Rob Borsellino of the Des Moines Register made it through the security gauntlet to actually attend a recent Cheney rally in Iowa. No word on whether he had to sign the loyalty oath in order to get permission to go through the gates.
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It's show time.
First up is the usually mild-mannered Chuck Grassley, and the senator is worked up. He's yelling, gesturing with his arms, talking about the "best qualified vice president the United States has ever had."
He mentions that the next president might get to appoint three Supreme Court justices and that could leave us with "seven liberals for the next 20 years."
A few of the older folks gasp at the prospect. I worry that some of them won't realize it's just political rhetoric and they'll keel over clutching their hearts.
But Grassley quickly mentions how "we welcome people of faith into our party" and "we love freedom. We love liberty."
Soothing words.
Next up is Jim Nussle, a congressman described as "tough." Nussle opens with some obscure football analogy and talks about how "you have to be tough." As tough as "a bulldog on a piece of steak." Excellent analogy.
He makes a veiled reference to Bill Clinton destroying our security system, and he also mentions that it's important to stay positive because "Democrats are negative."
He finishes up, and the never mild-mannered Congressman Steve King takes the stand and mentions that under John Kerry's policies, "We'll see our families blown to bits."
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Niiiiiice. Vote Democratic = mass murder of American families. I didn't expect this rhetoric before, say, September.
Wonder if anyone will ask Cheney if he signs on to that particular statement.
