It’s Iowa Day.
Most of the political focus in America is on Iowa as that state’s caucuses will happen tonight, kicking off the 2012 Election season. But what do we know about the state?
For all hours of media time spent on covering Iowa’s caucuses, how much do we know about the state and the three million people who call it home?
When you hear “Iowa” do you automatically think, farming? Or are you like MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell and think Iowa is “too white, too evangelical, too rural… .”
You might be surprised to know that the largest source for personal income for Iowans is manufacturing. The state does have a healthy farming community, but it also has more golf courses per capita than any other state.
Some folks in the Hawkeye State have taken exception to how the rest of the country perceives them. Paul Benedict, Scott Siepker and a group of young filmmakers have just released a short YouTube clip to explain the real facts about Iowa.
Please enjoy “Iowa Nice.” [Content Warning: this is the "clean" version of the video, but a mild language warning still applies.]
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valarie
Jan. 3, 2012 at 9:45amHmmmm….. No, sir….I don’t like it. Yucky video.
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jmiller_42
Jan. 3, 2012 at 9:53amit’s just the first step to demonize the Iowa people if they choose to nominate Ron Paul. Don’t worry, you will see more Iowa smear tactics in the next few days if Ron wins. If Romney or Santorum win, it will be the “kingmaker state”
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cemerius
Jan. 3, 2012 at 9:41amInteresting and confusing video? Who cares about Iowa? So this guy is doing a video to promote Iowa? Forgive me if I could care less about who had the first female lawyer or how many acres a farm consists of…….I do care about Iowa making billions from that great “ponzi scheme” global warming and using food for fuel……..
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satostud
Jan. 3, 2012 at 10:10amSorry you are mistaken. I grew up in Iowa (then left as soon as i graduated from HS) and the farmers where told by the government, what they can plant, how much they can plant, and what they will get paid for the crops. They receive billions in subsidies (tax payer dollars) so the cost of food and gas will stay low for the rest of America. The farmers have no control over whta the government does with the crops after they harvest.
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MyeyesRbleeding
Jan. 3, 2012 at 12:09pmBefore you repeat B.S. about food for fuel, know this: The ones eating the grain raised in the midwest are animals not humans. Food grade crops are raised by contract only, for a premium, because of the special handling envolved. If it weren’t for grain based fuel in this country, under the current policies, fuel prices would be even higher. This would make groceries even more expensive, as most of the cost involved is transporting them is the fuel required to get them to the store. Your welcome!
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Yoselahonda
Jan. 3, 2012 at 5:32pmMyeyesarebleeding: So instead we pay for the lower gas prices in unnecessary taxes and watch the government bribe Iowa voters with other peoples’ money.
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farmwife
Jan. 4, 2012 at 1:06amWe don’t receive as many subsidies as we used to due to prices going up. However, 15 years ago an acre of corn could be planted for $120. Today that same acre which produces about 40 to 50 more bushels of corn costs almost $400 to plant. Instead of subsidies it now has more to do with conservation programs.
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UnreconstructedLibertarian
Jan. 3, 2012 at 9:28amI am delighted to see this story today. It likely means “those in the know” understand the first shot in the new American Revolution will be fired today. Demonizing Iowans are we?
I’ve never seen such fear amongst the establishment before – on both sides of the aisle.
All of this tells me one thing, Ron Paul wins Iowa – and they already know it.
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John 3:16
Jan. 3, 2012 at 9:51amIf Ron Paul wins AMERICA loses. I think we may all be quite surprised when Iowa votes tonight. Iowa had the first woman attorney,great, now let’s make the first woman President Iowa. Vote michele Bachmann. May GOD’s will be done whoever wins.
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jmiller_42
Jan. 3, 2012 at 9:51amexactly
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ProbIemSoIver
Jan. 3, 2012 at 11:32amMichele bachmann ???
The one who voted to continuethe Patriot Act, what Judge Napolitano refered to as the MOST Unconstitutional Bill EVER to be voted on???? That Bachmann???
The one who is a “Ex-Federal Tax Attorney” and is determined to “make Obama a One-Term President” ???
The one who was just voted THE LEAST FACTUAL Presidential Republican Candidate, by Politi-Fact’s Truth-o-Meter ???
Yeah….. Michele Bachmann.
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flipper1073
Jan. 3, 2012 at 11:55amDamn JOHN I thought you were going to say Sarah Palin
just a question but are’nt all caucus votes write in.
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HAPPYRWE
Jan. 3, 2012 at 12:09pmRon Paul 2012
If anyone else wins we all lose……….again.
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Blacksmith63
Jan. 3, 2012 at 7:06pmUnreconstructedLibertarian – I’m just getting ready to head out the door for the caucus to fire the first shot. Ron Paul 2012!!
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whereiswashington
Jan. 3, 2012 at 9:27amIowa= Idiots Out Wondering Around. I wonder why he never explained that one. It kinda explains this video!
I live next to Iowa good people in the western and southern parts. Liberals in the cities and east. The vidoe explains it when they say the have elected the last five times democrats. The east part of the state is populated heavier.
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Git-R-Done
Jan. 3, 2012 at 12:58pmIt’s that way with lots of states in this country. There are lots of fine people in CA, OR, WA, PA, CO, etc. but unfortunately in the small geographical areas that are dominated by left wingers, they represent the big populations of those states, which means they can screw over the smaller populated areas all they want.
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zapped
Jan. 3, 2012 at 9:27amIs he going for that Clark Kent (with lice) look?
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Thatsitivehadenough
Jan. 3, 2012 at 9:26amI feel sorry for the decent folks in Iowa. It looks like the left is infiltrating Iowa as they’ve done with WI and CO. Don’t forget Madison.
I kinda liked Iowa until I saw this. Audacity sucks.
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popeyebedford
Jan. 3, 2012 at 9:24amThis Nancy boy trying to be tuff?
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Yeshua2Come
Jan. 3, 2012 at 9:20amIf it wasn’t for the libs in the cities, which out number the rest of Iowa 3 to 1, Iowa would be as conservative politically as Idaho. The boast about gay marriage left out the fact that in Ia. the citizen voted OUT the judges that imposed gay marriage on the state……..
Iowa has been run by some of the biggest libs in our country and the conservatives are getting very very angry.
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cemerius
Jan. 3, 2012 at 9:34amThats the same story for the entire country…..ALL the BIG cities are run by Democrats and all of them are destined to be just like Detroit is today…run down wastelands……
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IronSights
Jan. 3, 2012 at 10:39amYour absolutely right. Born and raised in Iowa, conservative, and a business owner. Part of the problem is you don’t see career conservative activists like you do lib-tards. You only hear from the likes of this gas bag. Or the actions of our former Gov NutSack (Vilsak) now the Secretary of Department of Agriculture. His great act of signing a bill (on the 4th of July) that allowed felons the right to vote. BTW, there was already a process in place if a felon wanted to restore their right to vote.
Iowa City is a breeding ground for this type of crap. This guy is just a lib trying to get Iowa labeled as a lib state. Focusing on the intellectual aspect of Iowa (which is great), but he did fail to mention Rockwell Collins (aviation science and communications) who’s hardware and software keeps most of today’s military aircraft from dropping out of the sky. But as a lib he probably didn’t want to draw attention to our impact on military assets. He also neglected the fact that when they legalized gay marriage we voted the judges out who were responsible.
The guy is a douche plain and simple.
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oldasdirt
Jan. 3, 2012 at 9:16amWe are a diverse Nation.All the states are special one way or another.Now as for Ron Paul.If Paul came out tomorrow against illegal drugs he would loose close to 50% of his support.That says it all about allot of Paul supporters.
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yeah I got an itch
Jan. 3, 2012 at 9:29amIf any candidate changes any long term position of any kind….. they lose most of their support. Rock on brain trust.
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whereiswashington
Jan. 3, 2012 at 9:29amI agree with that! The potheads of Pauls party are only there for the drug legalizing.
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boltach
Jan. 3, 2012 at 9:33amHow do you know that 50% of Ron Paul’s supporters use drugs? I think his stance on the Constitution, Liberty, Free Markets, Gold Standard, Non-Interventionist Foreign Policy, and less Government intrusion are more of a magnet for his followers than allowing states to either legalize of enforce drug laws.
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resme
Jan. 3, 2012 at 10:20amMaybe we should drug test every high school student?
Dick morris thinks so.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frM-GPAjzDY
Another good video with Peter Schiff .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7NQO5r9_qk&feature=relmfu
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HAPPYRWE
Jan. 3, 2012 at 12:28pmWar on Drugs = The end justifies the means = Socialism
Break down the family, society, all good and proper things
Uplift society, or the collective, uplift degenerate behaviors and thought
Finally come up with the solution to the “ills of society” which have been purposefully created/fueled
The final solution is the governments total immersion and control over our lives to save us from -ourselves-
War on terror, War on drugs, War on America, War on Common Sense, War against everything.
We are being duped. Peace by means of War? Seems to make sense. NWO lie.
War through Peace is the means of our destruction, says it in the bible. Is it not apparent?
Ron Paul 2012
By the way I do not do drugs never have, scary to not be in control of my natural actions and thoughts. I think drugs are bad but drugs in our society is but a sign and symptom of the cancerous disease Liberalism, Socialism, anti-God anything that has spread upon this great nation.
Wake up America!
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Themeem
Jan. 3, 2012 at 9:13amSo, if he is so proud of his state, why does he have to use foul language? Oh, I get it, he’s a Liberal, and the F word is the basis for all their commentaries.
Maybe he should be wearing a button that says “Conservatives-Not Welcomed Here.”
OK, I won’t ever spend any vacation money there.
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Ken2
Jan. 3, 2012 at 6:11pmYou would consider vacationing in IOWA? Wow!
But I get the point.
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worriedmom
Jan. 3, 2012 at 9:12amRon Paul has spent 23 years in Congress. He has sponsored 620 pieces of legislation, out of those 620, only ONE has passed! Heard that last night on Bill O’s program, and I agree with Bill, Paul will lose to Obama by a large margin if he is the nominee! By the way, his ideas of Statism, pulling inward and isolating America might sound intriguing, but that is exactly what Hitler promised the Germans at the very beginning, we all know how that turned out.
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kralspaces
Jan. 3, 2012 at 9:32amSomeone needs to read Milton Friedman. Also a little more about the 1930′s.
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SuttonShimai
Jan. 3, 2012 at 9:46amThat’s because Ron Paul’s legislation was meant to free the people and the rest of Congress wants to keep the people slaves.
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resme
Jan. 3, 2012 at 10:26amHe has never voted to raise taxes.
He has never voted for an unbalanced budget.
He has never voted for a federal restriction on gun ownership.
He has never voted to raise congressional pay.
He has never taken a government-paid junket.
He has never voted to increase the power of the executive branch.
He voted against the Patriot Act.
He voted against regulating the Internet.
He voted against the Iraq war.
He does not participate in the lucrative congressional pension program.
He returns a portion of his annual congressional office budget to the U.S. treasury every year.
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PA PATRIOT
Jan. 3, 2012 at 9:07amWhat is your point fw?
PA is the home of the CONSTITUTION
AND home to as many farmers as your entire population. DW
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bigpaco
Jan. 3, 2012 at 9:51amWhere did you get that PA is the home of the Constitution? It was written by Madison in Orange, VA
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PA PATRIOT
Jan. 3, 2012 at 10:38amBIG PA
The Federal Convention convened in the State House (Independence Hall) in Philadelphia on May 14, 1787, to revise the Articles of Confederation. Because the delegations from only two states were at first present, the members adjourned from day to day until a quorum of seven states was obtained on May 25. Through discussion and debate it became clear by mid-June that, rather than amend the existing Articles, the Convention would draft an entirely new frame of government. All through the summer, in closed sessions, the delegates debated, and redrafted the articles of the new Constitution. Among the chief points at issue were how much power to allow the central government, how many representatives in Congress to allow each state, and how these representatives should be elected–directly by the people or by the state legislators.
PLEASE NOTE THE NEXT SENTENCE
The work of many minds, the Constitution stands as a model of cooperative statesmanship and the art of compromise.
Ha, Tell that to Congress.
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Stoic one
Jan. 3, 2012 at 10:41amI thought the constitution was written by Jefferson and ‘edited’ by Madison?
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PA PATRIOT
Jan. 3, 2012 at 10:54amIndependence Hall is the home of the Constitution.
If you were never there, it is certainly worth the trip.
It has been preserved in its original state.
A definite addition to your “Bucket List”
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RepubliCorp
Jan. 3, 2012 at 8:59amRon Paul. put out a very nice racist letter for 10yr. His story? He didn’t ever looked at it but somehow Paul was able to get to the bank with the money it raked from neo-nazis groups………
http://www.alternet.org/news/153551/ron_paul_and_libertarianism's_dirty_secret_–_pandering_to_racist_%22rednecks%22_to_get_ahead
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Iowa Farmer
Jan. 3, 2012 at 8:58amIowa Is like a lot of states very conservative in the rural areas and very liberal near the universities and population centers. I live in western Iowa where we are very conservative.
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fangbanger
Jan. 3, 2012 at 9:13amas a des moines native and resident i know that individuals are very libertarian minded here. however we seem to be stuck in the team mentality of whatever party your parents were, you are no matter how the party actually reflects their values. team d and team r get very hyped up even though the end results areessentially the same
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Pokerjoe
Jan. 3, 2012 at 8:57amIowa is a cool state. Ive been there a few times and people are great. I married a gal from Iowa. Didnt last but still friends.
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4xeverything
Jan. 3, 2012 at 9:03amYeah, Iowa is pretty cool, but Souix City stinks. What I mean is that it actually has a disgusting odor.
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SuttonShimai
Jan. 3, 2012 at 9:51amHold your nose while driving through Cedar Rapids and Clinton, too. Don’t know what those plants are, but they do put out an odor once in a while. That being said, I grew up in California, but I genuinely enjoy watching the seasons change watching the cornfields. Iowa has four seasons (five if you live in Cedar Rapids, but I haven’t figured out what they fifth season is supposed to be) and they are beautiful. California is so dull compared to it.
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jlbs
Jan. 3, 2012 at 3:19pmTo Suttonshimai:
The odors in Cedar Rapids: Corn syrup and Quaker Oats plants. Enjoy your breakfast!
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mikenleeds
Jan. 3, 2012 at 8:52amIowa ain t nothing but hundreds of miles of corn with a few hick filled cities .. the state makes all of it s money off of selling corn to our stupid government to make gas . i ve worked there for three years so i do know a little something about the state ..
i almost forgot the have a sorry excuse for football teams plus i don t give a rat s azz about what Iowa thinks about anything
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RightUnite
Jan. 3, 2012 at 8:59amDude!! Tell us how you really feel!!
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nelbert
Jan. 3, 2012 at 9:17amSoooo… if you care so little about Iowa, why’d you click on the article and leave a post?
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AmericanStrega
Jan. 3, 2012 at 11:00amIf you dislike Iowa so much, why don’t you LEAVE?
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Clever Username
Jan. 3, 2012 at 11:35amAt least we’re still hiring I guess. I just wish the company you worked for would hire people that appreciate how good they have it. Don’t let the door hit your a$$ on the way out!
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Drakkhanlord
Jan. 3, 2012 at 8:51am17 Reasons Why A Vote For Mitt Romney Is A Vote For The New World Order
http://www.infowars.com/17-reasons-why-a-vote-for-mitt-romney-is-a-vote-for-the-new-world-order/
with links to articles, videos…
what more do you need to know
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Detroit paperboy
Jan. 3, 2012 at 8:36amNope, when i think about Iowa, i think about farmers daughters….. Yep, blondes with nice big…. Uhhheyes….
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mpeterson
Jan. 3, 2012 at 8:36amYou’ve still got time to change your mind and not make a mistake.
Ron Paul would be as big a disaster as Obama!
Many countries have tried isolationism and had to give up on it.
Look at China and similar countries; are they more successful now, or when they were isolated?
And Paul certainly doesn’t understand the symbiotic relationship between America and Israel.
http://tinyurl.com/dx3clrk
Paul has a band of loyal followers that will blindly follow him, but fortunately for the US he has nowhere near enough support to become the GOP candidate.
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pmjr-jones
Jan. 3, 2012 at 8:34amno need to watch the video he looks “get your priorities straight”!? not watching it!?
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goldmind
Jan. 3, 2012 at 8:33amBrilliant! The exclusion of the finer rhetoric, was delinquent on the part of the blaze. Grow up. Now if media and and it’s political yo yos could start shooting as straight as this lad.
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RobertBo
Jan. 3, 2012 at 8:49amThe finer retoric as you call should be scrubbed, Many of us Blaze readers try to maintain our Christian values and fine it unpleasant to read and hear trash language. Many are not able to express themselves without the trash expressions.
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ThePostman
Jan. 3, 2012 at 8:33amYou’ve made a wise choice. I applaud you. Now, 50 million more to go.
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MonkeyBeagle
Jan. 3, 2012 at 8:30amI saw that too charlie. :) I am still undecided, but very open to Paul. Have you seen this one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqnoohHwqNA&feature=related
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Pat Alexander
Jan. 3, 2012 at 8:29amPinhead….
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kickagrandma
Jan. 3, 2012 at 8:22amSo, where’s GOD in Iowa?
Not in this ad.
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Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Jan. 3, 2012 at 8:35amI have to agree with you there.
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ThePostman
Jan. 3, 2012 at 8:38amCould have been a really good PR ad for the state, except for the gayness and blatant disregard for GOD. And the nod to Iowa voting democrat – that one seals the deal, Iowans really are just a bunch of hay-seeds, embracing failed political ideals of, oh, 300 years ago.
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