Charlie Reese: A Good-Tempered Man (Howard Dean)

[Dudley_DUright]

Here is absolute proof that we are now in the Twilight Zone. Charlie Reese, former right wing troglodyte of the Orlando Sentinel, is now praising Howard Dean!.

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.

more...

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

[Cha]

1. So why is this guy writing so knowingly about Dean and every-

thing else he said seemed to make Sense, too!

This is exactly the concept I take on Dean!

[Dudley_DUright]

2. Actually to be fair to Charlie

he has been moving our way for some time now and vocally opposed the Iraq war. Back when he wrote for the Orlando Sentinel I almost always disagreed with him, but you are right, he seems to be making loads of sense now.

[Cha]

3. Oh good! He was against the war! I really haven't read

him but I remember the name..Charlie Reese. And now he has this amazing analysis that could have been written by any of Dean's Supporters if we could ariticulate like that...Me anyway(if I could!) :)

Thanks for this Dudley_DUright! I'm going to bookmark it!

[Birthmark]

4. Yeah, Charlie's been surprising me lately.

I thought I was hallucinating when he came out against the war.

[DemoVet]

5. Actually, any real conservative would...

they're not all fascists, most aren't. I sometimes wish that DU would change "Conservative Idiots" to "Right Wing Idiots", we need to get EVERYONE on board against the regime so we can go back to just honest opposition to each other rather than the acid partisanship that the neocons encourage and thrive on.

[fabius]

6. Charlie's got it right!

Most of his columns are making sense these days.

Kinda like Pat Buchanan. Strange times indeed!

Like the Sox and Cubs in the World Series? :tinfoilhat:

[KG]

7. sorry, but Charlie Reese is still a right wing troglodyte.

bottom feeders like him don't just suddenly evolve.

[kclown]

8. A growing number of right-wingers

are coming to the realization that the policies dictated by
their ideology are just not working.  As LeCarre's socialist
Roy Bland said, "That's not ideology.  That's just
looking out the window."

[tom_paine]

9. Yes, we ae now in the Twilight Zone

The Orwell Zone.

With touchscreen "voting" in place by 2008, will it matter how many people hate "their" Emperor?