing thats happened to me in two days.

[slinkerwink]

64. I'm glad to hear that!

:hug:

[Walt Starr]

59. This has my vote for best thread of the day!

:thumbsup:

[slinkerwink]

63. that means a lot to me!

:hi:

[edzontar]

75. Best ot the year, for me.

Thanks so much.

[hedda_foil]

60. Thank you for your magnificent tribute, slink.

And thank you for finding these two pictures from after yesterday's speech too. This is a man and a movement who will never be stopped.

[slinkerwink]

62. exactly! we'll still be hearing from Dean for a long time to come....

[maxanne]

68. thanks slinkerwink

For reminding me of why I supported this guy. I spent the day comiserating with people - it's been very sad.

I saw Dean for the first time in Sandwich, NH, last spring. We were jammed into a room meant for 75 people and there were double that. The room was full of black flies, since the doors were open. He just brushed them off and cracked jokes about it.

That night he said something that made this grumpy old feminist very happy. He said, "In countries where women have full equality there is no terrorism." This is a man who genuinely likes women. Who genuinely believes in equality.

I'll always cherish the picture of my 6'4" daughter shaking Dean's hand, as he looked up at her, smiling.

We started something here. It ain't over.

Slink - you are a total babe. :yourock:

[slinkerwink]

70. thanks!

:pals:

[mvd]

77. Thanks!

Dean was my favorite of the major candidates, and I felt really bad yesterday. But you know from the enthusiastic support he gets, he'll stay around like a watchdog for the party. Maybe form a group. And I think his supporters that were there lifted his spirits. :hi:

[eissa]

78. Beautiful, great quote here:

"If Democrats win, over that inauguration will be the halo of Howard Dean."
Jesse Jackson

[Anwen]

81. Awww!

That's bittersweet but very nice :)

[SadEagle]

79. Thanks Slink!

"It all started with a man who wanted a bike trail". I think one can find out a lot about a candidate in their reason for entering politics.

And, oy, I hate to be negative in such a thread, but I sooo wanted for my first vote in a presidential election to be for Dr.Dean...

[slinkerwink]

80. same here too, but I'm still voting for him in the MA primary

[SadEagle]

91. I am struggling about my NY vote.

On one hand, I want to vote for Dr.Dean... On the other hand, the state may actually make a difference, and I'd rather see John Edwards than John Kerry as the nominee...

Oh, and the ballot is pretty darn confusing: http://www.monroecounty.gov/ballots/CD29.pdf

[slinkerwink]

92. just vote for Dean----he asked his supporters to still vote for him

[chocolateeater]

82. Thank you for posting this.

It was great!

[mdmc]

83. I finally cried over Dean leaving

opps... dry those eyes! My roomie came home! Can't stand the teasing if he see me cry over Dean's departure! :~)





Thanks for this thread!

[slinkerwink]

84. that's a great sunset picture of Dean!

[mdmc]

85. thanks

credit due to others (I just collect em, I don't take em)

[InvisibleTouch]

86. Download Time Was Worth It

Took me half an hour to download the entire slideshow (and I kept hoping my connection wasn't going to kick me out halfway through), but it was worth it. Thanks for posting this! It was great to see, though it was also sad, given that it's a farewell tribute. I don't think I've quite "dealt with" Dean's exit from the campaign (too early in the "stages of grief" perhaps), but I can't help feeling that we've lost something irreplaceable ... and can't help hoping some element will yet remain. I'm still voting for the guy on March 2!

[slinkerwink]

89. sorry to hear that it took so long to download.....

I originally started out with 100 pictures of Dean, but I got it down to about 45 pictures of Dean which was pretty hard to do.

[InvisibleTouch]

90. Not your fault on the download....

...that's my slow connection, my plodding laptop, and my "magic touch" with computers. ;) Thanks again!

[tishaLA]

87. Beautiful Slinkerwink

I can't say it better than so many people on this thread already have. Just beautiful.

[slinkerwink]

88. thank you!

:hi:

[mdmc]

93. Hudson Valley KICK

I just sent this out to my grassroots group! Hi Everybody! Please join Democratic Underground! Peace and low stress!

[SeattleRob]

94. Thanks!

Great post!


:kick:

[mdmc]

95. kick

:kick:

[mdmc]

96. One more step child

:kick:

[slinkerwink]

97. thank you for the kick!

I really appreciate it!

[mzmolly]

98. Beautiful and heartbreaking.

Thank You Slink!

[slinkerwink]

99. no problem!

:hi:

[chocolateeater]

100. Kick for a great slideshow n/t

[Redneck Socialist]

101. Very nice

Thank you.

[mdmc]

102. so good

:kick:

[Castilleja]

103. Nice slideshow, nice thread...

:kick:

[slinkerwink]

104. thanks for the kick!

:hi:

[frustrated_lefty]

105. Thank you for this.

Slink, you sometimes strike me as an over-eager puppy (and I do NOT mean that as an insult, it's kind of a good thing), but this post was a thing of beauty. You brought tears to my eyes with this. Thank you.

[mdmc]

106. anyone miss this?

:kick:

[slinkerwink]

107. you're welcome!

:hi:

[mdmc]

108. Naderfest Kick

lets talk about Dems again!
:kick:

[mdmc]

109. Nader loves Dean

:kick:

[mdmc]

110. Break up the Nader threads

with the good Doctor