“Not only are we
going to New Hampshire …, we’re going to South Carolina and Oklahoma and
Arizona and North Dakota and New Mexico, and we’re going to California and Texas
and New York! And we’re going to South Dakota and Oregon and Washington and
Michigan. And then we’re going to Washington, D.C. to take back the White House,
Yeeeeeaaaaaah!”
—Dean Goes Nuts: Howard Dean’s 2004 Iowa Caucus Concession Speech Remixes
Howard Dean’s supporters mobilized on the Internet, and so have those who find pleasure in mocking the exuberant cry he uttered while rallying his troops during his Iowa concession speech.
Because I don’t watch TV news, and I only listen to the radio during my 15-minute commute, I didn’t hear the speech. While I had come across opinions that Dean’s concession speech was a bit wild, I didn’t take them seriously. My opinion has changed.
This website includes dozens of audio remixes. Fortunately there’s not much activity on my floor on Fridays, but I closed the door anyway. I’m listening to “Dean’s Going to Kokomo” right now, and I can hardy type from laughing so hard. Next up on my playlist is “Magical Dean Space Out.”
I have seen this referred to as Dean’s “I have a scream” speech.