Some posters in the comments have raised questions about the video link I posted on Friday, suggesting that it was somehow doctored. I think they’re wrong.
I just compared an “official” video (this one, from the L.A. Times) to the amateur, “from the crowd” video, and there’s no sign of any difference betwen the two. It’s the same exact speech, viewed and heard from a different vantage point. Of course, from the second vantage, the picture looks different; the audio sounds different, too — such that Dean’s famous scream seemed like an almost inaudible coda, not a Yawp Heard Round the World. But there’s no difference in the text of what Dean says, contrary to what one comment suggests.
You want to argue that this audio has been tampered with to “underplay” the scream? Go ahead. You could just as easily argue that the “original” audio that Drudge linked to was tampered with to crank up the volume on the scream.
In fact, what all this most likely represents is the difference between the TV networks’ audio feed, direct from the mike onstage, and the in-the-room PA system. I’m going to assume that no one is doctoring anything here until someone can offer some actual evidence.
Can we, uh, move on now?
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