Dean to Rove: I'm looking forward to the matchup with you in 2004

[Larkspur]

How do your respond when you hear that Karl Rove is licking his chops at the prospect of running against you.

"I think that's terrific. Given Karl Rove's Machiavellian history, that's an endorsement for me. It means they are very concerned."

Love that line of Dean's! Give 'em hell, Howard!

From the Philadelphia Weekly Cover story http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/cover/

[ProfessorPlum]

1. Oh Yeah! Babeeeee. :) n/t

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[killbotfactory]

2. Nice cover!

[DrFunkenstein]

3. Nicely Expresses His New York Roots

There is something very not-Vermont about Dean. I was not surprised to learn he came from Manhattan.

[killbotfactory]

4. "Karl Rove is a smart man..."

"A smart man in Karl Rove's shoes would be crapping himself right about now."

That's awesome.

[Adamocrat]

5. Good thing Howard's a doctor!

He can recommend a specialist for Rove when he's finished tearing him a new asshole.

-A

[babzilla]

6. balls out

Dean's certainly no shrinking violet. Great article and interview.

Q. "What do you stand for and what are you fighting against?

A. "I want jobs again, which means you need a president who manages the economy. I want to get the universal health insurance into America that other industrialized countries have. But mostly I want a restoration of our sense of community, that we're all in this together. And what I'm fighting against: this president--what I would call the borrow-and-spend credit card presidency of a radical, a person who squandered our respect around the world, wasted our economic assets and has an agenda that is consistent not with American values, but some narrow-minded conservative agenda that doesn't fit America."

and one more for good measure

Q. Why do you make the Democratic National Committee so nervous?

A. "Principally, they are a club in Washington, and they prefer one of their own, but the problem with that is that one of their own isn't going to beat George Bush. You don't beat George Bush by trying to be Bush Lite."


:loveya: this picture

[deutsey]

8. Thanks for posting this!

I'm going to try to use it at the Meetup tonight. :hi:

[northernsoul]

7. No Guts, No Glory

And, no, I don't have a problem with President Dean whatsoever

[dajabr]

9. President Dean. Got a problem with that?

Q:What do you stand for and what are you fighting against?

Dean: "...And what I'm fighting against: this president--what I would call the borrow-and-spend credit card presidency of a radical, a person who squandered our respect around the world, wasted our economic assets and has an agenda that is consistent not with American values, but some narrow-minded conservative agenda that doesn't fit America."

Q: How willing are you to play hardball? Will you question the legitimacy of the last presidential election?

Dean: "I will certainly address the issue of the Supreme Court's role, which was clearly politically motivated. The rule in close elections is to always count the votes because that's the only thing that gives people confidence in it. The Supreme Court had the opportunity to make sure the election was legitimate by recounting the Florida votes, but they chose not to. I think that is the worst decision that the court has made since the Dred Scott decision. This year the candidate with the most votes will be the winner."

Q: The Republicans are going to try to paint you as a "Birkenstock liberal." To clarify: Do you now, or have you ever owned a pair of Birkenstocks?

Dean: "No."

Q: How can all of this go on and the president still have high approval ratings?

Dean: "Because you guys aren't writing about it. And you guys aren't writing about it because we're not talking about it. Now that we're talking about it, you guys have a reason to write about it. I mean, you know it's fine for everyone to blame the media because they don't say anything, but the truth is the Democrats haven't dared to say anything because they think the way to get elected is to be a little bit like the president. I think that's nonsense."

These are just a few great statements by Dean in this article: http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/cover/

[deutsey]

10. Arrrgh!

This looks like a great interview and I can't get the link to work.

:argh:

[ProfessorPlum]

11. It's a good interview

and the article beforehand is clearly written by a Dean fan. Kind of a little too fawning, you know? But fun to read.