... We had some real success outside of Hillary's Victory Party in downtown Des Moines -- which served as party central tonight, with nearly every campaign having parties with the exception of Mitt Romney, who had a party in a nearby suburb of West Des Moines. The streets were filled with supporters -- of every candidate -- and you could actually hear cheers from other parties and tons of cars honking on the side of the streets. It was quite a party for us political nerds on a cold night in early January on the streets of Des Moines.
Terry and I had something to cheer about ourselves, as we made some real success outside of Hillary's party. Many party-goers came outside to smoke cigarettes, so of course it we ended up getting in conversations with them about Planned Parenthood. We got many to read both sides of our fliers, and undoubtedly after reading it, their tone instantly changed, usually going on the defensive where prior they were on the offensive. The general answer we ended up getting was... "These are isolated cases for an organization that does so much good.." is the best way to sum up what we heard. But we challenged them, asking them to really consider what abortion is and what Planned Parenthood does. We had some good discussions about how abortions are disproportionately done on African American women, and how most PP clinics are located in minority areas.
We made sure to always tie back the conversation to Clinton, and really encourage the person to consider that the first woman president should stand up for women and investigate the crimes that Planned Parenthood cover up.
It was an interesting night in Des Moines. Hillary ended up placing third, behind a first-place Obama and a narrow second-place finish for Edwards. On the Republican side, Huckabee beat Romney, with McCain and Thompson vying for 4th. Rudy, who we protested our first night in Iowa, was a non-factor, and was beaten by Ron Paul, who we saw at lunch today.
Anyway, we thank you for your prayers for a successful night of sidewalk counseling tonight on the streets of Des Moines!
I am having trouble uploading pics, but will hopefully get some up tomorrow.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
2 comments:
This is excellent stuff, Billy. It only goes to show that a little protesting and a dosage of truth goes a long way to sway some important elections.
Ron Paul is one of the few candidates that has not only the pristine voting record to support his pro-life stance, but also practices what he says.
Read http://www.ronpaul2008.com/issues/life-and-liberty/
At first, I thought he was out there. Overtime, I have come to realize he is a true exception to the gang of 535.
Post a Comment