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January 26, 2004
Dean | Dean predicts comeback, takes swipe at media

So say CNN:

Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean said Monday that he is making a comeback in New Hampshire, and predicted he would close the gap with Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts before the Democratic primary Tuesday.

“I think we can. It’s very close,” he said in an interview on CNN’s “Wolf Blitzer Reports.” “We’ve been surging in the last few days …

… After taking a drubbing for his growling performance after coming in third in the Iowa caucuses, Dean took a swipe at the news media.

“I never worry about the news media being fair. The news media does what the news media does. They’re an entertainment businesses at least as much as the news media,” he said.

“I think you report the news, you create the news and that’s what you guys do. And that’s fine.”

Challenged by Blitzer that the media did not create his performance in Des Moines, Dean said, “But you chose to play it 673 times in one week. That’s your privilege.”



Posted by Alan at January 26, 2004 10:06 PM | TrackBack
Comments

last night, i saw joe trippi (dean’s campaign manager) complain about how the media is overly critical of the governor. not to worry joe, that will all change when your boy is elected prez.

i mean, really. have you ever seen ford trip coming down off the steps of an airplane? or ghwb say ‘read my lips’? the media just lets these moments slide into obscurity.

Posted by: wafflestomper at January 27, 2004 10:40 AM

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