tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512632028071754450.post8964274512546819925..comments2024-01-26T19:37:48.722-06:00Comments on Krusty Konservative: Iowa GOP Chair RaceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512632028071754450.post-53678780846557291132008-12-15T14:23:00.000-06:002008-12-15T14:23:00.000-06:00Um yeah..if that isn't a mancrush..i dont know wha...Um yeah..if that isn't a mancrush..i dont know what is...<BR/><BR/>That's illegal in about 34 states ya know...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512632028071754450.post-15195712582592061222008-12-15T09:23:00.000-06:002008-12-15T09:23:00.000-06:00Somebody has a mancrush....Somebody has a mancrush....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512632028071754450.post-3763190187192306372008-12-15T07:04:00.000-06:002008-12-15T07:04:00.000-06:00Yoda is a tool, no one would hire him if he was th...Yoda is a tool, no one would hire him if he was the last person in IA. I don't think he can hold a job. He has been fired by the last few places he has worked at and is now a professional "blogger".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512632028071754450.post-80113638758595741772008-12-14T20:41:00.000-06:002008-12-14T20:41:00.000-06:00What is the matter anon? Did Yoda not hire you? D...What is the matter anon? Did Yoda not hire you? Did he beat you out for a job or something?<BR/><BR/>Your crying like a little girl with a skinned knee is growing tiresome. So hush while the grown ups are talking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512632028071754450.post-57500773519909692002008-12-14T20:08:00.000-06:002008-12-14T20:08:00.000-06:00Cedar we have no problem with you. The only conce...Cedar we have no problem with you. The only concern is your close friendship with the green troll from CRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512632028071754450.post-26251849581187756712008-12-14T16:11:00.000-06:002008-12-14T16:11:00.000-06:00LOL.. That's what's so great about these blogs..Yo...LOL.. That's what's so great about these blogs..<BR/><BR/>You got these anon cowards who won't put their name behind their little 7th grade insults.<BR/><BR/>If you got something to say to me--I'm in the phone book..Facebook..email..you name it.<BR/><BR/>I'd respect ya a hellva lot more if you had the guts to stand behind what you said. :)Cedar Waxwinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00345138892572098352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512632028071754450.post-54161781911622573062008-12-14T14:11:00.000-06:002008-12-14T14:11:00.000-06:00Ok Yoda, I hope Sarah doesn't catch you blogging a...Ok Yoda, I hope Sarah doesn't catch you blogging againAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512632028071754450.post-55477754837262867792008-12-14T12:18:00.000-06:002008-12-14T12:18:00.000-06:00I'm not worried what anonymous cowards think about...I'm not worried what anonymous cowards think about anything. I doubt Cedar or Yoda are either.<BR/><BR/>WAR Cedar Waxwing and YodaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512632028071754450.post-66861528779748558592008-12-13T18:08:00.001-06:002008-12-13T18:08:00.001-06:00Minnesota's election process, while slow and perha...Minnesota's election process, while slow and perhaps not highly efficient, is squeeky clean. Not one Republican involved so far is implying otherwise. And anyway, when just a few hundred votes are the difference for an entire state, every single vote must be revisited.<BR/><BR/>That one may have to be settled by the toss of a coin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512632028071754450.post-86735261404123945982008-12-13T18:08:00.000-06:002008-12-13T18:08:00.000-06:00There seems to be some concern in these comments a...There seems to be some concern in these comments about having a chair who knows what happens in the counties. This concern is misplaced. A chair should be able to raise money for the party and maintain a high profile for the party. There are plenty of others that can help with county efforts -the SCC and the exec committee to name a few. Which of these candidates fills that bill??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512632028071754450.post-61760291104612570072008-12-13T17:42:00.000-06:002008-12-13T17:42:00.000-06:00Cheating the Democrat way is not good politics--it...Cheating the Democrat way is not good politics--it's corruption and Democrats have every intention of winning whatever way is necessary. Right now all you have to do is look north to MN. This is not an isolated case.<BR/><BR/>It gives us the mindset of those in Chicago. They're Democrats and they can do anything they want.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512632028071754450.post-15097128604441416092008-12-13T17:05:00.000-06:002008-12-13T17:05:00.000-06:00Todd beware of how close you associate yourself wi...Todd beware of how close you associate yourself with Yoda, He really is a little geen monster. And people will think the same of you as they think of him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512632028071754450.post-49489990479425807212008-12-13T13:37:00.000-06:002008-12-13T13:37:00.000-06:00Cedar Waxwing being a lapdog for Yoda's Pate. Alwa...Cedar Waxwing being a lapdog for Yoda's Pate. Always the lapdog, aren't you Cedar? I thought after that 3M disaster you two would drift, but still thick as thick can be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512632028071754450.post-79023237958272229432008-12-13T13:18:00.000-06:002008-12-13T13:18:00.000-06:007:31 sez----------Speaking of Sec of State races, ...7:31 sez<BR/>----------<BR/>Speaking of Sec of State races, George Soros and other filthy rich Democrats are funding the Secretary of State Project expressly to elect Democrats to the offices of Sec of State in the states.<BR/>----------<BR/>Geeze, you think you're some kind of a bell ringer? Gimminy that's hardly particularly evil or even unheard-of. Isn't that what Karl Rove and Tom Delay taught us to be doing?<BR/><BR/>Just good politics.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512632028071754450.post-82784374018579426282008-12-13T13:14:00.000-06:002008-12-13T13:14:00.000-06:00Not sure why everyone is getting so heated about t...Not sure why everyone is getting so heated about this discussion. Pate has about as much chance to be elected Chairman as Ted Kennedy has of being elected Pope. They have the same number of votes (0) it looks like the SCC is moveing toward Srawn. Carroll still has some votes and Gopal probably still has his but everyone I talk to is starting to rally to Strawn.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512632028071754450.post-21230294401370119062008-12-13T11:19:00.000-06:002008-12-13T11:19:00.000-06:00More Anon frivolity...Lets deal with your fallacie...More Anon frivolity...<BR/><BR/>Lets deal with your fallacies one by one.<BR/><BR/>1. Pate is "largly untested"?? Ok that's a completely asnine statement to make.<BR/><BR/>Once again, when Pate became Linn County GOP chair..GOP elected officials were few and far between. Pate laid out the groundwork that got more GOP elected officials out of Linn County...not just himself as a State Senator in the district he ran in.<BR/><BR/>No other candidate running for state chair can claim ANY experience in rebuilding a party organization like Pate has had experience in.<BR/><BR/>2. You talk about people "bashing" Danny Carroll.. I'm not bashing him at all. Its actually a very simple point. He got beat in 2006 by a very close margin.<BR/><BR/>You would have thought that Carroll would have modified his strategy and tactics for a 2nd run in 2008<BR/><BR/>Instead..he ran virtually the same campaign..and got beat by a larger margin. He couldn't even win by the margins that McCain did in solid R areas like Mahaska County. That's a FACT.<BR/><BR/>Where was Carroll's early/absentee ballot plan in his campaign? From the looks of it..there was none. And for the 2nd straight year..Carroll was beaten in the exact same way by a larger margin.<BR/><BR/>The Dems would immediately grab onto Carroll's defeats and trumpet his election as sign that RPI "still hasn't learned"..and we'd be spending time and energy trying to convince people otherwise. Time and energy we simply don't have. <BR/><BR/>Don't get me wrong..Danny Carroll is a fine leader in the GOP..but I do not believe that him being our State Chair is in our best interest.<BR/><BR/>Anon..the reason WHY people should support Pate is because he's the only candidate with a WINNING track record behind him. Isn't that what we're all trying to do here? Win elections?<BR/><BR/>Only one candidate running for state chair has won at the local, legislative and state level..and that's Pate. <BR/><BR/>Only one candidate can lay claim to having run a party organization, won election on multiple occasions, held State Executive office and has run Iowa's 2nd largest city.<BR/><BR/>The Party needs to get back to the order at hand..winning elections. We need leaders who can get that job done. I fully believe that Pate is the one who can do that.<BR/><BR/>Claiming that Pate is "untested" is a completely ridiculous notion.<BR/><BR/>73 Reardon, all state chair candidates SHOULD be getting access to that email list. If they're not..I'd like to know how Strawn got access to it.Cedar Waxwinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00345138892572098352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512632028071754450.post-32665050078652056122008-12-13T11:17:00.000-06:002008-12-13T11:17:00.000-06:00Since a few -- very few -- are discussing the poli...Since a few -- very few -- are discussing the politics of winning elections:<BR/><BR/>Only Strawn has taken the trouble to emai me (and many, many others), and, as far as I can tell, he's also the only one who has scheduled meetings with "active Republicans" around the state.<BR/><BR/>If we're actually looking for an election winner, that puts him a step ahead of the others. <BR/><BR/>(Technical query: Do all SCC officers and candidates have access to the email address list compiled at the state convention?)<BR/> <BR/><BR/>73<BR/>ReardonJimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00034752526895428019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512632028071754450.post-32340319973044957652008-12-13T07:31:00.000-06:002008-12-13T07:31:00.000-06:00Speaking of Sec of State races, George Soros and o...Speaking of Sec of State races, George Soros and other filthy rich Democrats are funding the Secretary of State Project expressly to elect Democrats to the offices of Sec of State in the states.<BR/><BR/>I wonder why? You don't think it's so they can control all the elections in these states, do you?<BR/><BR/>Folks, this is extremely dangerous. Be aware!!<BR/><BR/>They are instrumental in trying to steal the election in MN.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512632028071754450.post-35721859648013584432008-12-13T07:22:00.000-06:002008-12-13T07:22:00.000-06:00Coming to Iowa:http://www.theledger.com/article/20...Coming to Iowa:<BR/><BR/>http://www.theledger.com/article/20081212/ZNYT02/812123020?Title=Union_Is_Caught_Up_in_Illinois_Bribe_CaseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512632028071754450.post-23738936260603613582008-12-12T21:17:00.000-06:002008-12-12T21:17:00.000-06:00Pate is largely untested. Don’t forget, he held th...Pate is largely untested. Don’t forget, he held the Iowa Senate seat when it was a solid Republican district and he won the Secretary of States office in 1994 … Not exactly a tough year for Republicans. He was mayor of Cedar Rapids but he was the last full time Mayor the city had, after Pate they moved to a City Manager plan ... That isnt exactly a glowing endorsement from your constituency when they strip your office of its power after your tenure.<BR/><BR/>I’m not saying that Pate is a bad choice but I have a serious problem with Pate's supporters bashing him for losing one of the most difficult legislative districts in the state in heavily Democratic years (after he held it for over a decade) when their guy is totally untested against a strong Democratic opponent … ... David Mulder never lost to a Democrat either, does that mean we should be looking at him for chairman? Winning a solid Republican district in strong Republican years does not mean a candidate knows how to win, it just means they bought houses in the right place, or they have a good sense of timing.<BR/><BR/>It’s a straw man argument and I don’t think its convincing anyone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512632028071754450.post-56892537551585212532008-12-12T20:52:00.000-06:002008-12-12T20:52:00.000-06:00Hmm..."former Campaign Manager for McCain in Iowa"...Hmm..."former Campaign Manager for McCain in Iowa"... So..was Matt Strawn removed or resigned from the McCain staff? Those are questions that need to be asked...<BR/><BR/>Mr. Doland..I'm sorry..I don't believe that we should reward someone who's failed in the past two elections to be our next State Party chair. <BR/><BR/>Danny Carroll is a good man..but he failed to learn from his defeat in 2006..and suffered an even bigger defeat in 2008.<BR/><BR/>Democrats would bash those defeats over our heads for the next two years with the message "we haven't learned" Not the best way to go into 2010.<BR/><BR/>Gopal? Chris Reed? NEXT!<BR/><BR/>Personally, I strongly believe that out of the declared candidates, that Paul Pate has the best qualifications and has the best plan to move us forward as our State Party chair.<BR/><BR/>Our state chair should be a figure who not only can rally the troops, a good fundraiser, but it should be a person who has a winning track record behind them..A person who's already skilled in running a statewide organization.<BR/><BR/>Krusty mentions Pate's "absence" from state politics. While not serving in office, Pate's certainly not been off the radar screen. <BR/><BR/>He's provided financial support and endorsement for candidates and he's always been willing and able put forth his time and effort for the party--no questions asked.<BR/><BR/>Need people also be reminded that Pate is the only candidate here who has experience in rebuilding a party organization. <BR/><BR/>When he took over as Linn County GOP chair, elected Republicans were few and far between..when he left, the GOP held more legislative and local offices than at any other period before.Cedar Waxwinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00345138892572098352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512632028071754450.post-67012207015497081972008-12-12T17:25:00.000-06:002008-12-12T17:25:00.000-06:00Deace may be the best democrat operative ever. He...Deace may be the best democrat operative ever. Hell he will even kill a few babies by voting for Obama.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512632028071754450.post-41960626464260119962008-12-12T17:06:00.000-06:002008-12-12T17:06:00.000-06:00Bill Anderson?not a fresh face, a Sheffler Sheep.Bill Anderson?<BR/><BR/>not a fresh face, a Sheffler Sheep.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512632028071754450.post-472422173976203242008-12-12T16:09:00.000-06:002008-12-12T16:09:00.000-06:00I'm still waiting for someone to give me proof of ...I'm still waiting for someone to give me proof of a "secret meeting" between Carroll, IFPC and Vander Plaats. It seems like the only one talking about it is a random annon on this blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512632028071754450.post-20325358949972446662008-12-12T14:43:00.000-06:002008-12-12T14:43:00.000-06:00Bill Anderson would be a fresh face with much enth...Bill Anderson would be a fresh face with much enthusiasm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com