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The Truth Is � Don�t Jump Onto a Moving Truck
Howard Dean Decides to Have Some Fun � But it Backfires
By Marc. J. Ambinder
ABCNEWS.com
Oct. 20� Like other candidates, former Vt. Gov. Howard Dean can be a bundle of energy on the campaign trail; he often leads his staff, and not the other way around.
But today in New Hampshire, his exuberance, and the lack of a ubiquitous, protective Secret Service detail, got the best of him, at least for a minute. According to one staffer's recounting of the story, Dean "just disappeared into thin air."
The former governor had arrived a few minutes before he was scheduled to speak to an organizing conference at St. Anselm College near Manchester. He was chatting along the side of the entrance road with a throng of college students, all Dean supporters, when a large red box truck began a slow turn into the parking lot.
By Dean's own recounting, he saw the truck slow down, and "decided to have a little fun." As the truck swung by, Dean hopped onto a running board on its rear.
"I thought the guy was going to pull up 5 feet and I was going to get off and say, 'Ha ha ha,' " he said. A playful prank for the benefit of a friendly crowd.
The Joke�s on Dean
But then the truck took off. It accelerated to about 20 miles per hour, and zoomed out around the corner.