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The Dean Scream II

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The Dean Scream II
: Howard Stern defended the Dean Scream this morning, saying that he doesn’t support Dean and doesn’t even know what he stands for (if he did, he wouldn’t be a Deaniac) but he likes somebody with some oomph. “We’re always complaining,” he said, “that politicians are passionless.”

And then — here’s the final remix — they put the Dean Scream over porno tapes. It fits.

: Later in the show, Dan the song-parody man, cut Dean into a few songs: Hotel CALIFORNIA! and “Four dead in OHIO!” and NEW YORK! NEW YORK! and finally James Brown’s I Feel Good (“I got you YAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRHHHHHH!“).

13 responses to “The Dean Scream II”

  1. Allison Avatar
    Allison

    I’m with Howard — when I saw the scream, the first time, it didn’t bother or appall me.
    I’m not pro-Dean at all, but you have to admit that he showed more energy in losing than Kerry did in winning.

  2. angell Avatar
    angell

    Like a child who throws a temper tantrum.

  3. BTD Greg Avatar
    BTD Greg

    Allison,
    I’m not sure that’s really what Stern thought. I think it was the setup for the punchline.

  4. Brian Perry Avatar
    Brian Perry

    While the scream itself could possibly be defended, the fact that it played into every anti-Dean stereotype, became the butt of every joke, and made him look unelectable cannot be denied.
    Dean is in an echo chamber, and from the sound of it it’s damn loud in there.
    YEEEEAAAHHHHHRRRRGHH!

  5. Angie Schultz Avatar
    Angie Schultz

    Actually, Dean’s scream reminds me a little of the sinners in Jack Chick comics, who always scream, “YAAAAAAA!” as they are cast into hell.
    I finally saw a video clip of Dean’s speech on the C-Span site, and on video it didn’t seem that bad.

  6. C-Style Avatar
    C-Style

    We need more remixes…more and more and more…this is awesome!! It’s gonna be the next Star Wars Kid!! YEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRGGGGHHHH!!!!

  7. JohnO Avatar
    JohnO

    His scream will go down as the Michael Dukakis’ Alfred E. Neuman-in-a-tank moment.

  8. Jim Ausman Avatar
    Jim Ausman

    I finally saw the speech on TV last night. I don’t watch much TV, so I had to make a special trip to see it.
    It is a perfectly normal campaign speech from a guy who is losing his voice.
    Have any of you complaining about it ever listened to a coach rally your team or been in the military or participated as a volunteer in a political campaign before? There was nothing unusual or over the top about it.
    Do you prefer your politicians passionless?
    You are all just trying to take a cheap shot.

  9. EB Avatar
    EB

    Am I the first to make a Walt Whitman connection? What do I win?
    **********************
    Leaves of Grass
    I too am not a bit tamed, I too am untranslatable,
    I sound my barbaric YAWP over the roofs of the world.
    **********************
    more here where I googled it since I couldn’t really remember it, except for the YAWP part:
    http://www.gate.net/~mcorriss/WW.html

  10. Yehudit Avatar
    Yehudit

    A pretty nasty take on the Dean Scream. But funny.

  11. C-Style Avatar
    C-Style

    Check out my URL for all the Howard Dean Mixes and share my site with your friends so everyone can here Dean Scream in all his glory!!
    The URL is: http://home.comcast.net/~cozdemir226/index.html

  12. BTD Greg Avatar
    BTD Greg

    Lilek’s dub got played on NPR’s All Things Considered tonight. I’ve got the details here

  13. Angus Jung Avatar
    Angus Jung

    “It is a perfectly normal campaign speech from a guy who is losing his voice.”
    And his mind.