I went to the pancake breakfast with Howard Dean today in Storm Lake, Iowa.
I've prepared a report of his remarks, not a transcript per se.
Of course everything that is in quote marks are his quotes and the other stuff is my paraphrase of the basic points he was making.
One thing I really notice in going through these remarks word-for-word is he's really saying a lot more than my ear picks up the first time through. He offers common sense leadership for America. The old words "liberal" and "conservative" aren't even relevant anymore. Bush has perverted conservatism to the point that it's meaningless when his supporters say they're conservatives and support him at the same time! Dean, though, has the best of progressive liberalism filtered through what I'd call true conservatism, i.e., common sense, full of values, something that about 95% of the people of the country would support if they knew about it. And the only reason the remaining 5% would support Bush is because they're wackos.
Anyway, sorry about the editorial comments...
Here are the links. I posted this piece by piece, so on my site it naturally flows backwards, earlier pieces farther down.
Speech - Part 1 - Agriculture
Speech - Part 2 - Healthcare and Taxes
Speech - Part 3 - Balanced Budget and Economy
Speech - Part 4 - How To Beat Bush
Q & A - Part 1 - Running for Office, Bush Toxic for America
Q & A - Part 2 - Health Insurance and Home Care for Elderly
Q & A - Part 3 - Corporate Greed and Globalization
Q & A - Part 4 - America's Reputation Around the World & Equal Rights (GLBT)
Conclusion
2 Photos of Dean at the lectern
Photo of Dean flipping pancakes
Or just go to my main page and read it all backwards!
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