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EmeraldCityGrl

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22. I wasn't aware of this and I find it very reassuring.

Reply to JI7 (Reply #17)

Sat Oct 13, 2012, 04:05 PM

Oct 2012

In trying to read between the lines of Dean's comments, remaining
presidential was vital even if the President took some hits when Romney
used The Gish Gallup as his debate strategy. To have allowed that to happen
was their ultimate hope and Obama did not allow that to happen.

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Howard Dean always gets is right. [View all] EmeraldCityGrl Oct 2012 OP

AGREED Iggy Oct 2012 #1

For the first time I disagreed with one bit of his analysis yesterday. dkf Oct 2012 #2

There's an automatic assumption Biden EmeraldCityGrl Oct 2012 #6

It still doesn't track the timelines. dkf Oct 2012 #8

The timelines don't track for national security reasons. JDPriestly Oct 2012 #32

k/r Dawson Leery Oct 2012 #3

and CNN saw fit to torpedo his nomination upi402 Oct 2012 #4

Dean came in third the night of the scream. MrSlayer Oct 2012 #14

True, and he could have won Wisconsin in February upi402 Oct 2012 #16

Cough cough Diebold cough cough Myrina Oct 2012 #24

Iowa is a caucus state. MrSlayer Oct 2012 #33

i have never understood Sekhmets Daughter Oct 2012 #5

Obama wanted someone else. dkf Oct 2012 #9

Why did he want someone else? Peregrine Took Oct 2012 #12

Rahm Emanuel, Obama's Chief of Staff at the time, doesn't like Dean BuelahWitch Oct 2012 #18

I won't say what I am thinking right now... Sekhmets Daughter Oct 2012 #34

Because when it comes down to it Myrina Oct 2012 #26

Sad Sekhmets Daughter Oct 2012 #35

The Prez should declare Rmoney has more positions than the Kama Sutra n/t hootinholler Oct 2012 #7

Thats a good one. sevenseas Oct 2012 #30

Agreed. Obama needs to do it his own way. Baitball Blogger Oct 2012 #10

retroactive 2pooped2pop Oct 2012 #11

Kind of ironic since he is the one whose "scream" gave the media an opening to wreck his treestar Oct 2012 #13

I wish Dean were still in charge of the 50 state strategy! ananda Oct 2012 #15

Me too! Texas moved a lot b/c of it, now we are ignored except for them to take our money and Dustlawyer Oct 2012 #19

So Democrats in Texas can't JNelson6563 Oct 2012 #29

I guess you would need to come here to understand. We can and will work out of this on our own if Dustlawyer Oct 2012 #31

I support all Progressives, everywhere. JNelson6563 Oct 2012 #36

My firm represents several unions and it pains me to see some of these guys who vote Republican. Dustlawyer Oct 2012 #38

Maybe he is Advising the President, ever since Rahm Left JI7 Oct 2012 #17

Thank you, Dean! He knows how to be Cha Oct 2012 #20

I wasn't aware of this and I find it very reassuring. EmeraldCityGrl Oct 2012 #22

yes Obama could not do what Biden did, i think the only problem was maybe he should have been more JI7 Oct 2012 #25

Another great Kennedy quote EmeraldCityGrl Oct 2012 #21

Howard Dean is great, and so sadly thrown under the bus by the Obama campaign. maddiemom Oct 2012 #23

Especially since Obama was one of the Dean Dozen Myrina Oct 2012 #28

Dean's agile mind and Obama's temperament would make for an unfair combination in politics BeyondGeography Oct 2012 #27

I wish Dean was in the cabinet or a WH Advisor....nt fadedrose Oct 2012 #37