I just met Janene Garalifilo and Joan Jett at the Dean Camp/Iowa.

[liberalnurse]

The two just got back from giving a concert at Drake University, Des Moines, IA. and came into Dean Head Quarters. They both expressed their support for Dean and shared an interesting story of their experience at the concert.


...Out of the blue.*bush supporters came in as disruptor's! They were dressed in suits, cropped hair, *bush signs and were chanting "bush, bush, bush...There were about 30 of them ....they pushed themselves up to the stage...Several shoved Joan Jett ,she did not faultier she got right in their faces and kept on belting out her tune. Dean supporters quickly came to her rescue.... we are united.

The media was all over this at the concert and afterwords with interviews with both gals.

Joan and Janene are energizing democrats! They rocked hard at Drake, imprinting a memorable event to tell my grandchildren.

I sense Dean is a political threat to *bushies.. It will be "Clash of the Titan" come this November.

Oh, its a bit ...no it's damn cold here tonight...I do this for Dean, I do this for I want to take my country back....

[Upfront]

1. Thank You

Your efforts will be rewarded soon.

[PassingFair]

34. Thank you from me and lots of others...

that want to be there but can't.

[Cha]

2. OMG! you had to deal with

bush leaguers! What a show!

Good on ya, Liberalnurse for being out there in Iowa for the rest of us who couldn't make it!

:toast:

[Bluzmann57]

3. Thats cool!

I have sort of a crush on Jeneane Garofolo(thats probably more info than anyone needed) and Joan Jett was quite a rocker at one time. She seems to take no crap from people like the disruptors and thats a good thing. And another great thing is that the bushies are running scared. Fight 'em like Joan Jett did, that may be all they understand.And I'm not necessarily a Dean supporter, but its good to see people rising up and fighting back.

[AP]

4. Today I heard that a Republican friend of the family will vote for Edwards

if he gets nominated.

Meanwhile, in IA, it sounds like some Republicans find Dean very polarizing.

[Rose Siding]

9. Some repubs find bush polarizing

and are supporting Dean:


Warren and Don in Grundy Center

snip>
I sat down at the first open seat, next to Warren Feller, a retired merchant, and Donald Stickler, a retired farmer.

‘I just think we need a change,’ Warren said, ‘From the beginning, he strikes me as a good solid individual. He’ll do what he says. He makes good sense. He’s talking the right stuff – and another thing, he’s not from the establishment.’

During the speech, when Governor Dean was talking about the importance of standing up against the war, he leaned over to me, “And that’s another thing. I was in World War II, I was in France. I know what war is, and I don’t want any more of this one.”

“I’m going to caucus,” he said, “for this guy.’

“I’m going to stand up there and say I’m for him.” He figures he knows what caucus will be like, because he’s been before, but “this is the first time for a Democrat. “Last time I was at caucus I was a republican.” He’s retired now, but worked for 40 years as “a merchant on Main Street” of Grundy Center.

After the speech, he leaned over to Don and said, “Who do you think we can get?”

Don said, “well there’s me, and you, and your wife and maybe my wife …. “

http://blog.deanforamerica.com/archives/003205.html#more

[AP]

14. The ones I meet hate Dean and say they're voting for Edwards.

Seriously. I'm not making this up.

[Cha]

16. The Democrats I meet say.. "I love your

Dean Pin" Go Guv! They have nothing to say about edwards.

[shance]

29. Thats so interesting AP because everybody I talk to hates Kerry.

Seriously, Im not making this up.

[LuminousX]

24. Thanks for the spin

Most would have said that they find Dean threatening. http://atlblogs.com/republicansfordean/
I think it all depends on the breed of Republican you are dealing with.

[Cheswick2.0]

26. Really?I have 15 republican.... no 25......no, I have 300 republican

friends who will vote for Dean. :7
Menwhile in IA most people, democrat and republican compare Edwards to an aging refuge from Tiger Beat Magazine.

[funky_bug]

27. Not appropriate to post that here

While I am pleased for your candidate and his ability to swing votes outside our party, I think this was an inappropriate place to post your account. Hear me, John Edwards is my #2 guy and I would be THRILLED to have him running against Bush, but my point to you, dear poster, is that this is clearly a Dean thread, posted by a most enthusiastic and dedicated supporter, and it would seem more appropriate to simply offer commentary regarding the theme of the thread.

Respectfully,
Robin

[liberalnurse]

35. Thank you for the proactive, democratic support.

Yes, indeed the enthusiasm was one of where you know you physically feel beat...but it feels so good too! The day of canvasing had its treats after a hard, cold days work. The jamming was a great way to warm up!

[Rose Siding]

5. I read that she started singing Star Spangled Banner

Is that right?

It's amazing, what's happening in Iowa right now.

[liberalnurse]

13. Yes, thats true, she was singing the Star Spangled Banner.

The *bushies were not run off as we let them make a scene....Media was there and it makes press. The looked goofy in my opinion. They carried a cardboard poster of *bush for the "life-like" sensation they crave.

[mitchum]

23. She is good at cover songs!

[mzmolly]

6. Woooo Hooooo!

Sounds great! You can't tell me the pukes are not running scared :scared:

Lovin it! :toast:

[buff2]

7. The brown shirts are everywhere

It's a shame they can't act like civilized human beings. I never hear of these kinds of intrusions and disruptions from our side at their functions....thank God we don't act like that. They have no shame.

[Killarney]

8. I love Janine Garofilo

she is hilarious.

Too bad the Bush-supporters showed up, but it sounds like they were handled efficiently. :)

[Cha]

17. This might be good for publicity though and

to show some undecideds what the bush league is all about and shades of Florida 2000!

[liberalnurse]

20. Yes, you are so on target there.

That is my deduction of the scene too! Look for it in the news.

[Dimsdale]

10. Brown shirts. Sturmabteilung.

Oh, right. I forgot there is now a "cultural movement" , or so I've been told by wingnut columnists, to stop comparisons between ChimpCo and The Third Reich. I wonder how much more of this shite will see before the election.

[not systems]

11. Go Dean team!!!

Any photos of the Bush disrupters?

[liberalnurse]

21. I didn't take any but it should make the news.

Media was at the concert and did an interview with the gals at Dean Head Quarters afterwards. I'll ask around too.

[BuelahWitch]

32. Some KS for Dean people were there

and one of my friends got it all on video tape...two more were holding a KS for Dean sign and trying to hold them back.

[kerryistheanswer]

12. can't stand janeane garafolo

she's not funny and is always seeking attention. while i respect her stance on the war, she's such a hip indie-rocker that denounces anything mainstream. and she tends to be divisive - many of the people i used to hang out with in school were like her - most of them are trust fund kids who live in fancy lofts in nyc and complain about the world yet remain apathetic.

sorry - i just had to say it.

[Rich Hunt]

15. nope

She's not a trust-fund kid, she's blue-collar and she's sincere.

[Cha]

19. That's right! Janeane is very sincere! And I'm

so Glad she's in my camp! :toast: to Janeane and Joan Jett!

[buff2]

18. I think she's great......

When she was a guest host on crossfire,she put the other hosts to shame....she sure put bow-tie Carlson in his place! She kept him under control and I loved it. :evilgrin:

[tridim]

22. Some men are threatened by smart women

I'm not. I can't think of many people I admire more than her.

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[mitchum]

30. I can't stand her as a "comedian" or when she whines about not...

getting work (MAD TV took her to task for this in a brilliant sketch a few years ago), but she has been a very articulate and eloquent critic of the current regime. I wish that she would go into politics and leave comedy alone. She is not funny.

[kerryistheanswer]

31. she reminds me of elizabeth wurtzel from prozac nation

a well-educated, good looking person who finds reasons to hate herself. she needs to be more positive.

[mitchum]

33. Well, I wouldn't compare her to Wurtzel (who is at about the 14.7...

second mark) Wurtzel is well educated, but not very smart (f I were Wurtzel, I too would hate myself) Gareafalo is smart.

[Cornus]

42. I Love Janeane Garofalo

I think she's VERY funny and disagree with your observations.

No apologies...I just had to say that, too.

[RetroLounge]

43. Sour Grapes much?

eom

[onecitizen]

25. Oh man..........

Joan Jett!! I love rock'n'roll. Put another dime in the jukebox baby. WooHoo!!!

I was wondering about you earlier thinking I wish I had PMed you to ask if you would have access to computer to check in with us while you were there. I would LOVE to have been able to go.

Have you met the doc? Yeah I want my country back too! Have fun and be careful there.

[Tesha]

36. Janene is great! It's wonderful to have her on board!(NT)

[creativelcro]

37. Who the hell is Janene Garalifilo ?

[Tesha]

39. Janeane Garafalo...

Female actress/stand-up comic with a strong liberal track
record and a pretty good string of movies behind her.

Off-hand, I can think of: "Dogma", "The Truth About Cats
and Dogs", and "Mystery Men", but I'm sure IMDB or other
posters can name more films.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000413/

We're glad to have her on Dr. Dean's side!

Tesha

[creativelcro]

44. Oh, Janeane Garofalo! Sure.

Hey guys, the title of this thread mispells her last name horribly. Could not recognize it, sorry.

[cthrumatrix]

38. good to see Janene supporting Dean...!

[ronnykmarshall]

40. What are the scared of??

Their "president" is supposed to be so "unbeatable". Sounds like the Bushies are scared!

Good for the Dean supporters for showing them the door!

[mastein]

41. RW Nuts in Iowa City are infamous for such crap

These are the same folks who got sued by Matt Groenig for using Bart Simpson (TM) in an ad against homosexuality. Incidentally Iowa City has the 2nd largest GLBT population on a per capita basis in the country (SF is the largest). Those idiots are just idiotic. I hope Jett presses charges for assult. There is no call for such behavior.

[Snivi Yllom]

45. GO DEAN GO

They are most afraid of Dean, that's why there have been attacks by the mass media whores.