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| Dean lectures 8th graders on Dog Urine - really |
| 2004-02-11 |
| Looking Out for Number One It’s a reliable sign that all is not well with a presidential campaign when the candidate finds himself grossing out eighth-graders [unless some of these people had failed 8th grade 6 times, they aren’t actually voters] with a spontaneous discourse on the relative merits of drinking toilet water or dog urine. Former Vermont governor Howard Dean prompted squeals of "Eeeew!" when he dropped in to teach a science class yesterday at Longfellow Middle School in La Crosse, Wis., [his must win State] reports The Post’s John F. Harris. Though pundits have pronounced Dean’s campaign in the toilet, his lecture actually had nothing to do with politics: The class has been conducting experiments on microscopic particles found in everyday fluids. Making the point that good scientists must "never take anything for granted," Dean observed that water from a flushed toilet actually would be cleaner for drinking than water untreated from the nearby Mississippi River. [what about that blue stuff my wife puts in the toilet tank - Howard must not use that at home] "That’s disgusting!" one girl shouted. Another student volunteered that his experiment studied dog urine. "Now that we’re on dog pee, we can have an interesting conversation about that," Dean said. "I do not recommend drinking urine . . . but if you drink water straight from the river, you have a greater chance of getting an infection than you do if you drink urine." Before leaving, Dean pleaded with his pupils not to tell their parents that "Howard Dean came to my classroom and advised us to drink water from toilets." |
| Posted by:mhw |
| #14 Are cookies halfal? |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-2-11 3:10:43 PM |
| #13 Drinking urine could not get you an infection but I find surprising that a doctor has forgotten that it is mildly toxic. Sure this guy is a real doctor? And he hoped to become a real president? |
| Posted by: JFM 2004-2-11 2:39:22 PM |
| #12 I love the fact that much4doo thought I could have made up the Dean article. Believe me, I'm not smart enough and not creative enough to invent the Howard Dean reality -- in fact, I doubt many Hollywood screenwriters could. |
| Posted by: mhw 2004-2-11 2:32:15 PM |
| #11 I got right in, muck4doo. Are you sure chainey hasn't been screwing around with your PC? Maybe while you sleep? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-2-11 2:01:59 PM |
| #10 In this case, it's all about cookies... muck4doo is shutting himself off from sites such as WaPo by disallowing them to cookie his browser. Now the only reason to do this is that someone else may come along and find out you've been browsing the titty-pix (or similar) sites. I write 'Net applications for a living and know the game -- and I'm also an adult and wouldn't give a shit if someone monitored my browsing habits. Perhaps muck4doo fears being embarrassed by his wanderings... |
| Posted by: .com 2004-2-11 2:01:25 PM |
| #9 Gee that's funny. The article comes up for me....get a new PC maybe? |
| Posted by: dataman1 2004-2-11 1:33:13 PM |
| #8 haha. very funny. there isnt even an article on that link. its just a blank page that says washinton post. ha ha. why do you guys make stuff up. |
| Posted by: muck4doo 2004-2-11 1:30:28 PM |
| #7 Come on now Dean would be like have Perot in office. All hot aired and angry! |
| Posted by: Dan 2004-2-11 11:04:33 AM |
| #6 I Allah's force is the only thing keeping Deano in the race. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-2-11 10:31:27 AM |
| #5 What about the health risks of swallowing Dean's bullshit? |
| Posted by: Unmutual 2004-2-11 10:07:32 AM |
| #4 Actually,I think Dean would have made a better commander-in-chief than Kerry.A guy like Dean,you certainly don't want to piss him off. |
| Posted by: El Id 2004-2-11 9:23:23 AM |
| #3 You can see why this guy's career as a doctor went nowhere, particularly if he tried to be a pediatrician! I saw a clip of this on Fox and thought I was hallucinating! I am going to miss this clown when he drops out of the race. |
| Posted by: Jennie Taliaferro 2004-2-11 9:17:44 AM |
| #2 Look soon for proposed Democratic legislation making drinking out of the toilet mandatory. It'll have something to do with Kyoto or Global Warming... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-2-11 8:38:49 AM |
| #1 Howard Howard Howard...yep the Dims must love you. |
| Posted by: dataman1 2004-2-11 8:23:38 AM |