| | *"Not only are we going to New Hampshire ... we're going to South Carolina and Oklahoma and Arizona and North Dakota and New Mexico, and we're going to California and Texas and New York! And we're going to South Dakota and Oregon and Washington and Michigan. And then we're going to Washington, D.C. to take back the White House, Yeeeeeaaaaaargh!" --The notorious 'Dean Scream' from Howard's concession at the Iowa caucus. | | *"Not only are we going to New Hampshire ... we're going to South Carolina and Oklahoma and Arizona and North Dakota and New Mexico, and we're going to California and Texas and New York! And we're going to South Dakota and Oregon and Washington and Michigan. And then we're going to Washington, D.C. to take back the White House, Yeeeeeaaaaaargh!" --The notorious 'Dean Scream' from Howard's concession at the Iowa caucus. |
| − | *CNN's Wolf Blitzer interviewed Howard Dean and asked should the [[Democrats]] who took money from Abramoff give that money to charity or give it back? Dean responds <ref>http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0601/08/le.01.html , CNN LATE EDITION WITH WOLF BLITZER, January 8, 2006</ref>"There are no Democrats who took money from Jack Abramoff, not one, not one single Democrat. Every person named in this scandal is a Republican. Every person under investigation is a Republican. Every person indicted is a Republican. This is a Republican finance scandal. There is no evidence that [[Jack Abramoff]] ever gave any Democrat any money. And we've looked through all of those [[FEC]] reports to make sure that's true." Two days prior, a report surfaced showing that Democrats had taken more than $1,541,672. directly from Abramoff employees of his law firm and his Native American tribe clients. <ref>http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1551786/posts , FreeRepublic.com List of Democrats who have taken Abramoff money, January 4, 2006</ref> Knowing the information Dean said was false, Blitzer questioned Dean again "...a bunch of Democrats did take money that presumably originated with Jack Abramoff." Dean "That's not true either." Another report has as much of one-third of donated money to Democrats by clients and by employees of Abramoff lobbying firm. "All of Mr. Abramoff's personal contributions went to Republicans." <ref>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/Commentary/com-1_24_06_JKE.html RealClear Politics.com Democrats Want It Both Ways on Abramoff Scandal, January 24, 2006</ref> While none of the money to Democrats was personally contributions, the million and a half dollars he directed clearly implicates Democrat ties to Abramoff. | + | *"The demographic trends favor the Democrats because we are an inclusive and accepting party. If you look at folks of color, even women, are more successful in the Democratic Party than they are in the white — excuse me [giggles] — in the Republican Party."<ref>http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/Howard_Dean/2008/08/16/122584.html</ref> |