Dean gets a standing ovation at the Democratic Unity Dinner!

[mzmolly]

Dean was the only former candidate to generate this type of response.

I thought this deserved a thread because there is much discussion about this.

Bill Clinton paid respect to all the candidates, and appeared to have forgotten Dean. I was totally shocked. I couldn't believe that he would disrespect Dean like that! Publically!

I was wondered if I simply didn't hear BC mention Dean, as doing such a thing seemed so unlikely for him.

Then a moment later, when Bill Clinton was talking about the horrors of the Bush admin, he said ... I left out somebody before, and I did so on purpose, Howard Dean. This is the guy who made it ok, to really take it to the Bush administration, and this party owes him a debt of graditude for that... Then major applause broke out and Dean got a standing ovation! Dean was singled out as a very meaningful part of this election. And, he deserved to be.

It was fantastic!!!!

I am paraphrasing for Bill Clinton, so if anyone has a different recollection, feel free to share.

For those that didn't catch this, please tune in to cspan for the re-airing. :)

[gWbush is Mabus]

1. that was great

something like "he was the first person to make it okay to criticize the president"

[mzmolly]

4. Yes it was. I really think the party appreciates him as they should.

Sure makes staying in the Democratic Party more palatable for this Dean supporter ;)

[hippiechick]

2. He said something like ...

"The one man who showed us that it was ok to stand up to this business in Iraq and say 'I disagree'... Howard Dean ..."


:hippie:

[arcane1]

3. Carter also gave major thanks to Dean

it was one of the first things he said, IIRC. Dean got huge recognition last night. I'd love to see him as VP :)

[mzmolly]

5. OH meee toooo!! Dean would make a great VP, but I kinda think it might

be Graham.

We'll hafta wait and see. ;)

I missed Carters recognition as I didn't see the entire speech. I hope to catch it later.

[Ediacara]

17. I would too but...

A Massachusetts-Vermont ticket would just seem a little too "northeastern liberal." Although I am not sure what's wrong with northeastern liberal.... it supposedly won't play well with the masses :-P

[arcane1]

18. ah yes...

I call it the still-bitter-about-the-civil-war problem :(

[Ediacara]

19. LOL

That's one way to put it!

[Scoopie]

27. And I call you biased

Why is it not OK to make fun of any other group of people in the country EXCEPT Southerners?
Look - there are some VERY intelligent people from down here - in fact, the last three Democratic presidents were from down here - Carter, Clinton and Gore (remember, he actually WAS elected).
If you want to ask why Southerners don't like New England liberals, that's one thing. It's a reasonable question. But to say we're still ticked off about the Civil War is pushing it a bit too far! Mostly because it's not true. It's a cultural difference in lifestyle - not a beef over a war that was fought more than 100 years ago.

[arcane1]

28. I was born in the South, lived there my first 32 years

in the capitol of the Confederacy, no less. I've seen and heard enough yankee-vs-rebel, south will rise again, forget hell, etc, to have some basis to make my statement.

Everyone I have ever loved in my life came from the south, that has no bearing on what I said in my last post. It doesn't apply to every single person who lives there.

My post was specifically in response to a post about people who won't vote for candidates from the Northeast. If you are NOT someone who would reject a Kerry/Dean ticket because neither is from the South, then my post is not about you. If you ARE a person who would reject a non-Southern ticket, please tell us why.

[Scoopie]

26. It won't

EOM

[arcane1]

30. why not?

why won't people vote for candidates from the north? :shrug:

[mzmolly]

31. Ya got me. I dont get it, but I guess that's the deal...

:shrug:

[AndyP]

thank heavens for Howard Dean

I would hate to see what the campaign would be like if he hadn't lit up the issues.

[mzmolly]

8. OH me too!

We wouldn't have a snowballs chance in hell IMHO.

[Fleshdancer]

6. wow!

thanks for the info. I didn't see it (I started watching it but got bored)

[mzmolly]

7. Check the CSPAN schedule here to see if it will air later.

http://inside.c-spanarchives.org:8080/cspan/fullschedule.csp?month=3&day=26&year=2004

[Padraig18]

9. DOCTOR Dean gave our party a badly-needed spine transplant!

We owe a debt of gratitude to Howard Dean that we will never be able to fully repay; when we were downcast and covering ourselves in sackcloth and ashes, Gov. Dean had the guts to speak a simple truth: The Emeperor of Crawford has no clothes.

Good on ya, Howard, and God bless! :loveya:

[DustMolecule]

13. We owe a huge debt of gratitude to Dr. Dean

...that's for 'very sure'. Let's also think of (and thank) other Dems who showed courage and stamina during these difficult times. In particular, I'm thinking of Senator Byrd of West Virginia, who gave SEVERAL eloquent speeches - among his most memorable is this one from Oct. 17, 2003: The Emperor Has No Clothes

http://byrd.senate.gov/byrd_speeches/byrd_speeches_2003october/byrd_speeches_2003october_list/byrd_speeches_2003october_list_3.html

[Padraig18]

21. And Sen. Dick Durbin

When he was smeared by the WH, he not only fought back, but showed them to be the low-life slimemongers that they really are. Dick Durbin has got a set of brass ones, and should be our next leader in the Senate.

[SendTheGOPPacking]

10. A wonderful tribute and well deserved!

:toast:

[mzmolly]

11. Thank you!

:hi:

[mzmolly]

12. Out for now folks, have a great afternoon, and keep this baby

kicked. :kick:

;)

[sir_captain]

14. As someone who didn't like Dean all too much...

from the very beginning, he earned a lot of respect from me the last couple of days. Cheers on a nice job, Dr. Dean.

[pippin]

15. Doctor Dean you are a hero

When I think of the spinless bunch we have who supposedly represent us in congress and in the senate, I hope someone will see fit to clone you.

Thank you for reminding us what being Democrats is really all about. :hug:

[WI_DEM]

16. yes a great moment

as it was when Jimmy Carter did essentially the same thing.

[AgadorSparticus]

20. I'm a dated Dean Married Kerry kinda gal

and I was SO glad to see Dr. Dean get his props last night at the unity dinner. He is responsible for getting me heavily involved. And I am forever grateful to him.

[Debi]

22. Touch of bitterness here...

So ignore or flame at will....but If we have so much to thank Howard Dean for..why the hell did so many work so hard to ensure he wouldn't get the nomination (do I need to recap?).

Oh, well..I'm for the nominee now...but oh, what could have been!!!

[Voltaire]

23. I'm with you Debi

I am glad Dean got the props he did last night, he deserved every bit of it. But I could not help but note the hypocrasy and sanctimony of it all after the lengths they went to help derail him. Nice dinner, but it didn't give me a warm and fuzzy with the party yet. That might take long.

[Debi]

24. I'm voting to get Bush out

But I'll be supporting those who supported Howard Dean in my Congressional and Local races. I still have my vote and MY MONEY to share. Just wish the Party would've changed...feels like 'business as usual in good old Washington D.C.'

[Zhade]

25. Yeah - he wasn't my guy, but I'd take him over Kerry in a second.

Always easy to praise the guy when he's no longer a danger to the status quo!

We'll learn one day, I guess.

[mzmolly]

29. ** Well because they were trying to win? **

I am not of the belief that there was a vast democratic conspiracy to take down Dean. I think the only conspiracy was amongst those that didn't care for him.

Nothing unusual at all about that. Happens every primary season. ;)

[fujiyama]

32. It was great...

My mom and I were watching and we sort of thought it was a purposeful dig at Dean -- I was thinking, how can you forget Dean of all candidates?

And then a moment later, Clinton singled him out. Very cool!!!

[TankLV]

33. The Emperor Has No Clothes.

He was the boy in the fairy tale when everyone else cooing and praising the emperor.

He got hell for it big time, if I remember.

They still ridicule him for criticizing the pretzledent in wartime in a war the pretzledent created on the backs of lies and other's peoples deaths - and STILL makes fun OF them!

[nomaco-10]

34. Yes, I watched it... all the time thinking......

Howard Dean should be the nominee. He revs up the party and has the most comprehensive plan for recovering the economy, installing health care, creating jobs and reinstating a sane diplomatic relationship with the rest of the world.

I think this election is a do or die for the democratic party. Kerry has got to step up.

[AmyStrange]

35. I fell in love with Dean in June of 2002....

he will always be my first political love,

d

(edited poitical to political)

[JNelson6563]

36. Governor Dean

I am a lifelong fan. Rock on Doc!

Julie-proud Dean supporter

[SheilaT]

37. Were it not for Howard Dean

John Kerry wouldn't stand a snowball's chance in hell of winning this election. He's singularly uninspiring, even when he's stealing all of Dean's best lines.

It's Howard Dean who inspired thousands of Democrats to get involved, really involved in the party and in politics. Hundreds of candidates are running for office in local elections because of him.

I was just at the Kerry rally in Kansas City and a significant number of the people there were originally Dean people who showed up, not because we're enamored of Kerry (although we'll vote for him in November) but because we'd learned that Bush supporters were planning to show up, and we weren't about to let them spoil the party.

[madfloridian]

38. Ann Richards....How unified are we? LOL

I just caught this as I was watching the tape of the dinner:
"We are so unified that the DLC wants to give Howard Dean a lifetime membership."

Now that is funny! There was a huge roar on that one, considering their most recent articles. Hope it broke the ice a little.

I thought it was funny.

[Cuban_Liberal]

39. Dr. Dean deserves our respect and our thanks!

I remember November 2002, and how downcast we all were, as a party. Then, in early 2003, I remember this lone voice out in the 'wilderness' saying, "I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take it any more!". That voice belonged to Dr. Howard Dean, and it served as a spine-stiffening war cry to us, because here was someone who wasn't downcast and broken-hearted, but ready to fight the evil bastards who had seized control of our Republic.

I salute you, Dr. Howard Dean, and I hope we see MUCH more of you for a long time to come! :loveya: