BreadObama69
06-10-2005, 02:19 PM
I miss writing about politics.
So....
Democrats Joseph Biden and John Edwards are criticizing party chairman Howard Dean, saying his rhetorical attacks on Republicans have gone too far.
Dean has said Republicans never made an honest living in their lives and House Majority Leader Tom DeLay ought to go back to Houston where he can serve his jail sentence. DeLay has not been accused of any crime.
Dean "doesn't speak for me with that kind of rhetoric and I don't think he speaks for the majority of Democrats," Biden, the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said.
While discussing the hardship of working Americans standing in long lines to vote, Dean said Thursday, "Republicans, I guess, can do that because a lot of them have never made an honest living in their lives." Dean said later his comments did not refer to hard-working Americans, but rather to the failure of Republican leadership to address working-class concerns.
Responding to Dean's initial remark, Edwards said Dean "is not the spokesman for the party."
Dean is "a voice. I don't agree with it," Edwards said.
Democratic Party spokeswoman Karen Finney said Sunday, "At times we may have disagreements in our party, just as Republicans have disagreements, but as Democrats we are unified in our efforts to get our country back on track."
Asked about Dean's remark about Republicans and honest living, GOP chairman Ken Mehlman said "I'm not sure the best way to win support in the red states is to insult the folks who live there. I think that a better approach might be to talk about the issues you're for."
So what is the opinion on this behavior? I think now what I have always thought... Dean is an egotistical buffoon who loves the sound of his own voice. And I mean that in the most respectful way possible.
But really, I think he's nothing but hurt for the Democrats...he's way too divisive and controversial, hardly the type of guy to get new voters to the left.
I think if your own party starts to criticize its leaders, something is up.
Conversely, some people say Dean is speaking the truth, and that it's refreshing to hear the truth....but i respectfully disagree.
ALSO in local VT news.....I saw Dean on the Burlington bike bath, RIDING WITHOUT A HELMET.
So....
Democrats Joseph Biden and John Edwards are criticizing party chairman Howard Dean, saying his rhetorical attacks on Republicans have gone too far.
Dean has said Republicans never made an honest living in their lives and House Majority Leader Tom DeLay ought to go back to Houston where he can serve his jail sentence. DeLay has not been accused of any crime.
Dean "doesn't speak for me with that kind of rhetoric and I don't think he speaks for the majority of Democrats," Biden, the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said.
While discussing the hardship of working Americans standing in long lines to vote, Dean said Thursday, "Republicans, I guess, can do that because a lot of them have never made an honest living in their lives." Dean said later his comments did not refer to hard-working Americans, but rather to the failure of Republican leadership to address working-class concerns.
Responding to Dean's initial remark, Edwards said Dean "is not the spokesman for the party."
Dean is "a voice. I don't agree with it," Edwards said.
Democratic Party spokeswoman Karen Finney said Sunday, "At times we may have disagreements in our party, just as Republicans have disagreements, but as Democrats we are unified in our efforts to get our country back on track."
Asked about Dean's remark about Republicans and honest living, GOP chairman Ken Mehlman said "I'm not sure the best way to win support in the red states is to insult the folks who live there. I think that a better approach might be to talk about the issues you're for."
So what is the opinion on this behavior? I think now what I have always thought... Dean is an egotistical buffoon who loves the sound of his own voice. And I mean that in the most respectful way possible.
But really, I think he's nothing but hurt for the Democrats...he's way too divisive and controversial, hardly the type of guy to get new voters to the left.
I think if your own party starts to criticize its leaders, something is up.
Conversely, some people say Dean is speaking the truth, and that it's refreshing to hear the truth....but i respectfully disagree.
ALSO in local VT news.....I saw Dean on the Burlington bike bath, RIDING WITHOUT A HELMET.