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Drudge retracts “Dean supported Landrieu” story
Drudge reported on Sunday via an anonymous source that DNC Chair Howard Dean secretly supported Lieutenant Governor Mitch Landrieu over incumbent Mayor Ray Nagin in the mayoral election there – in his story was also the allegation that Dean had sent “political operatives” to New Orleans to work against Nagin’s re-election efforts.
Drudge has now retracted his story:
DNC: DRUDGE IS DEAD WRONG, WE DID NOT PICK LANDRIEU OVER NAGIN
The Democratic National Committee strongly denies it placed political operatives in the city of New Orleans to work against the reelection efforts of incumbent Democrat Mayor Ray Nagin.
Well-placed DRUDGE REPORT sources claimed DNC Chairman Howard Dean made the decision to back mayoral candidate and sitting Lieutenant Governor Mitch Landrieu (D-LA).
The DNC says the report is “unequivocally and absolutely false.”
DNC Communications director Karen Finney explained: “The DNC does not as a policy get involved in Democratic primaries… The only thing that the DNC did was a campaign helping ensure that displaced voters had an opportunity to vote.”
The DRUDGE REPORT takes chairman Dean and his spokesman at their word.
You don’t see that from Drudge often. Dean and Co. must have put some powerful pressure on him to retract it.
Makes sense: Dean isn’t particularly well known for taking a stand against racist black Democrats – why would he start now?
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Well, Drudge is putting more credence in Dean’s “word” than I ever would. I wouldn’t trust him as far as I could throw him.
I think that in light of TruthOut, Drudge saw fit to do this
“You don’t see that from Drudge often. Dean and Co. must have put some powerful pressure on him to retract it.”
Does it take power to make the guy be right? you’d think just being wrong would be enough. What a hack.
The DNC support an incompetent rich white liberal against an incompetent black racist? Not on Howard Dean’s
watch!
- Yes, well maybe. I think theres a great deal of common knowledge concerning lots of prior bad blood between Nagin and the DNC, so I’d reserve judgement on this. Hard thing too prove anyway, unless one of the perps speaks out.
- OT – On another note theres this about the Duke case in case you missed it.
- On H&C they reviewed the first feedback from the DA’s notes he finally turned over to the defense. Its so screwed its incredible. All I can say is Nifong is toast if this information holds up.
- No Toxology report
- You can shift over the med exam, but anyway you cut it, no signs of rape
- Told the two hospitals she was raped. Denied she was raped to any of the cops until about interview 4.
- First 20, then 6, then 3.
- Her two drivers talking about sex with her and driving her to meets at least 5 times the nights before.
- Theres more but it just goes on and on in the same vein. I think if I wanted to invent an accusing witness that would be a defense teams dream, I couldn’t do as good a job.
- Nifong has a better chance at parlaying the State lottery, 15 “only nets” from half court, and home coming queen, all in the same evening. Almost like he got his law degree from a package of twinkies.
- Nobody can see any reason at this point for him not to just dismiss. He can’t have anything else, or if he does the judge is going to have his scalp.
- Bang
New Orleans is corrupt. Dean did’nt send anybody. Nagin wants another hurricane and more bodies because he thinks it means money.
Howard Dean…I wonder what he threatened Drudge with? Maybe an audit?