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Dean on Letterman

by Rob Humenik

Thu Jan 22, 2004 at 02:27:59 PM PDT

Just got a page from Dean Wireless...

Dean will be on Letterman tonight.

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I'm a loser (none / 0)

barr beat me to it.

by Rob Humenik on Thu Jan 22, 2004 at 02:30:35 PM PDT
Smart (none / 0)

Should have done this on Tuesday night.
He should go for broke and have some fun with it. He has to defuse it, not be serious sober.

and Improved

by New Armando on Thu Jan 22, 2004 at 02:32:51 PM PDT
- Exactly. (none / 0)
  
  May or may not work, but Dean has to have a sense of humor about all this. It's his only chance. I'll be tuning in.
  
  by jimrice on Thu Jan 22, 2004 at 02:33:44 PM PDT
  
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- Big upside (none / 0)
  
  He's got little to lose -- he's down into his core levels of support in NH now, and even if things don't go well, his overall stature in the race won't be affected much.
  Regardless, this is a pretty big score; between the Sawyer interview and this, his team has put together what looks like a media strategy with great potential. Now Dean just needs to deliver.
  Final note: remember that Sawyer made Bush look like a complete idiot on Iraq when she interviewed him (last month?). Maybe she's a Dem, and hey, maybe she's a Dean Dem to boot. The upside if that's the case is huge.
  
  by monad on Thu Jan 22, 2004 at 03:04:27 PM PDT
  
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  - Diane (none / 0)
    
    Sawyer worked for the Nixon WH.
    
    by fnb on Thu Jan 22, 2004 at 04:14:05 PM PDT
    
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    - nixon (none / 0)
      
      Yeah, there have been rumors for years that she was Deep Throat. I don't know if anyone actually believes it or not, but it's kinda funny either way.
      
      You can laugh/A spineless laugh/We hope your rules and wisdom choke you - Radiohead
      
      by strannix on Thu Jan 22, 2004 at 04:20:10 PM PDT
      
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      - Sawyer is an R (none / 0)
        
        Big time R--
        Don't doubt it.
        Actually- a lot of big-time journalist (to use the term loosely) are:
        Baba Wawa (married to John Warner R-VA)
        
        Bush will be impeached.
        
        by jgkojak on Thu Jan 22, 2004 at 04:44:06 PM PDT
        
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      - Sawyer is an R (none / 0)
        
        Big time R--
        Don't doubt it.
        Actually- a lot of big-time journalist (to use the term loosely) are:
        Baba Wawa (married to John Warner R-VA)
        I want Warner to get in some big, big sex scandal that would absolutely merit a Baba interview- except- whoops!
        
        Bush will be impeached.
        
        by jgkojak on Thu Jan 22, 2004 at 04:45:02 PM PDT
        
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Some sort of... (none / 0)

..."Scream Like Dean" contest would be funny. You could already see Biff Henderson organizing this.

*John McCain is aware of the Internet*

by MichaelPH on Thu Jan 22, 2004 at 02:35:06 PM PDT
- roller coaster (none / 0)
  
  The Screaming Dean!
  
  by seamus on Thu Jan 22, 2004 at 02:44:19 PM PDT
  
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  - UP and DOWN (none / 0)
    
    The roller coaster that is the Dean Campaign moves on.... It must move on, and it will move on. calmly without yelling
    The rest of this week will be very good.
    
    *John McCain is aware of the Internet*
    
    by MichaelPH on Thu Jan 22, 2004 at 02:49:38 PM PDT
    
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- scream contest prize (none / 0)
  
  most barbaric yawp wins the vp slot
  
  by abe ferlman on Thu Jan 22, 2004 at 03:05:17 PM PDT
  
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  - If only... (none / 1)
    
    ...Sam Kinnison were alive.
    Now he had a scream!
    
    *John McCain is aware of the Internet*
    
    by MichaelPH on Thu Jan 22, 2004 at 03:09:47 PM PDT
    
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Tonight? (none / 0)

How does he do that and the debate?
The Sawyer thing makes sense. I don't think this does.

A proud member of the "far left."

by Paleo on Thu Jan 22, 2004 at 02:43:38 PM PDT
- letterman (none / 0)
  
  records during the afternoon doesnt he?
  
  by seamus on Thu Jan 22, 2004 at 02:45:53 PM PDT
  
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  - 5:00 or 5:30 (none / 0)
    
    So, he's going to fly down there and then fly back for the debate at 8:00? Sounds like it's cutting it close to me.
    
    A proud member of the "far left."
    
    by Paleo on Thu Jan 22, 2004 at 02:49:53 PM PDT
    
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    - it is (none / 0)
      
      but he has to do it. I think its perfect timing too. Someone said Tuesday would be better but that would have been fruitless. There was nothing that Dean could do to shake the 48 hour fallout from Monday on Tuesday. He had to let things settle first.
      Hopefully they have a private jet rented and will do last minute debate prep in flight. In my experience of organizing, though, I think doing one thing after another actually helps (not your voice though). You get into the swing and just keep on swinging. He'll either be on or off. But with Sawyer, Letterman, and the debate he can potentially swing things hard and fast to his favor. Or sink. To me, no reward without risk.
      
      by seamus on Thu Jan 22, 2004 at 02:59:48 PM PDT
      
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      - Yep (none / 0)
        
        He's playing with nothing to lose now. He did that in the summer, and it worked nicely. Heck, he's already dead, right? All that's left is the burial or the resurrection.
        Gonna be a crazy Thursday. Just like they all are...
        
        by Faust on Thu Jan 22, 2004 at 03:13:18 PM PDT
        
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sweet (none / 0)

come back to the light, Dave!

later

by Randomtask on Thu Jan 22, 2004 at 02:44:32 PM PDT
My favorite phrase for Dean's Scream (none / 1)

I heard someone call it the "I Have A Scream" speech.

by maurinsky on Thu Jan 22, 2004 at 03:10:06 PM PDT
Great Lineup, but be careful.... (none / 0)

This is a phenomenal chance for Dean to showcase himself in three different ways: As a policymaker (debate); as a thoughful person (Sawyer); and as a fun, regular guy (Letterman). He just has to be careful that the mindsets from the three forums (fora?) don't meld together. In otherwords, he has to make sure that "Debate Dean" doesn't show up on Letterman, etc. I'm sure he knows this, but it's a pitfall.
Otherwise, tonight could be Dean's best shot.

by gobo on Thu Jan 22, 2004 at 03:24:53 PM PDT
Dean, Dean, Dean (none / 0)

Here's another thought...
I'm only listening to MSNBC (after my Washington Journal fix on C-SPAN this morning) but it seems to be all-Dean all the time. What would they talk about if he dropped out? Even Jacko isn't getting attention today.

Carrie French, age 19, died in Iraq on June 5, 2005. Why?

by Susan S on Thu Jan 22, 2004 at 03:58:01 PM PDT
- Well-- ytou know whats next (none / 0)
  
  If they can't knock Dean out now-
  They'll have 12 year old boys spending the night in Burlington
  
  Bush will be impeached.
  
  by jgkojak on Thu Jan 22, 2004 at 04:48:25 PM PDT
  
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dean dean dean (none / 0)

Y'know the media does know when they have a great story and Dean is it.Dean is like the Clinton of this bunch - in a newsworthy sense, no in a bimbo eruption sense. Maybe unintentionally(subconsciously?)they'll try to save Dean's ass.

by fnb on Thu Jan 22, 2004 at 04:20:19 PM PDT

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Dean on Letterman

by Rob Humenik

Thu Jan 22, 2004 at 02:27:59 PM PDT

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