Comments on: Democratic State Convention: Liveblog http://iowaindependent.com/2533/democratic-state-convention-liveblog Iowa politics, news and commentary Mon, 12 Sep 2011 07:06:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Anonymous http://iowaindependent.com/2533/democratic-state-convention-liveblog/comment-page-1#comment-10132 Anonymous Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:53:44 +0000 http://iowaindependent.com/2533/democratic-state-convention-liveblog#comment-10132 <strong>long long day</strong> It was a long, long, day. I stuck it out until the very end -- around 2AM, not really because I had any huge stake who got to become a deligate (I didn't know any of them), but because I figured I had already given up my Saturday and part of Sunday, so just wanted to see it through until the end. <p><br>At the very end we all got back together to ratify all of the votes. There was a very loud minority that voted NOT to ratify the votes. I'm pretty sure they were from the Obama group. Anybody know what that was about? I was in the other room with the Clinton supporters, so don't know what the contention was.</p> long long day It was a long, long, day. I stuck it out until the very end — around 2AM, not really because I had any huge stake who got to become a deligate (I didn't know any of them), but because I figured I had already given up my Saturday and part of Sunday, so just wanted to see it through until the end.

At the very end we all got back together to ratify all of the votes. There was a very loud minority that voted NOT to ratify the votes. I'm pretty sure they were from the Obama group. Anybody know what that was about? I was in the other room with the Clinton supporters, so don't know what the contention was.

]]> By: Toni Linberg http://iowaindependent.com/2533/democratic-state-convention-liveblog/comment-page-1#comment-10133 Toni Linberg Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:17:32 +0000 http://iowaindependent.com/2533/democratic-state-convention-liveblog#comment-10133 <strong>Zzzzzz......</strong> I tried to stick it out, concerned for the ballots and not delegates.  I stayed till around 7pm and realizing that there was still a VERY long way to go, couldn't stick it out anymore!  I am more interested in the actual issues vs. listening to 1 minute speeches where I don't feel I have enough information to put my vote for them.  And as a green democrat.....the ridiculous amount of papers and signs strewn throughout the hall drove me crazy!  What about Reduce people?!?!<p><br>Toni Linberg<br><br>Crawford County Delegate</br></p> Zzzzzz…… I tried to stick it out, concerned for the ballots and not delegates.  I stayed till around 7pm and realizing that there was still a VERY long way to go, couldn't stick it out anymore!  I am more interested in the actual issues vs. listening to 1 minute speeches where I don't feel I have enough information to put my vote for them.  And as a green democrat…..the ridiculous amount of papers and signs strewn throughout the hall drove me crazy!  What about Reduce people?!?!

Toni Linberg

Crawford County Delegate

]]> By: teach2talk http://iowaindependent.com/2533/democratic-state-convention-liveblog/comment-page-1#comment-10134 teach2talk Sun, 29 Jun 2008 21:43:09 +0000 http://iowaindependent.com/2533/democratic-state-convention-liveblog#comment-10134 <strong>Obama Delegate</strong> I stayed until 7:00 PM knowing  the circus would not close up their tents for many more hours. I am not good at tedious tasks and I found this process painfully boring and frustrating. Politics for me is far more appealing in the let's get new voters registered and bring them out for the election mode than this gut wrenching ballot fest! I am thinking the strategy employed is for he old guard to simply avoid the delegate selection process to the very painful end that way they get rid of the more reasonable and action oriented delegates early and then elect the old guard delegates so that things don't change. Count me out on this delegate job; I'm going home to sleep and organize volunteers and get out the VOTE! Have fun in Denver I'm staying home to GOTV!!!<p><br>Obama '08, we can't wait!!!</p> Obama Delegate I stayed until 7:00 PM knowing  the circus would not close up their tents for many more hours. I am not good at tedious tasks and I found this process painfully boring and frustrating. Politics for me is far more appealing in the let's get new voters registered and bring them out for the election mode than this gut wrenching ballot fest! I am thinking the strategy employed is for he old guard to simply avoid the delegate selection process to the very painful end that way they get rid of the more reasonable and action oriented delegates early and then elect the old guard delegates so that things don't change. Count me out on this delegate job; I'm going home to sleep and organize volunteers and get out the VOTE! Have fun in Denver I'm staying home to GOTV!!!

Obama '08, we can't wait!!!

]]> By: Xyndau http://iowaindependent.com/2533/democratic-state-convention-liveblog/comment-page-1#comment-10135 Xyndau Sun, 29 Jun 2008 08:06:09 +0000 http://iowaindependent.com/2533/democratic-state-convention-liveblog#comment-10135 <strong>So - what are the numbers for Hillary? Obama?</strong> Hi - thanks for your blog. I am a little confused though in terms of the number of national convention delegates for Hillary and for Obama.  Can you clarify this? Thanks! So – what are the numbers for Hillary? Obama? Hi – thanks for your blog. I am a little confused though in terms of the number of national convention delegates for Hillary and for Obama.  Can you clarify this? Thanks!

]]> By: Anonymous http://iowaindependent.com/2533/democratic-state-convention-liveblog/comment-page-1#comment-5568 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://iowaindependent.com/2533/democratic-state-convention-liveblog#comment-5568 <strong>long long day</strong> It was a long, long, day. I stuck it out until the very end -- around 2AM, not really because I had any huge stake who got to become a deligate (I didn't know any of them), but because I figured I had already given up my Saturday and part of Sunday, so just wanted to see it through until the end. <p> At the very end we all got back together to ratify all of the votes. There was a very loud minority that voted NOT to ratify the votes. I'm pretty sure they were from the Obama group. Anybody know what that was about? I was in the other room with the Clinton supporters, so don't know what the contention was. long long day It was a long, long, day. I stuck it out until the very end — around 2AM, not really because I had any huge stake who got to become a deligate (I didn’t know any of them), but because I figured I had already given up my Saturday and part of Sunday, so just wanted to see it through until the end.

At the very end we all got back together to ratify all of the votes. There was a very loud minority that voted NOT to ratify the votes. I’m pretty sure they were from the Obama group. Anybody know what that was about? I was in the other room with the Clinton supporters, so don’t know what the contention was.

]]> By: Xyndau http://iowaindependent.com/2533/democratic-state-convention-liveblog/comment-page-1#comment-5569 Xyndau Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://iowaindependent.com/2533/democratic-state-convention-liveblog#comment-5569 <strong>So - what are the numbers for Hillary? Obama?</strong> Hi - thanks for your blog. I am a little confused though in terms of the number of national convention delegates for Hillary and for Obama.  Can you clarify this? Thanks! So – what are the numbers for Hillary? Obama? Hi – thanks for your blog. I am a little confused though in terms of the number of national convention delegates for Hillary and for Obama.  Can you clarify this? Thanks!

]]> By: teach2talk http://iowaindependent.com/2533/democratic-state-convention-liveblog/comment-page-1#comment-5570 teach2talk Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://iowaindependent.com/2533/democratic-state-convention-liveblog#comment-5570 <strong>Obama Delegate</strong> I stayed until 7:00 PM knowing  the circus would not close up their tents for many more hours. I am not good at tedious tasks and I found this process painfully boring and frustrating. Politics for me is far more appealing in the let's get new voters registered and bring them out for the election mode than this gut wrenching ballot fest! I am thinking the strategy employed is for he old guard to simply avoid the delegate selection process to the very painful end that way they get rid of the more reasonable and action oriented delegates early and then elect the old guard delegates so that things don't change. Count me out on this delegate job; I'm going home to sleep and organize volunteers and get out the VOTE! Have fun in Denver I'm staying home to GOTV!!!<p> Obama '08, we can't wait!!! Obama Delegate I stayed until 7:00 PM knowing  the circus would not close up their tents for many more hours. I am not good at tedious tasks and I found this process painfully boring and frustrating. Politics for me is far more appealing in the let’s get new voters registered and bring them out for the election mode than this gut wrenching ballot fest! I am thinking the strategy employed is for he old guard to simply avoid the delegate selection process to the very painful end that way they get rid of the more reasonable and action oriented delegates early and then elect the old guard delegates so that things don’t change. Count me out on this delegate job; I’m going home to sleep and organize volunteers and get out the VOTE! Have fun in Denver I’m staying home to GOTV!!!

Obama ’08, we can’t wait!!!

]]> By: Toni Linberg http://iowaindependent.com/2533/democratic-state-convention-liveblog/comment-page-1#comment-5571 Toni Linberg Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://iowaindependent.com/2533/democratic-state-convention-liveblog#comment-5571 <strong>Zzzzzz......</strong> I tried to stick it out, concerned for the ballots and not delegates.  I stayed till around 7pm and realizing that there was still a VERY long way to go, couldn't stick it out anymore!  I am more interested in the actual issues vs. listening to 1 minute speeches where I don't feel I have enough information to put my vote for them.  And as a green democrat.....the ridiculous amount of papers and signs strewn throughout the hall drove me crazy!  What about Reduce people?!?!<p> Toni Linberg<br> Crawford County Delegate Zzzzzz…… I tried to stick it out, concerned for the ballots and not delegates.  I stayed till around 7pm and realizing that there was still a VERY long way to go, couldn’t stick it out anymore!  I am more interested in the actual issues vs. listening to 1 minute speeches where I don’t feel I have enough information to put my vote for them.  And as a green democrat…..the ridiculous amount of papers and signs strewn throughout the hall drove me crazy!  What about Reduce people?!?!

Toni Linberg
Crawford County Delegate

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