Another endorser for Foot-in-Mouth Dean

[Jon Miller]

too far to the right

Jon Miller

[MrFun]

WHAT??

Too far to the right??

[KrazyHorse]

jon, although I admit he is a bit too mainstream for my tastes, he is certainly a lot closer than the US has gotten in a while with a major candidate. I am glad to hear that you will vote for him if necessary, though.

And yes, MrFun: some of us have actual opinions instead of hyphenating every thought we express with "moderate".

[MrFun]

Democrat = left

Republican = right



So where did Jon get the idea that Dean is too far to the right??

[KrazyHorse]

Democrats = centre-left
Republicans = centre-right

jon miller = full left

=> Dean is to the right of jon

[Boris Godunov]

Dean isn't a leftist by any means. He's right of Kerry, Clark, Gephardt and Edwards. The only Democrat in the current batch who is more conservative is Lieberman, who might as well be a Republican anyway.

[KrazyHorse]

Dean is probably right of Clark. He's left of all others, AFAIK.

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by KrazyHorse
Dean is probably right of Clark. He's left of all others, AFAIK.

You think Dean is more left of Sharpton, Kucinich, Kerry and Gephardt? Not a chance. He's right of them on economy and trade, guns, the death penalty, the military budget and a lot of other issues.

[Ben Kenobi]

I bring up the left flank of the NDP.

It's a wonder you haven't come full circle, being so far off to the left.

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by monolith94
I really liked Braun - she seemed to me to be very down to earth. I'm glad she chose to support Dean.

And yes - it's silly to attack Dean for having no black people on his cabinet. You could literally spend a year in Vermont and the only black people or other minorities you see would be tourists. It's just THAT white.

It's silly to attack him for having no black people on his cabinet, period. So now people aren't allowed to choose their advisors?

[Imran Siddiqui]

This IS Al Sharpton we are talking about.

[chequita guevara]

From AP

Study: Network news criticizes Dean most


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ASSOCIATED PRESS



Jan. 16, 2004 | LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Howard Dean received significantly more criticism on network newscasts than the other Democratic presidential contenders, who were the subjects of more favorable coverage, according to a study released Thursday.

More than three-quarters of the coverage of Dean's foes by the nightly news programs was favorable, while a majority of attention to Dean was negative, the Center for Media and Public Affairs found.

The study by the Washington-based media watchdog also found that network attention to the campaign was down by 62 percent compared to the last race involving an incumbent president, in 1996.

Researchers examined 187 stories broadcast on the ABC, CBS or NBC evening newscasts in 2003, looking at elements including quoted remarks about candidates and how they were depicted in profiles.

The study found that 49 percent of the coverage of former Vermont Gov. Dean was positive, compared to 78 percent of the rest of the Democratic field, collectively.

Dean's coverage rose to 59 percent positive in December after former Vice President Al Gore endorsed him, the study found.

The networks were generally less attentive to the election preseason than in the past, researchers found.

They devoted five hours and 20 minutes to coverage in 2003, which is a 32 percent drop from the seven hours, 49 minutes for the 2000 campaign, in which both party's nominations were contested.

In the 1996 race involving incumbent President Clinton, the networks spent slightly more than 14 hours on the campaign, according to the study.

[chequita guevara]

And a bit of fun

Satire
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The latest White House script for reporters
Howard Dean is so angry! He has no credibility on foreign policy! He wants to take away your grenade launcher!

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By Rich Procter



Jan. 17, 2004 | Immediate Release All Media

Hi! Wow, you guys and gals did such a Double-Plus-Good job during the '00 campaign (Al Gore -- earth tones, phony, invented the Internet, etc., etc.) that we're actually going to gift you with our Red State-Wal-Mart-focus-group-tested media memes early! As before, we're looking for 110 % COMPLIANCE, or else we'll see to it you lose that White House Press Credential, and you'll be back covering the Police Blotter for the local "Recycler."

HERE ARE YOUR NEW CAMPAIGN SCRIPT TEMPLATES. Plug in daily news events as needed:

1) DEAN IS AN ANGRY, NEGATIVE GUY (therefore NOTHING HE SAYS MATTERS, BECAUSE IT'S ABOUT HIS ANGER AND NEGATIVITY, NOT WHAT HE SAYS.)

How This Works:

DEAN PRESS CONFERENCE BITE: "I'm angry that 44 million Americans can't afford health insurance. We need single payer health insurance for all Americans."

YOUR SPIN: Why is he so darn negative? That's GUARANTEED to alienate swing voting Soccer Moms! Notice how his face turns all red and splotchy? If he stays this negative, the upbeat, positive vision of our beloved President Bush is sure to prevail ..."

2) DEAN IS UNELECTABLE. Never take anything he says seriously, because he can't be elected anyway.

How This Works:

NEWS ITEM: "New Time Magazine Poll -- Dean Trails Bush by Just Six Points In Head To Head Match Up"

YOUR SPIN: "Sources deep inside the White House today cast doubt on the seriously skewed results of a recent Time Magazine poll, which somehow mistakenly showed that, even at this early date, almost as many Americans favored the angry, negative, insurgent, marginal non-Southerner Howard Dean as favored our beloved, incredibly popular Texan man-of-the-people President George W. Bush. Attorney General John Ashcroft has announced an immediate investigation. Arrests seem certain. Mainstream political observer Ann Coulter had this comment ..."

3) DEAN SUPPORTERS ARE BUSH-HATING, SUSHI-EATING LATTE-SIPPERS, NOT REAL AMERICANS FROM THE HEARTLAND. Therefore nothing they say matters.

How This Works:

INTERVIEW BITE WITH DEAN SUPPORTER: "My son died in Iraq. He went there because President Bush said that Saddam was threatening us with nuclear weapons. He lied. There were no weapons, and no threat. That makes me sad, sick and furious."

YOUR SPIN: See that Lexus in the background? Bet that's hers, and there's a Starbucks cup in the cup holder. Most Americans drive Fords and Chevys. I wonder why she's so angry and negative? Her son couldn't have died. Do you see any bodies coming back on television? Any funerals? NO! Besides, the Dow is above 10,000, and we only lost 223,000 jobs last year! Bush is invincible

4) DEAN IS FROM VERMONT, A BACKWARD, UN-AMERICAN CESSPOOL OF YUPPIE (PROBABLY GAY) DILETTANTES, THEREFORE HAS NO CREDIBILITY. Therefore no one from Vermont who has ever supported him matters.

How This Works:

INTERVIEW BITE WITH VERMONT DEAN SUPPORTER: President Bush did diddly squat when my company shipped my tech job to India. That was a good-paying job. Now I'm busing tables at a coffee shop for tips. Protecting working families my Aunt Fanny ...

YOUR SPIN: A coffee shop? It's probably a Starbucks. They don't have Starbucks in the South, where real NASCAR Americans live. They love President Bush, just like other real Americans. We don't need these Maple Syrup Marxists telling us how to run our country ...

5) DEAN HAS NO CREDIBILITY ON FOREIGN POLICY, BECAUSE HE DODGED THE DRAFT. Therefore nothing he says about foreign policy matters.

DEAN INTERVIEW BITE: We've got to abandon this crazy, counterproductive unilateralist approach. We've got to get our allies involved in the global fight against terrorism.

YOUR SPIN: He dodged the draft, even though he (sneer) "technically" took his physical and got a (sneer) "deferment." Only a real, manly foreign policy expert like President Bush who has the courage to blow off our cheese-eating, chocolate-making "allies" and make manly, preemptive war on those heathen, bomb-throwing towel-heads should be president. President Bush could even correctly pronounce the name of Azerbaijan if he wanted to, but since Joe and Jane Sixpack can't pronounce it correctly, he won't either, to spare their feelings.

6) DEAN WANTS TO TAKE YOUR ASSAULT WEAPONS, GRENADE LAUNCHERS AND COP-KILLER BULLETS AWAY FROM YOU.

DEAN INTERVIEW BITE: I'm a lifelong member of the NRA.

YOUR SPIN: He's lying. He's a liar, like Al Gore. He's a gun-hating liberal. This is the huge gaffe that virtually ensures the reelection of our beloved President Bush. Did I mention how red and splotchy his face is when he flies into a psychotic, irrational rage for no reason?

7) SLOT IN WHERE NECESSARY -- DEAN IS MCGOVERN, DUKAKIS, MONDALE, WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN, ETC.

DEAN CAMPAIGN RELEASE: CANDIDATE DEAN ANNOUNCES PLAN TO RETURN CONTROL OF RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES.

YOUR SPIN: Dean is so darn angry and negative! It's just too darn bad he's leading the Democrats to permanent minority party status. Look, we've got his picture up next to a picture of George McGovern. See? That proves he's like McGovern. How sad the Democrats can't find their voice and be good upbeat and moderate real Americans, like Republicans.

ACCEPTABLE QUESTIONS TO ASK DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE:


Why are you so angry and negative?
President Bush is incredibly popular, and beloved by common people like himself.

Why do you hate him, knowing this makes decent, God-fearing, Christian Americans hate you?

Bush is fighting terrorists, or will be, when we actually invade a country that has some. Why are you against that?
We (Republicans, Good Americans) support our troops. Why do you want to undermine them, and therefore kill them?
President Bush fought to provide Americans with a Medicare prescription drug benefit. Don't you realize that by hating him, you're putting yourself outside the mainstream of America?

UNACCEPTABLE QUESTIONS:


Anything about single-payer healthcare, rampant war profiteering by Bush corporate cronies in Iraq, Enron, WMD in Iraq, dead soldiers in Iraq, nonexistent nuclear program in Iraq, corporate malfeasance, funding for "No Child Left Behind," Afghanistan, quid pro quo anti-environmental legislation for "Pioneer Level" Corporate Donors, and the Bush ban on the government from making best deal with pharmaceutical companies for prescription drugs.

Clear? If you have any questions, just go to the Campaign Default Position -- Dean ANGRY FANATIC, Bush BELOVED LEADER. Thanks!

[mrmitchell]

Dean has foot and mouth?

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

Hoof and mouth. It appears he's about to be slaughtered.