Reply #50: spin, spin, spin

[sandnsea]

So let's see, Dean is the only one who has done anything on the environment or health insurance. My god, how fucking arrogant. And another thing that sets him apart from the other candidates is that he's the only one willing to stand up for the Democratic Party. Logic, if we dare to apply it, dictates the others aren't because otherwise Dean couldn't be doing it. His campaign has been all about vilifying the rest of the field, from the gate.

"PITT: There are nine candidates running for the office of the Presidency in 2004. What sets you apart from them?

DEAN: There's bunch of things. First of all, I am a Governor and a physician. The other candidates talk about the environment, and I have actually done a lot of environmental work. Everyone is going to talk about health insurance, but our health insurance plan is modeled after what worked in Vermont. That is an advantage, having been in a position to get things done, rather than just vote, introduce bills and all that. The second thing that is setting me apart, and is probably responsible for why we are doing as well as we are, is that I am really willing to stand up for the Democratic party. I don't think we can beat this President by being like the Republicans."

http://www.truthout.org/docs_03/052203A.shtml