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Bluzmann57

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48. Well, it's like this

Mon Aug 13, 2012, 06:20 PM

Aug 2012

A non partisan group, progressive or otherwise, has no declared ties to either party. I once marched with a non partisan anti war group in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and they were probably more progressive than me. But they did not call themselves Democrat, Republican, Green, Libertarian, or anything else like that. They were Iowans against the war or something like that and they publicly backed no candidate.

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Ryan Heckled At First Solo Event [View all] maddezmom Aug 2012 OP

It's so much more fun to drink Pinot with bank lobbyists BeyondGeography Aug 2012 #1

or answer questions from reporters like Mittens maddezmom Aug 2012 #4

Great sound bite, ryan..just great. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2012 #46

Ryan strengthens the rethugs in the midwest. Riiiight. speedoo Aug 2012 #2

Oh we will, we will (see stuff like this everyday) :) Amonester Aug 2012 #30

Hahahaha. nt Comrade_McKenzie Aug 2012 #3

Love that he said "she's not from Iowa." Does he think people there LIKE his budget??? progressivebydesign Aug 2012 #5

Where's the Secret Service? I think Ryan is a jerk, hedgehog Aug 2012 #6

That's his low budget Security Service bucolic_frolic Aug 2012 #7

Nope- no one should have been able to rush the stage like that. It's just not good. hedgehog Aug 2012 #8

Sets a bad precedent, I'll agree, but ... bucolic_frolic Aug 2012 #14

He and Mittens aren't nominees yet. kestrel91316 Aug 2012 #16

When did Iowa become 100% kool-aid drinkers? LynneSin Aug 2012 #9

Iowa Robbins Aug 2012 #11

Rasmussen. Don't take it seriously. Drunken Irishman Aug 2012 #45

He might as well get used to it. You don't author a plan to dismantle the LibDemAlways Aug 2012 #10

Don't fuck with the Iowa State Fair. Brickbat Aug 2012 #12

A dumbfounded Ryan, eh? He is the perfect bookend for Mittsy the Twittsy! nt MADem Aug 2012 #13

But.....but......the lobbyists love me in D.C.!!!! thelordofhell Aug 2012 #15

Were These Romney Supporters? DallasNE Aug 2012 #17

It did seem odd that young looking women were heckling about medicare...... hedgehog Aug 2012 #18

It Sounds Like A Breitbart Operation To Me n/t DallasNE Aug 2012 #21

The proof is whether or not those women were arrested or just hustled out of sight. hedgehog Aug 2012 #24

They should really be all over his ass about abortion rights and birth control. smirkymonkey Aug 2012 #55

updated the OP - same group that heckled Mittens that prompted "Corporations R People" maddezmom Aug 2012 #31

Ha HA! Arkana Aug 2012 #19

This makes me so happy Lucy Goosey Aug 2012 #20

Sounds like were off to a good start. Lone_Star_Dem Aug 2012 #22

It's only the beggining! SoapBox Aug 2012 #23

Watch the entire clip - Ryan is encouraging his supporters to heckle Obama! hedgehog Aug 2012 #25

I've been to events where the GOPers heckled with loudspeakers wordpix Aug 2012 #56

Ryan has earned every derision Panasonic Aug 2012 #26

Ryan says people from Iowa and Wisconsin are respectful... truth2power Aug 2012 #27

That Little Lord Fauntleroy crap can go straight to Hell. WinkyDink Aug 2012 #42

Iowa is far from ignorant even if when being respectful. Look back at the Vietnam war protests. jwirr Aug 2012 #50

Does this mean Iowa is now a battleground state? hootinholler Aug 2012 #28

What an enthusiastic crowd. He's a rock star!!!! Tom Ripley Aug 2012 #29

Oh, brother. WinkyDink Aug 2012 #43

It might have been set up by the Right Wing, to use in an ad.. Stuart G Aug 2012 #32

he wasn't a set up, here is an update from TPM maddezmom Aug 2012 #33

Not to mention, heckling Ryan DionDem Aug 2012 #52

Keep him and Romney on the defense at all times! JaneyVee Aug 2012 #34

I just saw video from IOWA darkangel218 Aug 2012 #35

There should be massive protests everywhere he goes. woo me with science Aug 2012 #36

EXACTLY. WinkyDink Aug 2012 #41

A nonpartisan progressive group? SlimJimmy Aug 2012 #37

Well, it's like this Bluzmann57 Aug 2012 #48

It is very uncivil DionDem Aug 2012 #38

Hahahaha! darkangel218 Aug 2012 #39

As my Mom always told me . . . DionDem Aug 2012 #49

You know what distresses me NO END? "Chants of 'USA! USA!'" AKA: "Democrats are un-American." WinkyDink Aug 2012 #40

The chants of "USA" can be used as a tool for us Courtesy Flush Aug 2012 #44

People like her make me proud to be an Iowan. Bluzmann57 Aug 2012 #47

Was Bachmann there? Did she eat a corndog? tularetom Aug 2012 #51

Midwestern women, you go, ladies! MissMarple Aug 2012 #53

So, now the end of free speech is a Romney/Ryan plan. Lint Head Aug 2012 #54

He should get used to it. n/t bitchkitty Aug 2012 #57

I guess I will have to sarisataka Aug 2012 #58

I read the title and thought, "They took off the training wheels?" Kennah Aug 2012 #59