Dean of Sealed Records will Get No Respect for "Special Interests" Ploy

[WiseMen]

The Dean of Sealed Records, of “We didn't want anything embarrassing appearing in the papers” fame, is now digging through Kerry’s Open Records to find any frivolous issue he can twist into an attack.

Howard Fineman on NBC last week muttered about the flood of speculative attacks filling his mail box from the Dean camp.

As far as I can figure, Deans strategy is to get some trivial issue into the press, then gasp to the next journalist he sees “I’m Shocked, Shocked, John Kerry needs to appologiize.”

Take the issue of Kerry’s “special interests” donations. Dean knows very well that if you don’t take any PAC money (and Kerry has not throughout his career) there is no choice but to take vastly more individual contributions from people regardless of what industries they work in. That is exactly what the Dean campaign is doing. Stretch this process across 20 years and you are bound to have lots of contributors in any business no matter how you slice it. But Dean is “Shocked! Shocked!”

Now Dean’s neophyte supporters may think what Dean is doing is cute, but among professionals Dean is just making a fool of himself. If by some turn of events Dean was to get the nomination he is going to have a hard time getting any respect.

[Hep]

1. LOL It's OK when others do it, but Dean is held to a higher standard

as usual.

[CWebster]

2. Howard Fineman, huh?

The author of one of the most damning cover story articles about Dean, released in a timely fashion - just prior to the Iowas caucuses. Howard Fineman, confronted on the eve of the Iowa caucuses and accused by another pundit for being responsible for Dean's falling numbers and credibility. Howard Fineman, present at the media pow-wow gathering with Kerry just weeks before the Iowa caucuses...

[WiseMen]

4. They are all getting the trash in their inboxes. Call any major political

journalist.

[nomaco-10]

6. All that trash in their inboxes....

wonder who's sending it and why? hmmmmmm.
Dean, Dean, Dean.... LOL

[nomaco-10]

3. Well, I see this another .....

Dump on Dean Day around here, anything to deflect from the incoming at the Kerry campaign to get the heat off him. Dean, the DLC's favorite whipping boy. The thing is, they still don't get it, Dean ain't laying down for it. The old saying, "that which doesn't kill you, just makes you stronger" never rang truer for Dr. Govenor Howard Dean.
The MTP interview must have alot of people worried.
Dean, Dean, Dean.... LOL

[Raya]

8. Guess Yesterday was Dump on Kerry Day. Want to compare threads

Think Dean is still Champion Dumper.

This is a thoughtfull analysis or Dean's "problem." I think he needs all the help he can get -- for the sake of us all.

[Loonman]

5. Let's see how "outside the system" he really is

:think:

[WiseMen]

7. Who are you refering to Dean or Kerry?

[THUNDER HANDS]

9. respect

Dean wouldn't know what that was is it twisted itself into donught form, topped itself with sprinkles and danced around his chubby little face doing a hoola dance.

[Freedom of Speech]

13. Yes.

Apparently, that's part of his 'charm'.

[rucky]

10. What's the latest on the sealed records, anyways?

[Raya]

11. His "Will Let a Judge Decide" line has been shown to be "without basis"

I am trying to be polite.

Dean's friend, Vermont Attorney General William Sorrell, has filed to dismiss all efforts at access to records. What Dean said about letting a judge decide apparrently meant "We are going to bottle this up in court till the cows come home" or someting like that.

[Freedom of Speech]

12. Why

am I not surprised?

[Raya]

14. Guess no Dean supporter dares touch the "Records" issue, the fibs are so

lame at this point.

[nomaco-10]

15. No, the Dean supporters aren't....

taking the bait. The facts are out there about how, when and why ALL govenors have some sealed records when they leave office. Let the judge decide. I'm sure he has the experience with such matters to go thru the documents and release what, if anything should be released. If he doesn't, it will just be labeled a Dean cover up, as if Dean had the power to cover up anything. This is just another attempt to discredit Dean by his detractors and it has become rather tedious at best and not worthy of constant inuendo and discussion. THERE'S NOTHING THERE!!!

[Raya]

17. Fact is Dean's statements have been all contradicted by facts

yet he continues to mutter his excuses though no one believes him.

What he is doing is just the opposite of what he calls for in Bush/Cheney

[Hep]

I've still yet to see all these contradictions people keep talking about

Everyone says so because everyone says so, and not a single fact between them.

[Hawkeye-X]

16. Stick, meet Dead Horse

G'wan, beat this!

[nomaco-10]

18. No kiddin', you'd think he voted for....

the IWR or something. LOL

[ibegurpard]

19. Looks like you need to go after Edwards now, too.

He's starting in on it as well.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=252808

[Moderator]

20. Locking..........

This is inflammatory and a rule violation:


4. Broad-brush statements about all or some of the supporters or opponents of any Democratic Primary candidate are forbidden. Don't paint people as disruptors or cult members.



DU Moderator