http://www.nationalreview.com/york/york200401200904.asp

 

Finishing third in a contest that just a few weeks earlier he had been expected to win handily is surely a setback for the campaign of Howard Dean. But in the long run, Dean's Iowa concession speech, in which he appeared to lose control of himself and began screaming at supporters ? all in front of dozens of television cameras ? may be even more damaging.

 

Dean's speech, delivered at his headquarters in Des Moines, stunned even some observers used to his displays of anger on the campaign trail. And in the days after the caucuses it is sure to spark discussion of Dean's emotional intensity and whether such intensity should be a disqualifying characteristic for a potential president.

 

The speech didn't start badly. Although Dean appeared oddly exuberant after what was an extraordinarily disappointing finish, that might easily be attributed to a politician's desire to put a publicly positive face on bad news. "You know something?" Dean asked his fans. "If you had told us one year ago that we were going to come in third in Iowa, we would have given anything for that."

 

That was a perfectly reasonable gloss for a candidate to put on unfavorable election results. But Dean quickly took on a red-faced, shouting, teeth-baring, air-punching demeanor unlike any of his performances during the campaign.

 

"Not only are we going to New Hampshire," he said, his voice rising. "We're going to South Carolina and Arizona and North Dakota and New Mexico, and we're going to California and Texas and New York. And we're going to South Dakota and Oregon and Washington and Michigan. And then we're going to Washington, D.C. to take back the White House."

 

Then he let out a strange, extended, yelp that seemed to come from deep within him: "YAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!"

 

Dean Audio

:lol :lol :lol

 

I saw that on CNN last night, God that was funny.

 

I thought he quoted more states though :lol .

oh man, dean is one scary dude....seriously, he turned red with anger when he celebreated his 3rd place finish and that weird look he gave...no thanks

 

 

i felt bad for Gephartd, what happened !!!!!!!!! :thumbdown

Dean turned me off when towards the end of Iowa, I still like him but Edwards is the true american success story.

Well it really doesnt matter what anyone thinks because he is going to keep on going to Ohio, to Michigan, to Conneticutt, to South Dakota, to Missouri, to Montana. And to Washington DC and take over the White House.

 

RAAAAA!!!! LMAO.

THAT WAS HILARIOUS! I'm off the Dean bandwagon and onto the John Kerry and John Edwards bandwagon. The democrats would be well advised to run a Kerry/Edwards ticket. Got one from the Northeast and one from the South. That has worked in the past and could very well work again.

Congradulations on making yourself the biggest ass clown in america mr. dean. CAN I GET AN AAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

Haha i watched some of that speech last night and at one point he was all red in the face and he was yelling Si, se puede over and over again which means yes, he can in english i think. It was scary. I doubt he even knows what it means cuz wouldnt he want to say yes i can not yes he can. (Si, yo puedo.)

I lost my respect for Dean awhile ago. I don't like his ideas, sorry. If he's elected, this country will be in chaos (even worse than it is now) in my opinion. I don't know who I'll end up voting for. But of course, we still have plenty of time.

Haha i watched some of that speech last night and at one point he was all red in the face and he was yelling Si, se puede over and over again which means yes, he can in english i think. It was scary. I doubt he even knows what it means cuz wouldnt he want to say yes i can not yes he can. (Si, yo puedo.)

That's funny. And then they complain about Republicans trying to get on the Hispanic good side for votes. ROFL! Hypocrites....

You people are incredible.

 

And we wonder why we have a moron in the white house, because people arent mentally fit to decide whats in their best interest. I swear, just like some people on the road shouldnt be allowed to drive (because their decision making puts others in danger), some people shouldnt be allowed to vote.

 

being a bunch of little pansy's over a "yaheeee" or whatever he said. I mean come on. You rather have Bush over this man? or ANY other democratic nominee or republican canidate for that matter. If you answered yes to that, than you need to pay attention to the world around you a little more.

 

I dont know about you guys but I rather have a guy like Dean or Edwards or Kerry...or Sharpton or.....the list goes on and on. with even some republican names in it as well. We have a dyslexic president who has NO clue what he's doing. Bush is probably one of the worst presidents ever. The man is an uneducated, oblivous, trigger-happy,drunk redneck.

 

People get the idea that he's done SOMETHING in his 4 years, which he hasnt, he's just screwed this country in the ---. over and over and over again.

 

People who even think of voting for Bush again have to be one oblivious wreck.

 

 

my rant is over...

SHARPTON???? Come on that guy defended a woman one time who accused a bunch of white men of raping her and it all turned out to be a lie. He is a racist. Bush isn't so bad that we need to replace him with Sharpton. Thats all I have to say for now. Maybe more later.

I am still behind Dean folks.

SHARPTON???? Come on that guy defended a woman one time who accused a bunch of white men of raping her and it all turned out to be a lie. He is a racist. Bush isn't so bad that we need to replace him with Sharpton. Thats all I have to say for now. Maybe more later.

Yeah, I admit, he is a little racist.

 

But on the contrary atleast he can probably conduct foreign relations without making our country look like morons. And I bet he can speak properly as well. unlike the thing we have in our white house right now.

I am still behind Dean folks.

whoa :o

 

I thought you were a republican.

 

Maybe I was wrong about Das :whistle :mischief2

You people are incredible.

 

And we wonder why we have a moron in the white house, because people arent mentally fit to decide whats in their best interest. I swear, just like some people on the road shouldnt be allowed to drive (because their decision making puts others in danger), some people shouldnt be allowed to vote.

 

being a bunch of little pansy's over a "yaheeee" or whatever he said. I mean come on. You rather have Bush over this man? or ANY other democratic nominee or republican canidate for that matter. If you answered yes to that, than you need to pay attention to the world around you a little more.

 

I dont know about you guys but I rather have a guy like Dean or Edwards or Kerry...or Sharpton or.....the list goes on and on. with even some republican names in it as well. We have a dyslexic president who has NO clue what he's doing. Bush is probably one of the worst presidents ever. The man is an uneducated, oblivous, trigger-happy,drunk redneck.

 

People get the idea that he's done SOMETHING in his 4 years, which he hasnt, he's just screwed this country in the ---. over and over and over again.

 

People who even think of voting for Bush again have to be one oblivious wreck.

 

 

my rant is over...

amen, brother.

 

i dont completely agree with you politically, but i agree that it's a bit ridiculous that people make their decisions based on things like perceived angriness or family-manness or presidential-ness or squealiness.

also, on the plus side, you must be over the age of 18 to vote.

I am still behind Dean folks.

whoa :o

 

I thought you were a republican.

 

Maybe I was wrong about Das :whistle :mischief2 did you forget the signature i had for over 6 months son?

I am still behind Dean folks.

whoa :o

 

I thought you were a republican.

 

Maybe I was wrong about Das :whistle :mischief2 did you forget the signature i had for over 6 months son? dont be silly, das.

 

everyone knows that green = bling = republican

I can't vote yet, but man would I vote for Dean if I could... I honestly think that if all democrat voters get it together and unite, they could give the boot to Mr. Bush.

I am still behind Dean folks.

whoa :o

 

I thought you were a republican.

 

Maybe I was wrong about Das :whistle :mischief2 did you forget the signature i had for over 6 months son? I actually thought your "Another Green For Howard Dean" picture was a joke.

 

I guess not :blink:

Your views on a lot of things also hinted that you were a republican

Your views on a lot of things also hinted that you were a republican

:plain

I'm sure they're buried somewhere in the Post Your Picture thread, but I'm to lazy to dig them up. :plain

huh?

huh?

Your "power-hungry" views seem more republican like to me than democratic.

 

among other things that I have to dig up....