In the midst of a historic and heated Presidential election, Howard Dean, the opinionated and passionate chairman of the Democratic National Committee, sat for this exclusive interview to make his case for Barack Obama and the Democratic Party. We discuss Democratic "cultural values," the legacy of the Bush administration, the differences between the Democratic and the Republican parties, the current economic crisis, and how to deal with the Muslim world and the "war on terror." ALI: The addition of Sarah Palin to the Republican campaign, which has revitalized the Republican base and won over many undecided voters, suggests Republicans still maintain the stronghold on "cultural values." Republicans portray themselves successfully as harbingers of morality, security, God and stability. Democrats are painted as Godless, elitist, baby killing, homosexual pornographers. How do you convince the American voter that your party best represents their "cultural values?" DEAN: All you have to do is look at the past 8 years. I mean Bush and McCain have talked for 8 years all about "their cultural values." Look where we are today? We see bankruptcies. We see a government that cares more about mortgage companies than mortgage holders. In short, they've turned out to be a total fraud. Here, McCain is talking about what he's going to do to change Wall Street. He was part of a huge banking scandal about 15 years ago! The voters have figured out t ...
Anytime
