"Howard Dean responds to Salon"

Justin Elliott (Salon):

Howard Dean's spokeswoman, Karen Finney, has responded to my story on Dean's turn into paid advocacy work, accusing me of engaging in "lazy journalism." I think the adjective is not accurate.

Salon has nothing personal against Dean. But we felt that a liberal champion's reliance on paid advocacy work reveals something significant about our political culture, and possibly about Dean himself. Finney’s statement is presented here in its entirety, along with my responses. MORE...