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H oward Dean, once the Democratic front-run- ner in the presidential race, hasn’t slowed down since losing his party’s nomination to John Kerry. After disbanding the Dean for America campaign, the former Vermont governor founded Democracy for America, a PAC that encourages “ordinary Americans” to run for public office. He has also been actively campaigning for Kerry. On Friday, Oct. 1, Dean visited the UO as part of his tour of Northwest universities. Emphasizing the importance of both Oregon and youth in the presidential election, Dean en- couraged students to register to vote — and to vote for Kerry. According to Jeree Anderson, county co-chair for Democracy for America, Dean is “at Kerry’s disposal” for the Howard Dean rallies volunteers at the Kerry presidential campaign. Dean’s headquarters before heading to the UO. support is critical, says cals” have taken over the country. “We can’t Anderson, because he motivates politically afford to keep going in the direction we’re disengaged progressives. “Dean brought going in,” he said, citing declines in jobs and life to the Democratic Party. He inspired the crisis in health care. “Never again will people to volunteer who had never before we permit a group of radicals to take over taken an interest in politics,” said Anderson. the greatest country on Earth.” At the Erb Memorial Union amphithe- Dean then veered away from partisan- ater on the UO campus, Dean spoke to a ship, saying that 95 percent of people in this supportive crowd of more than 1,000 stu- country want the same things: jobs, eco- dents and staff. Several dozen people held nomic security, good public education, and Kerry-Edwards signs, and one small cluster better international relations. Bush, he said, held Bush-Cheney signs. is failing on all of those counts. “We need to Dean criticized the president’s war on give George W. Bush the one-way ticket terrorism, saying that Bush lied about the back to Crawford, Texas, that he so richly connection between 9/11 and Saddam deserves,” he said. Hussein. “The most important thing for any Driving home the idea that young people president is for their word to be good,” he can swing the election, Dean offered this said. “John Kerry will tell the truth to the parting advice to students: “Vote, vote, vote, American people.” Dean said that Kerry vote, vote! And tell your friends, VOTE!” will bring home the American troops in Iraq Chris Halverson, events coordinator for and reconstruct international alliances. College Democrats — the group that had Hitting a nerve with the young crowd, arranged Dean’s visit — said that Dean’s Dean said that he thinks Bush will reinstate speech inspired traditionally apathetic stu- the draft if re-elected. He added that Bush dents. “He was the guy that energized the wants to cut Pell grants for students. “Voting youth vote more than some of the other can- gets you a D: barely passing. You need to didates,” said Halverson. “He’s a straight run for office, because we need your help,” speaker. He’s sort of the John McCain of the Dean told the crowd. Democrats.” Dean also blasted Bush’s environmental After leaving Eugene, Dean headed to record. “I want a president who will stand Corvallis and Portland to address students at up for the environment once in awhile in- OSU and PSU. stead of selling it out to his friends at Speaking with EW by telephone en route Halliburton,” he said, eliciting a loud cheer to Corvallis, Dean said that Kerry is clearly from the crowd. a stronger environmental candidate than One of the most dismal legacies of the Bush. “The environment is a huge issue for Bush administration, said Dean, is the cur- Kerry,” he said, “and George Bush hates en- rent federal deficit. According to the vironmental legislation.” Dean praised Congressional Budget Office, Bush took of- Kerry’s renewable energy program, which fice with a national surplus of $236 billion calls for the U.S. to supply 20 percent of its — the biggest surplus in U.S. history. By the energy needs with renewable sources by end of 2003, the nation was $375 billion in 2020. the red — the biggest deficit in U.S. history. Asked if he feels confident that Kerry “I want a president who can manage will win the presidency, Dean replied, “I’d money. You cannot trust Republicans with be a lot more confident if I knew that a lot of your money,” said Dean. “If it takes a liberal young people would vote.” to balance the budget, we better have a ew Democrat in the White House!” By contrast, said Dean, Kerry will roll back tax cuts for The Lane County chapter of Democracy for America meets the first Wednesday of every month. For more info, the rich and cut taxes for the middle class. visit www.democracyforamerica.com Dean complained that “right-wing radi- KERA ABRAHAM / i
