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To: microhoogle! who wrote (18779)12/5/2003 9:54:16 PM
From: LindyBill  Read Replies (2) of 793725
 
I was astounded when Dean bought into the "Conspiracy Theory" that Bush knew about 911 before it happened. I expect something like this out of the Muslim world. Why the major media has not got on him is not understandable. Here is Hewitt's take.

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On yesterday's program I repeatedly referred to the "angry, unbalanced and truth-challenged Howard Dean." Via phone calls and e-mails, Dean defenders objected. The first and third adjectives --angry and truth-challenged-- don't spark much of a debate even from the Doctor's supporters because his well-publicized demeanor and his record of back-flips on his attacks on Democratic opponents as well as his maneuverings around the facts of his Vermont record and draft dance.

But Dean defenders want evidence for the assertion of Dean being "unbalanced." There's plenty out there to buttress the charge that Dean's temperament leaves lots to be desired in a president, but the best single piece of evidence is also the one cited by Charles Krauthammer in his column in today's Washington Post: "The Delusional Dean." Krauthammer cites this exchange from an interview conducted this past Monday:

Diane Rehm: "Why do you think he (Bush) is suppressing that (Sept. 11) report?"

Howard Dean: "I don't know. There are many theories about it. The most interesting theory that I've heard so far --which is nothing more than a theory, it can't be proved-- is that he was warned ahead of time by the Saudis. Now who knows what the real situation is?"

I believe Dean's embrace of a crackpot "theory," even with the qualifier that the crackpot theory "can't be proved," is evidence of instability. I think it is very troubling that the likely nominee of the Democratic Party is trafficking in bizarre, paranoid fantasies without any serious support anywhere in the political mainstream. It may not bother you, but it bothers me and I suspect it is going to bother tens of millions of Americans if Dean wins the nomination that Dean is willing to voice a sinister theory that the President of the United States allowed 3,000 of his countymen to be murdered. Outrageous --of course. But also evidence of a personality that isn't normal. Normal politicians, even way left politicians, don't voice such crazy stuff. If Dean voiced support for the Raelians' view of the origins of human life --which is certainly "interesting" even if it can't be proven-- what would the reaction be? Exactly the reaction that this exchange should support.

Angry. Unstable. Truth-challenged. The GOP should not hide the ball: If Dean gets the nomination, part of the campaign will have to address Dean's quite obvious personal quirks that mark him as lacking presidential temperament.
hughhewitt.com
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