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'If I had to do it over again, I'd let rip' - Al Gore's backing of Howard Dean gives Democrats back their voice
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| Contributor | Eddie |
| Last Edited | Eddie Dec 11, 2003 07:33pm |
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| Category | Commentary |
| Media | Newspaper - Guardian |
| News Date | Thursday, December 11, 2003 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Sidney Blumenthal
Gore's endorsement of Dean is the most important since grainy film was shown at the 1992 Democratic convention depicting President Kennedy shaking hands with a teenage Bill Clinton. Gore's endorsement is not the passing of the torch to a new generation, but another conferring of legitimacy. For Democrats, he personifies the infamy of the last election. He is not another politician, but the rightfully elected president, by a popular majority of 539,895 votes.
Gore now calls the rightwing media a "fifth column" within journalism, and he's raising millions to build a TV network of his own as an alternative. In his own way, he's absorbed the lessons of the past three years and become a representative Democrat. His endorsement of Dean is his commentary on his campaign and the conduct of his party since. |
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