Its official.. Branstad is running..

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Ish Kabittle..

Terry..tried to balance the states checkbook by tapping the state employees pension plans.. oh yeah, "fiscal responsibility" .. :crazy:

The only upside of this, is that it will put a kink in Vanderplatts plans..

[Hardrada]

1. Can we get leg warmers back too?

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2. Took me a second... now that was a good one!

Just as long as the mullet is banned..

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3. Haa! Vandercrazy got an endorsement from Sorenson, then slams Branstad...

From the DMR:

...In an open letter to Iowans, Sorenson noted that he respects the three other Republicans running for governor but added, “What impresses me the most about Bob, and why I chose to endorse him, is that he is the candidate most willing to take on the system and stand up for our rights.”

He continued, “Like Bob Vander Plaats I have had enough of renegade courts defining for us what is right and wrong and overturning our laws on fundamental issues like traditional marriage. Bob has vowed to fight them with a boldness not seen since Abraham Lincoln stood up against slavery and the Dred Scott opinion. That’s why Bob has also earned the endorsement of constitutional scholars like Michael Farris of Patrick Henry College and David Barton of Wall Builders.”

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“Some of you may have heard that the establishment in my own party has brought Terry Branstad out of retirement to run for a fifth term as governor. Terry Branstad has always been kind to me, and is a respected figure in our party. Yet I have probably traveled this state more recently than he has, and I’ve heard from so many of you that are tired of career politicians,” Sorenson wrote. “To a lot of you out there in the grassroots nothing smacks of elitism more than thinking anybody ought to be governor for 20 years. I fear that by nominating someone viewed by many as a career politician who hasn’t run a race in 15 years, the Republican Party may end up snatching defeat from the jaws of victory next November.”

Sorenson urged his supporters to “resolve to never cast one more vote for career politicians who stay in power so long it’s hard to tell which party they belong to.”

“The first step to doing that is on June 8, which is the primary election day in Iowa. In the past, too many of us have waited until the fall to get involved in elections, and then realize that we’re not really satisfied with either party’s option,” he wrote. “We need to look for candidates that share our values. … I believe Bob shares my convictions, and he’s not a career politician. In fact, he’s worked as a local high school principal and he ran a non-profit business that took care of people with disabilities. He’s from Main Street, Iowa. He’s not beholden to those who write big checks to both political parties hoping for a seat at the table no matter who wins, and he’s Chuck Norris approved!”

Among Sorenson’s concerns about Branstad’s candidacy are the fact the former governor had signed the largest tax increase in state history, overseen the growth of state government while the state population had been static, appointed justices who ruled in favor of same-sex marriage and that he would not “stand up to the courts like Bob Vander Plaats has promised to, is willing to let the courts make law and have the final say and not we the people, just like Culver.”

“If Branstad’s record is the party establishment’s idea of what being a 21st century Republican is then it’s obvious they haven’t learned anything from their losses in recent elections. If we want to beat Chet Culver, we have to offer voters something different than Chet Culver,” Sorenson wrote. “It’s obvious based on Branstad’s recent complaints about a ‘confrontational right’ that his campaign is based on country club nostalgia for a bygone era. I take great offense at the idea that we should just roll over and play nice while (Senate Democratic Leader) Mike Gronstal denies us the right to vote on a marriage amendment, local sheriffs try to deny our Second Amendment rights, and illegal immigrants drive down wages while driving up the cost of the welfare state. You’re darn right we’re confrontational when our freedoms, traditions, and liberties are being taken from us. We need a governor that understands that and will fight the good fight with us!”




http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2010/01/07/rep-sorenson-endorses-bvp-smacks-branstad/

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6. He he he he he... a republican mud fight.. just what I need

Maybe Sister Sarah will endorse Vandy, and then the scrum is on

[47of74]

4. Ugh.

I remember his last campaign in 1994, when he proved that there was no depths to which he would not sink. Especially after the death of Anna Marie Emery Branstad and the Republicans turned into a bunch of ghouls and used her death to attack Bonnie Campbell.

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7. Branstad getting his kids off with just a ticket in that accident, was so over the top

[47of74]

9. Good ol' Crash Branstad

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5. Last time I saw Terry...

...he was getting booed by the audience at a FarmAid concert. I had to smile. :)

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8. Seriously.. now that had to be funny

[rurallib]

10. I sure hope the party of hate can turn a little of that hate inward

and implode. Chet hasn't done much to make me want to vote for him.