. . . "Howard Brush Dean III (born November 17, 1948) is an American politician and physician from Vermont. He served six terms as the 79th Governor of Vermont and ran unsuccessfully for the 2004 Democratic presidential nomination. He was chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 2005 to 2009. Although his U.S. Presidential campaign was unsuccessful, Dean is regarded as a pioneer in raising the profile of Internet-based fundraising and grassroots organizing. Before entering politics, Dean earned his medical degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 1978. Dean was elected to the Vermont House of Representatives as a Democrat in 1982 and was elected lieutenant governor in 1986. Both were part-time positions that enabled him to continue practicing medicine. In 1991, Dean became governor of Vermont when Richard A. Snelling died in office. Dean was subsequently elected to five two-year terms, serving from 1991 to 2003, making him the second longest-serving governor in Vermont history, after Thomas Chittenden (1778\u20131789 and 1790\u20131797). Dean served as chairman of the National Governors Association from 1994 to 1995; during his term, Vermont paid off much of its public debt and had a balanced budget 11 times, lowering income taxes twice. Dean also oversaw the expansion of the \"Dr. Dynasaur\" program, which ensures universal health care for children and pregnant women in the state. He is a noted staunch supporter of universal health care. An early front-runner for the 2004 Democratic presidential nomination, Dean denounced the 2003 invasion of Iraq and called on Democrats to oppose the Bush administration. Dean showed fundraising ability, and was a pioneer of political fundraising via the Internet; however, he lost the nomination to Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts. Dean formed the organization Democracy for America and later was elected chairman of the Democratic National Committee in February 2005. As chairman of the party, Dean created and employed the 50 State Strategy that attempted to make Democrats competitive in normally conservative states often dismissed in the past as \"solid red\". The success of the strategy became apparent after the 2006 midterm elections, where Democrats took back the House and picked up seats in the Senate from normally Republican states such as Missouri and Montana. In the 2008 election, Barack Obama used the 50 state strategy as the backbone of his candidacy. Dean was named chairman emeritus of the DNC upon his retirement. He was mentioned as a possible candidate for Secretary of Health and Human Services and Surgeon General under the Obama administration. He currently holds neither elected office nor official position in the Democratic party."@en . . . . . "Howard Dean is an insane, giant pussy self described metrosexual Democrat from Vermont that not even Democrats like. He likes to tell people he's a doctor, but curiously has never been photographed wearing a stethoscope."@en . . . . "Howard Brush Dean III (born November 17, 1948) is an American politician and physician from Vermont. He served six terms as the 79th Governor of Vermont and ran unsuccessfully for the 2004 Democratic presidential nomination. He was chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 2005 to 2009. Although his U.S. Presidential campaign was unsuccessful, Dean is regarded as a pioneer in raising the profile of Internet-based fundraising and grassroots organizing. Before entering politics, Dean earned his medical degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 1978. Dean was elected to the Vermont House of Representatives as a Democrat in 1982 and was elected lieutenant governor in 1986. Both were part-time positions that enabled him to continue practicing medicine. In 1991, Dean became"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Dean died in a hover-car accident two months after his presidential bid was defeated by wild crowd-pleaser John Kerry. The only witness to his death, O.J. Simpson, reported his last words to be \"I'm the one who killed your wife, please forgive me, and let everyone know the truth. Yeeeeeeeearrrrrrhhhhh!\". He was posthumously ground into the sausages of his cousin Jimmy, which were subsequently used in an ambitious plot to take back the White House."@en . "Dean died in a hover-car accident two months after his presidential bid was defeated by wild crowd-pleaser John Kerry. The only witness to his death, O.J. Simpson, reported his last words to be \"I'm the one who killed your wife, please forgive me, and let everyone know the truth. Yeeeeeeeearrrrrrhhhhh!\". He was posthumously ground into the sausages of his cousin Jimmy, which were subsequently used in an ambitious plot to take back the White House."@en . . . "His political career started in 1991, when he became Governor of Vermont when Richard A. Snelling died in office. Dean was re-elected to five two-year terms, serving from 1991 to 2003, making him the second longest-serving governor in Vermont history. Dean served as chairman of the National Governors Association from 1994 to 1995; during his term, Vermont paid off much of its public debt and had a balanced budget 11 times, lowering income taxes twice. Dean also oversaw the expansion of the \"Dr. Dynasar\" program, which ensures Affordable Health Care for children and pregnant women in the state. As Chairman of the DNC, Dean created and employed the \"50 State Strategy\" that attempted to make Democrats competitive in normally conservative states. The success of the strategy became apparent after the 2006 midterm elections, where Democrats took back the House and picked up seats in the Senate from normally Republican states such as Missouri and Montana. In the 2008 election, Barack Obama used \"The 50 state strategy\" as the backbone of his candidacy."@en . "Howard Dean is an insane, giant pussy self described metrosexual Democrat from Vermont that not even Democrats like. He likes to tell people he's a doctor, but curiously has never been photographed wearing a stethoscope."@en . . . . . . . . "Howard Dean"@en . . . . "His political career started in 1991, when he became Governor of Vermont when Richard A. Snelling died in office. Dean was re-elected to five two-year terms, serving from 1991 to 2003, making him the second longest-serving governor in Vermont history. Dean served as chairman of the National Governors Association from 1994 to 1995; during his term, Vermont paid off much of its public debt and had a balanced budget 11 times, lowering income taxes twice. Dean also oversaw the expansion of the \"Dr. Dynasar\" program, which ensures Affordable Health Care for children and pregnant women in the state."@en .