Braley Camp: He knew he was being recorded when he disparaged Iowa Farmers and Grassley.

Hot Air ^ | 4/1/2014 | Guy Benson

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Braley camp: He knew he was being recorded when he disparaged Iowa farmers and Grassley POSTED AT 9:21 AM ON APRIL 1, 2014 BY GUY BENSON

Many of us assumed this recording was made surreptitiously. It must have been. There’s no way a statewide office-seeker from Iowa would knowingly demean farmers and a beloved state political figure on tape, right? Wrong, says the Braley campaign, via the Des Moines Register:

Braley’s campaign strategists say the candidate knew he was being videotaped at the private fundraiser when he made the remark that has the political world buzzing, describing Chuck Grassley as “a farmer from Iowa who never went to law school.” They think the GOP is seriously overhyping the videotape, and that it will backfire. ”I think they’re overplaying it like they overplayed Obamacare,” Jeff Link, a senior adviser for Braley’s campaign, told The Des Moines Register. “When most voters hear ‘Obamacare,’ they essentially tune it out because it’s become the proxy for negativity.” And what do Iowans think of the man most associated with Obamacare — the other issue Republicans are “overplaying”? From Quinnipiac’s March 2014 poll, taken before Braley’s comments went viral:

Although Team Braley shrugs off their man’s foot-in-mouth mistake in this article, their sloppy and panicked response tells a different story. Oops:

The Braley campaign misspelled a couple of basic Iowa-farm-related words –detasseling and baling – in its press release defending the U.S. Senate candidate’s street cred with farms and farmers. A sharp-eyed Des Moines Register editor noticed that the news release said: “Bruce grew up in rural Iowa and worked on Iowa farms, detassling corn and bailing hay.” He’s one of you, Iowans. Oops, redux:

So he meant to say what he said, misspelled key farming terms in a defensive press release, then apparently just Googled “farm photo” and tossed it up online with zero due diligence. Solid rapid response, Braley campaign. Longtime observers of Iowa politics think this controversy will leave a mark, with CNN labeling Braley’s campaign “an epic mess:”

As we await Braley’s next flub, I’ll reiterate a question I asked last week. The Iowa Democrat warned his trial lawyer buddies in the clip that if Republicans take over the Senate next year, a non-lawyer (and a farmer, no less — yuck!) would be in line to chair the Senate Judiciary Committee. The horror. Ah, but next in line for the chairmanship on the Democratic side is Sen. Dianne Feinstein…who never went to law school either. Is she also unqualified, Bruce? I’ll leave you with a 2009 clip that reminds us that Bruce is a real stickler for fancy credentials:

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Reminds one of another trial lawyer John Edwards, living a double life and finally getting exposed. Vote Sam Clovis in the Primary. He is a distinguished military officer who would replace Harkin and make Iowa and America proud.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

As the editor of a small town Iowa newspaper put it, Braley confirms he is a “condescending, elitist turd.”

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJgCIR6-MrU
“Flashback: Braley Badgers Witness Over Advanced Degrees”

[Amagi]

Then Braley is even dumber than he looks.

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Disingenuous “condescending, elitist turd” is even better;-) He tries to look patriotic and supportive of our soldiers so it good to see his true character revealed. He projects a fake front which is not an uncommon trait of Obama sycophants. He’s the last guy we need in the senate from Iowa.

[SunkenCiv]

Braley was trying to raise campaign donations in Texas when he said his reprehensible remark about farming, Chuck Grassley, the fine state of Iowa, and for that matter, his other reprehensible remark about having worked AGAINST tort reform for 30 years. Thanks campg.

Although Team Braley shrugs off their man’s foot-in-mouth mistake in this article, their sloppy and panicked response tells a different story. Oops: The Braley campaign misspelled a couple of basic Iowa-farm-related words –detasseling and baling – in its press release defending the U.S. Senate candidate’s street cred with farms and farmers. A sharp-eyed Des Moines Register editor noticed that the news release said: “Bruce grew up in rural Iowa and worked on Iowa farms, detassling corn and bailing hay.” He’s one of you, Iowans. Oops, redux: So he meant to say what he said, misspelled key farming terms in a defensive press release, then apparently just Googled “farm photo” and tossed it up online with zero due diligence. Solid rapid response, Braley campaign. Longtime observers of Iowa politics think this controversy will leave a mark, with CNN labeling Braley’s campaign “an epic mess:”

The key to spearing fish in a barrel is to make sure you finish the job.

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He didn’t ask if she “went to Law School” or if she “fought Tort Reform”. Those are obviously the most critical attributes of a quality person;-) If she had a Farm Background he would have destroyed her creditability immediately. Doesn’t he know that Republicans are the ones waging War on Women?

[Din Maker]

Looks like the Tea Party is not the only group that has a few Todd Akin-style kooks running. The Dems have a few of their own. Take a bow Rep. Braley.

JONI ERNST FOR SENATE FROM IOWA!!!