'Shrub'/'Bushwhacked' Author Picks Dean

[MonstaThrilla]

I suggest everyone read Molly Ivins' two great books, "Shrub" and "Bushwhacked", for well documented and truthful facts about our President.

AUSTIN, Texas -- No one has been waiting with bated breath for me to make up my mind about the Democratic presidential candidates, but I have, and you might be interested in how I got there. I'm for Howard Dean -- because he's going to win.

It is the bounden duty of bleeding-heart liberals like myself to make our political choices based on purity of heart, nobility of character, depth of compassion, sterling integrity and generosity of spirit. The concept of actually winning a political race does not, traditionally, influence the bleeding heart liberal one iota -- certainly not in the primaries.

Over the years, I have proudly voted for a list of losers only a lily-pure liberal could love. I am rather surprised not to find myself in the camp of the Noble Dennis Kucinich this year. (And believe me, there are supporters of the Noble Dennis who are plenty upset about it, too.) In fact, I initially passed on Dean precisely because he looked like one of my usual losers -- 2 percent in the polls and the full weight of Vermont behind him ... wow, my kind of guy.

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Meanwhile, there's old Dean, causin' excitement. I went up to Vermont and talked to a bunch of liberals there. They all said Howard Dean is no liberal. Funny, that's what Howard Dean says, too. And indeed, he isn't, but in politics, everything's relative. The conventional wisdom first dismissed Howard Dean (the man has never been to a Washington dinner party!), then condescended to him, then graciously offered him instruction on how he should be running his campaign -- which seemed to be going along quite well without their input.

I talked to some big money guys who assured me Dean Can't Win. But of course I'm noticing this interesting thing: Dean has so much money he actually turned down public campaign financing (since I'm a card-carrying liberal, I was naturally deeply unhappy over this. But since Dean's money comes from Real People instead of corporate special interests, I'm not that unhappy.) Let me second the notion that this year, the Internet is to politics what television was in the 1960 Kennedy-Nixon race.

For a while, I fretted over Dean being angry, or at least appealing to the political anger that is normally manipulated by right-wing radio jocks. Anger makes liberals uncomfortable: We prefer peace, reason and gentle persuasion. Beloveds, it is way past time for us to get mad -- social, economic and political justice are being perverted by the Bush administration.

Dean gives a hell of a speech -- even if you're Republican, you should go and hear him just for the experience. But I fretted about Dean on TV -- TV is so important. How could anyone poker up on Margaret Carlson of PBS, not one of the world's toughest interviewers? But then I saw Dean laugh his way through a Chris Matthews interview (which he should have done with Tim Russert, who was hell-bent on gotcha questions), and I know the guy can take care of himself. So he fights back if you get in his face -- that's not all bad.

I know, he's even less of a liberal than Bill Clinton was, but I don't think Dean is a moderate centrist. I think he's a fighting centrist. And folks, I think we have got ourselves a winner here.

 

[CrazyHelloDeli]

If by "read" you mean "burn" than yes, I will "read" them

 

[Witling]

 

[Witling]

This is the guy I support, at least in the primaries. I dread to see him getting watered down if and after he gets the nomination. As I've said before, I think I speak for us all when I say, "Darn, I'd just like to see one politician who chose some principals and then stood by them."

 

[KenGr]

It seems to me that Dean is starting to self destruct. With Michael Moore already backing him and now with Molly, I think the nails are in the coffin.

 

[BaliBabyDoc]

Have you read Molly Ivins' books? Shrub is funny and unlike the tripe that comes from alleged authors like Coulter . . . Ivins actually writes facts.

 

[MonstaThrilla]

Originally posted by: KenGr
It seems to me that Dean is starting to self destruct. With Michael Moore already backing him and now with Molly, I think the nails are in the coffin.

Seeing an interview with Michael Moore about a month ago, he was backing Clark.

 

[Jhhnn]

Damn, BabyBaliDoc, referencing Ivins and the chupacabra in the same sentence invokes some strange mojo. Ivins is insightful and funny, while Coulter is clearly the victim of child abuse- apparently fed gunpowder and forced to listen to tapes of Rush Limbaugh while still in her crib... a real piece of work.

Ivins knows the truth, that shrub supporters really have no idea what they're buying into- Coulter knows that too, she's barking out front of the tent, selling tickets...

I'll agree the Ivin's reasoning, though- Shrub has to go, Dean is our best shot at it.

 

[Zebo]

Originally posted by: Jhhnn
Damn, BabyBaliDoc, referencing Ivins and the chupacabra in the same sentence invokes some strange mojo. Ivins is insightful and funny, while Coulter is clearly the victim of child abuse- apparently fed gunpowder and forced to listen to tapes of Rush Limbaugh while still in her crib... a real piece of work.

Ivins knows the truth, that shrub supporters really have no idea what they're buying into- Coulter knows that too, she's barking out front of the tent, selling tickets...

I'll agree the Ivin's reasoning, though- Shrub has to go, Dean is our best shot at it.

Hehe You've *got* to read the review of her new "book"/Text