January 20, 2004, 9:12 a.m.
Deanisms

“YAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!"

Howard Dean, January 19, 2004, screaming his intention to keep fighting
after finishing third in the Iowa caucuses.

“This president is not interested in being a good president. He's interested in some complicated psychological situation that he has with his father."

Interview with Rolling Stone, Feb. 5, 2004 issue.

From the People magazine January 8, 2004 interview with Howard Dean and his wife, Judith Steinberg:

Question: Is there a silly, playful, affectionate side, like if you're cooking does he come up behind you with a tickle or something?
Dean: Certainly we're not going to discuss THAT!
Steinberg: I don't cook.

“Here's a good one — highly qualified teachers, right? The president is going to decide who highly qualified teachers are! [crowd laughter] He had so many of them, right? [more laughter] I shouldn't have said that. It's not presidential."

— Howard Dean, December 28, 2003, in speech in Ames, Iowa, on the campus of Iowa State University

NOTE: "Deanisms" — a look at the constantly evolving self-expression of the Democratic frontrunner — is a new feature starting today on NRO. It will appear as often as warranted, which could be quite frequently, given the candidate's way with words. Readers are invited to send nominations for future Deanisms to deanisms@nationalreview.com.