Rudy: A tale of two Iowa cities

bb — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 16:35:42 GMT

Lier, lier pants on fire. Guiliani is not to be believed.

Rudy: A tale of two Iowa cities

Asad — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 16:50:48 GMT

A roaring crowd of 20?

Rudy: A tale of two Iowa cities

Daniel — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 16:53:52 GMT

Given how weak Giuliani is <a href="http://www.campaigndiaries.com/2007/10/new-poll-from-iowa-has-clinton-up-big.html">in yesterday's Iowa poll</a>, I wouldn't really count on him being strong here. The only thing he can hope for is not be fourth like in that poll.

Rudy: A tale of two Iowa cities

Robert Catalano, Salem, OR — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 17:05:19 GMT

Yeah, bring up the "suit pants" case as a reason for tort reform is like using the "welfare mother's driving up in their new Cadillac to collect their check" anecdotal evidence to cut welfare programs. It's an extreme case which has little to do with reality but makes great talking points and headlines. Politicians tell lies by not telling the whole truth. Problem is, people believe this BS because it is easier to believe they are being screwed over by the extremes than to admit it is happening to them every day by the very system they believe in.

Rudy: A tale of two Iowa cities

Rick, WS, NC — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 17:07:49 GMT

It went over the heads of the young college republicans you mean...they are chickenhawks too rudy...feed them some patriotic music and give them bumper stickers...just dont expect them to serve or understand anything

Rudy: A tale of two Iowa cities

Barbara CA — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 17:12:14 GMT

Asad-I'm no Rudy fan, but the line read "20 people deep"

Rudy: A tale of two Iowa cities

nuanced — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 17:22:31 GMT

Newspaper accounts put the crowd at 450-600. I guess 20 deep would make that about 22-30 across.

Rudy: A tale of two Iowa cities

Snow Pop of the Hydrillas — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 17:36:28 GMT

The comments here are on about a 4th grade level of discussion...this is what MSNBC promotes?

Rudy: A tale of two Iowa cities

Brad Iowa City, IA — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 17:43:36 GMT

there was well over 500 people there. i know, because i was actually there. the liberal heckler ignited the conservative crowd's energy, keep up the good work.

Rudy: A tale of two Iowa cities

Unimpressed NYer — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 17:54:19 GMT

Does it matter how many were there? Only 1 in 20 college kids vote anyway. I'd have been more impressed if you told me it was a union group or any group of people over 30. But as Howard Dean found and Barack Obama will probably find, enthusiasm doesn't usually translate into votes.
Reports of this rally don't impress me anymore than watching Rudy up close & personal in NY for 8 years did.

Rudy: A tale of two Iowa cities

nuanced — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 18:07:28 GMT

Hey Snow Poop, I just did division of a 2 digit number into a 3 digit number with rounding; that is at least 5th grade level.

Rudy: A tale of two Iowa cities

Robert Catalano, Salem, OR — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 19:00:39 GMT

Ah, Snow Pop, now even Duhhhbya can understand what goes on here.

Rudy: A tale of two Iowa cities

J.D. in California — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 19:33:36 GMT

"a crowd 20 people deep"

That is how repubs describe a few people standing in line for soup being harranged by a rightwinger with a bullhorn.

I had to laugh that Gov. Perry used his introduction to introduce himself instead of Rudy. He sure wants to be VP ba-a-ad, since his career in Texas is all but toast. Maybe in future speeches, Rudy can use Jeb Jr. to introduce him.

Rudy: A tale of two Iowa cities

John B, Des Moines, IA — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 19:39:09 GMT

The suit pants case was thrown out of court, as are most frivolous lawsuits, including the infamous McDonalds hot coffee case. But that's OK, going back to Reagan Republicans have understood it's better to tell a good story than one that's truthful.