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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH
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To: Raymond Duray who wrote (481888)10/27/2003 1:48:03 PM
From: MSI  Read Replies (2) of 769670
 
An interesting note about the after-debate discussion on Fox with uber-neocon William Kristol and PBS supposed-lefty Juan Williams. Kristol complained that none of the other candidates "laid a glove" on Dean, and wondered why, etc.

Judging by body language it was the first time I've seen Kristol show fear, instead of the usual unmitigated Wolfowitz-type arrogance.

It may be these neocons are afraid not so much of Dean himself, but that he represents an anger and demand for accountability that might be out of their Goebbels-like control.

I don't think it was the audience reaction, which applauded Dean no more than Sharpton's one-liners. More likely it's the substance of Dean's message, making him the "anti-neocon": (1)he keeps on the simple message - the Iraq war was a mistake, or (2)he's raising 3X more money than his competitors from grassroots at average $75 each, campaigning on issues rather than polemics. This means his listeners may be less susceptible to the upcoming avalanche of GOP negative propaganda. That's much more powerful and worrisome than the machine politics of the other leading candidates.

One thing is for sure - Dean, like Wellstone before him, is giving cover for the rest of the opposition to find their cojones, Dems and Repubs alike.
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