November 08, 2003

No Public Funds for Dean

Howard Dean won't take matching campaign funds during the Democratic primaries. His followers "told him" it was ok.

Duck's chief weblogger, Matthew Gross writes,

You have made history. Never before has such a monumental decision been turned over to the supporters of a campaign-- and you stepped forward and voted, showing again that you are restoring a politics of participation in America.

Your vote on this decision marks one more way you are reviving our democracy.

If Gross and the Duck's flock want to believe President Bush lied his way into the Iraq War, then fine. I'll believe that this whole participatory campaign is a sham. Any thinking person should realize that the Duck wouldn't have let his followers make this important decision if he didn't already know what their answer would be. About 85% supported Dean's decision. No re-count need here. I have to give the Duck some credit. He finds ways to manipulate his grass-roots, Internet-powered supporters to generate plenty of free media. However, I do find it rather disgusting for Dean to compare his rejection of "special interest" contributions to the Founding Fathers' rejection of British imperial rule. He's equating contributors' free speech to the British army. Very taudry.

Also, why did the Duck have to show off his tech cred by signing his Declaration on a tablet PC?

"Democrat Dean Will Not Take Public Funds"