Past Peak: Dean Crushes Blitzer On Abramoff

January 08, 2006

Dean Crushes Blitzer On Abramoff

Oh, baby. Stop what you're doing and watch this video clip (via Atrios). Howard Dean leaves Wolf Blitzer sputtering.

I'll be back later with a transcript.

UPDATE: Ok, here's my transcript, but watch the video if you can to get the full effect.

BLITZER: Should Democrats who took money from Jack Abramoff, who's now pleaded guilty to bribery charges among other charges, a Republican lobbyist in Washington — should the Democrats who took money from him give that money to charity or give it back?
DEAN: 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 those FEC reports to make sure that's true.

BLITZER: [Stammering] But through various Abramoff-related organizations, and outfits, a bunch of Democrats did take money that presumably originated with Jack Abramoff.

DEAN: That's not true either. There's no evidence for that either, there's no evidence...

BLITZER: What about Senator, what about, what about, what about Senator Byron Dorgan?

DEAN: Senator Byron Dorgan and some others took money from Indian tribes. They're not agents of Jack Abramoff. There's no evidence that I've seen that Jack Abramoff directed any contributions to Democrats. I know the Republican National Committee would like to get the Democrats involved in this. They're scared. They should be scared. They haven't told the truth, and they have misled the American people, and now it appears they're stealing from Indian tribes. The Democrats are not involved in this.

BLITZER: [Long pause, apparently getting direction in his earpiece] [Sigh] Unfortunately, we, uh, Mr. Chairman, we've got to leave it right there.

I love how Blitzer says that money donated by Indian tribes "presumably originated with Jack Abramoff," with absolutely no evidence or basis in fact. Objective journalism at its finest.

Posted by Jonathan at January 8, 2006 02:16 PM

Comments

Ive sent e-mail after e-mail to CNN about wolfs pro republican stance for years,you never get a response,simple all the 24 hour news stations are trying to be FOX news clones

Posted by: lee swinton at January 8, 2006 03:49 PM

Wolf is such a tool.

Posted by: Vinnie at January 8, 2006 03:49 PM

I too have sent countless e-mails to CNN complaining about pro-GOP bias and have gotten no response at all.

Posted by: Vinnie at January 8, 2006 03:51 PM

Kick his ass How!

Posted by: SquirrelsForDinner at January 8, 2006 03:53 PM

The origional scud stud, Wolf Blitzer. Gawd, what a name, and what a poor performer. A money grubber, and that's all. This shill would suck a cesspool for a dime.

Posted by: Brad Turner at January 8, 2006 03:54 PM

Way to kick ass, Howard.

Posted by: Joe Lehman at January 8, 2006 04:00 PM

Wow, thanks for that. Dean does Wolf big time. Fantastic.

Posted by: Rick Barnes at January 8, 2006 04:01 PM

Get a Quicktime version of the video (what is anyone still doing with Windows?!) pronto!!

Posted by: R at January 8, 2006 04:13 PM

I am pretty sure Wolf is CIA.

Posted by: Maezeppa at January 8, 2006 04:17 PM

I loved the look on Blitzer's face at the end of the clip!

Priceless!

Posted by: adnohr at January 8, 2006 04:20 PM

I love at the end when Blitzer breaths a sigh of defeat and says "Unfortunately we have run out of time." I think what he really meant to say was "Unfortunately I just got my wimp ass handed to me on a platter." Wolf you are so lame, I wonder when America is going to come out of it's coma and say "Damn the repulsivecans are soooooo lame."

Posted by: Craig Struthers at January 8, 2006 04:21 PM

I can vouch for this article. I saw it happen in "real time" and it occurred exactly as described! Wolf was left stammering and stuttering when Dean forcefully but graciously denied Wolf's claims. The only response Wolf had was "we're out of time". Right wing slant, indeed!

Posted by: Jon Guirl at January 8, 2006 04:22 PM

CNN got Rid of Anything That Resembled A Journalist Years Ago.
If you recall, CNN was not going to run any reports from thier "Stand-UP Repoters" before the invasion of Iraq because people would have been questioning why we were going to invade if "no weapons of mass destruction" could be found. Blitzer is a total political hack whore and is safe with Time-Warner.

Posted by: lyleblog at January 8, 2006 04:22 PM

you can bet he is an operative neocon,this triator blitzer needs to be investigated,then arested and imprisoned after trial.then take a look at his boss',these bastards have lied to the public at every turn.how much longer are we going to take this crap.

Posted by: ziggi at January 8, 2006 04:27 PM

**in the smokey voice of Newtie's mom** "Next time do your homework, Wolfie."

Posted by: Ricardo at January 8, 2006 04:43 PM

Shwing!

Posted by: NorthOf49 at January 8, 2006 04:45 PM

DOUBLEPLUSDOUCHBAG

Posted by: Julia at January 8, 2006 04:47 PM

Yet another great sound bite from Howard Dean, who continues to be the most articulate and hard-working Democrat in a field of otherwise mealy-mouthed wimps.

What do you say folks, Howard Dean for President in 2008? Eee-haww!!! Go Howard!!!

Posted by: waynor at January 8, 2006 04:55 PM

Wolf had what I call a "just drank a fear factor coctail" face. All the shills are adopting similar expressions lately, especially when they are asked to shill for postions supporting warrantless surveillance. Now with people loke Jack singing I'm sure we'll see more as we go.

Whether it was ignorance or if they (the corporate media types) really thought these GOP guys were clean; they have sure sucked up a lot of GOP kool aid. Looks like they are all about to vomit it now that they are exposed as accomplices, propagandists, or fools.

Posted by: at January 8, 2006 04:56 PM

I'm part Native American and it is offensive for Wolf to suggest because some tribes gave Democrats money, it was directed by Abramoff as if Native Americans take their cues from PIGS like Abramaoff! The suggestion Native Americans let someone, outside our tribes, like Abramoff direct us to give money to ANY candidate is RASCIST!

Posted by: cowboyneok at January 8, 2006 05:15 PM

I agree completely, cowboyneok.

Posted by: Earthling at January 8, 2006 05:24 PM

Squirrels for Dinner. How low can you go? Redneck

Posted by: at January 8, 2006 05:24 PM

how else does the single party system work in your country. Remember that these 'tv pundits' are just mouth pieces with no thought of their own let along logic and common sense.

Posted by: m bob at January 8, 2006 05:26 PM

Isn't Wolf's real name Leslie? If so, that's how he should be referred to from now on. Calling him "Wolf", when he's a GOP wimp from WingNuttia is an insult to the Wolf species.

Posted by: Ron Russell at January 8, 2006 05:55 PM

I want to believe that the new wind is starting to blow... can we sail it all the way home to who we really are? You go Howard!

Posted by: pluv at January 8, 2006 05:57 PM

Wolf Blitzer is an
A.E.I. "Fellow."
The neocon American Enterprise Institute, the friggin' Einsteins that lied us into Iraq and ruined our military for the next fifty years;
(Cheney, Wolfowitz, Rumsfeld, et. al.)

RE: Wolf Blitzer: Hard to think he's impartial if he's thrown his hat in with THAT bunch...
Happy New Year All, Herb.

Posted by: Herb Walker at January 8, 2006 06:04 PM

Another CNN pundit is actually on the Board of A.E.I. (American Enterprise Institute): the avuncular-appearing Bill Schneider.

Posted by: comradepigtails at January 8, 2006 06:16 PM

Blitzer is a turnoff. I've supported Dean since early on, and am glad that he's the DNC chair. I think he's probably the best one available to stand up to the media's practices of distorting & muting the message of the Dems (or anyone else who might have a message critical to the neocons), and I think we need to light a fire under the Dems to encourage them to follow through on the principled stand.

Every time the media goes into hysteria mode when Howard makes a statement (the truth is always "inflammatory", according to the meat-puppets on the TV screens & on the right-wing radio), while scum like Bill Bennett & Pat Robertson get all sorts of air time to embroider their lies and hate speech.

Do any of us here think that Howard would diagnose someone on the basis of a video, the way Senator Frist did?

Back on topic: Thank you, Howard, for stating this plain and true, and for not giving ground to that piss-ant, Blitzer!

Posted by: dangerouslysane at January 8, 2006 06:17 PM

I can hear the producers in Wolf's earpiece after the mention by Wolf of the Senators who he said were involved,

"Wolf who told u that"??!

"Cut it Wolf!!" "

In my office Wolf!!,and say goodnite"!!!!!

Posted by: David D.(Atlanta) at January 8, 2006 06:17 PM

Could it be that the Democratic support of the poor and underemployed, universal health care, Social Security, public schools, and more equitable tax burdens lead some Indian tribes to contribute for reasons other than casino concessions?

Posted by: at January 8, 2006 06:18 PM

Wolf recieves direct orders and gets poned. Well done Dean

Posted by: Arthur Minas at January 8, 2006 06:30 PM

What did they do with 'Tokyo Rose' after WWII? Wasn't she in prison for several years? Aren't these so-called journalists and media hacks just as bad?

Posted by: bboop at January 8, 2006 06:30 PM

Indeed CNN is attemping to emulate FOX, but as an old time broadcaster myself (radio) I can tell you that if you try to be like your competition, the best you can do is come in 2nd place. In today's "news stations" 2nd place just don't cut it.
HOWARD DEAN IN 2008!

Posted by: Bob F. at January 8, 2006 06:42 PM

Wolf - speechless because he met up with truth. Wolf, excuse us please, Dems are coming through.
Go Dean. That's the way we like it.

Posted by: sjay at January 8, 2006 06:47 PM

Wolf Blitzer is a little jerk. During "shock and awe" I thought he would cum his panties.

Posted by: GOPHater at January 8, 2006 06:48 PM

I am with Howard Dean all the way...The only way to make repugs shut up is to confront them and do it hard like Dean did...No more bulls..t...Tell it like it is....

Posted by: Max at January 8, 2006 06:57 PM

FYI, "Wolf" isn't his real name. He uses it as his stage name.

Posted by: gerry at January 8, 2006 07:01 PM

Hey...what else is new? CNN and the rest of the corporate media have been shills for Bushco from before the first theft of the presidency.

Why is this a suprise. If people still expect to get "news" from cable TV news, there's a bridge in Brooklyn I'd like to sell them all.

The only sources of accurate news - most of which is NEVER reported by the MSM, use the alternative news sources on the Internet.

Here's where you go, for starters:

TvNewsLIES.org

Posted by: peacemum at January 8, 2006 07:02 PM

Wolf---Leslie--Blitzer is just another traitor to truth and to the American people. He is nothing more than a stenogrpher for the most criminal, corrupt and inept White House ever. I wonder what his grndchildren will think of him and his legacy of complicity with Bush and Company.

Posted by: Hank at January 8, 2006 07:02 PM

He is the one who tried like hell to give the impression , that the good Sen. Wellstone's charterd Cummuter Aircraft, crashed due to icing conditions.This cover story was false.

Lets hang these BASTARDS

Posted by: Conspiratorial Wacko at January 8, 2006 07:09 PM

CNN was my home page. It won't be any longer. WB is a robot and CNN has been force feeding the Republican party line for too long now. Howard Dean had the smarts and the guts to tell it like it is.

Dean is the clear winner in this contest. CNN and their on air "reporter", and I use that term loosely, are clearly the ones looking foolish and inept.

Way to go Howard Dean!

Posted by: Angie Oxender at January 8, 2006 07:11 PM

Dean literally knocked the wind out of Reindeer Blitzen. He looked like a wolf in the headlights. Thanks for sharing one for the highlight reel.

Posted by: fbnb at January 8, 2006 07:17 PM

Change the name of the show to: Leslie Blitzer, dipshit.

Posted by: Marty at January 8, 2006 07:25 PM

Mr. "YEEEAAAAAAHHH!" completely PWNS Mr. "So poor and so black". LOL!

Posted by: deusdiabolus at January 8, 2006 07:32 PM

Uh, what if Dean is wrong? Do not misunderstand - I'm a huge Dean fan, a serious liberal. Sen. Brownback was telling George Stephanopolous just today that some 80 senators received moola from Abramhoff, and Dean says there were no Democrats. Who's wrong? Brownback, while a Repug, is not a big Bush supporter.

Posted by: Dilbert at January 8, 2006 07:41 PM

This is just a flash in the pan. Finally, Howard Dean decided to get a spine for one day and do the job he's paid to do for a change. Oh how I wish he could keep that spine. Sigh! Unfortunately, it's only temporary just like the flashes in the pan we've seen from the rest of his pathetic and dead party.

The thing that drives me up the wall about some progressives is that they celebrate little flashes in the pan like this. This is meaningless in the broad scheme of things. So many progressives come out with wishful thinking over and over again and each and every time what they tout in their wishful thinking doesn't happen and ends up dying on the vine. These progressives end up looking rather foolish over and over again.

Celebrate AFTER something MAJOR happens because if you celebrate BEFORE you'll end up looking like a damn fool.

If the dead Democratic Party had a spine (which they do not and will not have) they would have called for the IMPEACHMENT of the entire Bush Crime Family years ago. They would not have allowed the 2000 or 2004 elections to be stolen in the first place. Period. But instead, the Dead Democratic Party has been complicit in much of what Bush and the Republicans have wrought on this nation and the world. They are beyond contempt!

Some advice to the pro-war Democratic Party: GROW A SPINE and do the job you're paid to do for a change. Since 2000, you've essentially been on welfare, refusing to do the job you're paid to do. Call for the IMPEACHMENT of these scum of the earth people NOW. What the hell are you waiting for?

Posted by: mike at January 8, 2006 07:53 PM

>>>Celebrate AFTER something MAJOR happens because if you celebrate BEFORE you'll end up looking like a damn fool.<<<

I agree with the previous poster who said the above statement.

Boy, do I agree with that. A good example of that is "Merry Fristmass." Nothing came out of that. Nothing came out of the Downing Street Memo/Minutes. Nothing came out of the torture scandal. Nothing has come out of any of this crap. Some liberals are talking about how Bush will be impeached. What drugs are you on? Bush isn't going to be impeached. The Republicans are not about to call for impeachment nor are they about to give up their control...and the Dems sure as hell aren't going to call for impeachment. They're quite comfortable being in the minority. So as the previous poster said, celebrate when there's something worth celebrating *after* it happens.

Peace.

Posted by: jeff at January 8, 2006 08:08 PM

Wolf Blitzer's salary for being a whore on CNN - $150,000; Wolf Blitzer's payments for speaking on behalf of the Republipig party - $Millions; Wolf Blitzer having his brown nose smeared in his own verbal excrement - Priceless.

Posted by: cayuga at January 8, 2006 08:10 PM

Dean has always had a backbone. Now he can't always go off and do what he wants because he serves at the discretion of the party as a whole.

I loved Wolf sigh of exaspiration at the very end. He was flummoxed. This is the best way of dealing with this... be straight forward and deny the assertions of the right.

Posted by: Sean at January 8, 2006 08:11 PM

I am a little confused about Abramoff donations to Dems. after reading this article on WP
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/graphic/2005/12/12/GR2005121200286.html

I understand that Abramoff never gave directly to Democrats but his clients did. When Howard Dean says the got nothings from his funding, what did he mean? can someone explain this to me?
thanks alot

Posted by: Ineska at January 8, 2006 08:18 PM

Someone wrote this:

"Dean has always had a backbone. Now he can't always go off and do what he wants because he serves at the discretion of the party as a whole."

Dean has not always had a backbone. That's been one of my big problems with him. The dead Democratic Party needs a real strong LEADER badly to LEAD them as an OPPOSITION party. Since 2000, they have been and continue to be a go-along-to-get-along-with-the-Republicans party so really there's little difference between the two. We have a one party system with two heads.

For example, Alito is about to be confirmed. I don't know why they are bothering to go through the charade of a confirmation hearing for this man. He's a shoe-in. The dead Democratic Party is not even going to filibuster Alito because of weak leadership! Democrats will support this man because of weak leadership! If the tables were turned, do you think the Republicans would vote for the nominee? Hell no. He would be found dead along side the Potomac somewhere. And of course the Democrats wouldn't do anything about that either! (Remember Paul Wellstone?) Weak leadership, yet again.

Dean could "go off" as THE leader. It's hard to serve at the discretion of the party as a whole when the party as a whole doesn't know what the hell it stands for, if anything.

Posted by: mike at January 8, 2006 08:32 PM

Blitzer has been a GOP cheerleader for years. That someone hadn't outed him on his program long ago tells of how wimpy are the Dems. I worked at CNN in its early days, and if I were still there, this Blitzer guy would be chopped meat. Jack Cafferty chews on him a bit, but he doesn't go far enough. Blitzer is a traitor, with more care for his beloved Israel than the USA. Let him prove otherwise, I dare him.
I've sent him e-mail challenges but they all go unanswered like the coward he is.
At least Howard Dean is out there, but he needs more backing from the wimps in the DNC, some of whom, no doubt, have some tainted secrets they are afraid will come out once Rove and his rangers check into their brown-shirt files.
A previous blogger is correct in here: the Dems should have jailed these bastards in 2000 for the stolen election, and Harris and JEB, and the Supreme Court traitors along with them.
Since these GOP butchers have been in office, more Americans have been killed (9/11, Afghanistan, Iraq) than any time since Viet Nam. These are the real terrorists on this planet, not just Al Quaida or "insurgents."
Somebody prove me wrong....please!!

Posted by: BrendanOMaidian at January 8, 2006 08:42 PM

This is how you fight these GOP right wingers. Forget about FOX news. Go after the conservative bias on CNN. Force CNN to make a choice, report the news accurately or have no viewership left.

Same with ABC, NBC, CBS.

Same with the New York Times and The Washington Post.

If these so called liberal papers are spewing conservative propaganda, then they legitimize conservatism which is indefensible on the merits.

Posted by: big dave from queens at January 8, 2006 08:46 PM

AH, deusdiabolus, if you listen to Ed Schultz, he's been pointing out for at least a week that *no* Democrat has ever gotten money from Abramoff. That's ever, ever ever. Abramoff is a GOP tool, and would never dream of giving a Democrat any cash, even a fool like Lieberman (think he'll be named VP when Bush or Cheney need a replacement after the impeachments start?). This is a purely Republican scandal, thanks to how blood thirstily that crowd operates.

Posted by: Stever at January 8, 2006 08:49 PM

http://www.americanprofile.com/issues/20021110/20021110_2574.asp

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05276/581641.stm

actually, his real name IS 'Wolf' (see above separate sourced links), though I do think Leslie or even Susie, much better suits him. he IS ALWAYS bending over and NEVER asks any tough questions so...

it was a JOY to see him get his panties yanked and his bottom spanked by Dean for President (again, please)

thanks for the 'sweet dreams'

Posted by: Ken tucker at January 8, 2006 08:52 PM

While I'm all for the calling out of any journalist when his/her bias gets thrown back in their face, we may be guilty of a little overzealousness in this case. The delays in Blitzer's responses were caused by satellite delay; the man was in Israel, don't forget, and his stammering was caused when he actually heard Dean speak, which is different from when WE heard Dean speak.

Listen, Blitzer's a jerk-off, no doubt. But the difference between us and them is when we throw a punch, there's substance behind it. Just a thought.

Posted by: Goldie at January 8, 2006 09:03 PM

I agree with Lyleblog and bboop These scum sucking lowlife journalists who rake in millions using the public airwaves to knowingly deceive the public should be locked away in guantanamo for the of their worthless evil existence. They whored themselves out to the most corrupt ongoing criminal conspiracy America has had to endure-The Republican Party. They were the mouthpieces who told Bush's lies for him resulting in 2200 American soldiers deaths and the deaths of countless men, women, and children in a completely unwarranted war. Now this fuck with a reindeer name is trying to deflect the criticism toward these corrupt subhumans who siezed control of congress by falsely asserting that Democrats are also embroiled in this purely Republican criminal conspiracy. If it were up to me I'd paint a white cross on his flaccid ass an drop him in Falluja.

Posted by: yeranalyst at January 8, 2006 09:09 PM

Ineska

re: can someone explain this to me?

it's in the details (which are most ALWAYS overlooked by the RePugs and their thugs), Ineska.
and, if/when they actually do the diggin' necessary to shine the light on these guys (ie FEC reports illumination etc) it sounds like Dean will bear out as 'correct'. it figures that the RNC and RePugs and thugs would immdeiately take any/all tribal donations over the same period of time (regardless of what those donations where actually about and lump them together with the dirty money Abamoff was directing to individual RePugs either directly from his own pockets, his 'fake' charities/501c 3s & 4's, and/or his overly compliant tribal clients) it IS the way they ALWAYS obfuscate ANY issue, except for the 'Blame it on Bill(Clinton)' defense, which I expect to hear anytime now, too.

Remember the memo that got detailed of Scanlon's (Delay staffer turned Abramoff partner) where he laid out their stategy of obfuscation, how to 'play the game'?

Consider one memo highlighted in a Capitol Hill hearing Wednesday that Scanlon, a former aide to Rep. Tom DeLay, R-Tx., sent the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana to describe his strategy for protecting the tribe's gambling business. In plain terms, Scanlon confessed the source code of recent Republican electoral victories: target religious conservatives, distract everyone else, and then railroad through complex initiatives.

"The wackos get their information through the Christian right, Christian radio, mail, the internet and telephone trees," Scanlon wrote in the memo, which was read into the public record at a hearing of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee. "Simply put, we want to bring out the wackos to vote against something and make sure the rest of the public lets the whole thing slip past them."

http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/11/03/abramoff/index_np.html

This obfuscation is the 'Green Bay Sweep' reversed (Maximum of deception and minimum of effort: For nearly a decade, the Green Bay Packers' Power Sweep was the dominant play in pro football. It was the signature play of Vince Lombardi's offensive scheme, and anyone who watched the NFL on CBS in the l960s heard sportscaster Ray Scott make calls, like the one above from the 1965 championship against Cleveland, numerous times.

The Lombardi Sweep was as much a part of the NFL landscape in the 1960s as a Jimmy Brown pitchout or a John Unitas sideline pass to Raymond Berry, and the Packers rode their number one running play to five NFL titles and victories in the first two Super Bowls.

Like most Lombardi plays, the sweep relied on a minimum of deception but a maximum of effort.

http://www.footballresearch.com/articles/frpage.cfm?topic=5-sweep

Establish the (BIG) lie, Get the talking points issued, and roll out the 'sweep' of ALL the Sunday talk shows, and Faux news et al...

remember, it's how the 'war' was sold? same shit, different day.

DEAN: Senator Byron Dorgan and some others took money from Indian tribes. They're not agents of Jack Abramoff. There's no evidence that I've seen that Jack Abramoff directed any contributions to Democrats.

DEAN: There is no evidence that Jack Abramoff ever gave any Democrat any money, and we've looked through all those FEC reports to make sure that's true.

Posted by: Ken Tucker at January 8, 2006 09:18 PM

Wow! What a work of art! Mr. Blitzer was served!!
Mr. Dean was direct and to the point. NO DEMOCRAT was directly or indirectly involved. Mr. Abramoff, Mr. Delay, Mr. Noe and a host of other coniving Republicans are going to get their just desserts. May it end with the impeachment of the unelected President-Select.

Posted by: Claude Chaney at January 8, 2006 09:23 PM

LOL
Blitser! LOL
That sigh is priceless. That was was the exact moment that Bltser realized he was exposed as a fool and a tool. In Blitsers' mind he was thinking..
"Oh crap I'm not going to able to lie to the American people with Dean here...SIGH"

Posted by: Brian at January 8, 2006 09:50 PM

His name should be Wolf Shitzer.

Posted by: Bad Bob at January 8, 2006 10:12 PM

Goldie

here's another 'thought':

'Kick 'em while they're down!' (as relates to your 'punch throwing'/substance admonition).

You saidL "...we may be guilty of a little overzealousness in this case. The delays in Blitzer's responses were caused by satellite delay; the man was in Israel, don't forget, and his stammering was caused when he actually heard Dean speak."

There isn't a tape delay. Go back and listen again, middle of the 'bitch slappin' where Dean continues "there isn't any evidence..." and Blitzer IMMEDIATELY interrupts/interjects But what about Senator Dorgan..."

There isn't wasn't any 'satellite delay'. The delay you hear is what happens when someone asking a question doesn't hear the answer they expected.

don't let them up, kick 'em while they're down. they deserve it.

don't they?

Posted by: at January 8, 2006 10:47 PM

Goldie

here's another 'thought':

'Kick 'em while they're down!' (as relates to your 'punch throwing'/substance admonition).

There isn't wasn't any 'satellite delay'. The delay you hear is what happens when someone asking a question doesn't hear the answer they expected.

don't let them up, kick 'em while they're down. they deserve it.

don't they?

Posted by: Ken Tucker at January 8, 2006 10:48 PM

Blitzer is just another Israel-firster.
He worked for the Jerusalem Times for 10 years.

Posted by: Roddy at January 8, 2006 11:04 PM

Arthur Kent was "the original Scud Stud".

Posted by: db at January 8, 2006 11:14 PM

Keep in mind that Wolf Blitzer owes his fame to Desert Storm, launched by Bush the Elder. He thus owes allegiance to Bush the Junior.

Posted by: Patrick at January 8, 2006 11:17 PM

No wonder Dean's neck is so thick. His spine is double wide and rock solid!

Blitzer was a fool to think he could take down the People Powered Howard by parroting pathetic Republican talking points! He learned his lesson today when he got plowed under by the vastly superior intelligence of the good country doctor from Vermont.

Posted by: KEVIN SCHMIDT, STERLING VA at January 9, 2006 12:08 AM

I couldn't get the link to video to work. I found it on another site and posted it at http://politicsinbc.blogspot.com/2006/01/cnn-late-edition-blitzer-and-dean.html

Posted by: Rick Barnes at January 9, 2006 12:12 AM

It was nice to see Blitzer get blasted by Dean, but Wolf is an underling to a few other rightys. In reality he's nothing but a puppet. There are however, a couple of slime bags that come to mind that I'd love to see eat dirt. They think they were placed on this earth as media Gods. The two I'm referring to are O'Reilly and Hannity. These guys are some of the biggest liars on TV. Having Dean cream them would make my day. Oh baby, make my mouth water.

Posted by: K at January 9, 2006 12:38 AM

I don't suppose we'll be seeing this tape being replayed on every network, every hour, for days on end, as we did with the so-called "Dean scream."

Ya think?

Posted by: Steven A. Wells at January 9, 2006 01:21 AM

Howard Dean is a mensch-- Wolf Blitzer a zionist puppet. CNN part of the Propaganda Minstry.

Posted by: David Wilson at January 9, 2006 02:17 AM

Evidence? We don't need no steenking evidence...

Posted by: Mitch at January 9, 2006 06:13 AM

I find Lou Dobbs to be in bed with Wolf Blitzer as well. Whenever something comes out in one of his interviews, as a negative to this administration, Lou always ends the interview with; I believe the democrats are guilty as well, or Clinton did something similar.
Dobbs is another GOP talking head!

Posted by: Bill Letourneau at January 9, 2006 06:27 AM

They won't let Dr. Dean be President because he does not go to church often enough to please the American public. I guess church is where they teach you to steal, cheat and to feel good about your country slaughtering people in your name.

Posted by: Gern Blanston at January 9, 2006 07:07 AM

Howard Dean is a plain speaking, straight forward Democrat who upsets some of the wimpy, ass kissing Dems such as Joe Biden. Dean could appeal to the blue collar, working class, joe six packs who have been fooled by the Republican liars and their corporate media shills such as Blitzer. Dean could win in 2008 with a message of universal health care, increasing the minimum wage to a living wage, increasing taxes on the wealthy and corporate welfare reform.

Posted by: WildBill at January 9, 2006 07:27 AM

DEAN P-OWNED WOLFY!

Posted by: hahahah at January 9, 2006 07:37 AM

it seems to me imperative always to remember, early in his career, blitzer was pat robertson's monkey

Posted by: w campbell at January 9, 2006 07:48 AM

It's interesting how Blitz has mastered the Art of the Dishonest Question. To any detractors to this statement I have some simple questions: “Did you stop beating your wife?” and “You don’t steal anymore do you?”.

Posted by: at January 9, 2006 08:21 AM

HOWARD DEAN FOR PRESIDENT!!! WE NEED A DEMOCRATIC LEADER WITH THE COURAGE TO SPEAK UP AND OUT LIKE HOWARD DOES. GOD BLESS HIM. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

Posted by: MARY PETERS at January 9, 2006 08:36 AM

Go get 'em Howard. Make your (and ours) bite even worse than our bark. Contrast the impeachment of Clinton for having some sex with someone who may have been assigned that task by
parties unknown with the lies and complete disregard for the people of this country and of the world: Bush.

Posted by: Sharon Meeker at January 9, 2006 08:55 AM

Yea!It was great to see dean assertively tell it like it is.Blitzer sure sputtered alright.Dean was ready and right in saying the Republicans would like to drag the democrats in because they are scared. Of course they are !We need more toughness coming from the dems . Realistically, a lot rides on this years election...like our democracy.We also need to be assrtive and vocal on issues and the voting irregularities that stole two elections. Mary Basombrio

Posted by: Mary Basombrio at January 9, 2006 09:18 AM

Look for Wolf and the other corporate media shills to shoehorn their paymasters back into office yet again...
It IS a selection year!

Posted by: anonyMoses at January 9, 2006 09:19 AM

YEAH! Howard. You are the REAL STUD
Sure wish the Democrats in Congress would grow a pair.

Posted by: Karl Krueger at January 9, 2006 10:03 AM

Greetings,
Blitzer refuses to acknowledge reports in the following site re WMD, preemptive war and treason in wartime.
No surprise, eh? No one at CNN will respond to this information. Ditto for the rest of the mainstream media.
Thank God for the Internet!
http://johnmccarthy90066.tripod.com
Bests,
John

Posted by: john mccarthy at January 9, 2006 10:17 AM

I watched Dean If he would run again in 2008 the scream wouldn`t mean athing they wouldn`t get bywith liing on him. That was lousy like everything else they do. They will keep up thier way of doing the news they like the big bucks . The Democrates have to start standing up The republicans get by with lies and etc .s .I jope it`s not to late to clean up Washington with juge doing what George wonts Will be no inmpeachments.what ashame our america is gone .

Posted by: Romelee at January 9, 2006 10:39 AM

“Paramount among the responsibilities of a free press is the duty to prevent any part of the government from deceiving the people.” ~Hugo Black, Supreme Court Justice

What has happened to the 4th Estate? They are supposed to be protecting the American Public not the Corporate Lobby!

Posted by: Shayne Munger at January 9, 2006 12:11 PM

one thing is VERY clear from watching the video: blitzer's stammering has nothing to do with, ahem, "satellite delay" - it's obvous that cnn was trying to come up with questions for him to ask as a result of dean's responses - which, i would point out, came IMMEDIATELY after each of blitzer's questions with NO satellite delay...

Posted by: David at January 9, 2006 12:16 PM

Re Dean and the Dems, I'd like to get BuzzFlash contributors' response to this ide:

The Green Party of America should invite Dean to bolt the almost defunct Democratic Party and take all those who agree with him along. This will always be a two-party system, so the difference between the two has to be meaningful. It's time to bury the Democratic Party and put a properly funded and organized Green Party in its place.

Posted by: Deena Stryker at January 9, 2006 12:58 PM

Dean tells it like it is, he did in 2004, and he still does today...that's why I supported him in 2004..and I'd do it again without a moments hesitation..Give'em hell, Doc!

Posted by: staggerlee at January 9, 2006 01:00 PM

I can't tell you how refreshing it is to finally hear and see a Democrat with a backbone who will respond with truth to the pervasive lies of the Repukes and their shills. Maybe Dean's courageous stand will light a fire under other Dems, who should be jumping up and down right now, using the ample ammunition provided by the Repukes,to shoot down all the lying scumbags that have taken over our government and "free" press.

Posted by: Carol Dodson at January 9, 2006 01:14 PM

Congrats should also go out to Luis and the entire DNC communications staff (no, I don't work for them but I know Luis) who did a fantastic job preparing HoDo for the interview.

That said, the fact should be pretty clear to most journalists (those not lazily going off the cuff from GOP talking points, that is,) that Abramoff was a very partisan guy, whose firm may have spread some money around, but who himself never gave a dime to Democrats. ThinkProgress, the Hotline and other outfits, and I think even the WaPo, hit that point last week. How was Wolf not in the know?

http://blog.reidreport.com/2006/01/dirty-five-dozen.html

A bunch of the links are in there, and I'm sure there's plenty more if you go directly to thinkprogress.org...

Posted by: ReidBlog at January 9, 2006 02:02 PM

Also, would it be totally out of line and un-P.C. to point out that one of Abramoff's pet causes, and one to which he diverted lots of the ill-gotten cash he raked from the Indian tribes -- was the Jewish settler movement on the West Bank and in Gaza. Abramoff ciphoned off funds supposedly bound for a youth charity he started in D.C. and instead sent the money to buy guns and ammo for right wing settlers to "fight the intifada" -- among other right wing/Likudnik causes. Wolf Blitzer would be sympathetic to him, you'd think, having formerly been the P.R. flak for the AIPAC lobby...

I know you're not supposed to talk askance about Israel, but dems the facts...

Posted by: ReidBlog at January 9, 2006 02:05 PM

My husband and I agree with all we read here. We wish the Dems could UNITE and get STRONG, because we believe it's the best party for America.
Another thing that really bothers us is the fact that our soldiers are losing their lives, and billions of dollars being spent to supposely help Iraq, why Iraq isn't repaying us with free oil in return????????????

Posted by: Judi at January 9, 2006 02:10 PM

Same old story. Wolf, like most of the others, do their best to promote Administration untruths and misinformation. GO HOWARD!!!

Posted by: ken belmont at January 9, 2006 05:07 PM

Wonderful! It's so good to see an asskisser like "wolf"(should be puppydog) squirm when confronting someone like Dean in a verbal exchange. Just imagine what'd be like if it was Dean in the presidental debates with bush instead if Kerrey. Kerry had the scumbag on the ropes, felt sorry for him, and backed off. Not Dean! He would've demolished bush and showed the world what a shallow, strutting popinjay, the "prezdint" really is,little voice in his (bush's) ear, notwithstanding.

Posted by: Bill Mac Bean at January 9, 2006 08:03 PM

Howard Dean is the only Dem with cajones...as usual.
Let's all write to Howard and thank him for standing up to the Neocons.
Also, I agree that he should dump the wussy Dems and go Green.
Yeahhhhhhhhh, Howard!

Posted by: DeanFan at January 9, 2006 10:06 PM

I just stumbled on this blog from Buzzflash but I couldn't download the video.

However, I did include the URL podcast for something else I stumbled upon. www.therudeguy.com If you like Dean's balls wait till you hear The Rude Guy.

Posted by: The Rude Guy at January 9, 2006 10:43 PM

MacBean, I think you meant to say "cOjones" not "cAjones", unless you believe Howard Dean is a chest of drawers. Cajones are drawers, cojones are balls--one vowel makes a big difference and can make you sound stupid if you are going to use a language you don't really know.

Posted by: Dalí at January 10, 2006 03:59 AM

Blitzer has been evidencing symptoms of Gulf War Syndrome ever since late '91. Exposure to not-so-depleted Uranium ordinance is finally taking its stammering toll.

"BLITZER: What about Senator, what about, what about, what about..."

In journalism school, Wolf's speech tutor was Mel Blanc. "Bdeeyah, bdeeyah, bdeeyah, bdeeyah, that's all, Folks!"

I hope Howard did his homework. Blitzer obviously didn't.

JR Ford
UP (Unsubstantiated Press)
St Petersburg, Fl
sixtimeseven@aol.com
http://hometown.aol.com/sixtimeseven/myhomepage/profile.html

"I never did give anybody hell. I just told the truth and they thought it was hell." -- Harry Truman.

Posted by: jrford at January 10, 2006 10:56 AM

Patrick Kennedy who I believe is in the House and a Kennedy family member was asked if he was going to return the $45,000 in donations he had received from an Indian tribe. He responded that he wasn't going to do that because he was a strong advocate of Indian rights and he accepted the contribution like he has thousands of others.

Posted by: John Nigro at January 10, 2006 11:56 AM

I would like to suggest that everyone see the movie GOOD NITE AND GOOD LUCK, a moment in the greast of tv-radio journalists of all time, EDWARD R. MURROW.........for CBS NEWS when it could be counted on for its news integrity, MURROW took on the corrupt and slanderous Joseph McCarthy of Wisconin......who was as evil as some of the men in the house of representative and the senate on the REPUBLICAN SIDE TODAY.........We are unfortunate in these very serious time in that there is no equal to Murrow now........and if there were the BLITZERS would see that he never was on the air.........What in hell can we do with this most evil and corrupt BUSH,CHANEY, DELAY, AND OTHERS IN OUR GOVERNMENT.........DEAN cannot do it alone........what can we do to stop this evil that has infested the UNITED STATES and has turned our patriotisam into suspician and survellance.......these men are no fools......they are on a path of despotic power like we cannot realize or understand........we must support HOWARD DEAN and others who have the courage and strength to take on the CORRUPTION OF SPIRIT, SOUL, HONESTY OF OUR REPUBLIC.........WAKE UP AMERICA THE SHADOW IS FALLING VERY QUICKLY OVER OUR COUNTRY.........
SO LIKE, MURROW .........GOOD NITE AND GOOD LUCK.........

Posted by: fLIP THE LID ON BLITZER at January 10, 2006 07:57 PM

I would like to suggest that everyone see the movie GOOD NITE AND GOOD LUCK, a moment in the greast of tv-radio journalists of all time, EDWARD R. MURROW...... he was a leader in the CBS NEWS when it could be counted on for its news integrity, MURROW took on the corrupt and slanderous Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin .....Mc Carthy was as evil as some of the men in the house of representative and the senate on the REPUBLICAN SIDE are TODAY.........We are unfortunate, in these very serious times,not to have such a man of his quality today, ........and if there were, the BLITZERS would see that he never would be allowed on the air.........What in hell can we do with this most evil and corrupt BUSH,CHANEY, DELAY, AND OTHERS IN OUR GOVERNMENT.........DEAN cannot do it alone........what can we do to stop this evil that has infested the UNITED STATES and has turned our patriotisam into suspician and survellance.......these men are no fools......they are on a path of despotic power like we cannot realize or understand........we must support HOWARD DEAN and others who have the courage and strength to take on the CORRUPTION OF SPIRIT, SOUL, HONESTY and FINANCIAL AFFAIRS OF OUR REPUBLIC.........WAKE UP AMERICA, THE SHADOW IS FALLING VERY QUICKLY OVER OUR COUNTRY.........
SO LIKE, MURROW .........GOOD NITE AND GOOD LUCK........

Posted by: fLIP THE LID ON BLITZER at January 10, 2006 08:08 PM

Bless you all. With this much wisdom how did junior ever get elected?

And also, if Wolf says "thank you very much" once more I will hurl right on the set.

Posted by: Beach in Portland at January 11, 2006 09:31 AM

Howard Dean for president! More of us should speak out against the corrupt party in power now!

Posted by: at January 11, 2006 11:10 AM

Way back in early 2000 I told my friends Howard Dean was the man for 2000. He had exactly what this country needed. Knowledge,courage, and common sense. Kerry was good, but just too nice. Howard would have put up a terrific fight, and, like Harry Truman, would have given them hell. (Harry said he gave them the truth and they thought it was hell) Dean would have given them the truth. But mostpeople do not want truth; it would destroy their smug "comfort zone of ignorance."

Posted by: Ruth Klyne at January 11, 2006 02:12 PM

Nice job Howard. Too bad he didn't get the nomination. The repug run media knew Dean posed a viable threat, that's the reason they took his rally speech and repeatedly showed it . Someone who is too lazy to examine issues is quick to grab a propaganda sound bite tossed out by the lap dog media and use it as an excuse to do something real stupid like vote for bush.

Posted by: youngfox at January 12, 2006 05:27 AM

WE NEED MORE LIKE HOWARD DEAN WHO HAS THE BACKBONE TO STAND UP TO CROOKS IN THE WHITE HOUSE AND CONGRESS AND THE PET RATS MEDIA .THAT KEEP THE THE LID ON THIS CESSPOOL OF SNAKES 95% OF MSM...

Posted by: hobojo at January 12, 2006 10:34 AM

cowboyneok is right. To equate Abramoff's money with tribal contributions is clueless and racist.

The tribes are organizing politically and will be showing great strength in upcoming races. See the new INDN List at http://www.indnslist.org/

Posted by: Carter at January 12, 2006 12:06 PM

I missed that airing but I'm so happy to see Wolf Blitzer, that simpering right wing schill gawking and gasping with his political pants down around his ankles and looking as stupid as many know him to be.

Posted by: Madison Mason at January 14, 2006 04:53 PM

I hate to break up your socialist love fest, but who are you guys kidding. Howard Dean is laughable - have your forgotten that several Democratic senators have already returned Abramoff money? Yes it is a scandal, but to believe that only Republicans are involved is simply delusional - look at the facts. I know that facts are a liberal's worst fear, but try to be brave.

In other news, Howard Dean is a traitor plain and simple - to say that we cannot win this war only emboldens our enemies. The fact that you guys actually believe that CNN, ABC, and NBC are spouting right wing propoganda only confirms to me the depth of your pathology. I take great comfort knowing that the Democratic party is slave to the likes of you - it confirms to me that the conservative movement is gaining momentum.

Fear not, though. There are a few countries left in the world that espouse your beliefs - I hear that China and Cuba would love to have you on board.

Posted by: VoiceOfReason at January 26, 2006 06:07 PM

Ah, yes, VoiceOfReason. Facts.

Fact: Abramoff gave no money to Democrats. Zero. Period. As Dean said.

Fact: As for Abramoff's clients, see this: http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/1/27/175623/133

All of which is a no-brainer: the very last thing Jack Abramoff wanted to do was enrich Democrats. Duh.

Posted by: Jonathan at January 27, 2006 08:23 PM

Yes - Abramoff did not give his own money to any Democrats - that is true. The groups Abramoff was representing, however, are another story. Just take a look at Harry Reid - he received $66,000 from Abramoff interests between 2001 and 2004. Reid is not alone. Even Howard Dean now realizes that is a problem. The investigation will likely implicate members of both parties - corruption is not a problem limited to Republicans. I believe that anyone implicated in this scandal should be jailed regardless of their party affiliation.

Posted by: VoiceOfReason at February 2, 2006 07:52 PM

The reason for the pause was that there was a satellite delay.

Posted by: Matt at February 5, 2006 11:00 AM