as a deplorable, and also rather nuts.

The others being the orange goon and the hog castrator. She was proud that the blood on her Jeep matched her hat.

Intolerance is a communicable disease

Driving a 22 year old Jeep, probably rusted out in the fender wells. She's not in the upper middle class, money-wise, clearly. She probably thinks life has treated her poorly and hasn't gotten what she deserves, so she took it out on someone she perceived as a foreigner. Now, she'll get what she deserves, finally, I hope.

Even in Iowa, you can't just run someone down on the sidewalk, even if that person is a "Mexican." She's gonna be real sorry she did that soon.

It's a red state.

But, see, this story isn't about me. It's about a racist woman who lives in Iowa who deliberately drove up on a sidewalk to run into a 14-year-old girl. That's what this is about, not my opinion of Iowa.

The woman is from Clive, Iowa, a small town of about 15,000 people on the outskirts of Des Moines.

You see, I live about a 1 mile and a half north of where this happened. I've lived my entire life in Iowa, and the last 35 years in Des Moines, or it's suburbs. I'm a life-long Democrat.

There is ZERO agriculture in Clive; it is totally urban. It would properly be referred to as a suburb of Des Moines. Unless you live in the area you would won't know when you cross from Des Moines (where I've lived) into Windsor Heights (where I've lived)and then into Clive, or from Clive into West Des Moines or Urbandale (where I currently live).

And by the way, Polk County voted for Hillary by a margin of more than 11 points. Polk County is where the section of Clive where the incident occurred is located. But you already knew that. Right?

that has turned very, very red in the past generation (15-20 years). I don't know that it is especially racist in it's aggregate .. but with Steve King et al., it would be hard to make as case that they were overly concerned with inclusiveness and tolerance. Would you have been more satisfied if the poster had said "not even in downstate Illinois?" Or KS, or MO?

Not quite sure what you mean by the "et. al." comment (I'm speaking about context not definition), but 75% of Iowa'a congressional delegation are Democrats.

(in 2018). but BOTH senators, the governor, and BOTH houses in the general assembly .. all red. I know the territory. And, despite hurt feelings, it doesn't paint a picture anything other than RED.

(This is not to say that LE and courts won't do their job here -- and I don't think anyone was seriously trying to suggest otherwise .. but we haven't heard anyone making the suggestion that Trump might LOSE IA in the next election either. Speaks for itself.)

but that simply isn't true.

For a good quarter of a century, the states of Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin took turns consistently placing in the top three in SAT testing. They would switch positions each year, but always landed up there.

And I want to remind DUers that Iowa was the first Midwestern state to allow same-sex marriages. This particular lady probably didn't vote for the legislators who voted in favor of the law, but an entire state shouldn't be condemned for one moron's actions.

My state of Wisconsin elects deplorables like King too, and I complain about the confused electorate on here almost every day, but I also know some decent people here to balance things out.

Face it Iowa is a solid Trump state that consistently re-elects a man that paraphrases the 14 words in his congressional mailings.

And even in that environment attempting to kill a child is beyond the pale.

So sorry your delicate feels were trampled by MM, but we all knew what he meant and the pearl clutching outrage is unimpressive.

BTW rsdsharp - I am also a rural lifelong Democrat from the hills of Appalachia who now lives in corn fields on the prairie now - AND BOTH THOSE PLACES ARE RACIST AS FUCK

Interesting how stereotypical remarks are defended with non sequiturs and back peddling
when confronted with facts.

that just because you are in a state where the majority of people supported drumpf's ideals of hate towards anyone not a while male evangelical, you can't just try to murder people.

Thanks.

There've got to be a pile of other charges they can put on her.

I wonder if this is that mugshot. I'm dying to know what else that thing did.

And another altercation at a gas station.

She's being charged with two hate crimes and the meth thing.

If they "throw the book at her", make it a Bible. If she can relate that book to physical pain, it's called Aversion Therapy.

Make America Great Again

take this quarter, go downtown, and have a rat gnaw that thing off your face

That scene was hilarious

1) NOT for money
2) NOT in perceived self-defense
3) NOT as part of any legal enforcement or military action
4) NOT by accident

Only because she hates the type of person that the victim was.

And you're not sure that's a hate crime?

I'll ask again: What WOULD be a hate crime if not this?

"... I don't know how she will be ultimately charged."

Too often, we learn of crimes perpetrated by people that are not charged with domestic terrorism, hate crimes, etc., when in our opinion(s) they should be. In this case, you and I do not know what the eventual charges might be.

You ascribe to me words I did not say with your suggestion "and you're not sure that's a hate crime?". That statement is incorrect.

IMO, your explanation of why this should be a hate crime is stated well with the four reasons you list.

a week later. Thank goodness.

Wonder if this woman has a psychiatric history. She's out and about, though, and there's no real doubt that she'll be convicted and sent to prison for, at this point, attempted murder, hit and run, and/or other serious charges. She drove onto the sidewalk to get her!

with good will. And her parents sound able. This happened on the 9th and the woman's being held in jail, to the family's relief no doubt.

person who did this is that insecure and feels threatened to injure a 14 year old girl of her ethnicity, that is quite twisted.

another, especially an innocent child, this is the one area were I lean conservative.

...At least she admitted this was a "hate crime." Some people who do the exact same thing, for the exact same reason will say, "I lost control of the car, and it swerved and hit the person." "I am so sorry, and I am glad she has recovered."

...Think about that one for a while, and we know that has happened before, (that people lie like that) and will happen again in the future.

And she thought the boys in blue hated the same people she did and would catch a break.

Also, her antiquated feelings toward minorities was that if she killed one, the baby machines would just replace her in 9 months. Plus Trump told her at a rally she was a loser because immigrants got all the jobs. The names Franklin and Poole aren't the same as Yellow Feather, so somewhere down the line she came from an immigrant family too.

She'll get out at age 65 without a pension and will die while employed at some menial 12-hour a week job--all the time blaming brown people for her self-inflicted loserdom.

...We have 325 million people living here. All kinds, sizes, shapes, etc. There are no rules about teaching decency in education. Of course we hope that it is taught, but there is ugly hatred throughout this country.
...All kinds of hatred. Just like there is all kinds of caring. I think we have the 3rd largest population on earth. So, you name it, we got it. We have an incredible variety of locations to grow up in. From the very coldest, to some of the warmest. (Yes, there is something called, "Death Valley" in the United States..)
... Sometimes, just sometimes, I wonder why there aren't more mean, vicious people like this. I never thought we could elect someone with similar thoughts as this lady, but it happened.
... Sometimes the decency of this country stands out. What about the president before Trump? It is horrific that she ran over this teenager, but it is also wonderful that the teenager survived and is ok. Yes, it is hard to look at it this way. But maybe it is the best way to look at it.

Those feelings never get expressed on a resume, application or interview. Look at the molesters in the news. It's always too late when the flaws surface.

Teach morality in schools? You'd have to be able to read minds before writing the curriculum. What if this lady instructed 30 kids for 7 hours each day for 35 years? There would be more idiots going to Charlottesville or Portland.

And what about in the home? Okay, unless the father is David Duke or Fred Trump. We'll never have a perfect society. Just keep your phones ready for the next hit and run license plate.

She really doesn't have a clue. Her prison time will be way beyond anything she could imagine. If she had thought about that for a few seconds, she would not have run over anyone.

Actually I'm just assuming she's a MAGAt because that doesn't sound like something a Democrat would do.

a thread on the topic and people jumped all over a couple posters that suggested she was a Trump supporter. It hasn't been officially stated...but come on, of course she was.🙄

Now, I realize that is NOT a good thing at all. True, all the crazies are out in the open, and we have to del with them. The bad news is lots of innocent people are going to be hurt and the country is going to suffer long term damage as a result. Yes....the racists and haters are out there...but there are way too many; far more than I ever imagined....and more sick and violent than I ever thought possible of a civilized society.

Even the minimum security jails in Arizona self segregate so since she is a racist she will probably fit right in. Don't know if women's prisons or jails self segregate as often as the men.

Prison population is segregated to avoid riots and murders. If she is a white supremacist, there are plenty of them in prison who will welcome her. Various groups stick together in the yard, at the cafeteria , everywhere.

This is just so sick! Another person obviously influenced by Trump's hate speech against Mexicans and other minorities. She is entirely responsible for her behavior, but he is the catalyst that makes them feel justified in thinking they can commit heinous acts like this and get away with it. I hope she stays behind bars for a very long time.

Link to tweet

White Trash on full display. Have fun in prison you dumb asshole.

Wonder how the Latinos in jail deal with her? I think she will regret this decision.

Source: Associated Press

When the head is Anus Orange, the bottommy parts like the deranged drunk driver get rotted PDQ.