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Dining with Dean
Jeff and I got the skinny today when we had an outdoor lunch and chat session with Howard Dean in Brentwood.
"In politics, if you're playing defense, you're losing." That was probably the defining statement made by Dean today at this little intimate gathering in Mandeville Canyon. He focused primarily on discussing the weakness of his party, and the strengths it plans to come back with come 2008. In person, Dean was incredibly friendly and sociable. He impressively remembered names from earlier introductions, and was able to let his anger, passion and emotion show to the small choir. Jeff and I agreed it was the best when he got visibly pissed.
It's totally clear that this man finally has found the right job path. As much as I love the guy, he's much better as the underlying strength and pillar of liberalism for the party, than a lightening rod candidate. Considering he made his closing arguments about his faith in the youth of tomorrow staring directly at me, I have to say I was quite moved by the experience. Even Jeff, who despite being a former Deaniac, came in a bit cynical about the current state of Dems, felt energized and optimistic.
Most exciting for us at The Daily Reel, was his enthusiasm about the internet and online video. Dean was thrilled about people contributing to the campaign through art, and expressed that the internet was the most important invention since the Gutenberg press and will in fact, save this country.
Amen to that.
(The Daily Reel has no political affiliations.)
This post paid for by Friends of Gore/Obama '08.
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