How do you do, Fellow Iowans?
Identity.
It’s important. It can get confusing some times. I turn on TruTV to watch March College Basketball, SyFy to watch Pro Wrestling, the History Channel to watch modern day pawn shops, and comedy shows for political comentary.
Still, Blockbuster is out of business because they were a DVD/VHS business, but Netflix thrives because it is a Movie business.
Wait, where am I going with this? Let’s start again.
I don't know, but with countless legitimate news services out there and blogs, I know I won't be the definitve word. So, I focus on the small part of the world I have dominion over.
Hmmm..what
I have a good dozen Des Moines Register articles about recent candidate visits, and believe me there are a lot of candidates and believe me, they visit a lot. I have been meaning to write something up but it’s already been said.
My focus often tends to be on the weird, so with that in mind, I am not all things for all people. I am here for Teh Funny!
In this case, we are back to Beto O'Rourke, who I have spent a good deal of time already talking about . O'Rourke (as his supporters point out) has made three trips to Iowa, held 60 public events and been to 34 of Iowa's vaunted 99 counties. The Beast and Politico like to write articles about how his chances are nil. That may get clicks but as 538.com points out, the Texas caucus being pushed up may render all that moot.
Conventional Wisdom is O'Rourke is someone with a lot of style and not a lot of substance. Still, Conventional Wisdom will say don't count anyone that people are talking about. I don't hear anyone talking about John Hickenlooper or Michael Bennet's style or substance.
His talking on top of tables is a meme, and yes, drame, but what is politics but (mostly) scripted drama?
Photo credit: NY Times
So, I don't count him out completely. He was back in Iowa this past week, and as I reported before, O'Rourke is working hard and trying to learn the culture. In Cedar Falls, he's a Panther. In Ames, he's a Cyclone, in Iowa City,he's a Hawkeye, and in Des Moines, he's a Bulldog.
Of course, if you are doing that, you may tend to slip up from time to time. Damned if you do (He's not Iowan), damned if you don't (He's not being Iowan enough).
So, this week, Fox News declared Beto O'Rourke dead as he made that fatal mistake of confusing "Casey's pizza for Breakfast" with "Casey's Breakfast Pizza".
Local news and even Casey's all laughed, with Casey's posting a poll where 89% said there was a difference.
Casey's (based in Ankeny) is a very Iowa (and now Midwestern) thing. It is (as their ads joke) a gas station that sells pizza. In small towns across the Midwest, it might be the only restaurant in town.
It is an Iowa staple. Not cheap, but like Bed Bath and Beyond, if you can't find a discount coupon, you're not trying. It's an unique taste, not quite like the Big 3, but certainly better than the budget guys (Cicis,Little Caesars). It tends not to be as greasy as the big guys, and probably is closest to maybe Godfather's, if I am pushed for a comparison.
All politics are local, and so are restaurants. I eat a lot of Casey's Pizza because the local one is fantastic.
They also are most known for specialty pizzas, especially one of the best versions anyone has of Taco Pizza.
They also have a Breakfast Pizza, not to be confused with Cold Leftover Pizza, but an egg, sausage and bacon pizza, which Beto didn't apparently know about.
What a Breakfast Pizza might look like:
So, there you have it. It ultimately doesn't mean anything, but what a fun story!
Locally, a friend saw Beto this week at a House Party with about 80 in attendance. He said Beto was an exciting speaker. Beto is 6'4", so it's not hard to imagine that you could throw a beard and stovepipe hat andyou could have the last President I could think of, who took the White House based on a losing Congressional Election.
He said Beto obviously gets farming (so Casey's story aside), he does fit in as a Midwesterner quite easily. Beto may not be able to turn back the Five candidates in front of him. Still, he may make quite the Vice President nominee.
It’s important. It can get confusing some times. I turn on TruTV to watch March College Basketball, SyFy to watch Pro Wrestling, the History Channel to watch modern day pawn shops, and comedy shows for political comentary.
Still, Blockbuster is out of business because they were a DVD/VHS business, but Netflix thrives because it is a Movie business.
Wait, where am I going with this? Let’s start again.
I don't know, but with countless legitimate news services out there and blogs, I know I won't be the definitve word. So, I focus on the small part of the world I have dominion over.
Hmmm..what
I have a good dozen Des Moines Register articles about recent candidate visits, and believe me there are a lot of candidates and believe me, they visit a lot. I have been meaning to write something up but it’s already been said.
My focus often tends to be on the weird, so with that in mind, I am not all things for all people. I am here for Teh Funny!
In this case, we are back to Beto O'Rourke, who I have spent a good deal of time already talking about . O'Rourke (as his supporters point out) has made three trips to Iowa, held 60 public events and been to 34 of Iowa's vaunted 99 counties. The Beast and Politico like to write articles about how his chances are nil. That may get clicks but as 538.com points out, the Texas caucus being pushed up may render all that moot.
Conventional Wisdom is O'Rourke is someone with a lot of style and not a lot of substance. Still, Conventional Wisdom will say don't count anyone that people are talking about. I don't hear anyone talking about John Hickenlooper or Michael Bennet's style or substance.
His talking on top of tables is a meme, and yes, drame, but what is politics but (mostly) scripted drama?
Photo credit: NY Times
So, I don't count him out completely. He was back in Iowa this past week, and as I reported before, O'Rourke is working hard and trying to learn the culture. In Cedar Falls, he's a Panther. In Ames, he's a Cyclone, in Iowa City,he's a Hawkeye, and in Des Moines, he's a Bulldog.
Of course, if you are doing that, you may tend to slip up from time to time. Damned if you do (He's not Iowan), damned if you don't (He's not being Iowan enough).
So, this week, Fox News declared Beto O'Rourke dead as he made that fatal mistake of confusing "Casey's pizza for Breakfast" with "Casey's Breakfast Pizza".
Local news and even Casey's all laughed, with Casey's posting a poll where 89% said there was a difference.
Casey's (based in Ankeny) is a very Iowa (and now Midwestern) thing. It is (as their ads joke) a gas station that sells pizza. In small towns across the Midwest, it might be the only restaurant in town.
It is an Iowa staple. Not cheap, but like Bed Bath and Beyond, if you can't find a discount coupon, you're not trying. It's an unique taste, not quite like the Big 3, but certainly better than the budget guys (Cicis,Little Caesars). It tends not to be as greasy as the big guys, and probably is closest to maybe Godfather's, if I am pushed for a comparison.
All politics are local, and so are restaurants. I eat a lot of Casey's Pizza because the local one is fantastic.
They also are most known for specialty pizzas, especially one of the best versions anyone has of Taco Pizza.
They also have a Breakfast Pizza, not to be confused with Cold Leftover Pizza, but an egg, sausage and bacon pizza, which Beto didn't apparently know about.
What a Breakfast Pizza might look like:
So, there you have it. It ultimately doesn't mean anything, but what a fun story!
Locally, a friend saw Beto this week at a House Party with about 80 in attendance. He said Beto was an exciting speaker. Beto is 6'4", so it's not hard to imagine that you could throw a beard and stovepipe hat andyou could have the last President I could think of, who took the White House based on a losing Congressional Election.
He said Beto obviously gets farming (so Casey's story aside), he does fit in as a Midwesterner quite easily. Beto may not be able to turn back the Five candidates in front of him. Still, he may make quite the Vice President nominee.
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