By Lindsay Beyerstein
Last night, I quite unexpectedly scored an exclusive video interview with Howard Dean at the 92nd St YMCA where he was promoting his new book on health reform.
I asked him about the chances that Democrats will try to use budget reconciliation to pass a health care bill and thwart a filibuster. The conventional wisdom is that reconciliation is too risky. Dean begs to differ. Watch.
Thanks.
I'm glad that Dr. Dean is working hard to keep the Democrats focused on the promises they made and were elected for.
Better Medicare for more people is a simple, workable first step to the solution.
Posted by: Free Lunch | September 25, 2009 at 12:36 PM
He looked a little nervous at first - like he wasn't sure when you'd bust out with the "YOU LIE" or something.
Interesting interview, though. Good job.
Posted by: Steve | September 25, 2009 at 01:16 PM
Great line there. "Reality will always trump fear and anger."
I couldn't make out all the words just before that because he was talking so fast. Something about Republicans and "all they are selling."
Posted by: John Ballard | September 25, 2009 at 02:53 PM
That's a beaut. Congratulations on getting it. Listening to Dean analyze the politics is almost like sitting in a university and hearing well-informed people discuss real issues.
Posted by: Porlock Junior | September 26, 2009 at 12:32 AM
That was a nice snippet; I enjoyed listening to Dean.
Off topic, and I hesitated to say it for fear of sounding sexist, I think you have a lovely voice, Lindsay. It reminded me of some of the best BBC interviewers I grew up listening to.
Posted by: Nitish | September 26, 2009 at 01:10 AM
Nitish,
My wife was commenting on the beauty of Gordon Brown's voice, yesterday. Some people just have voices that are right to be heard.
Posted by: Free Lunch | September 26, 2009 at 10:02 AM
No time to do the whole thing, but here's a quick transcript of the last part (from about 2:00) that was a little harder to make out:
Posted by: logopetria | September 27, 2009 at 01:22 AM