Man.
I coulda answered that better. Trippi - get focused.
The heart means you care.
The head means you think.
The answer to the question shoulda been along the lines of - I say what my heart feels - I care about this country. I don't have to memorize lines of dialogue to get our message out. I'm confident in what my constituents (or volunteers, the people, whatever) have told me they want for this nation - and it's what I want. I don't need political rhetoric to get me by. Political rhetoric doesn't win. Honesty does. When I speak - I follow my heart - I speak honestly, truthfully - and don't have to sort through the mumbo-jumbo that some Democrats have been hashing out since Bush started using 9/11 as a platform for his re-election.
The Sawyer interview was great. Letterman was humorous - but the audience response before they knew Howard was coming on was tepid. People are unsure. I really hope this campaign stops reissuing the same lines they've been using since the beginning. There is a message -- but it can be expressed better if we cut away from the same sentences in every appearance.
One thing that was a bonus tonight was Dean establishing himself as a fiscal conservative. He mentioned dispelling the urban legend of wanting to roll back all the tax cuts. I believed that urban legend. I believe you can probably find some evidence to support it too. The important thing - however - that was displayed when he mentioned it -- is that whether he did or not - what he wants is a balanced budget. Responsibility. Which was something of a laughing point for me in the SOTU when Bush mentioned we could cut his deficit in half in the next five years. I mean - it only took him two years to quadruple it.
It's supposed to be a people powered campaign...
But I'm starting to worry that as time draws on - time that works in the fundraising favor - it's becoming less and less heartfelt - and more mindful.
I suppose you have to have little snippets ready to snap off when you're being snubbed by a bell for time purposes - but damn if Al Sharpton hasn't had the best things to say this entire campaign - and says it with poignant honesty.
Tuesday is big. The media has had a field day with Dean. Kerry has shrunk back into the shadows of his long face in order to stay out of that spotlight. It is a shame that the focus is on a man energizing his support rather than the Prez distracting his country from the issues in what should be the most important speech of the year.
I mean, SERIOUSLY PRO SPORTS! CUT OUT THE DRUGS!!!!
Perhaps my negative response is due to the disproportionate editing job done by the folks at ABC. Perhaps one of the worst Nightlines ever broadcast.
But can Dean disco dance? Cause I know a man who can teach him.