For the first time in my life, I am ashamed to be a Democrat because the party, under the reins of the Democratic Leadership Council, has collaborated to systematically destroy former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean.
Here's a guy who brought more people into the Democratic Party than any other candidate seeking the nomination. He's also given the party its heart and spine back, and given millions of Americans who aren't Democrats a reason to get involved in the political process again.
But the DLC and the media labeled Dean as too angry and too liberal to be elected. And just to solidify that "angry" persona, the media played the "I Have a Scream" speech constantly, a whopping 633 times on CNN alone.
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McAuliffe and the DNC could have done as the Republicans do when one of their candidates is attacked by the media, and defended him, but instead they left Dean defenseless, only to be savaged by a vicious pack of wolves who want to call themselves journalists.
There is more. A very good article on why the Democratic Party is not really a big tent. It is only a big tent if you are one of the chosed insiders. If the DLC does not like you, you are toast.