Republican Iowa gubernatorial candidates have begun their quest to replace our beloved governor, Mr. Big Lug. Candidate Terry Branstad, Iowa's governor for four terms in years past, said getting rid of tax credits was a bad idea and that Iowa philanthropist John Pappajohn agreed that tax credits were vital to creating jobs for Iowans. Candidate Bob Vander Plaats alluded to eliminating all tax credits.
I attended a private meeting with Vander Plaats a few months ago and at that time he made me feel that he was a friend of film-makers and would be in our corner on the tax credit issue. Guess my assumption was way off.
It seems very obvious that our present governor will be easily replaced by a republican candidate and my vote would go for Mr. Branstad because of his past support of films in Iowa and because of Vander Plaats being a bit out of step with the majority of Iowans in important issues and also because of his disappointing position regarding tax credits. As for Mr. Roberts, he just seems like a wax statue.
I'm planning on doing a write-in vote for Tom Wheeler. We know for sure that he is for there being an Iowa film industry. I can't say that for the current crop of candidates for Governor. It would also send a strong message about that loser of a Governor we have right now - the one who killed Iowa film - the "big lug", Culver.
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