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I'm not sure that the family and followers of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., would like this: Howard Dean's "concession" speech after the Iowa caucuses (held, coincidentally, on Martin Luther King Day) is now being called "I Have a Scream." (Dr. King's most famous speech is called "I Have a Dream.") =============== A bit of background: Howard Dean is one of seven (formerly nine) candidates for the Democratic nomination in this year's presidential election. He finished third in the Iowa race, as opposed to the expected first. His speech following the caucus results is being characterized by some as a demonstration of "loose cannon" behavior. (I personally think this is an exaggeration -- and I don't even like Dean. Yes, he was yelling, but only to pump up his people.) A video of the speech has been shown *very* frequently on MSNBC and other cable and broadcast stations. http://tinyurl.com/25slx (Des Moines Register) or http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4021146/ (MSNBC)  SignatureMaria Conlon >I'm not sure that the family and followers of the late Dr. Martin Luther >King, Jr., would like this: Howard Dean's "concession" speech after the >Iowa caucuses (held, coincidentally, on Martin Luther King Day) is now >being called "I Have a Scream." (Dr. King's most famous speech is called >"I Have a Dream.") Some New York Times newsmen have conjectured he ended his chances for the Presidency with that speech. No matter, all the Democrats running are good. Any one of them would, and probably will, make a far better Prez than Dubya it is unnecessary to add, especially since Bush doesn't even deserve the title. SignatureCharles Riggs Email address: chriggs¦at¦eircom¦dot¦net >>I'm not sure that the family and followers of the late Dr. Martin Luther >>King, Jr., would like this: Howard Dean's "concession" speech after the [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Prez than Dubya it is unnecessary to add, especially since Bush > doesn't even deserve the title. After reading the accounts in the New York Times, Daily News, and Post, and seeing comments from the television newsreaders calling themselves "journalists" and from the so-called pundits, I had expected that Dean had done something egregious. Not only were they all tolling the death knell, but had recruited teams of psychologists and people claiming to be political scientists, all of whom looked deep into the psyche of a threatened, wounded animal. Then I saw the speech. It was nothing exceptional. Not only was his behavior not strange, but I have seen GWB himself do very similar things. This looks to me like wishful thinking from people who told us from the beginning that Dean had no chance. It seems that it is not only the New York Post, our outlet for Australian Fascism, but all the establishment press that is trying to create facts. SignatureMartin Ambuhl Charles Riggs filted: >No matter, all the Democrats running >are good. Any one of them would, and probably will, make a far better >Prez than Dubya it is unnecessary to add, especially since Bush >doesn't even deserve the title. Some of us, unfortunately, are aware of what happens when you replace King Log with King Stork...I'm not looking forward to any of the possible outcomes of this election....r > Charles Riggs filted: > > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > with King Stork...I'm not looking forward to any of the possible outcomes of > this election....r I have to admit I'm questioning the wisdom of direct popular elections. Jon Miller > Some New York Times newsmen have conjectured he ended his chances for > the Presidency with that speech. Let's hope so. I've taken a personal dislike to him based solely on that SEG he always wears. SignatureJohn Varela (Trade "OLD" lamps for "NEW" for email.) I apologize for munging the address but the spam is too much. > > Some New York Times newsmen have conjectured he ended his chances for > > the Presidency with that speech. > > Let's hope so. I've taken a personal dislike to him based solely on that SEG > he always wears. And if he's nominated, we'll have a grin opposing a smirk. (If you saw much of the SOTU, you should know what I mean.) I'd say the best grinner among the recent presidents was Eisenhower, though Truman and FDR had their moments. SignatureBob Lieblich And then there was Coolidge ... [ . . . ] > I'd say the best grinner among the recent presidents was Eisenhower, > though Truman and FDR had their moments. See http://www.notmilk.com/forum/790.html . What candidate does it bring to mind? > [ . . . ] > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > See http://www.notmilk.com/forum/790.html . What candidate > does it bring to mind? It brings <www.shrubadub.com/george_w_bush/ madmag.html> to mind. SignatureBob Lieblich For extra credit: Why do they call him "shrub"? > Some New York Times newsmen have conjectured he ended his chances for > the Presidency with that speech. No matter, all the Democrats running > are good. Any one of them would, and probably will, make a far better > Prez than Dubya it is unnecessary to add, especially since Bush > doesn't even deserve the title. Now, now. Saying things like that to me could make me think ill of you. Conservatism is the Way. To the Left lie all things bad. :-) SignatureMaria Conlon Maria Conlon filted: >Now, now. Saying things like that to me could make me think ill of you. >Conservatism is the Way. To the Left lie all things bad. > >:-) Is that our left, or their left?... :-9 ....r > Maria Conlon filted: > > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Is that our left, or their left?... I'm concerned both about the sinister and the merely maladroit. Jon Miller > > Some New York Times newsmen have conjectured he ended his chances for > > the Presidency with that speech. No matter, all the Democrats running [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Now, now. Saying things like that to me could make me think ill of you. > Conservatism is the Way. To the Left lie all things bad. [smiley snipped; tsk, Tootsie] Wasn't their a time when the Republicans called the Democrats the party of war and Democrats accused Republicans of an unwillingness to spend? Aren't conservatives opposed to foreign adventurism, deficit spending, and interference in citizens' private lives? Which candidate will be the true conservative in 2004? The foregoing looks almost like an inquiry into English usage. My apologies. SignatureBob Lieblich We all have our off days > Wasn't their a time when the Republicans called the Democrats the > party of war and Democrats accused Republicans of an unwillingness > to spend? Aren't conservatives opposed to foreign adventurism, > deficit spending, and interference in citizens' private lives? > Which candidate will be the true conservative in 2004? I recall a letter to the editor of the Boston Herald, back in 1960 when JFK was running for President and the Herald was still a broadsheet, calling some candidate "a black Protestant Republican". The writer had an Irish surname, of course. SignatureJohn Varela (Trade "OLD" lamps for "NEW" for email.) I apologize for munging the address but the spam is too much. In alt.usage.english, Charles Riggs wrote: >On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 00:58:26 -0500, "Maria Conlon" >>I'm not sure that the family and followers of the late Dr. Martin Luther >>King, Jr., would like this: Howard Dean's "concession" speech after the [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >Prez than Dubya it is unnecessary to add, especially since Bush >doesn't even deserve the title. I heard Dean's Shout on the radio today. Shades of Neil Kinnock's Sheffield speech on the eve of the 1992 election. SignatureMickwick |
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