I am glad to see the people of Iowa listening respectfully to Hil Clinton

[rodeodance]

on cspan


They are asking great questions and she is not dodging them.

[rodeodance]

1. I hear the gym holds 14,000 and it looks full.

[rodeodance]

2. lots of talk of health care and questions. now about global warming.

[rodeodance]

3. She is relaxed---and has a sence of humor.

[lancdem]

11. OMG

She's human! (not directed at you - just the whole "she's robotic" meme).

[rodeodance]

37. yes, she is very far from 'cold" that I continually hear on the talk shows.

[rodeodance]

38. she is wearing pearls and a pink blouse

[watercolors]

4. Over flow of at least a thousand

in another area. It is wonderful to watch, the crowd is certainly with her!

[Inspired]

45. 14,000? Try 800.

This is a high school gymnasium, not a university stadium.

I didn't get a chance to see Hillary today in my hometown. I was too busy attending an anti-war rally held a mile from where she was speaking. Too bad Hillary couldn't have stopped by and filled us in on her views of the war escalation and the funding of it.

[rodeodance]

50. I am repeating what a reporter said. I have no idea.

[Inspired]

53. Now that's truth in the news!

A reporter really said it held 14,000? Talk about misleading!

[OKNancy]

58. 3000 in the gym

don't know about the overflow
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/28/us/politics/28clinton.html?hp&ex=1169960400&en=5f78ff3feac2ca5a&ei=5094&partner=homepage

[More Than A Feeling]

5. As opposed to...forming a large unruly mob and running her out of town?

I hate when that happens, then I feel obligated to join them...its just a mess.

[lancdem]

lol

[Nikki Stone1]

8. LOL!

:rofl:

[rodeodance]

9. wasn't thinking of that.

[napi21]

10. Well, I BET there's NO wired off free speech zones there!!!!

Damn, I hope we're past all THAT crap!

[rodeodance]

18. bet not.

[rodeodance]

23. she seems like 'one of the gals" Love the tune. What is it??

[napi21]

24. Do you REALLY think any of the Dem candidates would do that?

Heell, I'm not sure even any of the Pub candidates are hated enough or SCARED enough to need that kind of control.

[napi21]

6. I just turned it on about 15 mins ago. So far, she sounds good.

Not holding back on smacking Shrub either.

[Skidmore]

7. What did you think we Iowans would do?

[rodeodance]

13. She gets dissed and put down so often --on the board that I guess I

was bracing myself-for something????

[Skidmore]

22. I'm not a big Hillary fan myself, but I can sit and listen to her with

respect. I might leave and not vote for her, but I can listen to her.

[rodeodance]

27. bet she gained a few votes today.

[napi21]

14. Easily could have been a much smaller crowd.

that's what I would expect. If Iowans don't like a candidate, they just don't goto see & hear them.

[rodeodance]

33. seems they are into 'getting to know their candidates"

[sufrommich]

12. She's doing wonderful.

If she is as engaged and passionate though out her campaign,she will be the next president.Go Hillary!

[More Than A Feeling]

15. I desire to dialogue with her regarding her employment of the term "incentivize."

[sufrommich]

19. Yep. Politicians love to make up words.

Don't know why that is,but it seems to go with the territory.

[rodeodance]

31. its the post-modern thing to do

[lancdem]

28. Her version of strategery

:evilgrin:

[rodeodance]

16. and I like what she says. Lots of compassion is coming across.

[OKNancy]

17. Good answer/response to the No Child Left Behind

crap.

Good for her.

[More Than A Feeling]

25. Why is it crap? n/t

[lancdem]

30. It's an unfunded mandate

for one thing.

[rodeodance]

32. and each child is made up be a 'test score"

[More Than A Feeling]

35. Perhaps I misunderstood.

I thought OKNancy was calling the concerns about "teaching to the test" crap.

[OKNancy]

42. Oh, heck no

I hate NCLB, and Hillary doesn't like it ( as it stands) either

[rodeodance]

36. did she really say 'crap"? whow

[OKNancy]

39. no dear, I said it

NCLB is crap and I don't know a teacher who doesn't agree with me

[rodeodance]

41. oh. oh well, maybe she will hear it by osmosis?

[etherealtruth]

43. What you said ...

And

I don't know a parent that understands the effects this has had on our children that doesn't think it's CRAP.

[OKNancy]

20. LOL at the music

[rodeodance]

26. "Baby, you ain't seen Nothing yet"

[OKNancy]

44. Yeah, but what is funny is the opening lyric line

I met a devil woman, she took my heart away

[rodeodance]

57. well, she is an OK devil.

[in_cog_ni_to]

21. She's very comfortable in this atmosphere. I'm impressed. Too bad she won't apologize

for her IWR and call for an end to the occupation.:( She's a smart lady, she should do that.

"You ain't seen nothin' yet"!!!!! I LOVE this song!!!! One of my all time favorites.:)

[rodeodance]

29. oh well. maybe in time. I really do not care about that. she is going a

a great job at the critique of the war as well as putting forth her own plan.

[lancdem]

34. I don't either

But that's just me (and you). :hi:

[rodeodance]

40. ok:-)

[sandnsea]

46. Absolutely stunned

What critique? Oh, you mean years after everybody else took the hits, many of them from her directly, she mutters something about things not going so well. That critique? :eyes:

And, What Plan?

[rodeodance]

51. She did lay out plan. Maybe on her website??

[sandnsea]

54. Oh hell no

If you're going to start threads and rave about Hillary, then you should AT LEAST be able to put up 3 or 4 sentences about her Iraq plan.

[rodeodance]

55. goggle is my friend.

[sandnsea]

59. not mine

Why don't you think you should know what she stands for if you're going to support her?

[REACTIVATED IN CT]

61. Did you notice she didn't answer that vet's question about

the Surge ? She talked about funding veterans benefits, which we should do, but she dodged his question

[in_cog_ni_to]

62. Yes, I noticed. CNN also noticed and just reported it. They, like you, said she dodged the question

:( I just don't understand her tact here. WE DEMOCRATS (with some moderate repub help) voted on November 7 and put the party in the Majority on the Iraq war issue and getting the hell out of there. What is she thinking? Does she think we were just kidding???*&^%$ :crazy: What's she doing? I just don't get it. I'd love to support her, but I just can't if she's not willing to stand up for what's right. It's a shame. I really, really, really want to support the first female prez candidate.

[JCastillon]

47. Be careful - Iowa's track record isn't that good...

Iowa Caucus Winners for BOTH Parties and if they made it all the way to president.

1972 - Democrat - Edmund Muskie - Lost
1972 - Republican - no caucus vote - N/A (Nixon of course went on to win, IA was not even in the picture)
1976 - Democrat - Jimmy Carter - Winner!
1976 - Republican - Gerald Ford - Lost
1980 - Democrat - Jimmy Carter - Lost
1980 - Republican - George Bush Senior - Lost
1984 - Democrat - Walter Mondale - Lost
1984 - Republican - Ronald Reagan - Won - however unopposed
1988 - Democrat - Richard Gephardt - Lost
1988 - Republican - Bob Dole - Lost
1992 - Democrat - Tom Harkin - Lost
1992 - Republican - George Bush - Lost
1996 - Democrat - Bill Clinton - Won - however unopposed
1996 - Republican - Bob Dole - Lost
2000 - Democrat - Al Gore - Lost
2000 - Republican - George Bush Jr - Winner!
2004 - Democrat - John Kerry - Lost
2004 - Republican - George Bush Jr - Won - however unopposed

Take out the unopposed (which are irrelevant) and you are left with Jimmy Carter on the left side and George Bush Jr on the right. Not exactly two presidents that either party is bragging about lately.

[Bobbie Jo]

48. They seem to love her...

I was quite impressed myself. I had only intended to listen for a couple of minutes, but wound up sitting through the whole thing. Seeing young women (in the audience) enthusiastic and engaged in the process is an awesome sight.

[More Than A Feeling]

49. I wish I could have gone.

Would have been better to see her in person so I could compare it to my Edwards experience.

[rodeodance]

52. yeah, it was like that with me also. I am impressed. I have to reoriente

myself to her.

[rodeodance]

56. pic of crowd here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=58631&mesg_id=58631

[La_Fourmi_Rouge]

60. I was ready to start a new thread, but...

My mother watched Hillary's appearance today at a town hall meeting in Iowa, live on C-span. I was out on my bike, and when I arrived home she announced to me "I am 100% for Hillary Clinton. I think she is just the best. She has such a good mind! She is so simple and direct and genuine. I trust her to help us make things better. She has my vote."

Now a few words about my mom: She is 89 years old, has 12 children, 38 grandchildren, and about 8 great-grandchildren. My father died at age 47, leaving her with 12 kids under the age of 18. She has been a political junkie since "Heck was a pup" because her favorite brother was a labor organizer and an outspoken critic of the rich and powerful. She is Very Intelligent, besides being an angel, and a hard-boned Acadian country girl. A keen observer of humankind, literate and hip, quite articulate, compassionate and a bit cynical at the same time. And she can hold a grudge, if she's crossed unjustly.

I consider it telling, in a deep and abiding way, that my mother so enthusiastically endorses this woman we know quite well. I have some serious problems with Hillary, particularly with respect to her position on the war, but she is coming around, as witness her recent trip to Iraq and her bill in the Senate to resist the escalation.I want Albert Gore to jump into the race, and I am literally BEGGING him to announce sometime late this year, say around Halloween, but if he chooses to stay outside Washington, D.C., I am going to put all my energy behind Hill, based on my own musings and those of my very wise Mama.

That is my take. Gore or Clinton, and Edwards, Obama, Clark, or Vilsack can come along for the ride.