Dean Scream 2.0: Howard Dean Reenacts His Infamous Speech During Netroots Conference
- Posted on June 12, 2012 at 2:43pm by
Christopher Santarelli
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Former Vermont Governor Howard Dean was in rare form while making his remarks at the Netroots Nation conference in Providence, RI, Saturday. The former presidential candidate, chairman emeritus of the DNC, and major leader of the Democratic Party’s far-left wing did not mince words when speaking to the progressive movement’s foot-soldiers listening in awe within the Rhode Island Convention Center. In fact, he even channeled an older version of himself and mocked his infamous “Dean Scream” speech from the 2004.
“When people say that Mitt Romney wants to take us back to the fifties they’re not talking about the 1950s, they’re talking about the 1850s with the Know-Nothing Party,” Dean said in one of the few dry jokes amid a speech littered with attacks. “Does anyone remember the Know-Nothing Party? They hated immigrants, they didn’t like Catholics, they didn’t like Jews — they didn’t like anybody.
“They didn‘t like gay people but they didn’t believe gay people existed,” Dean continued to rant. “You know there was some– I think there was President Ahmadinejad back in those days back in 1850, they’d like maybe that again–I DON’T KNOW WHAT THE REPUBLICANS WANT but let them go someplace else and stop doing it to us because our country is a great country.”
He also took jabs at the Supreme Court (which he said “sells the United States to the highest bidder”), Mitt Romney, (who Deans says thinks that cutting teachers is a job creating program), as well as “the Tea Party and the hate-wing of the Republican Party.”
The highlight, however, might have been the former governor mocking how his once-promising presidential campaign culminated in failure with an over-the-top and frightening call to arms to supporters in Iowa in 2004. Dean partially reenacted his “Dean Scream” speech after confidently predicting Republicans would lose this November. He said that the growing number of people under 35 that have suffered a lot during “this Republican caused recession” will still support President Obama because they are “not going to sell out their friends for the sake of some crackpot economic program.
“They are not going to succumb to the hate-wing of the Republican Party; anti-gay, anti-Muslim, anti-immigrant and anti-woman — we can do better than that, this is a better country than that.”
While Dean was eager to throw venomous and incendiary allegations at his political opponents — associating Republicans and the Tea Party with hate six times in six minutes — the former governor and other Netroots panelists were welcomed to the city with open arms. WPRI reports that Democratic Providence Mayor Angel Taveras has taken an active role in Netroots, roaming the convention floor as well as hosting a block party for the event with U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse. The progressive conference and its speakers were also welcomed at the city’s “WaterFire” festival, with a message from the mayor projected against walls near the exhibit:
Watch the video of Dean’s full address as well as remarks from Sen. Whitehouse Saturday to see what they were welcoming (the reenactment comes at 3:30):
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Comments (52)
Magyar
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 8:38pmGosh— can you imagine what kind of a president he would have made? Still better than what we have now!
Scary thought, eh?
Report Post »silentwatcher
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 10:55pmHoward Dean,,,you’re full of sh*t. You people lie and twist the truth so often it’s now automatic assumption, as you FIRST open your filthy pie hole, that its a lie. May as well save your vile breath,,,,its just of waste of air.
Report Post »Jaycen
Posted on June 13, 2012 at 7:43pmWhere’s Broker0101 or Votinbushin12 when you need them? According to them, Howard Dean is a fringe Democrat.
Who else showed up at Netroots? President Obama recorded a speech for them. President Obama is a FRINGE DEMOCRAT!
Sweet! Our own Blaze-commies admitted it. I’m so happy.
Report Post »donh2
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 7:52pm” Er allein, wem gehört der Jugend, gewinnt die Zukunft. ” YEEEEE HAAAAA …..Adolph Hitler
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 8:07pmJa!
Report Post »Magyar
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 8:36pmJa, du hast Recht
Report Post »Larry E
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 6:46pmIt makes me wonder when we’re going to get rid of the hate wing of the Demorat party that hates women (witness Bill Maher), Christians, conservatives, business people, achievers, gun owners, and many other groups. They also hate those of us who want to be free to be left alone without undue interference from morons like Howie Dean, Al Gore, and other Demorats who want to run our lives for us.
Report Post »brother_ed
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 9:12pm@LARRY E
One of my favorite observations from the Left is: Conservatives want to control what goes on in someone else‘s bedroom or in a woman’s womb.
I say: Democrats want to control everything else!
Report Post »papatom48
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 5:34pmIt is increasingly obvious that this moron has a double digit IQ. He is the front man for the lunatic fringe of the left wing crazies in the modern democratic party. I have always wondered how many of his patients died from poor health care???? But I digress. He hasn’t uttered a coherent thought in about 10 years.
Report Post »MiCurmudgeon
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 6:12pmI place a large bet on a single digit IQ.
Report Post »Larry E
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 6:43pmProve that he has a double digit IQ! He’s given little evidence of such a high level of intelligence.
Report Post »Volsense
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 4:51pmDean is just another hatemongering loon who reinforces that liberalism is a progressive mental disorder everytime he opens his mouth. Any person who considers him relevant to any degree is too illiterate to vote. Take away his daddy’s money and this nutcase would be homeless sleeping in an alley
Report Post »gbfreak
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 4:37pmDummmmass 2.0
Report Post »KeithOlberdink
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 4:33pmWas it really necessary to play the whole rambling speech from this dummy? The lunatics screams is all that is needed.
Report Post »michael48
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 4:23pmcomrade dean, the mindless preaching to the meaningless…next…
Report Post »inferno
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 3:59pmI believe the Democrats should make Dean the poster boy for their their party. After all he is as likeable as Charles Manson, or Jack the Ripper, or the Uni Bomber, or even Ted Bundy. He would be perfect for them.
Report Post »brother_ed
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 3:47pmI am not anti-gay, I am anti-homosexual marriage.
I am not anti-immigrant, I am anti-illegal immigrant.
I am not anti-women, I am anti-abortion.
I am not anti-union, I am anti-public sector union.
I am not anti-Muslim, I am anti-terrorist.
Report Post »rickc34
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 4:10pmWell said.
Report Post »Dale
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 3:46pm“They didn‘t like gay people but they didn’t believe gay people existed,” Dean continued to rant. “You know there was some– I think there was President Ahmadinejad back in those days back in 1850, they’d like maybe that again–I DON’T KNOW WHAT THE REPUBLICANS WANT but let them go someplace else and stop doing it to us because our country is a great country.” — Dr. Dean, this country is great because of Republican values (excluding RINOs). I wish we could go somewhere and see how long your ‘great country’ lasted. Actually, I wish you and your crowd would finally scream and waddle off to some vacant plot and establish your idyllic vision.
Report Post »TurboCat
Posted on June 13, 2012 at 2:36amHey! I know…..they could join Roseanne Barr on her Nut Farm!
Report Post »elosogrande
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 3:44pmDean should know by now, we aren’t “anti” any of those things. We’re just anti-a–hole, and Howard, you’re not welcome here.
Report Post »blackyb
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 3:36pmHe is not quite put together right. He really is under the delusion he is someone to listen to. He makes me think of some small town girls basketball team coach. Ridiclous.
Report Post »blackyb
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 3:35pmWhat a big-mouthed wanna be (somebody.) He needs to get him a job with the wrestling association. Who even listens to this ridiclous man.
Report Post »neocon1
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 6:10pmLoL
Report Post »rickc34
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 3:29pmGive this man some Thorazin. How much hatred does the left have. They call for tolerance but they are intolerant.
Report Post »jenna
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 3:29pmjeez, not again!
Report Post »jerseyflash
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 3:26pmThere should be a “Flesh Eating Zombie Alert”…nation wide…when this A$$-hole starts to talk
Report Post »He must be S.O.S. (stuck on stupid)…this Zombie is the KING of gaffe…he makes Joe-6-pack seem like small PO-TA-TOE’S
Palin/West 2012 and 2016
Too_Far_Gone
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 3:24pmAAA Hole.
Report Post »ComeOnNow
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 3:21pm“Venemous and incindiary”–two words that are rarely associated with conservative anything, although I seriously wish they would get that way with Obama. If anyone has earned “venemous” words it’s Obama, et al.
Report Post »TSUNAMI-22
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 3:13pmDean lookin’ a tad cancerous in the face.
Report Post »thegodfather
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 3:10pmCrazy Howie still celebrating his “win” in Wisconsin, by spreading hate speech
Report Post »contkmi
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 3:10pmTrying to remember the last time Dean was relevant…
Oh, wait…
Never.
Too bad he’ll have sycophants following his every word at Nutroots.
Report Post »dataweaver
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 3:02pmReplace “Republican” with “Democrat” and “Tea Party” with “Occupy Movement”, and his speech becomes surprisingly accurate.
Report Post »PATTY HENRY
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 3:12pmIt’s really important that EVERYONE realize that it was 2006 when the fan was hit. That’s the year that Pelosi/Reid took over Congress. The year that Barney Frank forced banks to make sub-prime loans, causing not only the financial melt-down of our Nation but the world. It becomes obvious (or should) that people have to work for their pay; they have to pay for what they get and there is no free lunch. Charity for those who truly need it, but vote-buying and power building by bribing people simply has to stop.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 3:23pmYou’re asolutely right Patty and if the Republicans had been in charge of Congress with a Democrat POTUS in 2006, the press would be pointing it out every day.
Report Post »dataweaver
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 3:26pmMinor addendum to what you’re saying: Charity for those who truly need it, by those who truly want to give it.
Report Post »TRUMPETCALL
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 7:01pm“Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter! Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, and shrewd in their own sight! Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine, and valiant men in mixing strong drink, who acquit the guilty for a bribe, and deprive the innocent of his right!” ( Isaiah 20-23)
That’s a LOT of WOE!!!
Report Post »progressiveslayer
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 3:02pmThe rantings of a lunatic mind indeed, “Does anyone remember the Know-Nothing Party? They hated immigrants, they didn’t like Catholics, they didn’t like Jews — they didn’t like anybody.
Yes mad doctor we know what party you are referring to and that would be the democrat party with many democrats being members of the kkk like the late senator Byrd,yes we know real history and not the revisionist form you and your ilk spew on a daily basis.
You’re a demented individual and should be under the care of a psychiatrist with a combination of psychotropic drugs to give you some semblance of sanity.
Report Post »gpk
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 3:26pmSpot on.
Report Post »neocon1
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 6:14pmBINGOoooo
Report Post »Steve28
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 2:51pmDean is an idiot!
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