Posted on 03/26/2014 10:22:42 AM PDT by cotton1706
The only Democrat running in the primary for the open Senate seat in Iowa made a spectacular gaffe before a roomfull of trial lawyers in Texas.
Standing next to a table full of booze, Rep. Bruce Braley insulted farmers, praised lawyers, and belittled the second most popular political figure in Iowa.
Iowa Rep. Bruce Braley, a Democrat running for Senate, was caught on videotape disparaging fellow Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley as “a farmer from Iowa who never went to law school” — comments that later drew an apology from the candidate.
The video, posted online Tuesday afternoon by GOP opposition research firm America Rising, shows Braley speaking to what the group described as a group of lawyers at a fundraiser in Texas.
“If you help me win this race, you may have someone with your background, your experience, your voice — someone who’s been literally fighting tort reform for 30 years in a visible and public way on the Senate Judiciary” Committee, said Braley, a trial lawyer by training who is running to replace Iowa Democratic Sen. Tom Harkin. “Or you might have a farmer from Iowa who never went to law school, never practiced law, serving as the next chair of the Senate Judiciary. Because if Democrats lose the majority, Chuck Grassley will be the next chair of the Senate Judiciary.”
Braley is the sole Democratic candidate in a race that could, as he alludes to in the video, help determine which party controls the Senate after November. He faces whoever emerges from a crowded Republican primary field that includes state Sen. Joni Ernst, businessman Mark Jacobs and former U.S. Attorney Matt Whitaker.
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The difference being that whatever "gaffe" the Repub makes will lead the network news for a week, continually be the subject of current events program, and will constantly be used as proof of some Republican sin (sexism, racism, make your own selection). Braley's comments will either not see the light of day, or be spiked within a few days.
OMG. That’s just too good to be true!
Fine. Let's just split the difference and have a lawyer death tax.
I read that remark and was appalled, but not too surprised that it came from a Dem.
I’m in Iowa. I’m originally an East Coast lawyer. If you live here for any length of time, you come to appreciate farmers and the work they do. Every term, I have students right off of the farm or whose grandparents still farm. Farming comes through in student papers.
To try and bad-mouth Iowans by saying they are farmers without law degrees is not going to make any friends here. Time to send in another candidate. This one’s done.
“The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers.”
William Shakespeare - Henry VI, Part 2 Act 4, Scene 2
Shakespeare meant it as a compliment to attorneys and judges who instill justice in society.
japan had a law that limited the total number of Lawyers to 10,000. this was in the 70’s, and their economy boomed. then they eliminated the law and it has been down hill ever since.
If you think there are too many lawyers (in Japan or in the US) then why are legal fees so high?
I know the context, but I think Shakespeare would likely have a different take on nobles in today's society.
Perfect opening for Grassely. When he is asked about this statement he should thank the gentleman. What finer compliment could a person make.
I’d rather have a Senate or House full of farmers than lawyers or “educated” self righteous elites.
I know the context, but I think Shakespeare would likely have a different take on nobles in today’s society.
The less lawyers we have making laws the better.
If God weighs in again, it could be of influence.
Redneck Iowa has a reason to hate lawyers and love farmers.
My intent was humor. Sheesh, you must be a lawyer to be so legalistic and thin-skinned.
“The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers.”
William Shakespeare - Henry VI, Part 2 Act 4, Scene 2
I imagine those are two very good reasons why Iowans keep electing Grassley.
William Shakespeare - Henry VI, Part 2 Act 4, Scene 2
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Ha-ha. I get it now. Funny joke.
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A busload of lawyers on their way to a convention careens off a bridge and plunges into a waterway. All are drowned. What's the larger tragedy?
There were 3 open seats.
The filing deadline for all Iowa political offices is past. Unless he dies or withdraws he is their nominee. They are stuck with him.
"My name is Billy. What's yours?" asked the first boy.
"Tommy," replied the second.
"My Daddy's an accountant. What does your Daddy do for a living?" asked Billy.
Tommy replied, "My Daddy's a lawyer."
"Honest?" asked Billy.
"No, just the regular kind", replied Tommy.
The terrorist leader announced that, unless their demands were met, they would release one attorney every hour.
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Ha-ha. I get it now. Funny joke.
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OK, last 2 jokes (and there's a million more)
Q: What do you call a lawyer gone bad?
A: Senator.
Q: What's wrong with lawyer jokes?
A: Lawyers don't think they're funny and other people don't think they're jokes.
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