Former Iowa Governor Terry Branstad was dwarfed by the giant big lug, present governor of Iowa Chet Culver, who accused his opponent of not telling the truth, and of being dishonest and misleading in nearly every answer to questions posed by a panel of Iowa reporters in tonight's debate. When former governor Branstad asked current governor Culver what his three biggest mistakes were as governor, Culver answered by saying Branstad was not honest and needs to be honest and that unlike Branstad, he took responsibility for his mistakes, without answering Branstad's original question.
Governor Culver said he wants Iowa to be the best place to work, and that he is obligated to fight for hard-working Iowans. He said he would keep young Iowans here with exciting jobs.
Branstad said that by ignoring the Iowa Film Office, Culver has left the state of Iowa with a potential liability of $200-300 million as the result of film producers suing Iowa because the state broke its word by not honoring contracts made with movie makers. Culver said the film disaster has not hurt Iowa's credibility.
During the debate I noted that Governor Culver interrupted former governor Branstad with chuckles or comments while it was not yet his turn to speak.
My opinion is that Governor Culver was coached to throw phrases into his answers that alluded to Mr. Branstad being dishonest and misleading. I thought Mr. Culver was eager to belittle Branstad and that he appeared somewhat ill at ease. Branstad kept his cool throughout most of the event and came off with more of an air of professionalism than did Mr. Culver, in my humble opinion.
Although Branstad said he wants to get rid of the Iowa Department of Economic Development and put in its place a private sector entity, I feel he is the best choice for Iowans in the movie industry.
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