Where the H#LL is Howard Dean on Terry Schiavo?

I mean, the guy IS a doctor AND the head of the DNC to boot. It would be a good counter to Bill Frists' medical credibility in the political debate. And, Dean could advocate the sensible MAJORITY position on the issue, and at the same time set a standard for the Democratic party and tell where the Democrats should stand in all of this. He should be on every talkshow from here to Sunday castigating the republicans for violating federalism, for passing a bill of attainder, for disrespecting this family's privacy, meddling with the judiciary just because they don't like their decision, etc. etc. etc. ad nauseam. And he'd have the American people behind him, too. And that can be channelled into the fight against the nuclear option.

And don't give me some BS that Pelosi and Reid don't want him to speak out like this. The fact is that this is an issue that Dean could handle much better than either of the other could, because it is a medical issue and he has a credibility there that other Dem leaders do not.

Most people already disagree with this crap.

in medical decisions like this one.

They don't need Dean's (or any other Democrat's) help.

On the shows.

The Repukes have killed themselves just fine.

you cannot make them print it on Page 1.

He has no basis to give an opinion on her condition.

Doesn't want to give them ammo to scream "SEE?!?!?! SEE!?!?! THE DEMOCRATS ARE POLITICIZING TERRI!!!!"

Letting them do all the damage as their actions alienate moderates and disappoint the Shiite branch of Christianity.

--IMM

I would hope Dr. Dean would have the integrity to say that he does not have the authority to comment on Mrs. Schiavo's condition, seeing as he has never examined her in person.

And he criticized Frist for having done so and having injected the federal government into the situation.

without wading into the shitstorm that is the Schiavo case.

He's also giving time to local media during his travels. That's why you haven't seen him in MSM. The comments I read recently were in local media.

Just clarifying for the original poster.

I'm glad he's not getting his hands dirty.

There is no upside to the Dems getting deeply involved in this issue. Safe comments that show we care Terri and think it is time to let her go are best. Anything more makes us look like ghouls instead of the Repugs.

fuck that and FUCK. THEM.

I thought he would be the last one to be afraid to step-up to the plate on a controversial issue, but so far, he's proven me wrong on that. Damn, I thought we finally had a leader with some guts.

he was taking exception to Frist's diagnosis via videotape.

I think the TV stations are more interested in listening to yelling, slobbering fools than Dean who would return reasonable discourse.

The chairman of the Democratic National Committee calls Republicans "brain dead." Michael Schiavo, the husband, calls House Majority Leader Tom DeLay "a slithering snake."

source...

oh, my bad... just tom delay, apparently :evilgrin:

peace

Where the HELL were you when all informed people were learning about the role of the leader of the DNC?

I know perfectly well what his job is. But I also know I saw Terry McAwful on TV much more than I'd like and whatever the issue of the day was. So, don't feed me THAT Bullcrap.

Wtf. That's not the reason we put him in there. If we wanted another Terry we would have chosen somebody else. I cannot believe you're advocating that Dean should act like Terry. BS.

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Just calling a BS a BS.

I have ignored so many of threads starting exactly like this one that I've lost count. But, I'm fed up with them, and it's impossible to ignore them indefinitely.

I don't know precisely what the motivation is, whether it is coming from Democrats who just don't like Dean or "others" who are threatened by him. I do know the assaults on him are far too regular and similar to be mere coincidence or innocent criticism, especially since they are almost entirely based on false premises.

Dean is the man.

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with his "video diagnosis". He looked like a partisan quack.

Dean pointed this out. He's said all he needs to for now. The Republicans are killing themselves on the Schaivo issue. Why get in their way and take media attention off their self-made debacle?

about this case. Perhaps you should learn how to google, 'eh?

it is Holy Week, afterall.

And, Jesus says, "Let the dead bury the dead"

enemies are destroying themselves, get out of the way and let them carry on.

nothing personal, but that sounds just like a Rush Limbaugh rant.

So does the reply by 'vpigrad.'

HOWARD DEAN DID RESPOND. Google it. ALSO, if you been following Howard Dean, he is only doing LOCAL MEDIA, you would know that if you were truly following what Howard Dean was doing.

than the little bushturd


is the Democratic Party

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