Reply #61: There's part of your problem. You are assuming that we are criticizing

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Dean because of the media. This has nothing to do with the media.

I don't need the media to tell me that Dean ranted and screamed, because I watched this thing live. Did you? Somehow, I doubt that you did because your mischaracterization of the events is extensive. This certainly wasn't about a "weird noise"; it was about a several-minute rant where Dean screamed and yelled and looked like he was going to burst a blood vessel.

My opinion of Dean's actions was based on personal observation. If you honestly believe that what he did was good for his campaign, wait another day or two and look at the polls in NH. There are already signs that it is going to cost him dearly.

Lastly, quit blaming the media for this and quit assuming that the rest of us are forming our opinions based on the media coverage of this event. Many of us watched this unfold live and have the exact same opinion now that we had before there was one iota of media coverage.