posted on June 9, 2005 03:43:45 PM new
Dean is a Rebublicans best friend.
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Senator Obama Says Dean Using 'Religion to Divide'
By Marc Morano
CNSNews.com Senior Staff Writer
June 9, 2005
Washington (CNSNews.com) -- Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) criticized Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean Wednesday night for using "religion to divide."
Obama told reporters gathered at the Rock the Vote awards dinner at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., that Dean needs to tone down his rhetoric. Dean said on Monday that the Republican Party was "pretty much a white, Christian party."
"As somebody who is a Christian myself, I don't like it when people use religion to divide, whether that is Republican or Democrat," Obama said. "I think in terms of his role as party spokesman, [Dean] probably needs to be a little more careful and I suspect that is a message he is going to be getting from a number of us," Obama explained.
"We are at a time in our country's history that inclusive language is better than exclusive language," he added.
Former Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe, also attending the Rock the Vote event, empathized with Dean.
"I was [DNC] chairman for four years -- it's a tough job -- he's doing a great job," McAuliffe told Cybercast News Service.
"I gave one piece of advice [to Dean]. I said 'Howard, you are about to become a human fire hydrant,'" McAuliffe said, referring to a conversation he had with Dean before he became DNC chairman.
Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona seemed pleased that Dean had made the latest in a series of controversial statements.
"Howard Dean is the gift that keeps on giving," McCain told Cybercast News Service outside the Rock the Vote event.
posted on June 9, 2005 03:50:24 PM new
Oh no not Obama, He is probably the savior in the Democratic Party. Now Dean goes and upsets him. I wonder who is next on his list. I doubt if it will take to long to find out.
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posted on June 9, 2005 04:15:10 PM new
While several democratic leaders HAVE spoken out against the garbage dean is spewing....I've just read other dems are planning a 'support dean rally'.
This should be interesting....the dems taking sides amongst themselves over dean's outbursts. LOL
Must be a slow news week or something.
"Whenever the nation is under attack, from within or without, liberals side with the enemy. This is their essence." --Ann Coulter
And why the American Voters chose to RE-elect President Bush to four more years. YES!!!
