Archive for August, 2003
Come again?
Dave Winer says —
So far Dean has used the Web to raise money to spend on big rallies and TV ads. That’s using the Web in kind of a nasty way. But he also helps people find what’s good inside themselves. That’s why people give him the money. I want a candidate to use the […]
Illinois is People Powered
Dean at Navy Pier
Dean: How we’re going to win
“What we’re not going to do is try to beat George Bush by being Bush Lite.”
“Tough on defense is doing what JFK did when he stood down the hawks. Sometimes it’s tougher to stand for peace than to stand for war.”
“What we’re going to do is give the 50% of Americans who’ve given up on […]
Photo of the rally crowd
Weather on the way
My wife just IM’d me that thunder storms are on the way:
Still sunny here!
Howard Dean on the economy
“The secret to turning around the economy, is to put money in the pockets of working families.”
“John Ahscroft on tour promoting the Patriot Act is like the Secretary of Labor and Secretary of the Treasury going on the ‘jobs tour.’ That was the cheapest Greyhound bus ticket you’ve ever seen!”
Governor Dean has arrived
Governor Dean just acknowledged a few people in the crowd: Alderman Joe Moore from Chicago, Kevin Conlon, Curt Schmoke (former mayor of Baltimore).
“Not one Republican president has balanced a budget in 34 years.”
“George Bush doesn’t know a deficit from a doughnut.”
Introduction
The recent Georgetown grad from Chicago’s south side who’s introducing Howard Dean just had a great line: “The truth is, President Bush isn’t on vacation in August. He’s been on vacation since he took office!”
Kevin Conlon on stage
Kevin Conlon, Illinois state chair for Dean for America, just took the stage. “Did you get a 35 day vacation?”
“NO!”
