It is time for the Florida newspaper blogs to stop doing this every time he comes to Florida. These bloggers are acting immature and pouty and childish.
They do not want things to heal here in this state. I admire him for continuing to come here and for trying to reason with fools.
Here is the worst from someone I thought had more sense as a rule. From Beth Reinhard at the Miami Herald.
See Howard Dean...bring tomatoesIsn't that cute of Beth?
Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean will headline a party fundraiser from 7 to 8:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Gemma Lounge in Miami Beach.
Democrats disgusted with the DNC's decision to allow Florida delegates to cast only half a vote at the nominating convention: this is your chance to give Dean an earful. Others may want to shake his hand now that Florida delegates will at least have seats in Denver.
About 200 people are expected. Tickets cost $100 and can be bought at the door.
Or maybe this one should have been first...at least it is a close second.
From the Sun Sentinel:
Howard Dean, the enforcer of rules to punish Florida, comes calling for cashHow cutesy of Mark Hollis as well. I thought he had better sense.
Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean must be feeling confident that South Florida Democrats are in a forgiving mood. He’s hosting a fundraiser in the neighborhood --- a “grassroots fundraising event” in Miami Beach on Tuesday.
Dean, in case anyone has forgotten, is the guy who made the call that nearly stripped Florida Democrats of any votes at the presidential nominating convention.
That highly controversial decision to nullify Florida delegate votes came in response to the Florida Legislature’s decision to advance the state’s presidential primary. It rankled lots of Democrats, especially supporters of Sen. Hillary Clinton who handily won Florida’s Jan. 29 presidential primary.
Consider what Palm Beach County Commissioner and Clinton backer Burt Aaronson told a throng of Clinton fans less than a month ago --- on May 21 - as he warmed up a south Palm Beach crowd in the West Boca Century Village retirement community.
Said Aaronson (as reported by my colleague Josh Hafenbrack): “I would personally like to get rid of Howard Dean. I don’t know if his name should be Howard Dean or Howard Dunce.”
I think it is a toss up between FL and TN as to which politicians can be
the most insulting to our good Democrats like Dean and Obama.
Under normal circumstances the well-organized Florida bloggers would call these newspaper bloggers out on their rudeness to our party chairman....but the Florida progressive bloggers have never said much at all.
They could have made a difference. This has been the attitude of most major papers here. No one has stood up to them.