Audacity of Truth
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Velvet Lair- Legends March 18, 2010
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- Intermission February 19, 2010
- People who allow their dogs to poop in other people’s yards February 16, 2010
VIDEO: DNC Chair Howie Dean on why he won’t debate RNC Chair Ken Mehlman
Dang – I can’t see the video here at the 8-5, but Drudge has it linked up at his site. Would someone give me a recap/brief transcript, please?
Update: Much thanks to Greg Tinti, who has provided the transcript:
Q: Why won’t you make TV appearances with RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman? We’ve tried to book you a number of times on various NBC programs and been told by your staff that you won’t make appearances with him. Why?
DEAN: The reason I don’t do that is because the spectacle of the debate overwhelms the desire to get message out and talk about policy and serious issues. You know, a lot of what happens on television is what I call infotainment. And I don’t think that’s a particularly good thing. Interviews like this give us a particularly good chance to talk about our message. Debates with Ken simply inflame things and it looks um, gladiatorial contest. I’m interested in getting the message out not gladiatorial conferences, er, contests for the sake of entertainment.
He makes the mistake of implying that he’s not entertaining on his own. We know that’s not true, don’t we? 
Seriously, this is a copout. One of the best ways to ‘get the message out’ is to counter it one on one in a debate with the opposition. Dean knows that, which makes his refusal to appear on the same program as Ken Mehlman all the more puzzling. Perhaps he simply can’t debate Mehlman out of fear that he’ll have his clock cleaned? Hmmm …
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I’m in the same position at my 8-5. I’ll have to wait until I get home.
I’ll speculate:
1) The reason is because he was given a noogie last time Ken saw him.
2) He was mad about Republicans playing his scream over and over and over
3) His wife forbid him from coming out to play
4) Because Ken touched him – sit on your hands Ken!
5) Because he “hates” Ken.
Dean won’t debate Mehlman because,
and he started sounding like Porky Pig at that moment and I declined to transcribe further, Sis.
Uh, thee, uh thee, uh that’s all, folks!
Y’know, Bak, I wanted to be humorous about it, but I thought I’d behave for once. Now I ain’t so sure I made the more enjoyable choice!
*sigh*
Oh, well.
Why would Howard Dean agree to debate Ken Mehlman? They’re not running for anything and Mehlman’s been sticking his foot in his mouth just fine for weeks (if not years). Dean debating him is a lose/lose proposition for the Dems. This is a non-issue.
- Thiss is par7t of the “hide, and wait” ploy for the Dembulbs. Congressional elections are “local” elections, so they continue to avoid any debate on national issues, which they know would sink their swift boats. No mystery here. Notice Dean is only interested in “getting out the message”, which to date no one has been able to figure out, unless it’s “raise taxes”, “impeach Bush”, and “cut and run” in Iraq. I don’t think they want to get out the message too badly either, because th dirty little secret is they have no message…. *snort*
- Bang
Howard Dean gets his message out every morning. Check out the link.
LINK
Dang it, Sis! My transcription was better than Tinti’s. Hmmph!
- Yeh GM – Unfortunately for the Dems, there’s still that little matter of the actual election’s to get past. I don’t think even all the efforts of the “Jurassic Journalists” (love that name), can do any better at effecting the vote, any more than the phoney PEW exit polls did 2 years ago.
- Most of the people I’ve talked too say they’re even more determined to vote what they believe in, the goodness of America, and its values, knowing that the drive-by media is in bed with the defeatist Left losers. Maybe they’ll finally “get the message” if they get kicked too the curb yet again. Doubt it though. As the saying goes, “Insanity is a process of doing the same thing over, and over, and over, with the expectation of a different outcome”. We’ll see.
- Bang
makes sense. Having the two on separate shows seems more conducive to us learning about them than the cable tv shoutfest
Really? I would think that watching how they interact and argue would show even more. That is, I believe, the issue. Dean doesn’t believe he can beat Mehlman’s arguments, and is afraid he’ll have another Yeeearrrgh! meltdown and embarass both himself and his party. He’s probably wise to avoid Mehlman for just that reason, but the fireworks would be fun to watch.
Why would it show even more? governance isn’t a tv shoutfest. What does engaging in one tell us?
Note that if dean cant beat mehlman’s arguments, that will still come across if they are on separately. Both of the arguments are heard, and we can decide who beat who.