Burnt Orange Report

I'd like to hear the rest, including any relevant context.

Karl-T, I'd be very interested in knowing the rest of the story.

Just to make it clear, I'm not keeping the full text secret. I don't have anything more than is shown. But leaving comments is good because the original person may read them and choose to show more. I'm interested too.

Please reveal the note. More importantly, did Joe Trippi ever respond to the original post?

i'm def interested in who wrote it, whom it was written to and in what context...

I'm interested, do show more. Please?

I'd definitely be interested in hearing more. Dean is effectively out now anyway, right? Enquiring minds want to know.

Needless to say, I'm QUITE curious. I doubt it's of earth-shattering importance, and I really doubt it was written by Dr. Dean himself.

Still voting for Dean March 9th.

Although I also doubt Dean wrote this letter, he's out now, so let's see it.

While I'm all about voting one's conscience, what is the point of voting for someone who's dropped out of the race?

I agree with boog. We have elections to weed people out. That is the nature of things. When your guy or gal drops out or loses, you should vote for the next best person. The perfect candidate will never be available, so it is going to be a compromise. I'm sure Dean held beliefs you didn't believe, but you were going to vote for him anyway. I would go out and find the next best guy and vote for him. That's what makes the process work.

Like Deanocrat (I sure do like that term), I'll be voting for Dean on March 9th as well. Y'all ask why? Well, I wasn't involved in politics before and I got in because I'm a Howard Dean Democrat. That's a fiscally conservative, socially liberal Democrat with a notion to speak their mind when it ain't popular and a record of getting things done. And up until now I haven't had myself a candidate. Now I do. He stopped campaigning, but his name is on the ballot. No matter how much you Kerry and Edwards people get riled up, this is what you'd call a vote to send a message. The Kucinich people been doing it a lot longer for a different type of candidate. And before you get your panties in a wad, I won't be voting for no one else but a Democrat when it comes November. But for now, I figure I got to vote with my convictions, not with the crowd. Feel free to call me idealistic and naive - it's been done before in the Burnt Orange comments.

clockwerks, I couldn't have said it better myself.

During the L.A. debate, Sharpton said "We are taking delegates to the convention in Boston to SHAPE THE PLATFORM." And that's exactly what Dean delegates intend to do.

I'll vote for the Democratic nominee in November, but I'm voting for Dr. Dean in our primary. DELEGATES SHAPING THE PLATFORM!

Just want to point out how easy it would be to scribble a note, make up a story and post it on the web. I wouldn't get that excited over something that isn't verifiably true.

I'm curious and would love to hear what the rest of the note says. Please post!