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To: stockman_scott who wrote (30382)	10/22/2003 8:46:23 AM
From: T L Comiskey	Respond to of 89467

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To: stockman_scott who wrote (30382)	10/22/2003 10:14:04 AM
From: Karen Lawrence	Respond to of 89467

Howard Dean Decides to Have Some Fun … But it Backfires The Truth Is … Don’t Jump Onto a Moving Truck By Marc. J. Ambinder Oct. 20 — Like other candidates, former Vt. Gov. Howard Dean can be a bundle of energy on the campaign trail; he often leads his staff, and not the other way around. But today in New Hampshire, his exuberance, and the lack of a ubiquitous, protective Secret Service detail, got the best of him, at least for a minute. According to one staffer's recounting of the story, Dean "just disappeared into thin air." The former governor had arrived a few minutes before he was scheduled to speak to an organizing conference at St. Anselm College near Manchester. He was chatting along the side of the entrance road with a throng of college students, all Dean supporters, when a large red box truck began a slow turn into the parking lot. By Dean's own recounting, he saw the truck slow down, and "decided to have a little fun." As the truck swung by, Dean hopped onto a running board on its rear. "I thought the guy was going to pull up 5 feet and I was going to get off and say, 'Ha ha ha,' " he said. A playful prank for the benefit of a friendly crowd. The Joke’s on Dean But then the truck took off. It accelerated to about 20 miles per hour, and zoomed out around the corner. "I was stuck, clinging to the back of the truck," Dean said. And he was. A home video shot by Dean's aide, Kate O'Connor, shows the procession. Dean is seen shaking hands and talking with his young volunteers. The truck pulls into the frame between Dean and O'Connor's camera, blocking the shot for a moment. The red truck passes, and O'Connor's camera is still aimed at the same position. She expected Dean to still be there. But Dean is gone. After a few seconds, the camera swings to its right, attracted by a commotion. They've found the former governor, but he looks through the lens like a tiny smidgen of black hanging on to an ever-receding red truck. Eyes wide open and his hand to his mouth in bewilderment, Dean's lead advance staff member began to chase the truck. cont'd: abcnews.go.com

To: stockman_scott who wrote (30382)	10/22/2003 4:06:44 PM
From: elpolvo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 89467

ss- re: Can Howard Dean escape the Starbucks ghetto? what is that? a push poll question? would you say you stopped beating your partner... <g> a. some time ago? b. never? the article makes a lot of false assumptions and is written upon a false premise based on generalizations. IMHO What it is going to take to stop Dean is... i'm not interested in stopping dean OR in what it will take to stop him. i think he is eminently electable and i cherish the fact that his largest special interest group and campaign finance source is "ordinary citizens". -el ordinary polvo (with blue collar and no college degree)