Howard Kurtz on the Dean Campaign

[kaitykaity]

(Howie escaped his usual whorishness this time. This is a great
inside the bus look at the campaign.)

SHMOOZING WITH THE DEAN CAMPAIGN
Howard Kurtz: While the candidate himself isn't particularly warm, he
does have people in his campaign to charm the press.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9692-2003Dec17.html

[dean4america]

1. pretty fair article

nice behind-the-scenes look at Trippi and Trish the Dish.

though the whole "Dean isn't particularly warm" kind of rubs me the wrong way. He's not gonna give you a hug like Clinton or a stupid grin and rambling B.S. like Bush, but he's not a cold fish, either. In samall group settings, he kicks ass in terms of engaging the audience; in fact, he's almost Clintonian in engaging the PEOPLE (not the journalists, but the PEOPLE).

[kaitykaity]

2. Howie is normally a complete Bush whore, so this was a

welcome departure for him. (I don't think about the
personal qualities much, my bad. Thanks for pointing
that out.) :eyes:

[Cha]

3. Dean is a Real Warm Person not the

ersatz "warm" of a bush.