Little did we know…

If you are referencing Howard Dean, I remember!

And wearing an ill fitting helmet.

I'm old enough to remember the episode with Gary Hart.

Spelling “potato” incorrectly was doom

They should put the Howard Dean yell in movies, like The Wilhelm 2.0

Me too…🤣

Poor Howard Dean!

Hell, all you had to do was wear a funny hat and that was it. Ahhh, the good old days.

Sure, if that presidential campaign was already mostly underwater for failing so spectacularly in Iowa.

It wasn’t even that weird

I'm old enough to remember when crying in New Hampshire about an attack on one's wife sunk the leading candidate. (Ed Muskie.)

For the life of me, I never understood the outrage.

OMG me too. Those were the days

🤣

The good ole days.

I think of that often. Surreal to remember that it actually happened.

I have reflected back on that moment to consider what levels of media synchronization had to have been in place and how gullible and easily manipulated the public/voters were. Clearly the wrong people noticed, and picked it up to run with it.

The isolated yell, repeated endlessly, with a description that it was ‘a problem’

In hindsight a coordinated manipulation of opinion, making early use of social media and the internet to spread propaganda.

Oh gosh! I remember that manufactured controversy all too well.

It was so bizarre.

Absolutely! I was a “Deaniac” (as we were branded) in the primary but when I canvassed for Kerry that fall, did not feel the same energy.

Same.

Maybe it was that month that he spent not responding to the swift boat liars. Why would anyone believe he would fight for them if he wouldn't fight for himself? (yes I supported and voted for him, anything was better than W)

Yes, one of the original “take the high road” stances, which was the polar opposite of Governor Dean’s approach. (The snooty “Brooks Brothers” Kerry supporters in the primary were no help, either.)

I desperately want to go back to bizarre.

Ah, but that was a Democrat. Ds must meet every impossible standard. Republicans can run naked down the middle of Main Street and the press will yawn. Or call it cute.

Only if you were Democrat. Meanwhile, on the repug side, doing a lil blow never hurt anybody (‘s presidential campaign) right, George?

Neither did his curious disappearance from the Texas Air National Guard in 1972, with two full years still left on his six-year commitment.

Or strapping a dog in a crate to the top of your car...

Howard Dean?

Or misspelling a tuber.

Or a simple laugh.

only for one side. as always. the other side can shit on the stage and its just fine

Ed Milliband eating a bacon sandwich in a weird way is one of things some blame for him not winning the 2015 British General Election

Poor Howard Dean. Nothing makes sense.

Trump’s campaign should have ended with this bullying. Also, release the #Epstein files.

This in my mind was the biggest scandal except for one.A small boy in a wheel chair on a rally stage in a crowd of people kept stretching his hand out for Trump to shake.Trump looked directly at him and turned his back to him. The look on the child’s face broke my heart. I saw the MONSTER IN TRUMP

Complete POS

I was watching this, and I was so disgusted at this. I said to my husband “well, that’s the end of his bid for President”. How naive I was - the US saw that and said now that’s the hater we need! And then doubled down last year. Don’t ever let anyone try and tell you you’re a great country

And Trump knew this man, Serge Kovaleski, a reporter. According to him, he was on a first-name basis with Trump for years. Classic Trump, use anyone if there's a chance he can gain an advantage. Trump has a big, black hole where his soul and conscience should be. PS Release the Epstein files.

It wasn't really the yell. The real reason was he was telling the truth about Iraq.

I the before times, when you needed the networks to participate in the gag, before a Russian troll farm could do the job.

Yes, me too. And now Nazi policies and salutes won't do it.

Or riding in a tank.

This gem right here has it all www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/fin...

I remember a time where flapping your arms while screaming retard was enough. But he still got elected in 2016 regardless and that was our warning.

me too, unbelievable

On the Democratic Party side it probably still is TBH

One person did that. Chris Matthews. A loudmouthed cable tv guy sank the campaign of a really decent candidate. Howard Dean went on to smartly lead DNC and when he wanted to run for DNC chair again he was told “no more white guys.” So we got the geniuses Donna Brazile and Debbie Wassersman Schultz

Or a USO joke photo.

I thought calling “immigrants rapists” would sink a presidential campaign.

If only folks in 2004 could tune in to a couple of minutes of TV news on any given day in 2025.

I worked on that campaign, and remember it well, unfortunately.

I'm not sure folks realize how easily our brains are manipulated. Even right now.🤷🏼‍♀️

But an assault on the Capitol was not enough to disqualify the bastard responsible.

Ah, but are you old enough to remember Muskie?

Or misspelling potatoe.

That and a silly photo op