May 24, 2005
Opinion:
Howard Dean is a hypocritical idiot
By Jack GrantI detest name-calling.
Unfortunately, Howard Dean has shown a level of hypocrisy comparable to that being shown by the Republicans in the matter of blocked judicial nominations.
For a minority party, showing this level of hypocrisy is idiotic.
Therefore, I am forced to say that Howard Dean is a hypocritical idiot.
Any questions on that definitive statement?
Here is the evidence, from MSNBC.com:
Dean stands by Delay jail remark
DNC chair says House majority leader is 'corrupt'WASHINGTON - Democratic Party chairman Howard Dean, who famously refused to prejudge Osama bin Laden's guilt, is standing by his judgment that House Majority Leader Tom DeLay may deserve jail time for allegations of corruption.
"Tom DeLay is corrupt. No question about it," Dean said Friday. "This is a guy who shouldn't be in Congress and maybe ought to be serving in jail."
The House ethics committee is investigating whether DeLay violated congressional rules by taking foreign trips paid for by lobbyists. The Texas Republican has not been charged with a crime, but Dean said he would not apologize for saying earlier this month that DeLay "ought to go back to Houston where he can serve his jail sentence."
He told The Associated Press on Friday, "Maybe I'm prophetic."
Asked whether he was rushing to judgment, the former Vermont governor said with a laugh, "I got in trouble because I wouldn't convict Osama bin Laden. Maybe I've learned something."
As a Democratic presidential candidate in December 2003, Dean refused to say whether bin Laden should be tried in the United States and put to death for terrorism. "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," Dean said in 2003.
Dean hasn't learned anything, he's just trying to make political points.
I am absolutely NO fan of Senator DeLay, as I am sure regular readers here already know. However, unless and until the man goes on trial for the multiple allegations of corruption laid against him, and unless and until the evidence is found sufficient for a conviction, it is NOT appropriate for a senior member of the Democratic Party to be saying DeLay should be in jail.
A man who said what Dean proclaimed about believing in not prejudging jury trials even when it comes to Osama bin Laden should NOT be prejudging a United States Senator who has not been convicted of any crime, regardless of whether that Senator is a political opponent or not.
Dean has just proven he is a hypocrite who has no principles but will say whatever is politically expedient at the moment.
Sadly, BOTH parties have many members who display exactly this hypocrisy and lust for power that prompts abandonment of any principles in the quest for support from "the base".
I despise hypocrites.
Posted by Jack Grant at 16:51 on 24 May 2005Jack,
It's hot as hell in Texas and it's where Delay is going to roast.....eventually. The shenanighans of this guy are legendary in Texas......and, he should never have been elected to office in the first place. The Austin DA has piles of evidence against him and his cronies, family and probably even his girlfriends. (Man, who could stand to touch that guy! The idea makes my insides curdle.) The thing is, the press these days rarely tell much of the story, if at all, much less all the story...even with the news about him in the press of late. Dean was here for a gathering this month and could have more data due to that and meeting with Julian Castro and others that KNOW Texas politics and politicians. Lots of Texas politicians, especially in the State Legislature and Gov's office these days epitomize putting hypocricy in democracy. Dean will be here in Texas for a little national conference to train people in grassroots efforts. Some of the speakers there were quite familiar with Delay, from his hometown as well, and Austinites who 'know' about Delay from his days hanging around hooker row at the state capital as a state rep. (He probably hangs in front of the Hilton or Mayflower in DC now for kicks.) Maybe Dean is speaking from a perspective of knowing things the press doesn't report and doesn't even know about. Texas is notorious for producing absurd/unqualified/scandalous/etc. candidates for public office at the state and federal level - other than Barbara Jordon (miss her) and people of her ilk. They aren't all bad, but man do they leave their stench and contamination behind. I want to refer you to a fascinating little website, we locals love: http://www.brazosriver.com/index.html
What I like about this site, is its sass and Texas wit specifically about Delay, which she has researched and discussed for years on end. She will be a speaker at the same convention here as Dean and Hightower and some others in June.
I quote from Juanita's site:
"First off, he ain’t always been like this [Tom Delay]. No, seriously, he wasn’t always Captain Testimony for the Steeple People. Why Honey, back in his Texas Legislature days, Tom DeLay was everybody’s best friend, including Jose Cuervo and some little Austin waitresses we know."
"I have a theory called Juanita’s Theory of Why You Should Run Away Fast From People Who Keep Saying “Jeeesus” Too Much. I have found that people who become religious fanatics like Tom are either (1) trying to hide something really nasty that they’re doing when nobody’s looking, (2) got something in their past to be really horribly ashamed of, or (3) are trying to make enough money to land on Boardwalk with three hotels and still have a gazillon dollars left. Tom, bless his heart, has got a bad case of all three, plus a whole mess of horrific karma and ju-ju on the side."
"There are some people who feel sorry for him. I am not one of them."
"I think he’s just a shiver looking for a spine to run up."
That's just a recent sample. It's a fun read anyway.
Sweet drams. :-)
