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Howard Dean
39 quotes
“I think Tom DeLay ought to go back to Houston, where he can serve his jail sentence down there courtesy of the Texas taxpayers.”
Howard Dean (born 1948) first seen 2005 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Transcript for May 22; Guest: Howard Dean, Chairman of the Democratic Party, NBC News. Last updated 2005-05-22. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
“You think the RNC could get this many people of color into a single room?...Maybe if they got the hotel staff in there.”
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“No doctor is going to do an abortion on a live fetus. That doesn't happen. Doctors don't do that. If they do, they'll get their license pulled, as well they should.”
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Recorded in: Howard Dean during a teleconference with reporters on January 15, 2004
“I'm a Metrosexual.”
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“I don't know. There are many theories about it. The most interesting theory that I've heard so far, which is nothing more than a theory, I can't—think it can't be proved, is that he was warned ahead of time by the Saudis. Now, who knows what the real situation is, but the trouble is that by suppressing that kind of information, you lead to those kinds of theories, whether they have any truth to them or not, and then eventually they get repeated as fact. So I think the president is taking a great risk by suppressing the clear, the key information that needs to go to the Kean commission.”
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Recorded in: Describing a theory held by some that President George W. Bush knew about the 9-11 attack coming to America. The Diane Rehm Show, public radio station WAMU, December 1, 2003. Quoted by Timothy Noah, "Howard Dean: Whoppe…
“We don't know that yet. We don't know that yet, Wolf. We still have a country whose city is mostly without electricity. We have tumultuous occasions in the south where there is no clear governance. We have a major city without clear governance.”
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Recorded in: Howard Dean's reply to CNN's Wolf Blitzer, when asked if Iraq was better off without Saddam Hussein, April 23, 2003.
“From a religious point of view, if God had thought homosexuality is a sin, he would not have created gay people.”
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“Well, Republicans [...] a lot of them have never made an honest living in their lives.”
Howard Dean (born 1948) first seen 2005 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Dean hits GOP on 'honest living'", Washington Times, Friday, June 3, 2005. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
“Their…they talk about morals, but they don't do anything to help the poor. The last time I saw that, helping the poor was somethin' that was mentioned 300…3000 times in the Bible; I've yet to find a reference to gay marriage in the Bible.”
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Recorded in: The Daily Show, June 23, 2005.
“This is a struggle of good and evil. And we're the good.”
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Recorded in: His opinion of the difference between Republicans and Democrats. Remarks at a Democratic fundraiser at the home of John and Nancy Hiebert, February 25, 2005, in Lawrence, Kansas. Quoted in "Dean Roars Into Town" by Joel…
“He called for House majority leader Tom DeLay to serve a "jail sentence" for corruption, when DeLay had not been convicted of any crimes [26] (though DeLay was indeed subsequently indicted and arrested on charges of criminal conspiracy and money laundering.)”
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“In a radio interview with San Antonio station WOAI on December 5, 2005, Dean said, "The idea that we're going to win the war in Iraq is an idea that, unfortunately, is just plain wrong." [29]”
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“In a speech given to the American Jewish Committee, Dean said "I was recently asked about the difference between the Democratic and Republican parties," When it comes right down to it, the essential difference is that the Democrats fundamentally believe it is important to make sure that American Jews feel comfortable being American Jews." [30]”
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“Referring to Nouri al-Maliki, he told a group of business leaders "The Iraqi prime minister is an anti-Semite. We don't need to spend $200 and $300 and $500 billion dollars bringing democracy to Iraq to turn it over to people who believe that Israel doesn't have a right to defend itself and who refuse to condemn Hezbollah." [31]”
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“Appearing on the 700 Club on television, he incorrectly said, "The Democratic Party platform from 2004 says marriage is between a man and a woman." [32] Dean later apologized for misstating the party's official position: "The Democratic Party remains committed to equal protection under the law for all Americans. How we achieve that goal continues to be the subject of a contentious debate, but our Party continues to oppose constitutional amendments that seek to short circuit the debate on how to achieve equality for all Americans.”
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“The fact that the president was willing to reveal classified information for political gain and put the interests of his political party ahead of America's security shows that he can no longer be trusted to keep America safe.”
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Recorded in: Libby: Bush himself authorized leak on Iraq (April 6, 2006)
“You have the power to take our country back.”
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Recorded in: From his formal announcement speech on July 23, 2003
“Not only are we going to New Hampshire, Tom Harkin, we're going to South Carolina and Oklahoma and Arizona.. and North Dakota and New Mexico! We're going to California and Texas and New York! And we're going to South Dakota and Oregon and Washington and Michigan! And then we're going to Washington D.C. to take back the White House! Yeah!!!”
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Recorded in: From his concession speech on the eve of the January 2004 Iowa Caucuses, the "Dean Scream" incident
“We are the great grassroots campaign of the modern era, built from mousepads, shoe leather and hope.”
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Recorded in: From his official declaration of candidacy, June 23, 2003
“George Bush calls his biggest fundraisers Rangers and Pioneers. We gather here today and we call ourselves simply Americans.”
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Recorded in: From his official declaration of candidacy, June 23, 2003
“And the reason we're going to win the nomination is because of you. Because soon or later, all Americans are going to learn what you've already learned; that the biggest lie told by people like me to people like you at election time is that, "If you vote for me, I'm going to solve all your problems." The truth is, the power to change this country is in your hands, not mine.”
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Recorded in: January 27, 2004
“I was hoping to get a reception like this, I'd just hoped that it would be on Thursday night instead of Tuesday night.”
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Recorded in: 2004 Democratic National Convention speech, after the audience cheered enthusiastically while he politely asked them to let him speak.
“I don't mind being called a liberal. I just don't really think it's true.”
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“I've resisted pronouncing a sentence before guilt is found. I still have this old-fashioned notion that even with people like Osama, who is very likely to be found guilty, we should do our best not to, in positions of executive power, not to prejudge jury trials.”
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Recorded in: December 2003
“As governor, I came to believe that the death penalty would be a just punishment for certain, especially heinous crimes, such as the murder of a child or the murder of a police officer. The events of September 11 convinced me that terrorists also deserve the ultimate punishment.”
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Recorded in: June 2003
“Regarding Iraq: I hope the President is incredibly successful with his policy now that we're there.”
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Recorded in: Source: Fundraiser for the ACLU, in Minnesota, April 20, 2005
“Some would argue, you know, in some of the books of the New Testament, the ending of the Book of Job is different. I think, if I'm not mistaken, there's one book where there's a more optimistic ending, which we believe was tacked on later.”
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Recorded in: January 3, 2004
“I think the problem with the country is that we operate on a sickness model, not a wellness model... Basically, we treat people who become ill. What we don't do is do a very good job in keeping them healthy in the first place... We lose all the educational benefits, all the things we could be doing, all the things we ought to be doing, in terms of food safety... because the emphasis is on sickness. But I really don't think there's a conspiracy to make people sick so we can heal them. That I don't agree with.”
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Recorded in: Source: Real Time with Bill Maher, October 15, 2004
“I hate the Republicans and everything they stand for, but I admire their discipline and their organization.”
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Recorded in: Maggie Haberman, "Dean's Howling For Shot To Lead DNC Into Future Battle To Head Democrats", New York Daily News, January 30, 2005. Retrieved from Proquest May 12, 2016.
“George Bush is not my neighbor.”
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Recorded in: January 10, 2004
“the Republicans are all about suppressing votes.”
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Recorded in: Source: "Take Back America" Conference, Washington, DC, June 2, 2005
“My view is FOX News is a propaganda outlet for the Republican Party and I don't comment on FOX News.”
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Recorded in: June 12, 2005
“I may be controversial, but my allegiance is to people outside the Beltway.”
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Recorded in: National Public Radio, June 13, 2005
“Barry Goldwater once said, 'I'd rather be right than president.' I can't tell you how much I disagree with that Barry Goldwater.”
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Recorded in: On Hardball, June 29, 2005
“The president and his right-wing Supreme Court think it is 'okay' to have the government take your house if they feel like putting a hotel where your house is.”
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Recorded in: Speech to College Democrats, July 29, 2005
“I'm tired of the ayatollahs of the right wing. We're fighting for freedom in Iraq. We're going to fight for freedom in America.”
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Recorded in: Fundraiser for the Maine Democratic Party at the Lewiston Armory, October 22, 2005
“The Iraqi prime minister is an anti-Semite. We don't need to spend $200 and $300 and $500 billion bringing democracy to Iraq to turn it over to people who believe that Israel doesn't have a right to defend itself and who refuse to condemn Hezbollah.”
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Recorded in: Gathering of business leaders in Florida, July 26, 2006
“Not only are we going to New Hampshire. We're going to South Carolina and Arizona and North Dakota and New Mexico, and we're going to California and Texas and New York. And we're going to South Dakota and Oregon and Washington and Michigan. And then we're going to Washington, D.C. to take back the White House. YeAeeAeeAeeAeeAeeAeHHHH!”
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Recorded in: Said excitedly during the Iowa Caucus on January 19, 2004
“You -- (applause continues) -- you know, the idea that you have to wait on line for eight hours to cast your ballot in Florida -- there's something the matter with that. You think people can work all day and then pick up their kids at child care or wherever, and get home and then have a -- still manage to sandwich in an eight-hour vote? Well, Republicans, I guess, can do that, because a lot of them have never made an honest living in their lives. (Light applause.) But for ordinary working people, who have to work eight hours a day, they have kids, they got to get home to those kids, the idea of making them stand for eight hours to cast their ballot for democracy is wrong. We ought to make voting easier to do. Mail -- Oregon has got it right. (Applause.)”
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Recorded in: Source: Take Back America 2005 conference, in Washington D.C., June 2, 2005