Category: Howard Dean
By American Girl in Italy on Jun 17, 2009 in Civil Rights, Gay Rights, Howard Dean, MSNBC, Rachel Maddow, Sara in Italy | 108 Comments
MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow is finding out that President Obama is not such an advocate of gay rights, after all. The funny thing is that Rachel couldn’t see through Obama all along. Now, she is complaining because the President msnbc helped get elected, pined over, and well, hell, got all tingly over, defended the Defense of [...]
By RobWarrior on Feb 20, 2009 in Barack Obama, Health Care, Howard Dean, Tom Daschle | 98 Comments
Howard Dean reacts to being told he has no shot at being the new head of HHS
Barack Obama would not be where he is today without Howard Dean. The former Vermont Governor and DNC Chairman created the blueprints that David Axelrod would expand upon to garner the 2008 Democratic Party presidential nomination for [...]
By Steve_in_KC on Jan 17, 2009 in DNC, DNC idiocy, Democratic Nomination, Democratic Party, Donna Brazile, Harry Reid, Howard Dean, Humor, Nancy Pelosi, Political Strategy, Race Card | 13 Comments
For those of you who don’t know this golf term, it’s a do-over. It’s allowed between friends when something ruins what should have been a decent shot. Like maybe a loud noise during your back-swing. So the distraction or other accidental occurrence causes you to blow the shot. You ask for a Mulligan, and your [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Jan 10, 2009 in Abortion, Backtrack Obama, Bamboozling, Barack Obama, DNC, Democratic Nomination, Democratic Party, Feminism, GLBT, Gender Bias, Hate Speech, Hillary Clinton, Hoodwinking, Howard Dean, Jesse Jackson Jr., John Kerry, Misogyny, Obamatopia Mirage, Sexism | 1 Comment
Then I have been mislabeling myself for the past 36 years. See, I thought a feminist was someone who believed in women’s equality, who believed that women’s rights were human rights, who believed that women had the right to make decisions about our own bodies, that women had the right to equal pay, and [...]
By Old Grumpy Guy on Dec 29, 2008 in Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud, Cuba, Current Affairs, Howard Dean, Iran, Nancy Pelosi | 18 Comments
This vid was passed on to me. I enjoyed it and thought that some NQ readers might enjoy it too.
By Ani on Nov 24, 2008 in Barack Obama, Current Affairs, George Bush, Hillary Clinton, Howard Dean, John McCain, Sarah Palin, Sexism | 149 Comments
At a Presidential Election Analysis forum at Smithsonian Associates, Howard Dean finally found some grit and an earnest attitude on the “untold story” of sexism in this presidential campaign. [H/T cameoanne at Partizane.com for offering up this video in her great post, Too Little, Too Late.] And she sure got the title right.
Now [...]
By Pat Racimora on Nov 13, 2008 in DNC, DNC idiocy, Democratic Party, Florida, Howard Dean, James Carville, Michigan | 75 Comments
Whoopsie—The Democratic National Committee’s hood ornament got ..er..unscrewed and bounced into the street. Of course, it was loosened up a long while back when the DNC moved itself mostly to Chicago two months before the Democratic Convention. That right there tells you a lot about the DNC. (I think the “D” should [...]
By Ani on Nov 13, 2008 in Backfire, Backtrack Obama, Campaign promises, Harry Reid, Hillary Clinton, Housing & Housing Crisis, Howard Dean, Infrastructure, Mortgage Crisis, Nancy Pelosi | 54 Comments
This was a statement and release from the office of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton:
Senator Clinton Calls for New Stimulus to Boost Economy and Help Those Hardest Hit by Recession, Calls for Investments in Infrastructure, Green Jobs, Mortgage Relief, Aid to Cities and States, and Extending Unemployment Insurance
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton today called for a comprehensive [...]
By Bud White on Nov 12, 2008 in Barack Obama, Bobby Kennedy, Democratic Nomination, Donna Brazile, Feminism, Gender Bias, Hate Speech, Howard Dean, John Kerry, Media Bias, Misogyny, Nancy Pelosi, Race Card, Sexism, Women | 270 Comments
(image from Post Secret)
The image above was posted on Post Secret on November 8, 2008. I have no doubt that the dominate narrative of this campaign — the forceful suppression of women — is responsible for the author’s “secret.” In the Obama-realm, feminism isn’t just bad, it’ll ruin your life. One only need to look [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Nov 11, 2008 in Bamboozling, Barack Obama, DNC, Howard Dean, Misogyny, Soldiers/Veterans | 170 Comments
(bumped up by Marge Gunderson, cuz gee, this Reverend Amy is darn good, insightful, oh yeah. She’s a sharp one and funny too, don’tcha think?!)
First of all, once again, Happy Veterans Day. We should remember to honor our veterans far more often than one day a year. Thank you all for your service [...]
By Bud White on Oct 27, 2008 in 527s, Barack Obama, Campaigns & Campaign Financing, Democratic Nomination, Fund Raising, Hillary Clinton, Home Loan, Housing & Housing Crisis, Howard Dean, Nancy Pelosi | 37 Comments
[OUTSTANDING NEWS! THE DENVER GROUP IS REPORTING THAT OUR COMMUNITY HAS RAISED $1900 IN THE SHORT TIME OF THIS FUND DRIVE -- GIVE NOW!!!]
At the end of the Democratic Primary season, this was the situation:
Popular Vote
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton: 17,857,446, (48.04%)
Senator Barack Obama: 17,584,649 (47.31%)
Pledged delegates
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton: 1,730.5 (39.17%)
Senator Barack Obama: [...]
By Heidi Li on Oct 22, 2008 in Barack Obama, DNC, DNC idiocy, Democratic National Convention, Democratic Nomination, Disenfranchisement, Hillary Clinton, Howard Dean, Nancy Pelosi | 124 Comments
(The following is a guest post, originally posted in Heidi Li’s Potpourri, an independent progressive blog. Heidi Li is a founder of The Denver Group, about which Medusa wrote an important story last night, featuring the Group’s impressive new video ad.)
In the October 17 edition of the Wall Street Journal, Lanny Davis writes that [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Oct 5, 2008 in Bamboozling, Barack Obama, DNC idiocy, GLBT, Harry Reid, Howard Dean, Joe Biden, John McCain, Sarah Palin | 98 Comments
Did I miss while out of the country, anything?? Everything has just been humming along while I was out snorkeling with the fish in Grand Cayman, I assume - no big Congressional issues, or Must See tv??
Ok, yes, I do know there was a little thing going on with the economy. Hey, as [...]
By Ani on Sep 21, 2008 in Barack Obama, DNC, Democratic National Convention, Democratic Nomination, Donna Brazile, Harry Reid, Hillary Clinton, Howard Dean, John McCain, Nancy Pelosi | 194 Comments
In the face of some powerful Democratic fundraisers/supporters of Senator Clinton and even Democratic legislators now boldly endorsing Senator McCain, it is clear that the wheels may be coming off the Obama/Pelosi/Reid/Dean/Brazile bandwagon. That people would abjectly refuse to support the Presidential nominee and, you should pardon the expression, start batting for the other [...]
By Ani on Sep 17, 2008 in Barack Obama, Democratic Party, Hillary Clinton, Howard Dean, John McCain | 78 Comments
Years ago, when we still lived in a 30 unit building, a next door neighbor blithely left her apartment with something burning on the stove. I was drying my hair in the bathroom, my husband was working out to music. We didn’t hear anything. We didn’t smell the smoke. But we [...]
By SusanUnPC on Sep 16, 2008 in Advertising, Barack Obama, Campaigns & Campaign Financing, Current Affairs, DNC idiocy, Democratic Party, General Election, Harry Reid, Hillary Clinton, Howard Dean, Nancy Pelosi | 140 Comments
Poor Harry Reid. Poor Nancy Pelosi. They had those BIG dollar signs in their eyes whenever they gazed on their big new cash cow Barack Obama. They imagined the millions and millions he’d rake in, not just for his own race, but to finance all of their Senate and House races. That [...]
By Ani on Sep 13, 2008 in Barack Obama, Democratic Nomination, Hillary Clinton, Howard Dean, John Kerry, Nancy Pelosi | 85 Comments
Whether or not Ed O’Reilly, criminal defense attorney, former lobsterman, fireman and all-around salt of the earth, can defeat the arrogant, elitist Junior Senator John Kerry in this Tuesday’s primary, I have to take a moment to make some noise on behalf of this man. I deeply appreciate his effort. Apparently, I’m not [...]
By Bud White on Sep 12, 2008 in Barack Obama, Bloggers, Florida, General Election, Georgia, Howard Dean, Ohio, Pennsylvania | 458 Comments
One of the arguments many Obama supporters made against Hillary was that she did not support Howard Dean’s 50-state strategy. Obama embraced the 50-state strategy to garner the support of the netroots and other activists. In a mydd diary posted this January, Obama, with his usual humility, was quoted as saying:
I think that we’re shifting [...]
By dcmediagirl on Sep 11, 2008 in Democratic Party, Howard Dean, Sarah Palin, Women | 243 Comments
I had an interesting conversation today with a Democratic member of Congress who called to chat about the campaign.
This man is someone I’m proud to call a friend. He’s a serious person and a great patriot with a wicked sense of humor. He’s not a buffoon, a bot or a tool. [...]
By Uppity Woman on Sep 11, 2008 in Abortion, Abuse, Barack Obama, Current Affairs, DNC, Democratic Party, Disenfranchisement, Donna Brazile, Equal Pay, Gender Bias, Hillary Clinton, Howard Dean, Media Bias, Misogyny, Nancy Pelosi, Sexism, Women | 74 Comments
One Half of the famous fowl-mouthed Fowler couple offers an apology. We’re still waiting for one from the other half. You know, her husband Pat Robertson, the guy who thinks a hurricane during the Republican convention was a special gift to him from God.
In an interview posted on the political Web site Politico, Chairwoman Carol [...]