Democratic Primaries

getagrip_already

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92. easy to google, eh?

Thu Jan 2, 2020, 04:33 PM

Jan 2020

You are still wrong. No entertainment value there. The people they would talk to wouldn't want to talk to them. They have tried. They end up standing around for hours trying to find someone with something colorful to say. Bad from a producers viewpoint. The people are in a hurry, and even though they are waiting for a bus, they don't want to talk.

Same with places of work. Either the owners/managers order them to be there or they don't want anything to do with the reporters.

But diners have the right mix of chatty/colorful people that producers like.

What, you think this is about educating the public. Now that right there is a funny thought.

So you have your answer. They have done it, and it is a disaster for them at showtime.

The real question is so what. Nobody really cares what ethyll and bruce have to say over pancakes and coffee.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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I find the inevitable Iowa diner meet & greets alienating [View all] Recursion Jan 2020 OP

a valid point stopdiggin Jan 2020 #1

A mother that is picking up a sick child is NOT CUTTING WORK she is tending to an ill child ChubbyStar Jan 2020 #94

yep. at's me. clueless stopdiggin Jan 2020 #97

If I miscontrused your intent ChubbyStar Jan 2020 #99

Not every job starts at 8:00 AM or earlier Sinistrous Jan 2020 #2

In Bumblefuck, Iowa? Really? Recursion Jan 2020 #3

Yeah really.... Sinistrous Jan 2020 #4

Yep. Tipperary Jan 2020 #5

If the factory is running 3 shifts why the fuck is there so much economic anxiety? Recursion Jan 2020 #70

Yeah, no: the 107 year old guy at the diner is not an EMT, sorry (nt) Recursion Jan 2020 #6

Are you a parody? Drunken Irishman Jan 2020 #24

We had a 108 yr old barber worked everyday until he suddenly died... Historic NY Jan 2020 #27

A guy who has never in his life had time to sit down for breakfast on a weekday Recursion Jan 2020 #29

I'm sitting down at my computer before going into work later today. Drunken Irishman Jan 2020 #30

"A guy who has never in his life had time to sit down for breakfast on a weekday" TidalWave46 Jan 2020 #41

Wow. You are out of touch. That's a whole lot of us. (nt) Recursion Jan 2020 #44

Not even close to out of touch. TidalWave46 Jan 2020 #48

I've delivered things to a diner at 7am. I am aware that people eat there Recursion Jan 2020 #50

"I am aware that people eat there" TidalWave46 Jan 2020 #52

Now: how about people who snarf down a breakfast burrito while waiting for a bus? Recursion Jan 2020 #53

That would probably be a close call. TidalWave46 Jan 2020 #60

You don't get up early enough then. cwydro Jan 2020 #107

This message was self-deleted by its author Recursion Jan 2020 #43

hate to break it to you..... getagrip_already Jan 2020 #85

"Are you a parody?" TwilightZone Jan 2020 #65

What's satiric about it to you? Recursion Jan 2020 #69

Yep. A lot of those farmers have already been up for 3 or 4 hours. Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2020 #11

And that's fascinating to the 2% of the country who are farmers Recursion Jan 2020 #23

Agriculture employees over ten percent of Americans. TidalWave46 Jan 2020 #42

not on farms they don't. it's ridiculous to suggest ... stopdiggin Jan 2020 #102

Thank you (nt) Recursion Jan 2020 #104

The topic is people at an Iowa diner and the ops thoughts on them... TidalWave46 Jan 2020 #106

Bumblefuck, lol....right next to Whereinthehellistat. Funtatlaguy Jan 2020 #15

Diner people: the retired, bachelor farmers, and when a guy has a fight with his wife and she says, betsuni Jan 2020 #7

Nice 1990's reference to Hot Pockets... whistler162 Jan 2020 #8

Hot Pockets are still around TwilightZone Jan 2020 #58

Agreed. The MSM's idea of typical voters being an older white person... brush Jan 2020 #9

What does this have to do with "the MSM"? brooklynite Jan 2020 #12

Who airs interviews of voters in Iowa diners? brush Jan 2020 #13

So you don't want face-to-face candidate events with actual voters? brooklynite Jan 2020 #14

Are you really being serious? Try South Carolina or one of Super... brush Jan 2020 #16

Fine, pick any State you want: candidates will still go to diners. brooklynite Jan 2020 #17

Do you specialize in missing points? It's not the diners, it's who's in the diners. brush Jan 2020 #19

MY point is that the CANDIDATES think those voters have value, even if YOU don't.. brooklynite Jan 2020 #20

He's doing well in Iowa and NH but not so in South Carolina where... brush Jan 2020 #22

OK, I have to hand that one to you Recursion Jan 2020 #63

The OP said nothing of the demographic makeup of Iowa... Drunken Irishman Jan 2020 #26

Go to a quinceanera and you'll find a lot of people too Recursion Jan 2020 #34

I've seen plenty of candidates all over the place... Drunken Irishman Jan 2020 #45

I've got to agree with brush Recursion Jan 2020 #54

Here's a secret: not every political event is broadcast, whether at a diner or a community center brooklynite Jan 2020 #108

I bet they have diners in South Carolina too. Drunken Irishman Jan 2020 #25

Some good ones! Recursion Jan 2020 #32

And I don't go to church on Sundays... Drunken Irishman Jan 2020 #46

About a third do Recursion Jan 2020 #49

I used to live in Santa Barbara, CA. I was the very young manager of a MineralMan Jan 2020 #98

And that's not a very common point of view, is it? Recursion Jan 2020 #101

Isn't it? Explain how you know that, please. MineralMan Jan 2020 #103

I don't know, actually. MineralMan Jan 2020 #110

Thank you! This is Democratic Underground, not White Moderates Central. So many forget that. LonePirate Jan 2020 #77

When I lived in S. Dakota in 1996-97 the small town (pop. 400) had no bus stop but it did have abqtommy Jan 2020 #10

That sounds really nice Recursion Jan 2020 #33

I found lot of good people living in S. Dakota. I minded my business and they minded theirs. abqtommy Jan 2020 #55

About 80%, by census numbers Recursion Jan 2020 #56

Well, if you get what I'm saying then my work here is done. abqtommy Jan 2020 #62

... betsuni Jan 2020 #18

Remember, evertonfc Jan 2020 #21

When I was younger I worked mainly nights so Historic NY Jan 2020 #28

I've done 3rd shift too. Warehouse fulfillment, 10pm-6am Recursion Jan 2020 #31

There's more media in those diners than candidates SharonClark Jan 2020 #35

Spot on. Funny they never do diner/voter interviews in Brooklyn... brush Jan 2020 #51

My that's incredibly judgmental. Skidmore Jan 2020 #36

Exactly: the deserve *the same* respect as any other prospective voters Recursion Jan 2020 #38

Hardly. How many of this type Skidmore Jan 2020 #47

I mean.... I remember diner meet & greets from the 1984 primary Recursion Jan 2020 #75

So, was it this attitude you describe Skidmore Jan 2020 #83

No, I'm asking candidates to talk to actual working people waiting at bus stops in Iowa Recursion Jan 2020 #84

I am a father and also work very hard at my job. TidalWave46 Jan 2020 #37

I have breakfast and dinner with my family every day too Recursion Jan 2020 #39

It's far more common that you know. TidalWave46 Jan 2020 #40

Amazing how defensive people get when I point out how rare this is Recursion Jan 2020 #59

I don't see many defensive people. TidalWave46 Jan 2020 #61

You were very defensive TheRealNorth Jan 2020 #95

I think you are injecting your own biases into the argument TheRealNorth Jan 2020 #93

I directly addressed the content of the op. TidalWave46 Jan 2020 #100

One diner owner here in New Hampshire banned candidates, staff and press. sarge43 Jan 2020 #57

I assume this is satire? TwilightZone Jan 2020 #64

OK, I'm curious: why do you assume that? Recursion Jan 2020 #66

I get what you're saying. redqueen Jan 2020 #67

Not just the money; it's the time Recursion Jan 2020 #68

True! If one has extra $ and transportation it's time that's the issue. redqueen Jan 2020 #71

Though, ironically, a diner set-up is kind of perfect for Andrew Recursion Jan 2020 #72

The idea that the small-town diner is where the "real people" go is populist garbage. WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2020 #73

Thank you Recursion Jan 2020 #74

I mean, I get it -- they're ideal for candidate visits because they're full of people who have a lot WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2020 #80

Apart from maybe a few low income people in Des Moines, those bus stop people do not exist in Iowa. LonePirate Jan 2020 #76

Cedar Rapids has 13 local bus routes Recursion Jan 2020 #78

Real people eat at diners, too. TwilightZone Jan 2020 #81

So if we went to equal time between bus stops and diners, would you be OK with that? Recursion Jan 2020 #82

So, which people get to be counted as "real" and which of us Bettie Jan 2020 #91

where isn't the important part.... getagrip_already Jan 2020 #96

I mean, that's a pretty useful antidote to what the press feeds us every 4 years Recursion Jan 2020 #111

des moines does have a transit system...... getagrip_already Jan 2020 #88

I mean, it's 26 bus routes Recursion Jan 2020 #90

easy to google, eh? getagrip_already Jan 2020 #92

Candidates go where the people are. nsd Jan 2020 #79

Ah, another post about how people in Iowa aren't actually people Bettie Jan 2020 #86

Yeah, that's what it is Recursion Jan 2020 #87

I'm tired of being told that Bettie Jan 2020 #89

Kids aren't most of the the movers and shakers who've been Hortensis Jan 2020 #105

Honestly, I don't care, you do. Blue_true Jan 2020 #109