Monday, February 2, 2004

Howard Dean Web Radio - Show Archive Radio Open Thread. The show is over -- what did you think? If you missed it, Radio for America, the campaign's new web radio broadcast, will be on the air again tomorrow night at 9 PM Eastern. Zephyr and Nicco will be joined by campaign chief Roy Neel during the second half of the program to talk about campaign strategy -- and take your questions. UPDATE: The archive of tonight's show is now available. [Blog for America] 10:26:20 PM

Dean Radio - 9 PM Eastern Time I've been listening to Nicco and Zephyr on Dean internet radio. Sounds pretty good so far. - Gary Dean Radio on the Air. Zephyr's prepping for her show (and getting nervous) at her desk, and Nicco's already in the "studio" (actually one of the field department's offices). Tonight's edition of Radio for America, the Dean campaign's new web radio show, will be on the air at 9 PM Eastern. This is your chance to ask questions, share your experiences growing the grassroots, and interact with Dean staff. On tonight's show, Zephyr and Nicco will be taking calls during the first half-hour. Then they'll be joined by Wayne Granquist, Senior Policy Adviser to Governor Dean, to talk about economic policy and Governor Dean's record -- and field your questions. Tune in now: radio.deanforamerica.com Here's a direct link to the audio stream, and here's the form to submit your question and phone number so we can give you a call. [Blog for America] 7:36:13 PM

Dean Campaign Blogging From Phoenix From the Road: Phoenix, Arizona. Hello from Phoenix! We're in our second state of the day, with one more state to go! We started the day in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The Gov did four hours of media time which included radio, print and television into South Carolina, Michigan, Washington and Wisconsin. He also spoke at a well attended - 500 or so people - rally in Santa Fe. We're now in Phoenix. We stopped by our headquarters to say hello to the volunteers who are working hard to get out the vote. The phones were hopping! The Gov is now giving a speech at a Latino leaders conference. After he meets with local media we're getting back on the plane and flying to Spokane, Washington (Three hours on the plane. Ugh!) We hear a rumor that there might be a washer and dryer waiting for us in Spokane. This is good news because we didn't know we were going to be on the road so long so we're all getting a little grungy! I'll give you an update from Washington! (By the way, do any of you know what the pinging sound on an airplane means? We've been flying around for two years, but just found out what it means today.) [Blog for America] 7:25:29 PM

Dean Campaign's CEO From Roy Neel. Did you see Howard Dean on 'Meet the Press' this morning? We thought he did a great job, continuing to hammer home the differences between his record of accomplishment as a governor with that of Sen. Kerry. The real electable candidate is the one who has delivered results, not just rhetoric, and that's Howard Dean! And the press is starting to get it. Gov. Dean is driving home the fact that only handful of the delegates have been chosen through the caucus and primaries and we're not going to let the Washington power brokers declare this race over until its over! Thanks to many of you, our crowds over the past week have been phenomenal -- thousands in Michigan, South Carolina, Missouri, New Mexico, Arizona, Washington, Milwaukee, and Detroit. Tomorrow Gov. Dean will be in New Mexico and Arizona, back to Washington, Wisconsin, and Michigan. He is the quintessential Energizer bunny of presidential campaigning -- I'm amazed by his energy and durability! But enough cheerleading. We've got a huge challenge ahead of us. The next two weeks will turn this into a two-man race and we are really pumped for it. We can't wait to get John Kerry one-on-one. (We'll see if Kerry accepts Tim Russert's challenge to debate Gov. Dean on 'Meet the Press'.) By the way, I'm tired of being called a "the ultimate Washington insider" by Russert, Tom Brokaw, and all the other media guys. I'm not even sure what that term means! And like Gov. Dean said today, I haven't done that kind of work in years. I've been teaching a course on Presidential Leadership at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, and writing and lecturing. But if any of my Washington experience helps this campaign be successful, then great! Don't get me wrong -- there's nothing wrong with being an advocate for corporate or public interests in Washington. But when public officials make policy decisions, award contracts, or provide inordinate access as a result of contributions or questionable relationships, the public good -- and our democracy -- suffer. Howard Dean is right -- we have to do more to eliminate the kind of abuses that gave us Enron at the table as part of Dick Cheney's energy legislative team, the notorious sweetheart deals given to Halliburton in Iraq, and my favorite -- the solicitations of some Bush cronies to corporations wanting part of the Iraq rebuilding pie, crowing with impunity that the best way to get these deals was to hire them! Now that's the worst kind of influence peddling, one that's all too frequent around the Bush administration. That's just one reason I'm here in balmy Burlington, working with the best bunch of campaign staffers I've ever encountered, to help Howard Dean become the next President. It's an exciting job, and I'm honored to be here. Thanks for all you're doing -- it has gotten us here, in position to win this election. Keep the faith! [Blog for America] 7:58:39 AM

Transformations Pablo Picasso. "There are painters who transform the sun to a yellow spot, but there are others who with the help of their art and their intelligence, transform a yellow spot into the sun." [Quotes of the Day] 7:49:33 AM