Giuliani Snubs Iowa Family Because They Aren't Millionaires

[ariesgem]

OLIN – Last weekend Deb and Jerry VonSprecken of Olin received a call from former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s campaign office asking them if they would be interested in holding a campaign rally on May 4, after she had donated to his campaign. “We thought it would be an honor and agreed,” said Jerry.

After agreeing to host Rudy's rally, Deb and Jerry Von Sprecken then set about doing a bunch of work to organize the event. They underwent a security check and called a bunch of local friends and acquaintances -- and even the local sheriff and fire department -- and proudly put the pieces in place for their rally. But then... On Tuesday Deb received a call from Giuliani’s Des Moines office and was asked to call New York. “They wanted to know our assets,” she revealed, and added that she and Jerry have a modest 80 acre farm and raise cattle. Later she received a call from Tony Delgado at the Des Monies location.

“Tony said, ‘I’m sorry, you aren’t worth a million dollars and he is campaigning on the Death Tax right now.’ then he said they weren’t going to be able to come,” Deb continued. The Death Tax is a federal version of the Iowa Inheritance Tax.

The VonSpreckens then called Delgado back and told him how upset they were that the event had been cancelled, how much work they had done and that they had been expecting 75-100 people at their farm. “I invited him into my home,” Deb said of Giuliani, fighting back tears.

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http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/horsesmouth/2007/05/rudy_snubs_farm.php

I'll never understand why hard working folks who don't belong to the millionaire's club vote republican. :banghead:

[acmavm]

1. Fools, who did they think they were supporting? An honest man? Someone

who gives a shit about other people?

[ananda]

2. fantasyland

They musta thought the party was about people
and not money.

[madeline_con]

6. BWAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! n/t

[sellitman]

3. Have them invite Dennis Kucinich

He wouldn't stand up a person on Food Stamps. If fact that might be his favorite kind of host.

[Poiuyt]

4. Giuliani should campaign at Mitt Romney's house

He's supposed to be worth $190-250 million.

http://rawstory.com/showarticle.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fapnews.myway.com%2Farticle%2F20070511%2FD8P2G2N81.html

[spooky3]

5. I wish writers would put the Rep. term "death tax" in quotes,

It's like "partial birth abortion"--designed to provoke an emotional reaction and a misnomer.

[Raine]

9. I hate that term

it'a an INHERITANCE tax NOT a "death tax"! :mad:

[eppur_se_muova]

10. And preface it with the phrase 'so-called', or 'referred to by some as'. nt

[cosmicdot]

13. I emailed the author about it

she replied:

"Yes, I should have clarified that, but unfortunately that's how many
people recognize the estate tax."

oh, really?

should have could have would have aren't the questions to write about facts

what a journalist, huh?

[spooky3]

15. thanks for doing this but her reply simply confirms what

Digby, Glenn Greenwald and others have been saying about the irresponsible media. Gee, I wonder WHY "many" people recognize the estate tax by the name she gave it. (evoking Dana Carvey here) Could it be...Satan? More likely, by using that term the media teach them it's appropriate.

[lancer78]

16. Lol,

I find it odd that the most easily avoidable tax for the vast majority of millionaires is named after the least avoidable thing in life.

[Catherine Vincent]

7. Maybe that will wake them up about republicans.

:wimper:

[Spiffarino]

8. WTF did they expect?

They'll just go vote for another millionaire who couldn't care less about them. Clueless dipshits.

[tjwash]

11. Easy. You'll be swarmed with Iowans flaming you for that.

Even though last month, when the first of the huge wildfires started sweeping through our communities here in so-cal, there was quite the laugh-fest going on about that in the "heartland"

[Spiffarino]

12. It wasn't directed at Iowans in general

Just the couple mentioned in the article, assuming they're hard-wired Republicans. My problem is that so many vote Republican in the face of overwhelming evidence that, once elected, Republicans will break most of their promises and actively work to destroy government for the benefit of the extremely wealthy and to the detriment of the "lesser" classes.

[fujiyama]

14. HAHA

Can I be Nelson here?

I'm sorry. I don't feel too much sympathy. Waaaa! I'm playing the tiny violin! I'll be honest, I do like schadenfreude, once in a while. Maybe this will be a wake up call to these idiots after this many years.