IA caucus - Kerry 38% (winner), Edwards 32%, Dean 18% (97% reporting) (Gephardt drops out)

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[calvin sun]

FYI it's being carried live on Cspan. They said coverage starts at 7 pm ET, with the actual caucus at 7:30 pm ET.

[nutmeg]

Wow -- Crissy Mathews said that Lehane, who used to work for Kerry, is asking that Kerry's tax returns be released. This should get quite interesting, especially when Dean gets wind of this.

Oh boy... the fun begins! Lehane reminds me of Hillary's Howard Wolfson.

[kcvl]

Greta disclosed that her husband (another crooked lawyer) raised campaign contributions for John Kerry.

[Peach]

I love the smell of Democrats picking each other's bones in the morning.

Now I'm going to TRY and sleep, but with all those bad images: Dean, necrophilia, now Her Shrillness ...

[StarFan]

I've never heard a candidate tell so many factually refutable lies. How quickly you forget albore.

[Pubbie]

What does Hillary have against JFK?

[_Jim]

I was listening - but I'll be darned if I know what she was talking about!

[HRoarke]

She kind of refutes the whole "Barbie is an unrealistic role model" arguement doesn't she?

[AGreatPer]

The letter channels are having an orgasm over something that doesn't mean beans.

Can't wait until they beat the carp out of themselves again in other states.

My wife thinks I'm nuts for watching this stuff. I just say, I am enjoying myself watching them eat their own.

[Fledermaus]

I never forgot Algore, I consciously chose just not to acknowledge his existence!

[Liberty Valance]

Now we've heard from ABC and Peter Jennings... says he wants to make love to John Kerry. I say,surely not, but those nutty voters won't be denied....

[Peach]

Susan DID sound as though she was drinking but figured no one would believe it...

She will regret her comments in the morning.

[Brandon]

I saw the speech, and I don't get why everyone is down on it. Dean came in third -- a distant third. The one thing he had to do in this speech was make sure his hard core supporters stayed on board, and that they knew he wasn't giving up. This required a "red meat" speech, and that's what he gave them.

btw, that list of states wasn't random -- I was paying close attention. When he went off on "we will win..." the first part of the list was the upcoming primaries. The second part was a list of the homes states of the other Dems. It was quite precise, and appeared to be deliberate. The crowd obviously got it, and they were very hyped. I think this was scripted, and pretty effective.

[Southflanknorthpawsis]

I enjoyed all of your posts/replies. This is going to be a fun and crazy election season.

Look at us here with nearly 2700 posts and it's only the first bolt out of the gate.

Free Republic is the place to be as we watch it all unfold.

[Fledermaus]

Wow, FNC is already on reruns of last hour. Too bad. I could have swore Sean Hannity said today on his radio show that he and Alan would be on for two full hours.

[mylife]

Arrgggg....Lieyers are taking away our constitution by making law so complex that only they may interpret it!

Beware of Edwards!

G'night again

[Keith in Iowa]

>>Greta disclosed that her husband (another crooked lawyer) raised campaign contributions for John Kerry.

It was a love fest between Greta & Mr.s Ketchup, then with the Mr. a few minutes later...almost had to reach for the hurl container...

[_Jim]

Jessica Simpson on Letterman!

[finnman69]

[Torie]

Dean had Mass and NC on his list? LOL.

[AGreatPer]

Estrich was a hoot. I think I could party with her.