Jonathan Last

Extremism in Opposition to the GOP Is a Virtue
January 31st, 2005

Howard Dean now says, “I hate the Republicans and everything they stand for.”

Wow. Not a lot of wiggle room, is there?

Anonymous January 31, 2005 at 8:32 pm

The Dems are “anti-hate”. That is, they’re against it as long as the hatred isn’t directed at Christians or Republicans. HATE IS *NOT* A FAMILY VALUE, Howard. Apparently they don’t even believe their own bumper stickers anymore.

Anonymous February 1, 2005 at 1:07 am

Uh, Howard, even all these years later isn’t one of “the things they stand for” ending slavery and preserving the Union? “YEEEAARGHHH!” was evidently a disguised Rebel Yell.John J. Vecchione

Bizarro Jack February 1, 2005 at 6:09 am

I’m very disappointed in HD. That was a really stupid thing to say, and it has significantly lowered my opinion of him. Thanks for the link – oddly enough, neither the DNC or DFA sent out a mass mailing of this one . . .p.s. to JJV: All the Republicans of 1865 are dead. Even a few beloved (even by me) Republicans of 1980 are dead. Plz reclaim your party from looney evangelicals, crooks and bigots, and I’ll try to clean up mine from our own brand of looneys.

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