tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512632028071754450.post5255401886451594904..comments2024-01-26T19:37:48.722-06:00Comments on Krusty Konservative: Huck vs. Romney = McCain Part Deux?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512632028071754450.post-56748268065629514302008-11-24T22:57:00.000-06:002008-11-24T22:57:00.000-06:00I'm with Dorr on this - the name calling needs to ...I'm with Dorr on this - the name calling needs to stop.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512632028071754450.post-28453276448382392202008-11-18T16:31:00.000-06:002008-11-18T16:31:00.000-06:00Come on now. If you have gotten your feelings hurt...Come on now. If you have gotten your feelings hurt by this mild discourse, you have no place in politics nor in the blogosphere.<BR/><BR/>Yes, lets move this party forward. But No, I have no sympathy for your broken heartAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512632028071754450.post-73248395466957556092008-11-18T13:29:00.000-06:002008-11-18T13:29:00.000-06:00Andrew, Thanks for everything you have done for th...Andrew, <BR/><BR/>Thanks for everything you have done for this party and for everything I hope you do for it in the future.<BR/><BR/>Your service to this state and our country is admirable and deserves respect.<BR/><BR/>I wish anon posters would keep their thoughts and opinions about past and present staffers to themselves and work to move this party forward instead of dividing and rotting it from within.<BR/><BR/>Sincerely,<BR/>Anon Staffer<BR/><BR/>(I would post under my real name but, unfortunately, I too would probably be ridiculed for standing up for you, sorry)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512632028071754450.post-17553099870644091742008-11-18T13:03:00.000-06:002008-11-18T13:03:00.000-06:00Wow! I love that the Krusty Komments section hasn...Wow! I love that the Krusty Komments section hasn't changed a bit since I left the game. Glad to see so many people engaging in an important debate. I'm also not surprised to see so many willing to disparage others to get their point across.<BR/><BR/>You know --- I never once commented on the things said here during the 2006 or 2008 elections. I figured it would be better to let things be said than it would be to pour gasoline on the fire. Plus, I'm a big boy and can take whatever mud you want to throw my way and I got paid to do it.<BR/><BR/>But, I'd caution all of you to remember that many of the people you bring down on this page aren't "professionals". They're volunteers, activists, even "community organizers" who are truly trying to do what they think is best for their city, state and country. They're man (and woman) enough to "step into the arena". <BR/><BR/>There's no need to disparage them --- we should encourage them. <BR/><BR/>While I'm sure none of you want it --- my opinion is that this constant finger pointing and name calling in our party has gotten out of control and is one of the key reasons for our inability to focus on the mechanics of leadership. If we can't be leaders in our own party --- we can't be leaders of our country.<BR/><BR/>That said --- thanks for the suggestion "anonymous", but I'd prefer to stay in the private sector. As for Strawn (and this may hurt him on here!) he is a good man, a good friend, and someone that --- even if he doesn't become party chair --- should be considered one of the strongest future leaders of our party.<BR/><BR/>ATD<BR/><BR/>Oh --- and one more thing. There never was a freeze list...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512632028071754450.post-83993926624512411502008-11-18T09:24:00.000-06:002008-11-18T09:24:00.000-06:00I miss Big Killer...I miss Big Killer...Yodahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10003913512314585922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512632028071754450.post-45262697128170814242008-11-18T09:05:00.000-06:002008-11-18T09:05:00.000-06:00Did anyone learn about Gopal the last time they th...Did anyone learn about Gopal the last time they threw him out of the party?<BR/><BR/>Then he takes a hiatus for a few cycles. Comes back and expects us to forget the slime bag that he is. If you let him be State Chairman, our party deserves to die a very slow death. That's how bad he is.<BR/><BR/>If you idiots want Gopal, kiss the RPI's sorry ass good bye.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512632028071754450.post-48024153355782913502008-11-18T09:04:00.000-06:002008-11-18T09:04:00.000-06:00Without atacking anybody personally, I think we ne...Without atacking anybody personally, I think we need to maybe raise the bar a little bit and elect a chairman who has some credentials. A former state representative who has lost his his last two races in Danny Carroll? Surely we can do better than that. Dix is another example of just being a former state representative even though he's a quiet and nice guy.<BR/><BR/>Gopal? I don't even know him except for what I hear from others, read on the blogs and of course what went down at state convention. He got removed by the convention from the national delegate list. That has got to be some kind of mandate for not making him leader of our party.<BR/><BR/>So who does that leave? I've heard rumors of Matt Randall from Ames, Paul Pate from Cedar Rapids, Jeff Lamberti of Ankeny and of course Polk GOP Chairman Ted Spore. <BR/><BR/>Since you are obviously an insider, who do you like Krusty?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512632028071754450.post-36378223652136373512008-11-18T06:55:00.000-06:002008-11-18T06:55:00.000-06:00Doug Gross is the one out to destroy the party. Hi...Doug Gross is the one out to destroy the party. His secret meetings and ascertains that the party should follow him and throw out its elected leadership are what makes Gopal possible. People need to stop antagonizing each other or we're not going to have a party. Its time for Doug to shut his mouth and realize that his time is past. All he doing is hardening the hearts of those Social Conservatives who want to drive moderates out of the party. We cannot afford that right now and Doug Gross is directly responsible for it. Maybe he’s too arrogant to see it, maybe he just doesn’t care because he has the opinion that if he cant be in charge, he’ll just destroy the party. But he’s acting like a child and he needs to knock it off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512632028071754450.post-91984859203943926132008-11-17T21:48:00.000-06:002008-11-17T21:48:00.000-06:00Gopal is out to destroy the Republican Party as we...Gopal is out to destroy the Republican Party as we all know it. He is a theocrat and a theocrat only.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512632028071754450.post-60183630027144375172008-11-17T21:30:00.000-06:002008-11-17T21:30:00.000-06:00If Gopal gets elected Chair...you can rest assured...If Gopal gets elected Chair...you can rest assured that there will be several counties that would probably pull their affiliation with RPI.<BR/><BR/>After the stunts he pulled at State Convention..he's lost all ability to be a credible leader for activists in our state party.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512632028071754450.post-40407530615829192912008-11-17T21:14:00.000-06:002008-11-17T21:14:00.000-06:00Gopal gets 9 votes! Get outta here!There are maybe...Gopal gets 9 votes! Get outta here!<BR/><BR/>There are maybe 9 people on the SCC that are affiliated with Scheffler via their ideology, but they are not crazy.<BR/><BR/>Gopal gets 6 tops .... maybe only 4and that is if Lehman holds her seat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512632028071754450.post-22500160401473174752008-11-17T21:09:00.000-06:002008-11-17T21:09:00.000-06:00I agree with the Danny Carroll choice for party ch...I agree with the Danny Carroll choice for party chair. I have witnessed Danny's leadership qualities and the younger republicans really rely on him for wisdom and insight as he has fought and led the battle on many tough issues. Danny is a man of integrity and could provide the new direction that the party needs to go down to win elections. Go Danny Carroll!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512632028071754450.post-59281491427370619802008-11-17T18:05:00.000-06:002008-11-17T18:05:00.000-06:00Oh no NOT Andrew Dorr. He really ticks people off....Oh no NOT Andrew Dorr. He really ticks people off. Don't need a know it all. People got so during the Nussle campaign, they refused to work with him. Don't let him near RPI. Grassroots is what we need. Anyone thought about Eric Woolson...?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512632028071754450.post-61049915237744722892008-11-17T17:18:00.000-06:002008-11-17T17:18:00.000-06:00That’s why I think Danny Carroll will be our next ...That’s why I think Danny Carroll will be our next chair. If you want to beat Gopal, you had better have some friends in that ICA camp to strip away a few votes, otherwise Gopal has 9 and that’s the ball game. If the Doug Gross crowd try to field their own guy they will get 3 or 4 votes and Gopal will win. Carroll is the only real consensuses choice in this election. I don’t see who else has a legitimate shot at the 9 votes needed to win. Out of left field names may be fun to discuss in blogs but realistically, this election will come down to Gopal and the anti-Gopal. Politically, the anti-Gopal candidate best sited to win the election is Danny Carroll … Maybe Bill Dix, but there isn’t a lot of room for error with him. Off-the-wall former staffers are pretty much dead on arrival.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512632028071754450.post-30254121711062553892008-11-17T16:23:00.000-06:002008-11-17T16:23:00.000-06:00Here's the rub:*Gopal wants to be Chair.Apparently...Here's the rub:<BR/><BR/>*Gopal wants to be Chair.<BR/><BR/>Apparently doesnt matter the voting body at state convention removed him from delegate slate.<BR/><BR/>*ICA/Scheffler have some irrational fear or worship of Gopal.<BR/><BR/>*Lemmings on SCC follow Scheffler.<BR/><BR/>*SCC could actually give us gopal as Chair.<BR/><BR/>Now I'm no liberal, but this would be a case of the unpragmatic conservative fringe picking our Chair.<BR/><BR/>Gopal may be a nice guy, but being Chair is a bad idea. Especially considering state convention.<BR/><BR/>What do I know?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512632028071754450.post-45019765511089085782008-11-17T14:22:00.000-06:002008-11-17T14:22:00.000-06:00Matt Strawn would be a great new face for the part...Matt Strawn would be a great new face for the party. I hope he seriously considers it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512632028071754450.post-19401028441818210042008-11-17T13:41:00.000-06:002008-11-17T13:41:00.000-06:00I think rather than call Yoda, someone should call...I think rather than call Yoda, someone should call Sarah at work and tell her that Todd is blogging again without her supervision or permission.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512632028071754450.post-73821762234034874172008-11-17T13:24:00.000-06:002008-11-17T13:24:00.000-06:00If Palin runs when she is Hillary's current age, s...If Palin runs when she is Hillary's current age, she will be running in 2024.<BR/><BR/>Patience, young Skywalker.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512632028071754450.post-40624795733106854062008-11-17T12:37:00.000-06:002008-11-17T12:37:00.000-06:00WOW! Strawn would be great if they could get him t...WOW! Strawn would be great if they could get him to do it...I hope Krusty is on to something here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512632028071754450.post-45687850967980148432008-11-17T12:29:00.000-06:002008-11-17T12:29:00.000-06:00Did you hear this one? The D's are holding rallie...Did you hear this one? The D's are holding rallies about gay marriage. They are being led by their head gay legislator. <BR/><BR/>Geez, I wish those D's would quit shoving their extremist leftwing social issues down my throat. <BR/>Gross. <BR/><BR/>Why can't they just leave abortion and gay marriage alone and start talking fiscal policy like the rest of us care about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512632028071754450.post-2792158637662113122008-11-17T11:57:00.000-06:002008-11-17T11:57:00.000-06:00There needs to be a more moderate Republican movem...There needs to be a more moderate Republican movement in Iowa. The Bible thumping and neo-fascism may draw the Anne Coulter loving 20%, but it won't be enough to win statewide office, or turning over blue seats.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512632028071754450.post-91733229678361735872008-11-17T10:26:00.000-06:002008-11-17T10:26:00.000-06:00You said Dorr.You said Dorr.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512632028071754450.post-83538938631084292872008-11-17T10:25:00.001-06:002008-11-17T10:25:00.001-06:00I just don't think there would be any way Matt Str...I just don't think there would be any way Matt Strawn would leave his successful football franchise for the mess at RPI.<BR/><BR/>But, a younger conservative business man with his political instincts is the fresh leadership our party could use.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512632028071754450.post-59273958617657540132008-11-17T10:25:00.000-06:002008-11-17T10:25:00.000-06:00We need somebody who is a consensus pick that is n...We need somebody who is a consensus pick that is not a lightning rod to either faction in the party. A statesman who has a proven ability to win statewide and at the local level against the dems. Somebodyt like Gov. Branstad or even former SOS Pate. Its hard to imagine someone better to thwart the systematic electioneering and voter fraud that is rampant over on Fleur drive.<BR/><BR/>Again, Not all good ideas come from Des Moines. Except this idea of course.<BR/><BR/>Screw this, somebody just call Yoda and find out if he's running and if not why not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512632028071754450.post-8725158658077002392008-11-17T10:15:00.000-06:002008-11-17T10:15:00.000-06:00Strawn would be an awesome Chair - why didn't I th...Strawn would be an awesome Chair - why didn't I think of that? He would be perfect. I hope he runs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com