Opinion by Matt Marquardt –
Hillary Clinton thought she could sneak into Mason City – along with everywhere else – and never take a question nor be held accountable by the real, hard-working media.
She was wrong, and she caved later the next day in Cedar Falls. She took 5 questions Tuesday (she approached the press!) after her Monday stop in Mason City, where she laughed it up with a carefully-chosen audience and posed for photos in a rich man’s house.
I took the Clinton campaign and her groveling minions to task early Tuesday after her Mason City stop. I met them head-on. I didn’t like the exclusion. I didn’t like the location. I think the whole deal smelled worse than the alley behind the Globe Gazette.
Hillary’s charade didn’t fool me, and it shouldn’t fool you, either. A hand-picked audience; a silent, pandering, bought-off press corps; a secret meeting location not publicly disclosed. Then, the audacity to proclaim that no one was excluded. That’s an “un-vitation” to the people she expects – needs – to vote for her.
You Democrats like being treated like dirt?
I could not and did not let this behavior pass without confronting those involved. I felt compelled to act – as I occasionally do.
So, as a member of her Facebook group “Northeast Central Iowa for Hillary”, I called the whole dirty lot out. I went to the page around midnight Monday (they invited me to be a member, earlier, so I had accepted) and began making posts there over the next several hours, into Tuesday morning.
They didn’t like what I had to say. I got called filthy names (Sheffield’s John Colombo, an electrician, employed the “F” word, for example, when addressing me.) I got attacked. Then, the frustrated, seething left-wingers filtered over here to NorthIowaToday.com. They made fun of me, my family, my business, the design of NIT, my hosting provider, my job history, you name it. Some of the IP addresses of the attackers were from Virginia, of all places. Some were from south of Mason City. This went on all day Tuesday and into the evening.
Before I got banned from Hillary’s Facebook page by her campaign later Tuesday night or Wednesday morning (I can’t even look at the page anymore) I let them have it. I explained what I REALLY thought of the campaign and Hillary’s secret behavior.
You see, Hillary accepted an unknown sum of cash to show up in Mason City in a rich Mason City neighborhood (it’s amazing; one or two actually exist) and rub elbows with a hand-picked audience of clean-shaven zombies (John Colombo sold himself out and shaved off his ISIS beard just to get in) and a lobotomized press corps too scared and bought off to utter any real questions. She laughed it up Monday afternoon, May 18 at the Home of Gary Swenson and Dean Genth (145 Pebble Creek Drive) and sipped tea with her cronies like a queen. She ignored the real plight all over town – as well as the thousands of other Democrats.
Her secretiveness begged for sunshine. See, I’m a bright and sunny kind of guy. To accomplish this, I started telling people what Hillary’s meeting was really all about: Grabbing easy cash, ignoring the common Democrats that weren’t socially, financially or politically-connected enough to gain entry, and puffing up the egos of the two men whose house she was invited to.
That was the point of my messages on her campaign page. I wanted to call them out and let them know, maybe some of us are fooled, but I’m not.
And guess what. Later Tuesday, Hillary magically appeared in front of the press and started taking questions.
Coincidence?
Maybe… but I think the barrier was beaten down right here in Mason City.
Wow just found this site and thought it might be a breath of fresh air. It’s juvenile. You don’t win arguments by stooping low or lower as soon as you do you’ve already lost.
How’s life in Virginia? You mad that Hillary got exposed?
107.77.89.82 US Virginia Chantilly 20151
What does that prove?
What does that prove? Thanks for asking! It begs the question: Why would anyone in Virginia read a small town news website from over 1000+ miles away? Answer: It’s one of Hillary’s cronies, likely a paid lackey, doing damage control. I mean really, I know people from all over the old come to NIT everyday to read our AWESOME news stories. There’s no question about that. But this IP address NEVER left a comment here before. Why now? It’s obvious, Hillary is trying to cover this up, quick, to salvage her campaign.
Please prove to everyone what a master hacker you are by printing MY ip address?
Wow you are so clever. I live in clear Lake. Go to the OP all the time and walk to central gardens every night after work. I’m on office wi-fi at the hospital. You must not know how networks work.
Nice try Mrs Clinton! 😉
I hope you’re not working today at the hospital, while you are feverishly surfing NIT and reading all our stories, gobbling them up like crack cocaine. Performing lobotomies takes full attention.
Good one! I liked that. 🙂
The funny thing is my wife would think that it’s hilarious you think I am a Clinton supporter. Can’t wait to show her! I will enjoy watching your attempt at “news coverage”.
Eating lunch across from big blue. It’s a lovely day!
Disappointed that this site is not a conservative beacon but yet another example to be used against U.S. and to laugh at us.
I don’t think anything about you, other than that, again, you have something to hide, as you are here anonymously. For what it’s worth, I don’t really care at all what you think, as long as you are here on NIT, I got ya as a reader, and that’s pretty much the point.
To your statement “Disappointed that this site is not a conservative beacon” … I’ll say, NIT is no conservative beacon, it is no liberal beacon. It is, however, a beacon for common sense, truth, and individual thought.
You’re only up above it, until your Down In It
that link was directed at the Big Blue Lunch Eater btw…
I’d really like to know if Solberg pulled strings to get that sign installed. My information is that it was all her, she demanded it be installed, so her front door would be visible/not blocked by parked cars. In other words, special treatment compared to the other nearby storefronts. Get me some proof of this, please, if that’s at all possible.
Whatever you decide you are hopefully you get better at it.
Well, that’s always the plan. Grow, improve everyday.
Matt, just take the high road and stop wasting time and energy arguing with people who don’t like your point of view. I’m sure they are just Skipper readers.
JOHN COLOMBO, Aren’t you a little upset with the way Matt violates his own privacy policy and terms of service? He allows user names and anonymous posts, yet he chronically “outs” his paid subscribers. Isn’t that special?PRIVACY POLICY: Personally identifiable information is information about you that is personally identifiable, such as your NAME, address, email address, or phone number, and that is not otherwise publicly available. TERMS OF SERVICE:You acknowledge, consent and agree that…
Your post makes no sense. Mr. Colombo personally attacked me, used vulgar language; I merely answered his “challenge”. Not my fault he’s a coward and disappeared afterward. I never mentioned his name on NIT until he unleashed his filthy words upon me. Perhaps he should secure a lawyer and do something about my First Amendment right to produce news stories. I’ll get back to you when his lawyer sends me a letter about the lawsuit.
Once again your false rumors, accusations & innuendo belie your nature in the lack of truthful reporting & only reinforce your reputation of dubious integrity.
Hillary Clinton was not paid for the gathering which was a Democratic organizational meeting and the only tax dollars spent was for her SS protection which she is entitled to as the wife of a former President.
So, in other words, we all paid for her vacation to Mason City? That’s priceless.
You’re comparing gathering in a private home, To a gathering in a bike store?
Hey buddy? Aren’t they both private property? One day she smiles and nods at the media. I call her out – BIG TIME. Next day, she APPROACHES the media. Why the sudden change? She slithered around for weeks, took ZERO questions. Then, POOF! She’s ready to take 5 questions. You all can thank me now or later for forcing Hillary Clinton’s hand.
No Matt. A public business that sells bikes is not the same as a private residence.
Public business? A bike shop is not city hall. It’s not the courthouse. Business is done in those two places, for the public, owned by the public. A man’s bike shop is HIS… NOT OURS. Get it, yet, or is the lobotomy they did on you too much to overcome? Either way, Hillary ducked the press in MC, and APPROACHED them herself in CF. You can thank me now, or later.
So who does he sell the bikes to? Here I will help you the public.
Ya. And the two homeowners in MC allowed people into their homes. Same thing, ya think?
Not even close.
Back to deleting comments that hurt your delicate sensitivities, eh Marquardt?
You like to bluster and posture yourself as a self-described “folk-hero”.
In reality, you’re just a little boy that never grew up.
You always harp about the truth, but to quote a movie line:
“You can’t handle the truth”.
I got hold of the truth just fine, that’s why you’re here calling me names, my troll friend.
Your comments were deleted because other readers reported them. I restored it back, because it made me snicker at you.
Actually Marquardt I agree with the premise of article, but once again you completely ruin any credibility that you have left (which isn’t much) with your infantile writing and an over-sized ego of one thinks way too highly of himself.
You are without any skills or abilities in the area journalistic reporting or editorial commentary.
“You are without any skills or abilities in the area journalistic reporting or editorial commentary.”
You sound angry, bitter and jealous. Didn’t your mommy hug you enough when you were a smaller brat?
You should learn to receive criticism. I don’t really post here but I do see many people share this same thought. You could have a really good thing here with NIT but you sometimes act very unprofessional with your comments and sometimes “gossipy” (for lack of a better word) news stories. I am not trying to personally attack you but I think you would be taken a lot more serious if you knocked some of that stuff off. That being said I do hope you keep doing what you’re doing but maybe…
@Matt-Strange. This Crash Cretin person sound just like the other one who was telling you how to act and what to write. Just a different name. Another troll who doesn’t pay for the right to post here. makes you wonder who it really is doesn’t it?
I always have people telling me how to run NIT. Almost everyday. Sometimes I get good advice. Sometimes I don’t.
I assure you that I am not a troll on this site. As I stated before, I enjoy coming here and reading the articles, rarely do I post. This is maybe my 3rd time ever posting here. Like I said I was not trying to personally attack anybody. I come here for news, not gossip. I also complimented NIT by saying that he does a good job but I think some of the “gossip” on this site makes it seem more like TMZ than a legit news source. I stand by what I said, this site has a lot of potential but…
I’m not offended by your remarks. You are entitled to them. What’s wrong with a little “TMZ” in North Iowa? You noticed the “tweak” to the NIT logo, I take it?
Listen, again, I cannot and will not create news in a boring, lame, put-you-to-sleep fashion like Skippy and Bobbi. Do you want me to turn out like them? Limping around, carrying the mayor’s water? Destroying Twinkies all day long? That’s a fate I can’t accept. I’m having fun, I enjoy what I do, most folks love coming here. It’s news and entertainment. A new spin on things, a different perspective. I’ve got even more changes – big ones – coming as soon as I get the details worked out, so please, just stay tuned and keep checking in. Thanks.
How come on that facebook page you can’t make any comments?
I am blocked from the page by the admins who run it, meaning Hillary’s people.
Interesting Matt. It sounds like you had fun. I wouldn’t worry to much about Colombo’s opinion. Just consider the source. As I have said before. The real Democrats must just be terribly embarrassed. Right now the Republicans have all the talent, although I am still waiting for someone to stand up and take charge. They just need to get off the religious stuff and concentrate on winning. I wish someone would start a Independent party with a real candidate.
Matt,
Keep the pressure on. It works! People are listening.
I read Ms. Clinton’s comments in the Glob and I went and listened to Rick Santorum speak at the Pizza Ranch.
So far the winner is Rick Santorum.
As a Senator, Santorum kicked Hillary Clinton’s ass when she was in the Senate and got more things done.
One thing for sure, many democrats are crossing their party line and voting for the conservative this time.
Just saying!
Seriously?
Here are a few quotes from Mr. Santorum
“That’s not to pick on homosexuality. It’s not, you know, man on child, man on dog, or whatever the case may be.”
“Drill everywhere… There is no such thing as global warming.”
“One of the things I will talk about, that no president has talked about before, is I think the dangers of contraception in this country.”
I could keep posting quotes. Regardless of whether you agree with these statements or not, again calling me a…