OMG--Live now. Clinton has Iowa rally in a bowling alley. Less than 150 there.

[CoffeeCat]

http://www.kcci.com/shared/live-video-trump-campaign-event/27987300


If the link doesn't work, go to kcci.com and click on the "Hillary Clinton Live" link.

[closeupready]

1. ...

!

You know to be fair, I like what she CLAIMS she wants to do, but I know that she's just parroting things she thinks will get her elected, but once she takes office, everything is up for the highest bidder.

[FarPoint]

76. I have worked several campaigns over the years....

In Iowa, this is a very common venue style. It is also a reflection of the actual Caucus style....I worked in De Moises for Howard Dean back in the day....So, this is good.

[closeupready]

84. I have no problem with the choice of venue, mind you.

It's the small gathering that gave me a chuckle. Yes, it is rural Iowa, but still, if she inspired people or generated enthusiasm, you'd think more would turn up. Cheers.

[FarPoint]

87. My point is that this is common and realistic in Iowa.

Mirrors the Caucus process of this state.... This is the Iowa style....I like the intimate style with group discussion that the Caucus utilizes.

[Kip Humphrey]

2. Bowling for Hillary?

[CoffeeCat]

5. Hillary is there to ask, Iowans can you "spare" me your caucus vote?

This is really surreal.

[HerbChestnut]

12. Ha!!

You strike me as someone with a great sense of humor. What a turkey!

[Fawke Em]

23. Hillary is clearly out of her league.

[HerbChestnut]

25. You're splitting my sides!!

[Fawke Em]

28. I like the way you frame that!

[HerbChestnut]

34. I've got nothing...

I'm gonna go cry in the gutter...

[daleanime]

54. I have to face it....

you're both out of my league.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

86. keep these comments out of the gutter.

[Segami]

66. Footage coming in now....

[lasttrip]

79. lol thanks for the laugh

Peace
LT

[virgogal]

58. You "strike" me as a very clever person.

[INdemo]

71. With such a low turn out the Clinton campaign will

probably claim it was just the mid-day bowling league.

[cali]

3. Just because they don't go to rallies, doesn't mean they don't vote.

[CoffeeCat]

6. That's true, plenty of people who will caucus

won't attend a rally.

However, rally size is a clear indicator of enthusiasm--which is essential in the Iowa caucuses. Not just for turnout, but for the dynamics that will happen at the caucuses.

[yeoman6987]

81. Considering 250K vote in Iowa caucus

She just needs to hope she's getting the ones who will attend the grueling evening.

[CoffeeCat]

88. Iowans don't consider it grueling

to spent an hour to an hour-and-a-half helping the nation to pick the Democratic nominee.

It's a really good time and it's transparent democracy. Votes are counted by a show of hand.

Iowans are excited about the caucuses.

[yeoman6987]

89. I heard its up to five hours

[CoffeeCat]

91. No, its actually five days straight and we're forced to Jazzercize

through the entire process while wearing Teletubbies costumes.

Oh brother.

DU is getting loony tunes.

I've been to several Iowa caucuses. Never spent more than an hour and a half. And I'm in a very big precinct. 70 percent of Iowa's precincts are in rural areas with smaller populations. Those people will be in and out within an hour; some within a half hour.

But go on...tell us how "grueling" and torturous the entire process is.

[Fawke Em]

92. LMAO!

My son asked me why people still caucus this morning. I told him I had no idea. I'm gonna tell him what you said. Thanks!

[DUbeornot2be]

10. It's why...

...I'm giddy at the thought of all the lazy Sanders voters who will only show up for the actual vote and simply can't be bothered right now... like most of Hillary's supposed supporters.

[Madam Mossfern]

4. I'm sorry

I watched a couple of minutes and got bored.

[RiverLover]

7. LIVE VIDEO: Hillary Clinton in Adel So Exciting!!

Thanks for sharing.

Looks like 80 people or so. Talking about trickle down economics, ignoring that her husband has played a huge role in our current trickle down society.

[CoffeeCat]

11. It is pretty cool that they have a live feed

of these events. This is the same speech that she gave in Des Moines, and it's actually pretty decent.

I really hope that no one wants to bowl though. Bowling is noisy.

[RiverLover]

94. Pretty decent fiction.

RWR Rhetoric While Running

[olddots]

8. If it was held in New England

it would be " Candle Pins For Cash "

[demwing]

9. Riviting...

what I mean is the crowd seems about as enthusiastic as a rivit

[DUbeornot2be]

16. So...

...the whole folksy bowling alley meeting with the working folk sounds like another gutter ball from camp weathervane...

[demwing]

24. it even looks a bit like it was blue-screened

like they couldn't find an actual bowling alley, so they shopped it

[DUbeornot2be]

32. Well...

...she certainly seems to be trying to come across as angry at the corporate establishment. Now I see why they chose bowling alley visual... She's just one of us!

She's trying more and more to be like Bernie.

I'm not as worried as I used to be...!

[Motown_Johnny]

13. I can't see the crowd but it sound pretty small.

Also:





Sorry. I just couldn't help myself

[CoffeeCat]

29. LOL! (nt)

[MineralMan]

14. Adel, IA - Population ~3600

Small population, low turnout. They go together.

[CoffeeCat]

21. Adel is 20 minutes from Des Moines

and Des Moines is the biggest city in Iowa. Most people who live in Adel, work in Des Moines.

Adel is not an island.

Adel is also surrounded by other small cities. It's ten minutes from Waukee, a very upper-middle class suburb. Hillary has an office in Waukee.

She should have had a bigger audience than 80, especially 5 days before the Iowa caucuses.

[CoffeeCat]

27. and furthermore, Sanders had a rally in Deborah, Iowa on Monday

Decorah has a population of 8,000--and there were 2,000 people there.

http://usuncut.com/politics/bernie-sanders-iowa-rally-brings-out-2000-people-in-town-of-8000/

[HerbChestnut]

22. Bernie went to a town of 8,000 and got a crowd of 2,000.

Your theory has failed.

[Motown_Johnny]

26. .

Do the math, she should have gotten around 800 to keep pace


http://usuncut.com/politics/bernie-sanders-iowa-rally-brings-out-2000-people-in-town-of-8000/

^snip^


Bernie Sanders Attracts 2,000 at Rally in Iowa Town of 8,000
Amanda Girard | January 25, 2016

Sunday night, in the small Iowa town of Decorah, Bernie Sanders obliterated the myth that his views are outside the mainstream.

The rally is one of Sanders’ biggest yet in the Hawkeye State, with just a week to go until the Iowa caucuses. The Vermont senator has been steadily building up his polling numbers since the start of 2016 — his campaign announced its first-ever lead in the state earlier this month, and now holds an 8-point lead over his nearest rival, Hillary Clinton, according to CNN/ORC polling numbers.

[CoffeeCat]

30. And as I mentioned earlier...

Adel isn't an island. Hillary has an office 10 minutes away in Waukee, which is a Des Moines suburb that has a population of 20,000.

[AgingAmerican]

64. Bernie Sanders Attracts 2,000 at Rally in Iowa Town of 8,000

http://usuncut.com/politics/bernie-sanders-iowa-rally-brings-out-2000-people-in-town-of-8000/

[progressoid]

85. Same low turnout in Iowa City recently.

over 150K in that area. My daughters keep track of the candidates coming through the campus. Turn out was dismal.

[CoffeeCat]

15. She just said that we need to stop all of the gimmickry that corporations play

OMG...how can she say that with a straight face?

She's on their payroll.

This is fascinating.

[closeupready]

18. How? Telling them to 'knock it off'? Ooo. What gravitas.

[libdem4life]

59. No silly, she told them to "cut it out". I don't know which one will cause more panic from

the banksters. My guess...neither.

[Dragonfli]

78. I thought she told them to "cut the check" my bad /nt

[libdem4life]

80. Now that one ... well, that they did for sure...all 6 figures of it. She certainly didn't tell

them to "cut that out".

[2pooped2pop]

17. What an extremely obvious attempt to try to look like one of the regular people.

Last edited Wed Jan 27, 2016, 02:26 PM - Edit history (1)

Totally hilarious. Is she rolling up her sleeves yet?

[Ed Suspicious]

40. Which accent did she choose for this event?

[Fawke Em]

19. It must be small.

Bowling alleys echo and I'm not hearing the thunder you'd expect from a group even as small as that.

Can you say, "No enthusiasm?"

I knew that you could.

[DefenseLawyer]

20. And it isn't even Shabbos

[demwing]

31. She's lecturing people in a bowling alley

about how she'll stand up to big money influences.

Yet her suit and haircut together would surely cost what some of these folks make in a month.

[CoffeeCat]

35. Fin! They interrupted her speech for the news.

It was fun while it lasted.

It wasn't a bad speech, but oh, the crowd size is painful.

I think it's important for those outside of Iowa to see what's really happening.

Sanders supporters, I think you can feel good about the caucuses on Monday--for a multitude of reasons.

[DUbeornot2be]

37. I hear...

...there's actually an overflow crowd of thousands who couldn't get in because they had just oiled the lanes...

[demwing]

43. Actually, they only had 150 pairs of bowling shoes

[DUbeornot2be]

56. Something...

...tells me they won't be needing the usual amount of lysol after this crowd...!

[synergie]

38. And we're back to disucssing her hair and her clothes now, are we?

[demwing]

42. Nope, her money. Catch up.

Are her hair and clothes off-limits? Somebody better tell Hillary!

Hillary Clinton
@HillaryClinton
Wife, mom, grandma, women+kids advocate, FLOTUS,
Senator, SecState, hair icon, pantsuit aficionado, 2016
presidential candidate. Tweets from Hillary signed –H

https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton

[synergie]

46. So it's not about her policies after all, just her bank accoutn and her hair and clothes. Got it.

It's no wonder why you rely on the right wing talking points.

[libdem4life]

62. That's why we must Avoid At All Costs speaking of the "Fringe" Candidate.

Making fun of baldness is .... oh hell, Bernie doesn't care.

[demwing]

63. Honesty IS a policy (the best policy, right?)

Lecturing the middle class that SHE, not Bernie, will be their protector is disingenuous. She's a multimillionaire who got rich from her cozy relationships with the very banks she claims she'll regulate.

If you buy that, you'll buy anything.

[2pooped2pop]

60. That was about her money but if Bernie's hair is on the table

Her hair and overpriced tacky suits most certainly are fair game.

[libdem4life]

65. Two great minds...one thought. And his clothes...how many times have we heard about

his "disheveled" look, same suit, etc. Heck, that's why people love him...he's just plain old, half-bald Bernie in a department store suit. Maybe he has a couple, three.

[demwing]

68. Hillary refers to herself as a "Hair Icon" and a "Pantsuit Aficionado"

Hillary put the hair and the clothes on the table (bad imagery), so who are they to say it's off limits?

[pinebox]

33. GUTTER BALL!!!!!!!!!!!

I had to lol

[farleftlib]

67. LOL

that's priceless.

[Segami]

72. Mikey says....thank you for bumping me off the #1 spot!

[synergie]

36. And your point is what exactly? What is the maximum occupancy of bowling allies

in very small towns where you come from?

The breathless hysteria over numbers with zero context is kind of amusing.

[DefenseLawyer]

41. That would be fine if they were turning people away at the door

because the bowling alley was at capacity. If that's the case she probably should have chosen a bigger venue, but you and I both know that that is not the case.

[synergie]

44. So where are you getting your information from with regard to the numbers and who was being

turned away, in a tiny town with a population of 4,000 on a Wednesday afternoon?

I don't know what you "know", since most of it seems to be based on assumptions and no actual knowledge.

[DefenseLawyer]

53. You brought up the capacity of the venue, not me

I simply pointed out that the capacity of the venue would only be relevant to the size of the crowd if, in fact, they were turning people away at the door. I've seen no evidence that that is the case.

[synergie]

61. And you guys brought up the 150, I merely wondered why you make the numbers an issues

when there isn't anything to back up the 150 and bowling alleys aren't exactly built for large capacities.

Since you brought up the whole "turning people" away thing, what do you have to back that up? I've seen no evidence to support either scenario, but you seem to be convinced that your assumption is correct, upon which do you base you conclusion, when you admit you've seen no evidence, but still cling to your assertion?

[DefenseLawyer]

75. The only assertion I would make

is that if, in fact, the campaign was turning people away at the door that would have been reported. The fact that it was not leads me to believe they were not. I never claimed to have "evidence". To the contrary, the lack of evidence leads me to believe that people were not turned away. And, yet again, unless they were turning people away your argument about the capacity of the building is pointless.

[CoffeeCat]

47. I find it very interesting

that she is holding events in such small venues and drawing crowds of less than 100.

This is the week before the caucuses. It's unusual.

[synergie]

49. Because tiny towns in Iowa have large populations and large venues? It's not unusual in IOWA.

[CoffeeCat]

69. She's speaking in Adel, Iowa--I'm sure there are schools, community centers

that have bigger capacity. And Adel isn't a standalone town surrounded by nothing for miles. Des Moines, the biggest city in Iowa is within 20 minutes. Hillary has an office ten minutes down the road in Waukee, that has a population of just under 20,000. Lots of small towns/suburbs right there.

It is unusual, five days before the caucuses, to have a rally that has under 100 attending. After I posted there was a good shot of the audience. As someone else said, maybe 80 people were there.

Who knows...maybe this is the strategy that she is taking in the final days.

[demwing]

50. "breathless hysteria" ???

Your hyperbole is equally as amusing.

[synergie]

57. Yes, the "OMG" rather denotes breathless hysteria. No hyperbole required.

[demwing]

70. You're seeing what you want to see

the "OMG" was mocking, not breathless.

[Kalidurga]

39. I am sorry, but we are in trouble if she sings.

[blue neen]

48. What does that even mean?

It seems that you are implying something that is very rude and disrespectful, no matter who the candidate.

[Kalidurga]

55. Josie and the Pussycats started out their career in a bowling alley they became quite popular.

[blue neen]

74. Sure.

.

[blue neen]

45. Headline from 2008: Obama Bowls for Pennsylvania Voters

"ALTOONA, Pa. — While Democrats increasingly worry about winning ugly, Barack Obama was losing gracefully at a bowling lane in this central Pennsylvania city. He had better luck Sunday during a visit to a dairy farm, winning over a month-old calf with a fresh bottle of milk."

"My economic plan is better than my bowling," Obama told fellow bowlers Saturday evening at the Pleasant Valley Recreation Center."

"It has to be," a man called out."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/03/30/obama-bowling-for-voters-_n_94097.html

As I recall, the bowling trip was well-received at the time.

[Yupy]

51. More like 1%, number that makes her feel great. Is a feeling of belonging to a specific group.

[Orsino]

52. Is this a problem?

I'm glad to see her work small crowds, too.

[firebrand80]

90. Next thing you know she'll be in a diner nt

[in_cog_ni_to]

73. 150? A BOWLING ALLEY?

And Bernie in a venue with 20,000...TWENTY THOUSAND! Did the corrupt corporate owned MSM show Bernie's rally last night?

Go Bernie!

PEACE
LOVE
BERNIE

[Ferd Berfel]

77. Sorry, but HAD to share this

bout pee'd my pants when I saw this

[libdem4life]

83. This place is getting out of control ... OMG ...LMAO

[FloridaBlues]

82. So big deal that she's holding a gathering in bowling alley

Seriously ...don't worry about it
she does smaller venues and guess what people actually get one on on time with the future president.
Standing and shouting at a larger groups isn't her thing no big deal.

[Bernblu]

93. You have to wonder why so few people want to see her

She's Hillary Clinton, former first lady and possibly the first woman president. You would think just out of curiosity she would be a draw. It makes me wonder what kind of a turnout she will get. I guess we'll see on Monday.