Screamin' Howard was the keynote speaker at the Liberals' convention on Wednesday evening (despite grumbling from Liberals like Ken Dryden) and described how his successful 50 state strategy can work in Canada.In case you missed the broadcast (like I did...it was nap time with the cats) you can read the full text here (.pdf file) or watch it at CTV's site (scroll down...it's on the right side).
"When my party was wandering in the wilderness, there were those who said we should become more like the Republicans," said Dean. [ed. Just call him Moses].
"When you say something like that, you're saying that our basic principles can be modified. You're also saying that those principles can be wrong. But they are not wrong."
Dean also argued for the importance of maintaining close ties between his country and Canada.
"We are connected by shared values. We share our ideals," said Dean. "Chief among those ideals is our belief in democracy."
He also took the opportunity to speak in French during his address, joking: "Won't Fox News hate this."
Heh...
FYI, here are the latest results of my unscientific Liberal leadership poll:
| Dion | 27.4% | 60 |
| Kennedy | 22.8% | 50 |
| Ignatieff | 9.1% | 20 |
| no idea | 3.2% | 7 |
| Dryden | 2.7% | 6 |
| Volpe | 2.3% | 5 |
| Hall Findlay | 1.8% | 4 |
| Brison | 0.9% | 2 |
total votes: 219 | ||
Voting is still open.
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