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Published On: Dec 09, 2003 10:43 AM
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Published On: Dec 09, 2003 10:43 AM
Go Team Dean, Huah!
It felt so good to wake up this morning and hear that
Howard Dean got the Gore endorsement. I believe that our biggest enemy is not
George W (he comes in second) but
apathy.
People tend not to rally behind a lost cause, even when they tend to empathize
with the underdog. The best thing is to show the country that there is a strong,
unified front behind a single Democratic Candidate.
It felt so good to wake up this morning and hear that
Howard Dean got the Gore endorsement. I believe that our biggest enemy is not
George W (he comes in second) but
apathy.
People tend not to rally behind a lost cause, even when they tend to empathize
with the underdog. The best thing is to show the country that there is a strong,
unified front behind a single Democratic
Candidate.
I'm also annoyed that every other candidate seems preoccupied with "Dean Bashing" rather than focusing on their own agendas. I really haven't heard any other candidates' platforms--just their whining about Dean, and their attempt to pick up support in specific demographics. There are two things I really like about the Dean Campaign:
1. Although there's the constant appeal for financial donations, the Dean campaign doesn't give me impression they only want my money. They let me know what I can do for the campaign (other than opening my checkbook). In the letters I'm writing to Iowa democrats where I ask for their support and involvement in the upcoming Jan 19 Iowa caucus, there's not a single point in which I ask for their money. I'm willing to bet some of them are reading my letters today, puzzled because I'm not telling them where to mail their checks.
2. Dean talks about the issues and his goals. Yes he does criticize George W's actions quite a bit, but he doesn't bicker like the other Democratic Candidates.
The more I read Hillary's autobiography (and I'm trying to read it with a critical eye so I can judge what is factual and what is a biased spin on events) the more I realize Dean is going to have a damned hard time once he gets elected President. I really think this country is in the midst of a Civil Cold War where a Republican congress with sabotage decent legislation, not because they disagree with the legislation, but because they can't allow a Democrat to look good. I really think there's a war going on, and it's going to be a long and bloody one on our own soil.
May we live in interesting times.
I'll end with something cute I just found. Someone made a bunch of little commercials that are blatant knockoffs of the "Apple Switch" campaign. I think they would be great commercials to actually air, but I suspect Apple wouldn't let them get away with it.
I'm also annoyed that every other candidate seems preoccupied with "Dean Bashing" rather than focusing on their own agendas. I really haven't heard any other candidates' platforms--just their whining about Dean, and their attempt to pick up support in specific demographics. There are two things I really like about the Dean Campaign:
1. Although there's the constant appeal for financial donations, the Dean campaign doesn't give me impression they only want my money. They let me know what I can do for the campaign (other than opening my checkbook). In the letters I'm writing to Iowa democrats where I ask for their support and involvement in the upcoming Jan 19 Iowa caucus, there's not a single point in which I ask for their money. I'm willing to bet some of them are reading my letters today, puzzled because I'm not telling them where to mail their checks.
2. Dean talks about the issues and his goals. Yes he does criticize George W's actions quite a bit, but he doesn't bicker like the other Democratic Candidates.
The more I read Hillary's autobiography (and I'm trying to read it with a critical eye so I can judge what is factual and what is a biased spin on events) the more I realize Dean is going to have a damned hard time once he gets elected President. I really think this country is in the midst of a Civil Cold War where a Republican congress with sabotage decent legislation, not because they disagree with the legislation, but because they can't allow a Democrat to look good. I really think there's a war going on, and it's going to be a long and bloody one on our own soil.
May we live in interesting times.
I'll end with something cute I just found. Someone made a bunch of little commercials that are blatant knockoffs of the "Apple Switch" campaign. I think they would be great commercials to actually air, but I suspect Apple wouldn't let them get away with it.
Posted: Tue - December 9, 2003 at 10:27 AM