On January 16, 2010, McDonnell was inaugurated as the 71st governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, succeeding Kaine as governor. Dean scream - Former Governor of Vermont Howard Dean's concession speech subsequent the 2004 New Hampshire Democratic primaries included Dean rattling off a checklist of states in escalating volume as crowd sounds rose, ensuing in more and more distorted audio and culminating in an abnormal "yeehaw" scream.