Reply #8: Until now I have always applauded Dean. But this is infuriating:

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"I do not think President Bush is a racist. I know him personally, and I've never heard him say anything like that. And I don't think he's a homophobe either."

If Dean in fact is defending Bush like this -- I am depending here on the OP and presuming it is accurate -- I suddenly question Dean's suitability for leadership. OF COURSE Bush is a racist, a homophobe, a hater of the poor. OF COURSE: all Bush's policies prove it: from outsourcing and social-safety-net destruction to New Orleans and skyrocketing prices. And of course Bush hides his bigotry and contempt: it is part of his training as an aristocrat to hide it. What in the name of god is Dean thinking? Truly, I feel betrayed.


Edit: typo.