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From NBC/NJ's Adam Aigner-TreworgyDES MOINES, IA -- Iowa’s GOP faithful filed into the Hyvee Hall here last night for the state’s Reagan Day Dinner, which featured speeches from most of the party’s presidential candidates. Notably absent</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.0 (Build: 60608.1)</generator><item><title>GOPers speak at IA Reagan Day dinner</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/28/435418.aspx#435473</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2007 00:06:36 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:435473</guid><dc:creator>diane</dc:creator><description>As a lifelong democrat, if the republicans nominate Huckabee and my party is so dumb as to nominate Hillary, i may end up voting for him.&lt;br&gt;Actually I know alot of democrats who are looking at Huckabee as a possible choice against Hillary if our party is stupid.</description></item><item><title>GOPers speak at IA Reagan Day dinner</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/28/435418.aspx#435494</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2007 01:17:40 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:435494</guid><dc:creator>Jeff Fuller</dc:creator><description>Romney &amp;quot;governed over a sanctuary city&amp;quot;? &amp;nbsp;Ummmm . . . he was a GOVERNOR of THE STATE of Massachussetts. &amp;nbsp;As a State official, he really had no say whether a CITY enforced FEDERAL immigration law. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;If that's the best Thompson can do then I'm feeling good about Romney's chances. &amp;nbsp;Especially considering Romney has an actual RECORD of being tough on Immigration (Sought and obtained Federal permission for MA state troopers to enforce immigration laws, achieved &amp;quot;English immersion&amp;quot; in educational system, opposed in-state tuition breaks and Drivers Licenses for Illegal Immigrants) where Thompson has NONE. &amp;nbsp;And Thompson actually is just mimicking Romney's long-standing call for witholding federal funds from sanctuary cities (Fed Gov says: &amp;nbsp;You won't enforce our laws (actual flagrantly oppose them)? &amp;nbsp;Fine, we won't give you our money.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Thompson's swipe on Sanctuary cities does work for Rudy though since he personally signed and re-instituted NYC's official status as a &amp;quot;Sanctuary City&amp;quot; (and still seems to defend it)</description></item><item><title>GOPers speak at IA Reagan Day dinner</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/28/435418.aspx#435544</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2007 03:36:45 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:435544</guid><dc:creator>Jaytee, Atlanta, GA</dc:creator><description>The conservative vote lies between Thompson and Huckabee? I think Huckabee is finally getting on track to breaking through. Unfortunately, Thompson is never able to seem like anything more than a slightly lazy actor who has name recognition and therefore has support.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Between Thompson and Huckabee, I say Huckabee. Between all the candidates, I think Romney is definitely showing that he is the most hard working and most capable to lead. I'd be very interested to see if he would shake up Washington like the past organizations he's lead. I'd love to see that happen. He's got my support.</description></item><item><title>GOPers speak at IA Reagan Day dinner</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/28/435418.aspx#435549</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2007 03:52:34 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:435549</guid><dc:creator>Steve Turner Cedar Falls Iowa</dc:creator><description>Well, Mitt, the Republicans can't beat anybody if they keep acting like the Republicans of the last seven years. I'm an Independent down to the Ground, and I'd say, this bunch has got absolutely nothing new to say. The Democrats are at least looking at the rest of the world and its' disillusion with the USA. The GOP continues to keep a Superiorist stance that does no one any good. Just an observation.</description></item><item><title>GOPers speak at IA Reagan Day dinner</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/28/435418.aspx#435653</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2007 12:07:59 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:435653</guid><dc:creator>Travis, Louisville, Ky.</dc:creator><description>I think the real message Romney meant to send out was that Republicans can't beat Democrats this year... period, not simply just by not acting like them. I'm dreaming of next year's Blue Christmas.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Makes me sad that my favorite color is red... lol</description></item><item><title>GOPers speak at IA Reagan Day dinner</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/28/435418.aspx#435660</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2007 12:30:50 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:435660</guid><dc:creator>Tuck, Realityville,KS</dc:creator><description>er, mr. huckabee....&lt;br&gt;The clintons haven't lived in Arkansas since 1991, and you are still crying &amp;quot;victim&amp;quot;... you are NOT what we need in the leadership catagory.</description></item><item><title>GOPers speak at IA Reagan Day dinner</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/28/435418.aspx#435667</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2007 12:41:16 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:435667</guid><dc:creator>Seth</dc:creator><description>NO OFFENSE BUT THE NEW HEADING, WITH THE ANEMIC DONKEY AND BLOATED ELEPHANT, IS SIMPLY BUTT-UGLY. &amp;nbsp;I THOUGHT YOU GUYS HAD A DESIGN TEAM.</description></item><item><title>GOPers speak at IA Reagan Day dinner</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/28/435418.aspx#435669</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2007 12:42:20 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:435669</guid><dc:creator>jt, okc</dc:creator><description>Huckamentum! This man has been rising in the polls, raising a lot more money than previous quarters, and getting a lot of buzz. He is definitely the man!</description></item><item><title>GOPers speak at IA Reagan Day dinner</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/28/435418.aspx#435701</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2007 13:31:43 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:435701</guid><dc:creator>Jeff Fuller</dc:creator><description>Romney &amp;quot;governed over a sanctuary city&amp;quot;? &amp;nbsp;Ummmm . . . he was a GOVERNOR of THE STATE of Massachussetts. &amp;nbsp;As a State official, he really had no say whether a CITY enforced FEDERAL immigration law. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;If that's the best Thompson can do then I'm feeling good about Romney's chances. &amp;nbsp;Especially considering Romney has an actual RECORD of being tough on Immigration (Sought and obtained Federal permission for MA state troopers to enforce immigration laws, achieved &amp;quot;English immersion&amp;quot; in educational system, opposed in-state tuition breaks and Drivers Licenses for Illegal Immigrants) where Thompson has NONE. &amp;nbsp;And Thompson actually is just mimicking Romney's long-standing call for witholding federal funds from sanctuary cities (Fed Gov says: &amp;nbsp;You won't enforce our laws (actual flagrantly oppose them)? &amp;nbsp;Fine, we won't give you our money.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Thompson's swipe on Sanctuary cities does work for Rudy though since he personally signed and re-instituted NYC's official status as a &amp;quot;Sanctuary City&amp;quot; (and still seems to defend it)</description></item><item><title>GOPers speak at IA Reagan Day dinner</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/28/435418.aspx#435716</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2007 13:47:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:435716</guid><dc:creator>G</dc:creator><description>diane, then you are NOT a democrat. Look at the issues and what he believes diane. Much like Bush. Look at the issues......</description></item><item><title>GOPers speak at IA Reagan Day dinner</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/28/435418.aspx#435772</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:19:39 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:435772</guid><dc:creator>pat huntington ny</dc:creator><description>Anyone who votes for Huckabee is stupid is as stupid does, since he's a narrow minded, Creationist, who wants to replace real science in schools with religious hokus pokus Adam and Eve nonsense. &amp;nbsp;He's also very dangerous.... &amp;nbsp;Also, what's that nonsense about having already beaten Clinton? &amp;nbsp;If memory serves, Clinton never ran against this guy. &amp;nbsp;Rather, the Clintons had the good sense of leaving that backwoods state for better place to live in NY</description></item><item><title>GOPers speak at IA Reagan Day dinner</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/28/435418.aspx#435787</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:27:25 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:435787</guid><dc:creator>jerry/corpus christi texas</dc:creator><description>I think the USA version of how the world looks at us got pretty much tossed in the dirt when the President of France walked out on 60 minutes last night.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All you liberals that are just so scared of how the world percieves us is nothing but smoke and mirrors. Bill Clinton tried to play nice with the world and it led us up to 9-11. &amp;nbsp;By playing a weak and sex crazed president, it showed the world we were nothing but a bunch of Yokohama mama's who wouldn't lift a finger to destroy the terrorists, who ended up taking advantage of our laxness by flying some planes into buildings.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Now you want to elect a president who is so obsessed about our standing int he world, she is just inviting our enemies to attack us again.</description></item><item><title>GOPers speak at IA Reagan Day dinner</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/28/435418.aspx#435819</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:39:32 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:435819</guid><dc:creator>nuanced</dc:creator><description>What is a Clintonista?&lt;br&gt;Please give me a definition and a list of all the &amp;quot;sanctuary&amp;quot; cities.&lt;br&gt;We can't have a informed discussion if we don't know what we are talking about.&lt;br&gt;I thank you in advance for your input jerry, &amp;nbsp;but anyone else can shed some light?</description></item><item><title>GOPers speak at IA Reagan Day dinner</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/28/435418.aspx#435822</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:42:25 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:435822</guid><dc:creator>nuanced</dc:creator><description>&amp;quot;she is just inviting our enemies to attack us again&amp;quot;&lt;br&gt;---jerry why did you call &amp;quot;bring em on&amp;quot; Bush a she?</description></item><item><title>GOPers speak at IA Reagan Day dinner</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/28/435418.aspx#435901</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:25:27 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:435901</guid><dc:creator>jt, okc</dc:creator><description>Huckabee was referring to the fact that everytime he ran in election the Clintons personally came out and campaigned for his opponents. Many of the former Clinton campaign workers also are stationed in Arkansas.</description></item><item><title>GOPers speak at IA Reagan Day dinner</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/28/435418.aspx#436038</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:41:56 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:436038</guid><dc:creator>jerryjerryjerry</dc:creator><description>&amp;quot;By playing a weak and sex crazed president, it showed the world we were nothing but a bunch of Yokohama mama's who wouldn't lift a finger to destroy the terrorists, who ended up taking advantage of our laxness by flying some planes into buildings.&amp;quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bush isn't &amp;quot;sex crazed.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;Crazy,&amp;quot; yes, but not &amp;quot;sex crazed.&amp;quot; Psychotic, war criminal, tool, fascist, drug addict, alcoholic, CRAPPY FATHER - yes. &amp;quot;Sex crazed,&amp;quot; - not since he gave up snorting Peruvian BLue Flake off the butts of Mexican prostitutes &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;(OH! I'm sorry! He was drilling with the Texas Air Natinal Guard.)</description></item><item><title>GOPers speak at IA Reagan Day dinner</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/28/435418.aspx#436087</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:58:49 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:436087</guid><dc:creator>Death, a red state want a be</dc:creator><description>reading what thompson said makes my head hurt, what the hell does he mean? It is 'mourning' in america for the repubs if this is the kind of political discourse coming out of their candidates mouth. I hear the funeral dirge and see the coffin coming out of the wagon, each of these pall bearer candidates thinks they can carry the coffin by themselves. Dig yourselves a larger grave, so many need to be buried so many people with shovels in their hands.</description></item><item><title>GOPers speak at IA Reagan Day dinner</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/28/435418.aspx#436187</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2007 17:33:44 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:436187</guid><dc:creator>G</dc:creator><description>diane you are a BIG LIER. Lifeling democrat my butt. I suppose you voted for Bush twice too.</description></item><item><title>GOPers speak at IA Reagan Day dinner</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/28/435418.aspx#436209</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2007 17:44:26 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:436209</guid><dc:creator>Ghost of Rotten Presidents Past</dc:creator><description>&amp;quot;Reagan Day?&amp;quot; &amp;nbsp;I forgot all about it.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;C'mon, Dick - we've got nuns to face shoot.</description></item><item><title>GOPers speak at IA Reagan Day dinner</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/28/435418.aspx#436557</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2007 20:01:46 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:436557</guid><dc:creator>nuanced</dc:creator><description>Forgetting about Reagan day is how it is celebrated</description></item></channel></rss>