Posted by
Andrews on Sunday, August 03, 2008 1:04:19 AM
I had a bit of a revelation today. I was thinking about Obama. About his massive support among usually apathetic college age students. About his successful fund raising. His ability to defeat established politicians who should have won. His grassroots support. His internet presence. His image as a "different kind" of politician.
It all started to sound a little familiar.
Does anyone else recall a guy named Howard Dean? He too was a candidate out of left field, who tapped into a "youth revolution". Who had massive fund raising and exploited the internet. Except for the racial angle, Howard Dean and Barrack Obama could be twins.
Except that Obama won Iowa and so he never had to mimic the Dean Scream. And by the time his real idiocies took place, whether Reverend Wright or the proposal to invade Pakistan, he was safely inside a media bubble, preventing most of the public form hearing enough about his blunders to realize what a dolt he really is.
It is funny when you think about it. Had Howard Dean won Iowa, he may have been giving speeches in Berlin about being a citizen fo the world.
So, next time someone insists Obama is unique, something new, a completely different phenomenon, remind them of the Deaniacs who preceded the Obamaniacs.