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Iowa newspaper to Trump: 'Now is not the time for a rally'
The Hill ^ | June 21, 2017 | Jacqueline Thomsen

Posted on 06/21/2017 5:15:17 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

An Iowa newspaper ran a front-page editorial Wednesday telling President Trump that "now is not the time for a rally" ahead of his campaign event scheduled in the state later in the day.

The editorial board of The Gazette in Cedar Rapids asked in an open letter to Trump for him to not hold his scheduled rally in the city but instead talk about his policies and how he will help Iowans.

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“Mr. President, the campaign is over. You won. Now is not the time to rally. Now is the time to sell your policies, listen to Americans with a stake in those efforts and govern,” the letter read. “Iowans have questions and concerns about your plans. They can’t be heard over the cheers of a rally.”

The letter listed a litany of topics that it said Iowans are concerned about, like cuts to crop insurance in Trump’s budget, paying for flood protection in Cedar Rapids, climate change, healthcare and funding for public schools. The newspaper encouraged Trump to talk to local leaders in lieu of the rally. “That’s a lot of ground to cover while you’re on the ground in Iowa. But we think it’s critical you understand the real world implications of these and many other policies your administration is proposing,” the letter reads. “We concede it’s not as much fun as hearing the cheers and chants of folks convinced you’re making America great again. But it’s what presidents do.”


TOPICS: Agriculture; Chit/Chat; Politics
KEYWORDS: iowa; media; msm; newspapers; trump
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Why should he listen to a newspaper that, dollars to donuts, endorsed Hillary?
1 posted on 06/21/2017 5:15:17 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Screw them. I’m enjoying the president’s rally.


2 posted on 06/21/2017 5:16:29 PM PDT by Williams (Stop tolerating the intolerant.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Funny, Obie and Bentone never stopped campaigning.


3 posted on 06/21/2017 5:16:55 PM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (I held my nose, voted for Trump, then took a shower. All to defeat evil.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Why not a rally? The President is probably exhausted and needs a morale boost, we could all use such a shot in the arm.


4 posted on 06/21/2017 5:18:05 PM PDT by madison10
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I wonder if the editors thought there was EVER a wrong time for an Ebola rally. Come to think of it, I wonder if Ebola thought there was ever a wrong time for one. Well, during golf, vacay, or a Reggie visit, I guess.


5 posted on 06/21/2017 5:18:17 PM PDT by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Did they ever complain about Obama’s constant campaigning?


6 posted on 06/21/2017 5:22:52 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

More winning. The hell with these leftist losers.


7 posted on 06/21/2017 5:24:13 PM PDT by Luke21
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To: Williams
What the Hell Is This Jacqueline Thomsen'a Beef?
We, The American People have Suffered Through Eight Long years Of Total Incompetence in Office!
Which Was Akin To Little More Than A Liberal Political Campaign!
8 posted on 06/21/2017 5:26:40 PM PDT by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

No one is listening to you, Iowa newspaper, especially not our president.


9 posted on 06/21/2017 5:28:37 PM PDT by chris37 (Donald J. Trump, Tom Brady, The Patriots... American Destiny!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I like how the media takes this view that the president should run the country as if every aspect of his leadership should align with and/or conform to whatever the media thinks is important. This is rabid on the Sunday morning shows. Trump owes less than nothing to any portion of the MSM. It is as if they believe they have a franchise to be the explainers of any Federal action. They are nothing but paid propagandists for the left, they are a boil on the behind of some dead animal left by the side of the road.


10 posted on 06/21/2017 5:28:57 PM PDT by Attention Surplus Disorder (Apoplectic is where we want them!)
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To: Attention Surplus Disorder

Well said!


11 posted on 06/21/2017 5:30:52 PM PDT by Fungi (Mucor roxii is not a rock band.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Efforts to silence are ignored.

Go Trump #MAGA

Trump is rocking it at this rally!


12 posted on 06/21/2017 5:31:52 PM PDT by LouisianaJoanof Arc (#I'mWithHim #MAGA)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Hey Gazette, it’s called connecting with the American people. Maybe if more politicians did that, the D.C. Swamp would turn into a vibrant, flowing river.


13 posted on 06/21/2017 5:32:07 PM PDT by Doctor Freeze
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To: Williams

Plus he is “talking about his policies and how he will help Iowans.”


14 posted on 06/21/2017 5:32:30 PM PDT by Cboldt
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Oh. Our mistake, Gazette! Please tell us, if you’d be so kind - when IS the time for the Trump rally? Thanks in advance.


15 posted on 06/21/2017 5:32:55 PM PDT by Persevero (Democrats haven't been this nutty since we freed their slaves.)
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“Iowans have questions and concerns about your plans. They can’t be heard over the cheers of a rally.”

LOL


16 posted on 06/21/2017 5:33:29 PM PDT by Jolla
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Of course The Gazette endorsed Clinton

President: Hillary Clinton is the only responsible choice

"Words come easy for [Republican nominee Donald] Trump, and that has convinced a lot of Iowans that he stands for them, that he believes in them.

That’s a mirage

There are many fair criticisms to be made of Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. Revelations from Clinton’s State Department and leaked email exchanges laid bare manipulative strategizing that many find rightly distasteful or morally objectionable. Given nearly any other conceivable Republican opponent in this election, our decision would have been made much more difficult.

As it stands, the only responsible endorsement to make is for Clinton."

17 posted on 06/21/2017 5:34:31 PM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The editorial board of the Cedar Rapids Gazette is as leftist as it gets. Todd Dorman is a jackass! The Gazette is a failing enterprise! To hell with em!!


18 posted on 06/21/2017 5:34:38 PM PDT by Runner4life
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

It’s the Linn County branch of the Des Moines Register


19 posted on 06/21/2017 5:34:53 PM PDT by bigbob (People say believe half of what you see son and none of what you hear - M. Gaye)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Thank you, Jackie. Now go sit back down at the children’s table.


20 posted on 06/21/2017 5:36:46 PM PDT by Lexington Green (Sun Tzu Trumps Saul Alinsky)
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