Daily Archives: September 20, 2004

Regan for Scott County Holds Meeting on Harkin Bus

Posted on September 20, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Regan for Scott County Holds Meeting on Harkin Bus By Molly Regan, Candidate for Scott Soil and Water Conservation Commission ‘Twas a sunny, breezy, cloudless day that greeted our arrival at the Harkin Steak Fry at Indianola, Iowa.  The Regan … Continue reading →

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Iowa: The Importance of Voting

Posted on September 20, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Iowa: The Importance of Voting by Linda Thieman I find it truly amazing what the GOP will do to win an election.  I suppose my question should be, “What WON’T they do?” We’ve seen blatant evidence that the GOP intends … Continue reading →

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Connie Wilson: White House Press Corps Member, Part 2

Posted on September 20, 2004 by bfialindathieman

 Connie Wilson:  White House Press Corps Member, Part 2


When last we left Connie, she and her Republican ordained deacon/photographer friend, Sue Ann, had finally ensconsed themselves in the Press Box at a Bush rally somewhere in Colorado….

There was little happening at first. In fact, the man who came out and slapped the Presidential seal on the podium got a HUGE round of applause, for, basically, nothing. There was a group playing…a local group.

“Do you know any of those people up there?” I asked, repeatedly. And, repeatedly, the answer was, “No.” Even I recognized Karl Rove and Karen Hughes when they appeared on a balcony, stage right, but none of the Media seemed to notice. The “staffers” said things in response to my attempts to clarify our entertainment source like, “I don’t listen to country music.” This from the black-clad Jennifer. For a group that “doesn’t listen to country music,” the Republicans are sure counting on their votes. I think you C&W people are being “played.” Smarten up!

Sue Ann and I, both middle-aged and clad in sensible shoes, had warned Jennifer that she would cripple herself before she was thirty if she continued to wear these really high shoes, but she responded, “My grandmother said that, if you want to be beautiful, you have to suffer.” (She said this just before falling down about four steps). Jennifer has a lot of suffering to go through, from all indications. Just being at this rally might qualify.

The types in charge claimed that there were 15,000 present at the rally in the huge arena, which had actual seating. I had brought a blanket to sit on and was using it to conceal a sign (for later) that said, “Bush/Cheney: Farm and Ranch Team.” To me, it was a funny slogan, coming, as it does, from the scion of an East coast family with ties to Yale and Saudi Arabian oil. One of the Republicans present, when I wasn’t looking, removed the sign from inside my blanket that I was going to take home for my Republican husband and family. Essentially, he stole it from me. Why does this not surprise me?


This photo of the frail but courageous protestor, with Connie's
 friend Sue Ann in the center foreground, is from the Denver Post.
The elderly man shouted,”You lied, Mr. pResident, you lied!”
 before he was escorted out by an eight-member security team.


The man from KCNC-TV leaned down, at one point, when I sought a seat on the bottom of the camera risers next to the Channel 4 Anchorman and said, “You can’t bump those tripods.” Well, no, I suppose not. Everybody was guarding their space very territorially. Sue Ann’s picture of the sole elderly gentleman protesting was a shot that could have been sold for actual cash. Good-hearted soul that she is, she generously agreed to send it to the professional photographer next to her, who missed the entire fracas, as I almost did, since I was several feet below the riser area. I have a picture of eight men jumping on the geriatric protestor, but it looks like some kind of worshipping of the Sun God, as I was shooting in to the sun and got only their backs. They must have felt very brave, subduing a man who looked like he needed a wheelchair.
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DFIA Booth Draws Huge Crowd at Harkin Steak Fry

Posted on September 20, 2004 by bfialindathieman

DFIA Booth Draws Huge Crowd at Harkin Steak Fry by Linda Thieman More then 3,000 people gathered yesterday for the annual Tom Harkin Steak Fry in Indianola, Iowa. Darrell Lewis, Democracy for Iowa Founding Member and Campaign Chair for Dean … Continue reading →

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