"The Establishment is scared to death of Howard Dean"

[protect freedom impeach bush now]

A Good-Tempered Man.

"The Establishment is scared to death of Howard
Dean"


http://reese.king-online.com/Reese_20031008/index.php

For Wednesday, October 8, 2003


A Good-Tempered Man

Several times I've heard television journalists complain that Howard Dean has to learn to control his temper. Actually, it is his temper that I find attractive.

An honest man with sincere convictions will get angry when he hears lies. Some of our greatest presidents had ferocious tempers. George Washington, Andy Jackson and Harry Truman are three examples.

You don't see other candidates getting angry because they are all phonies. Their so-called convictions are just campaign positions manufactured by their staffs. They don't really believe in anything except getting elected, so they really don't care what is said. They are like trial lawyers. They are interested only in scoring points and winning. There's nothing personal, and the truth simply doesn't matter.

Whether you agree with him or not, Howard Dean actually believes in his convictions. He is a genuine man. An honest, genuine man will not suffer fools lightly, nor will he stand around like a dummy with a phony smile on his face while he hears himself lied about.
I probably would not agree with Dr. Dean on all of his positions, but I certainly trust him, if he is elected, to do what he honestly believes is in the best interest of the country. That's more than I can say for any of the other candidates. It's this quality of being real and genuine that I think has attracted hundreds of thousands of people to his campaign.

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[joeybee12]

1. I agree with this article, and you're gonna get flamed for posting it!

What really turned me off recently was the Nazi farce in California where good old Eunice Shriver got up and sucked face with Ah-nuld. The Kennedy family--the shining example of Democratic liberalism, doing what's best for the Kennedy clan. It's all a joke.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

2. Howard Is Pragmatic

Although I don't agree with the author's premise that none of the other candidates are angry (I think Kucinich is, but shows it differently), I do agree that I think Howard is man to be trusted to do what he thinks best. I think he is the one candidate left who has had the experience of working with a legislature so that important measures could be passed. Don't know if others caught the exchange between Dean and Kerry at the CNN debate, but Kerry accused Dean of wanting to cut spending on senior citizens. Dean's response was that the legislature was balking at raising tobacco taxes, and that he'd told them that if they didn't, they'd have to cut senior spending. He added that the legislature decided to raise tobacco taxes, just as he thought they would. His goal was to balance VT's budget, and he was honest about it-we have to raise taxes here or cut there. He made the choices plain. There will be some painful readjustments as the next President takes on our Bush-ruined economy, and we need a President who can make the choices we will have to make clear. Dean can do this. Dean has my vote.

[StClone]

3. Damn Straight

Dean scares the obese power and money grubbers.

Neutered sheep is what the controllers want. Stealing, abusing overlords want easily manipulated peons to work the salt mine of the "New Economy" just like the old economy. Power Elites don't want to spend time in defending their power just purloining wealth.

I haven't settled yet, but when the big boys are scared of a possible candidate that leads me to believe he's doing something right.

[blm]

4. Reese is a rightwinger

and probably likes Dean because Dean is for deregulation just like most other rightwingers.

If you are FOR deregulating electricity, then Dean is your candidate.

[Rose Siding]

5. Don't look now, but much of the establishment in power is right wing

As for dereg, no. Cite your evidence. Here's mine:

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Was deregulation a contributing factor to the blackout? It was the major contributing factor in the blackout. Deregulation left us vulnerable in many ways. In a deregulated market, maximizing profits is the main goal. Supply margins are manipulated to keep supply very low so that prices and profits are high. Maintenance and new construction are stopped and thousands of skilled workers are laid off. 160,000 were laid off in the deregulated markets of Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York and Ontario. The blackout happened in these areas but not in Vermont and Quebec which are still regulated. Deregulation has such a dismal record that 22 States have now shelved plans to deregulate. Even the World Bank now says, that water and electricity should not be privatized.

http://electricitycoalition.org/resources/Q%20for%20cands%202003_09.htm

If Dean actually favored dereg, don't you think that in all his years as a successful gov it would have happened? As for "backing off", wouldn't the newer evidence of how dereg never fulfilled any of its promised advantages make that the wise decision?