Steak Fry Official Thread #2

[Colobo]

Hillary talking about health care and education.

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1. Hillary: "Quit outsourcing our government."

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2. Hillary citing her experience with the community. Citing her experience.

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3. Hillary: "I'm proud of being the first woman president".

[Debi]

4. I think she was talking about Harkin and the ADA -

Children in wheelchairs and blind children not in school.

[Colobo]

5. Hillary keeps bringing her gender up

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6. I wonder what would happen if Obama did such thing with his race.

[Terri S]

7. and the 90 year old woman

who was born before women could vote and will live to see a woman president ...

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8. Hillary: Talk to people that support me to see what I'm all about.

[Terri S]

9. Chris Dodd up next

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10. Hillary finishes. Her people cheering.

[Alamom]

11. Hillary, Hillary, Hillary, Hillary, Hillary, !!!!!!!!!!eom

[Colobo]

12. It's seems like Hillary and Obama got the largest group of supporters.

[Terri S]

15. I think I saw a fair amount of Edwards signs too n/t

[Colobo]

Dodd is up. Timid applause.

[Debi]

13. Reporters from the Iowa Independent are live-blogging the event

Just and FYI http://www.iowaindependent.com/tag.do?tag=harkin+steak+fry

[Colobo]

14. Great link! Thanks.

[Colobo]

16. I'll stop "live blogging" because the Iowa independent is doing it

http://www.iowaindependent.com/tag.do?tag=harkin+steak+fry

I will still post comments.

[Debi]

20. Don't stop, you're DUers eyes right now n/t

[Colobo]

22. Alright! :)

[sandnsea]

26. no no, keep going

People are paying attention. I'm a little surprised at the lack of participation here. Maybe the last one got more attention because Bill spoke. :shrug:

[Debi]

17. Special Education (IDEA) and FMLA!! Damn good legislation!!!

Go Dodd! :bounce:

[Debi]

18. Deep Fried Twinkies ROCK!! n/t

[Colobo]

19. Why is Dodd talking about deep fried Oreos and pickles?

[Debi]

25. Iowa State Fair - Howard Dean was enamored with our Pork Chop on a Stick!

Every candidate goes to the State Fair and ends up eating SOMETHING deep fat fried x(

http://www.iowastatefair.com/entertainment/fooddirectory.php

[goodgd_yall]

27. He knows he doesn't have a chance and he's just having fun now n/t

[Debi]

37. That's not true - with the IAFF endorsement and now receiving State Legislators support

He has new momentum. Don't dare count him out. It's a fluid field and any of the candidates have the chance to be 1,2,3 coming out of Iowa.

[Colobo]

21. Dodd talking about why he wants to be president. Citing his experience.

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23. Dodd: "Let's bring back America".

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24. Dodd: I want my childrens to have a better future than I had.

[sandnsea]

35. He didn't mention his wife

Democratic men don't talk about their wives. Most men see their role as providing for the wife, along with the children. Even when a woman works, if it all goes to shit, men see themselves as being the ones to keep the family from homelessness. Democratic men never talk about that relationship. Maybe that's why we're having a disconnect from so many males.

[Debi]

40. He mentioned Jackie in the beginning of his speech

and she campaigns (at least here in Iowa) as much as he does. Just saw here in Waverly, Iowa in August.

[sandnsea]

87. No, when he was talking about family

Democrats always talk about making a better future for their children. That is how women see the world.

Men see themselves as needing to protect their entire family, wife included. Democratic men never talk in a way that acknowledges that male world view.

That slight change, if done correctly, could be enough to make a very big shift in the vote. It's like that guy who was at the Chicago event, the injured one. All in the world that mattered to him was that he'd failed his wife, she deserved better. That's the male voice the Dems are missing.

[Colobo]

28. Dodd talking about his daughter and the future he wants for her.

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29. Dodd: It's a shame 50 million Americans have no health care.

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30. Dodd: The answers to American problems will be solved by bringing people together.

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31. Dodd: I'm proud of the Medical Leave Act.

[Terri S]

32. The very first thing I'll do as president

is restore the Constitution of the United States

[goodgd_yall]

33. Shot of a very unenthusiastic part of the crowd

Looks like they all had too much of that deep-fried food. It's gone to their brains.

[Colobo]

36. Dodd is not a star. People are waiting for Edwards.

[Debi]

47. I'd like a breakdown of how many tickets each campaign purchased

That would help explain how large the crowd for each candidate is...(we were offered tickets from the Obama, Edwards, Biden and Dodd campaigns)

[Colobo]

34. Dodd: We want our Constitution back. The first thing I'll do is to restore it.

[sandnsea]

39. He's been a big leader on habeas

He's sincere in that, for certain.

[Colobo]

38. Dodd: We want leadership back, and it will only happen with Dem leadership.

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41. Dodd: Strong unions are necessary in America.

[Terri S]

42. We need to work together as Democrats to make a difference n/t

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43. Dodd: We need leadership to end the era of fear and bring hope.

[Terri S]

44. all 12000 of you invited to spend the night in the White House if I'm elected .. LOL!

[Colobo]

45. Dodd: I'm confident I can win in 08. If I do, all 12000 of you are invited to the WH.

[Terri S]

46. Edwards next ... lots of supporters too it seems! n/t

[goodgd_yall]

49. Shouting "Go, John, go!"

[Colobo]

48. John Edwards next. Crowd chanting.

[Colobo]

50. Edwards is up. Lot's of support! "Go, John, Go!"

[Colobo]

51. Edwards and his Southern drowl: "Only in Iowa!"

[Terri S]

52. Nice kudos to Tom Harkin

[Debi]

53. Harkin and the disabled community!!

I LOVE TOM HARKIN :loveya:

[Colobo]

54. Edwards: "When our party walks away from the poor, the disabled we lose our soul"

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55. Edwards mentions the Elizabeth-Ann spat.

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56. Edwards attacks Obama: "We need more than the rhetoric of change. We need big ideas."

No applause.

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57. Edwards: "We don't have UHC because of the insurance companies and the lobbyist in DC"

[goodgd_yall]

58. Edwards: I don't believe you can negotiate with drug and insurance companies.

[Terri S]

59. Taking a hit at Hillary about lobbyists

and probably a little one at Obama by saying they should not even have a seat at the table

[Colobo]

60. Edwards: We can't seat in the table with insurance companies. They'll take all the food.

Some people boo, others cheers.

[Debi]

66. Even the fried pickles? n/t

[Colobo]

61. Edwards: You can't bring change and defend corporations.

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62. Edwards talks about the poverty tour.

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63. Edwards talks about a guy with cleft palate who had no health care and

couldn't fix it for 50 years.

[Terri S]

64. I don't want to see us replace corporate Republicans with

corporate Democrats

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65. Edwards: When are we going to fight insurance companies in DC? Crowd on fire.

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67. Edwards: No more corporate Republicans or Democrats.

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68. Edwards: If the health care plan is not mandated, then is not true UHC.

[Terri S]

My plan is not cheap and it's not free

It'll be paid for by getting rid of bush's tax cuts for the rich

[BeyondGeography]

69. Edwards is swinging from his heels

It's a very good "performance," you'd never know he signed on to that 2001 bankruptcy bill and the Iraq war...

[goodgd_yall]

71. Yeah, it's hard to reconcile his platform with his bankruptcy vote

[saracat]

83. You just have to jump in and slam dontcha?

[Colobo]

70. Edwards: Everything is covered in the Edwards's UHC. My plan is not cheap.

Getting rid of Bush's tax cuts will pay for it.

[Colobo]

72. Edwards: We gotta make polluters pay. It's time to be patriotic about something other than war.

Crowd cheers.

[Terri S]

73. Time for America to sacrifice

candidates promise you this and that .. we need you to bring about the change.

[Colobo]

74. Edwards: We alone can't bring change. We need you involved.

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75. Edwards: Minimum wage should be $9.30 an hour

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76. Edwards: When the union goes on strike, they should never worry about losing their jobs.

[Debi]

77. Does this mean he'll repeal NAFTA and CAFTA and Fast Track?? n/t

[goodgd_yall]

78. Iraq: Every single funding bill should have a timetable for withdrawal

[Colobo]

79. Edwards: Force this president to change the course.

[Terri S]

80. No timetable no funding for war

[Colobo]

81. Edwards and Obama: No timetable, no funding.

[tridim]

82. Say what you will about JE's expensive haircut..

But it blows in the wind just like a common haircut. GOP helmet-hair doesn't.

[Terri S]

84. Can't change tomorrow what you say today

[BeyondGeography]

85. LOL...Edwards just described Obama

"It's important to have a president who is honest, who is sincere, who has integrity and who has principles."

This after milking the hospital visit with Elizabeth a wee bit.

He'll get high marks for this speech, but I can't stomach the guy.

[Debi]

86. Need new thread!!! n/t

[goodgd_yall]

88. Joe Biden up

[Debi]

89. link to new thread

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x3525385

[goodgd_yall]

90. Biden: George * made it abundantly clear he won't end war in Iraq

[LWolf]

91. Too bad the leader on Healthcare isn't there to speak. n/t