Somewhere, Lyndon Johnson is smiling. Howard Dean has provided perfect proof of LBJ's adage that when it comes to potential adversaries, "it's better to have them inside the tent p---ing out than outside the tent" doing the reverse.
Barack Obama chucked Dean out of his DNC chairmanship. Adding insult to injury, PBO denied the good doctor any role in his health care initiative. Now, it's payback time. Subbing for Keith Olbermann on this evening's Countdown, Dean depicted Obama as a loser in the health care fight. For good measure, he flung a famous Obama campaign slogan back in the prez's face.
Here was Dean in his show opening monologue.
HOWARD DEAN: No public option? No employer mandate? Why bother? Is President Obama slowly losing the health care fight?Later, chatting with Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Chair of the Dem Congressional Campaign Committee, Dean dealt the unkindest cut of all.
DEAN: Chris, voters were promised "change they can believe in." Are you concerned about what may happen to our party in 2010 or 2012 if we don't get any change at all?Hitting Obama with a favorite campaign slogan to suggest he might bring down the whole party? Ouch!
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Dean: The Most Disgusted Man In America
Tue, 07/28/2009 - 20:19 ET by BarkerIf Obama's lost Dean, he's lost the war.....
LOL: Guess Walter's
Tue, 07/28/2009 - 20:22 ET by Mark FinkelsteinLOL: Guess Walter's laughing, too ;-)
Uh-Oh... Olbie will be
Tue, 07/28/2009 - 20:27 ET by bigtimerUh-Oh...
Olbie will be naming The Dean Scream as the 'Worst Person in the World' when he gets back.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
I hope Olbie...
Tue, 07/28/2009 - 20:40 ET by HeavyChevywasn't getting out of the bathtub when he heard that he may slip and hurt himself trying to get to the phone to tell Dean to "Knock it off!!"
HC... You've got me
Tue, 07/28/2009 - 20:42 ET by bigtimerHC...
You've got me laughing picturing that...you can bet Bath-Tub Boy didn't grab his rubber ducky on the way out either.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Evening BT
Tue, 07/28/2009 - 20:54 ET by HeavyChevyCan you imagine him running down the street back to the MSNBC station with a showing cap and bubbles...tiny, tiny bubbles covering his bare essentials screaming "Nooooooooooooooooooooo,
Dean you fool, stick to the script...THE SCRIPT!!!"
bt,
Tue, 07/28/2009 - 20:55 ET by R D HelmLOL-I had a similar vision, only it was Olby got only half-way out of the tub before he slipped.
Crunch. :-O
-Dave
Crunch??
Tue, 07/28/2009 - 20:59 ET by HeavyChevyI thought Olbie was a eunuch?
Yep going to hell for that one I am.
Heavy,
Tue, 07/28/2009 - 21:04 ET by R D HelmLOL-It was only perceptible to the mice hiding in the walls
-Dave
Good to know RD
Tue, 07/28/2009 - 21:16 ET by HeavyChevyI don't think I can spend all eternity hearing "Satan YOU are the worst person in the wooooooooorrrrrrllllldddd!"
→ Chevy !!!
Tue, 07/28/2009 - 21:09 ET by Cool ArrowI think Olbie gave those up so he could guard Princess Tingles for the master.
Hope is an excuse for doing nothing - Rush Limbaugh
Now THAT was funny!
Tue, 07/28/2009 - 21:13 ET by HeavyChevyThat's a remark where even a lib would just barely catch themselves snickering at.
the image in my mind
Tue, 07/28/2009 - 21:06 ET by American.Patriotis bathtub boy trying to find his manhood to grab as he climbed out of the tub
bathtub boy, man-up for christ sakes...
Heavy,
Tue, 07/28/2009 - 20:48 ET by R D HelmROFL!
That was perfect. :-)
-Dave
Just doing my part RD
Tue, 07/28/2009 - 20:55 ET by HeavyChevyas a proud citizen of this here Republic. :-)
Or maybe....
Tue, 07/28/2009 - 20:42 ET by BarkerOlbie will join the 'Dean in 2012' Insurrection Campaign.
We should be donating to
Tue, 07/28/2009 - 21:35 ET by Free StinkerWe should be donating to that campaign too. Make sure Dean puts up a good fight.
YEEEEAAAAARRRRRGGGHHH!
Tue, 07/28/2009 - 20:37 ET by the strugglerYEEEEAAAAARRRRRGGGHHH!
Dean's Spleen Scream
Wed, 07/29/2009 - 00:16 ET by Barker...We're going for the eyes and the liver and the kidneys, and then we're going for the heart (insert scream variation here) - Dr. Howard, Dr. Dean, Dr. Howard
Are you concerned about
Tue, 07/28/2009 - 20:40 ET by MidAmericaAre you concerned about what may happen to our party in 2010 or 2012 if we don't get any change at all?
Well yeah!! The dems will have a chance at keeping control of congress if they 'lose' this healthcare fight. The country is in no mood for more disruption in their lives. Screw up their healthcare and they will really be fightin' mad.
Wow, Howard Dean may make history as the first person...
Tue, 07/28/2009 - 21:30 ET by R D Helm...to be thrown under Obama's bus TWICE.
-Dave
Dr. Dean has become quite
Tue, 07/28/2009 - 22:13 ET by Richard RomanoDr. Dean has become quite sensible the past couple of years...no more frothing at the mouth and hurling accusations. He was on Medved's show the other day, he sounded reasonable and congenial.
Let's not forget that Dean let Olbermann know that calling people fascists isn't the way to go (much to ol' Keith's chagrin).
Credit where it is due.
Doesn't this kinda sum things up?
Tue, 07/28/2009 - 22:25 ET by Cortillaen"Subbing for Keith Olbermann on this evening's Countdown, [Howard] Dean..."
Apparently, the former DNC chairman and MSNBC host are roughly interchangeable.
More of my thoughts
"With your mind as high as Mt. Fuji you can see all things clearly. And you can see all the forces that shape events; not just the things near to you." - Miyamoto Musashi
Change? We don't need no
Tue, 07/28/2009 - 22:31 ET by jessieHChange? We don't need no stinking change. How about just fixing the one we have. Get rid of the fraud! That includes the fraud in congress. I have a feeling that BOTH parties might be sent to the showers, come election time. If it were a company, most of these clowns would have been canned a long, long time ago..
This thread
Tue, 07/28/2009 - 22:32 ET by KC MulvilleI've noticed the overwhelming sense of glee that we're all taking in this pissing match between Olbermann, Obama, and Dean.
The Germans have a word for
Tue, 07/28/2009 - 22:34 ET by Free StinkerThe Germans have a word for that sort of thing . . .
KC... Who do you think
Tue, 07/28/2009 - 22:37 ET by bigtimerKC...
Who do you think the winner will be in the long run?
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Winner?
Tue, 07/28/2009 - 23:14 ET by KC MulvilleProbably Obama, because being president isn't beanbag, but being third from last is hardly comforting. Dean will be second to last, and Obermann will be at the very rear.
A confession ... I'm looking at some of these blue dog, conservative Democrats with some interest. I don't care about party. I care about policy. If a conservative Democrat comes along who really understands judicial originalism, market-heavy economic policy, and strong military, I'd be happy to support him or her. If he or she is pro-life, well ... my heart is sold.
Secret ... my guess is that sooner or later, Latinos will produce a conservative. When they do ... that's going to be a lot of fun.
KC... I have to
Tue, 07/28/2009 - 23:26 ET by bigtimerKC...
I have to run...just wanted to mention real quick that some what you mentioned in your post about blue dog dems reminded me of Zell Miller, I watched/listened that man for years in the Senate, he was and is one of my favorite men on earth.
I'd vote for him in a second, or anybody else of his ilk regardless of party label.
I do fear with time some of these blue dog dems in the House are going to end up voting in march step though....I sure hope I am very wrong.
Now if we could get some of the RINOs in the House to knock it off...last I saw late last week regarding votes, that ain't gonna' happen anytime soon.
You have a nice evening, catch ya later.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
The only way to get RINOs
Wed, 07/29/2009 - 06:35 ET by ThisnThatThe only way to get RINOs to kock it off is to vote them out.
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Maybe this isn't going to help. Maybe you're better off not having this surgery but taking the painkiller - Obamacare
wishful thinking
Wed, 07/29/2009 - 08:32 ET by candanceThe bowling ball voters will see to it that RINOs never leave.
that's a tough one KC
Tue, 07/28/2009 - 23:43 ET by candanceI've also been mulling over the idea that if ObamaCare goes down in flames for one more year, the Blue Dogs should be thanked by conservies for at least stopping something. If a voter finds themselves choosing between the next Joe Leiberman vs the next Arnold Schwarzenegger, it's a tough call.
On the other hand, folks like Rush remind us that rebellion on one or two issues does not change the D behind someone's name so we shouldn't get our hopes up.
Could a sensible Democrat like Mike Ross be persuaded on other issues? If conservies took more interest in Blue Dogs and melted their phones more often, would it work?
Who knows?
Wed, 07/29/2009 - 01:36 ET by KC MulvilleRemember, candance, that just three years ago, it was a drop-dead certainty that Hillary Clinton was going to be president, and that she would pull us out of the unwinnable quagmire in Iraq. So, I'm not putting anything off the table.
But, first things first. Obama's looking bad, but even that could change in the blink of an eye. The Democrats could blow their diminishing political capital while they still have it. And let's not forget, convenient scandals are standard procedure in Chicago. Obama's original opponent in Illinois was pushed out by a sex scandal. Rahm Emanuel sat on sex scandals in the 2006 election and then unleashed the media at just the right time. And you know, the Republicans are just dumb enough to give them ammunition.
This is why politics is(are?) fun ...
Gee, that's too bad there,
Tue, 07/28/2009 - 23:31 ET by RR GOPGee, that's too bad there, Howie *snicker*...I mean, your stupid over the top party/front for Marxism might be imploding ? *cough*, oh, man I really feel for ya.
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!
One of the 34% who thinks George W. Bush was a great President. One of the 61% who wants to bring back the stock and pillory (yep...approval for Congress now at 39%...do you believe that!?).
A Natural
Wed, 07/29/2009 - 00:30 ET by slickwillie2001I don't believe that the Immelt/Zucker cabal will allow any criticism of the Bamster. Howard will not be back.
But this is Howie's element much more than running for office. He should be in talk radio or have his own show.
Obama shunned the guy who
Wed, 07/29/2009 - 01:20 ET by NonArabOmarObama shunned the guy who is partly responsible for him rising to power. He's the guy who pioneered some of Obama's campaign tactics. He was the mastermind behind the surge of faux conservative candidates that followed the Iraq war hysteria of 2006. He's the one that gave them congress and kept the ultraliberals muzzled up on gun control and other hot button issues.
canabalism
Wed, 07/29/2009 - 03:52 ET by sudmufIsn't it fun watching liberals eat their own?!
The ONLY good decision I am aware that President Obama has
Thu, 07/30/2009 - 03:23 ET by Rush Fanmade was ignoring constantly-angry liberal Howard Dean.
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