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8. Check those calves

Tue Aug 13, 2013, 12:21 PM

Aug 2013

The crowd is so small because they were checking their legs. If they had calves the size of cantaloupes, they were turned away

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PHOTOS: Hardly Anyone Showed Up To Steve King’s Anti-Immigration Reform Rally [View all] Playinghardball Aug 2013 OP

I'll bet this one won't sharp_stick Aug 2013 #1

Yeah,but brucefan Aug 2013 #2

None. They weren't serving lunch this time. TheCowsCameHome Aug 2013 #4

Pie and Punch? Rain Mcloud Aug 2013 #36

There were two sitting on that bench! George II Aug 2013 #45

Wow. He doubled the size of his last crowd. TheCowsCameHome Aug 2013 #3

I think most people can outdraw Stevos speech attendence Norbert Aug 2013 #32

Haha. TheCowsCameHome Aug 2013 #33

Hey, I'd go to see that! calimary Aug 2013 #46

The Two Women on the bench are just plumb worn out from carrying those signs. If they had calves BlueManFan Aug 2013 #5

Check those calves dem in texas Aug 2013 #8

DUzy!!!!!! calimary Aug 2013 #47

DUzy!!!!! calimary Aug 2013 #48

And this joker has presidential aspirations TlalocW Aug 2013 #6

Politico Being Kind otohara Aug 2013 #7

That looks like a park near my home in MI. louis-t Aug 2013 #9

If he would have been in his own district, there would have been thousands liberal N proud Aug 2013 #10

This Was The Fake Rally Caeser67 Aug 2013 #11

So why does he get so much airtime and ink from the "liberal" media? Scuba Aug 2013 #12

Because he knows how to sit in a studio and talk to a camera. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2013 #20

So does my crazy neighbor, but no TV stations are showing him. Scuba Aug 2013 #21

Why bother when Steve King represents him so well? Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2013 #24

You can just feel the excitement! n2doc Aug 2013 #13

I have covered a few events like that. nadinbrzezinski Aug 2013 #14

Would that have been....? KayJay503 Aug 2013 #37

Well, on the one hand 100% honesty in the headline nadinbrzezinski Aug 2013 #38

Welcome to DU, KayJay503! calimary Aug 2013 #49

The phrase "palm trees in Wisconsin" comes to mind arcane1 Aug 2013 #53

I rest my case. calimary Aug 2013 #57

50 to 60 my ass... awoke_in_2003 Aug 2013 #15

You forget GOP math, there were probably only ten to turn out in support of the rally.... Rebellious Republican Aug 2013 #25

Less than ten nadinbrzezinski Aug 2013 #39

if there are 10 people, 5 are staffers wordpix Aug 2013 #44

Wow! another_liberal Aug 2013 #16

It wasn't a hootenanny Thav Aug 2013 #19

It seems like a rather fine point . . . another_liberal Aug 2013 #26

maybe he got lost and thought it was his district madrchsod Aug 2013 #17

overheard at "rally" SummerSnow Aug 2013 #18

Look at how Politico covered it... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2013 #22

Great lines from the article rpannier Aug 2013 #29

"..claiming societies tend to become more violent as one moves farther south in Latin America." Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2013 #35

Good! Skidmore Aug 2013 #23

Were you counting the photographer in the 30?? Rectangle Aug 2013 #27

No, I was appreciating that my fellow Iowans are Skidmore Aug 2013 #28

Upholding a decade-old tradition rocktivity Aug 2013 #30

Was waiting for that picture to be posted Hippo_Tron Aug 2013 #55

Note to self: Norbert Aug 2013 #31

Maybe his supporters emigrated back to their home planet. marble falls Aug 2013 #34

There were more flies than people Politicalboi Aug 2013 #40

Just went through the 2nd photo - I count 16, and that's with the guy on the walking trail . . . hatrack Aug 2013 #41

He could have easily doubled or even tripled attendance..... groundloop Aug 2013 #42

I think PBR is more of a hipster beer now RZM Aug 2013 #43

hysterical... NYtoBush-Drop Dead Aug 2013 #50

reminiscent of this famous gathering SoCalDem Aug 2013 #51

K & R Scurrilous Aug 2013 #52

FOXNEWS: 10,000 show up to King's rally. Rex Aug 2013 #54

Who is Steve King? Ash_F Aug 2013 #56

Despite this, Steve King is still Lawlbringer Aug 2013 #58

It doesn't help when the age of your main demographic is one foot into the grave. Crowman1979 Aug 2013 #59