Pawlenty addresses Minnesotans about Obama:

[Deja Q]

http://iowaindependent.com/3334/pawlenty-stumps-for-mccain-in-ames

“The people of the United States and Iowa are wise. They understand what’s at stake in this election,” he said. “Voting for Obama is the political equivalent of bungee jumping.”

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Oops, terribly sorry, he's currently in Iowa for some reason. Doesn't he have a few bridges to fix here at home?

[dflprincess]

1. "The United States and Iowa"?

Despite the many Iowa jokes I've heard, I thought Iowa part of the United States.

[DFLforever]

2. I imagine the Iowans took this as just another one in a series of

insults they have had to endure from Minnesotans.

He'll make a great VP sidekick for McLame.

[dflprincess]

3. From Nick Coleman's column today - it explains what Timmy was doing in Iowa

Coleman is at his snide best with this one

http://www.startribune.com/local/26199899.html?location_refer=Bios

Gov. Tim Pawlenty, three minutes late for Friday's bridge collapse prayer service at the Basilica, delivered a two-and-a-half minute reflection centered on the Bible's promise of "the peace that passeth all understanding." He twice repeated the phrase, which comes from St. Paul's letter to the Philippians, telling them to "not be anxious about anything" because they are protected by the peace of God, which is beyond human comprehension.

Comforting words, from an Apostle. Not so much from the head of a crumbling state.

A year later, what remains beyond the understanding of many Minnesotans is how a bridge could be so neglected and the public so unprotected. Pawlenty, who survived the collapse to become a fair-haired boy in the GOP vice presidential sweepstakes, has moved on: He was in Ames, Iowa, on Saturday, helping the John McCain campaign open a "Victory '08" office.

[Eric J in MN]

4. Re "bungee jumping"

The direction which right-wing slime like Pawlenty have taken this country since 2001 is like going off a cliff without even a bungee cord.

[HopeFor2006]

5. Excellent point.