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rurallib

(63,207 posts) Sun Feb 21, 2016, 08:50 PM Feb 2016

Grassley Town Hall: Don’t Ask, Don’t Answer

We attended Senator Grassley’s town hall in Muscatine Thursday afternoon. It was hardly a great study in give and take. Questions were asked. Answers were given. Seldom did the answers really deal with the questions asked.

The room was packed and it was obvious that the number one question on everyone’s mind was the Supreme Court nomination to replace Antonin Scalia. Rather than answer this question directly and any other question later on, Grassley went into a short lecture on how true process worked. Obama nominates, his committee considers, maybe fast maybe slowly. We could have gotten more straight answers from the old magic 8 ball.

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Afterwards we were talking in the car. I told my wife that Grassley could have saved us all a lot of time by buying a TV ad that went like this:

Voiceover: Here is a message from Senator Chuck Grassley:
Image on the screen: right hand extends, middle finger goes up. Hold for 25 seconds. Fade to black.

more at http://www.blogforiowa.com/2016/02/20/grassley-town-hall-dont-ask-dont-answer/

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Grassley Town Hall: Don’t Ask, Don’t Answer (Original Post) rurallib Feb 2016 OP

Have we heard from Senator Bread Bags yet? progressoid Feb 2016 #1

i get her emails where she doesn't say a fucking thing. rurallib Feb 2016 #2

Oh God, progressoid Feb 2016 #3

Yeah I was on the Sen. Cutyernutzoff email list too... 47of74 Feb 2016 #4

progressoid

(50,753 posts)

1. Have we heard from Senator Bread Bags yet?

Reply to rurallib (Original post)

Sun Feb 21, 2016, 09:33 PM

Feb 2016

Or is she waiting for her party to tell her what to say.

rurallib

(63,207 posts)

2. i get her emails where she doesn't say a fucking thing.

Reply to progressoid (Reply #1)

Sun Feb 21, 2016, 09:37 PM

Feb 2016

no idea how I ever got on her list.

But you are right - every public utterance from the Joni will be rehearsed and checked to make sure she says nothing.

progressoid

(50,753 posts)

3. Oh God,

Reply to rurallib (Reply #2)

Sun Feb 21, 2016, 10:56 PM

Feb 2016

I used to get emails from Chuckles, but I had to unsubscribe. No way would I want her emails infecting my computer!

47of74

(18,470 posts)

4. Yeah I was on the Sen. Cutyernutzoff email list too...

Reply to progressoid (Reply #3)

Mon Feb 22, 2016, 12:55 PM

Feb 2016

...no idea how I got on that list. I got those going right to junk mail now.

Same with Sen Lawn Mower.

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