Feingold and Dean videos

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Howard Dean on Meet the Press
Russ Feingold on This Week

David Gregory: Let me ask you about the big political news of the week, that, of course, related to Senator Joe Lieberman. Six years ago, he was the vice presidential choice for your party. What happened? Insert snark here. Howard, of course gives a more statesmanlike answer...

Howard Dean: I think he embraced George Bush's policies, and the American people are tired of George Bush's policies. They want a new direction in this country, and the voters have spoken.

David Gregory: Should he get out of the race now?

Howard Dean: I think so. Look, I know how hard this is for Joe, and he's a good person. But the truth is, I lost one of these races, and I got right behind my party's nominee. And I think that's what you have to do if you want to help the country. The way to help this country is to *limit* Republican power. They have failed in the budget, they have failed in Iraq, they have failed with Katrina...I just got back from North Dakota--there's more than a "war on terror" going on in this country, there's a war on the middle class going on. You know, those folks need help. We need help domestically. We need a change in this country, we need a new direction, and I think Ned Lamont will give us that new direction.

David Gregory then shows a video clip of Senator Droopy Dawg droning about how he needs to run to bring the party back from the left wing extreme, and asks
"Has the Democratic party been taken over by the extreme?"

Howard Dean: You know, I think that was an unfortunate statement that Joe made. That's exactly the same line that Ken Mehlman and Dick Cheney are using. The truth is, Ned Lamont is a moderate. Ned Lamont earned his own living, he made a lot of money, and good for him in this American system. He wants a balanced budget, he wants a sane defense policy, he wants healthcare for all Americans. That is what the Democratic party believes in. The truth is, most people in this country, let alone Democrats, most Americans by a *large* majority, agree with Ned Lamont and not George Bush and Joe Lieberman.

David Gregory asks if the Democratic party is open to different views about the war.

Howard Dean: Sure we are...the problem that Joe had was that he embraced the president. (Heh) This is a president who's been bad for America. You should see what's going on in North Dakota--farmers who have not had any drought relief, people losing their healthcare. The president's paying no attention to the middle class. Kids wanting to go to college--they can't do it now because the president's cut their Pell Grants. There's a lot of problems in this country that are not being addressed, and Ned Lamont will address those questions, and the Democratic Party will address those questions.
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Crooks and Liars shares a bit of what Feingold had to say...

Stephanopoulos: "Senator Lieberman thinks that your approach will strengthen the terrorists and it's a victory for terrorists. What's your response?"

Feingold: "Well, I like Joe Lieberman, but I support Ned Lamont. Because Joe is showing with that regrettable statement that he doesn't get it. He doesn't get it. The fact is that we were attacked on 9/11 by Al Qaeda and its affiliates and its sympathizers, not by Saddam Hussein. And unfortunately Senator Lieberman has supported the Bush Administration's disastrous strategic approach of getting us stuck in Iraq instead of focusing on those who attacked us.

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