I swear they get the script from the RNC. I did not see this, but found the video and transcript. Interesting exchange at the beginning, does this mean the Governor traveled all night to get to a breakfast and the interview...I assume in NYC? Not sure where Miles is found.
Howard Dean, Democratic National Chairman, who spent eight hours getting here from Washington.
DEAN: I did.
O'BRIEN: Just because of us here on AMERICAN MORNING. No, actually he's got a breakfast. The things these guys will do for a free breakfast.
And here is a good part of the interview, where he says the Republican party makes personal attacks all the time.
O'BRIEN: OK. All right. The Republicans, after you appeared on "Face The Nation" on CBS offered up a statement. Let's put the statement up on the screen there. And it's "Chairman Dean delivered his signature mix of pessimistic and wild-eyed rhetoric today," meaning yesterday. "All the Democrat Party leader was able to offer were negative and baseless attacks and an agenda that the president and the Republican led Congress are already enacting." That was from a spokesman.
What do you say to that when you hear that?
DEAN: That's why the Republicans have been so incredibly unsuccessful in running the country. Whenever you have something to say, have always have to make personal attacks. The truth is, we have a tremendously positive agenda. One, we want honesty and openness back in the government. Two, we want a defense policy that requires telling the truth to the American people and our soldiers. Three, we want jobs in America that will stay in America. Four, we want a healthcare system that covers everybody and not some horrendous farce like this drug benefit program that they put through. And five, we want a public education system that restores optimism and opportunity in America. I think that's a pretty good platform.
Then he later had to repeat the points as Miles rephrased the Democrats are so angry and ineffective meme...
O'BRIEN: When you're kind of on the ropes as you are on the outside, no is the first answer, but you've got to come up with something else, right?
DEAN: Well, I just did.
O'BRIEN: Yes.
DEAN: That's what I'm talking about. We want healthcare for everybody, just like 36 other countries have. We want jobs in America that will stay in America, and decent jobs. And we want a strong defense that's based on telling the truth. Now I think that's a pretty good platform to start with. Not to mention bringing honesty back to our government again. I think that is a positive platform. That's just what we want.
Transcript link:
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0602/13/ltm.05.htmlVideo link: Under Politics.
http://www.cnn.com/video/