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<blockquote data-quote="av8torntn" data-source="post: 359926" data-attributes="member: 8259"><p>It finally hit my inbox. This one was about the floods in Iowa but it used the same words then added this.</p><p> </p><p>Response--</p><p> </p><p>Why? Because Iowans are resilient. Because Iowans will not wallow in</p><p>self-pity nor embrace victimhood. Because Iowans will roll up their</p><p>sleeves and</p><p>get to the heart-wrenching and back-breaking work of digging</p><p>out and moving forward. Because Iowans are not looking for someone</p><p>else to solve their problems. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Because although Iowans may be amused, bemused,</p><p>and irritated by the goings-on in Hollywood and Washington, they recognize</p><p>that</p><p>neither is a real place inhabited by real people doing real work--Iowa</p><p>is all three. </p><p> </p><p>Because Iowa is bordered by the east coast and by the west</p><p>coast--the</p><p>east coast of the Missouri River and on the west coast of the</p><p>Mississippi--making it an entertainment and political backwater to</p><p>those in Hollywood and Washington. </p><p> </p><p>Oh, Iowans will gratefully accept some dollars from here</p><p>and some</p><p>dollars from there, but they will not wait for those token donations to</p><p>move on with their lives.</p><p>Because although Iowans may argue passionately among</p><p>themselves about the Hawkeyes and Cyclones and Panthers and Bulldogs--in</p><p>times</p><p>of tragedy, trouble, devastation, and destruction every Iowan readily</p><p>stretches</p><p>forth his hands to assist and support his neighbors.</p><p> </p><p>'Is this Heaven? No this is Iowa.' Ray Kinsella (Kevin Costner) in</p><p>"Field of Dreams."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="av8torntn, post: 359926, member: 8259"] It finally hit my inbox. This one was about the floods in Iowa but it used the same words then added this. Response-- Why? Because Iowans are resilient. Because Iowans will not wallow in self-pity nor embrace victimhood. Because Iowans will roll up their sleeves and get to the heart-wrenching and back-breaking work of digging out and moving forward. Because Iowans are not looking for someone else to solve their problems. Because although Iowans may be amused, bemused, and irritated by the goings-on in Hollywood and Washington, they recognize that neither is a real place inhabited by real people doing real work--Iowa is all three. Because Iowa is bordered by the east coast and by the west coast--the east coast of the Missouri River and on the west coast of the Mississippi--making it an entertainment and political backwater to those in Hollywood and Washington. Oh, Iowans will gratefully accept some dollars from here and some dollars from there, but they will not wait for those token donations to move on with their lives. Because although Iowans may argue passionately among themselves about the Hawkeyes and Cyclones and Panthers and Bulldogs--in times of tragedy, trouble, devastation, and destruction every Iowan readily stretches forth his hands to assist and support his neighbors. 'Is this Heaven? No this is Iowa.' Ray Kinsella (Kevin Costner) in "Field of Dreams." [/QUOTE]
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