Polk County Republicans summer picnic
GOP presidential candidates Ron Paul, Rick Perry and Thaddeus McCotter spoke at the annual Polk County Republicans summer picnic Saturday, Aug. 27 at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. Photos: Yue Wu, Kelsey Kremer/Iowa State Daily
Buttons endorsing Republican presidential candidates are set out for sale on a table outside the Polk County Republican Party Summer Picnic on Saturday, Aug. 27, at Jalapeno Pete's on the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines. Other tables were set up for information about the three presidential candidates speaking at the event: U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, Texas Gov. Rick Perry and U.S. Rep. Thaddeus McCotter.Â
Presidential candidate Ron Paul shakes hands with Susan Geddes, of Indianola, as he enters the Polk County Republican Party Summer Picnic on Saturday, Aug. 27, at Jalapeno Pete's on the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines. The picnic was Paul's fifth stop in Iowa on Saturday.
Presidential candidate Thaddeus McCotter stops at his table at the Polk County Republican Party Summer Picnic and speaks with a campaign staff member, Mary Earnhart of Davenport, on Saturday, Aug. 27, at Jalapeno Pete's on the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines. McCotter was the third speaker of the night following fellow Republican hopefuls Ron Paul and Rick Perry.Â
Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul greets members of the Polk County Republican party at their summer picnic Saturday, Aug. 27, at Jalapeno Pete's on the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines. This was the Polk County GOP's third event in the last three weeks.
Dana Fedman, of Des Moines, takes a photo of Ron Paul on her cellphone as he arrives at the Polk County Republican Party Summer Picnic on Saturday, Aug. 27, at Jalapeno Pete's on the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines. Many of the people attending the picnic had cameras ready to take pictures of the presidential hopefuls speaking: Paul, Rick Perry and Thaddeus McCotter.Â
Ron Paul, a candidate for the 2012 Republican Party presidential nomination, gives interviews before he talks about his presidential ambition at the Polk County Picnic. The Polk County Picnic is hold in Jalapeno Pete's at the Iowa State Fairgrounds on Aug. 27, 2011.
Ron Paul, a candidate from the Republican Party, gives a speech on presidential ambition to Iowans during the Polk County Picnic. The Polk County Picnic is held in Jalapeno Pete's at the Iowa State Fairgrounds on Aug. 27, 2011.
Republican representative and presidential candidate Ron Paul speaks at the Polk County Republican Party Summer Picnic on Saturday, Aug. 27, at Jalapeno Pete's on the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines. After shaking hands and meeting members of the crowd, Paul shared his presidential intentions with the audience.Â
Rick Perry, Republican presidential candidate, talks to the Iowans after the speech during the Polk County Picnic. The Polk County Picnic is held in Jalapeno Pete's at the Iowa State Fairgrounds on Aug. 27, 2011. Photo: Yue Wu/Iowa State Daily
Rick Perry, Republican presidential candidate, talks at a press conference after the Polk County Picnic. The Polk County Picnic is held in Jalapeno Pete's at the Iowa State Fairgrounds on Aug. 27, 2011.
Texas Gov. and presidential candidate Rick Perry speaks to the press at the Polk County Republican Party Summer Picnic on Saturday, Aug. 27, at Jalapeno Pete's on the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines. Perry began his speech praising Iowa for its strong base in agriculture and continued to discuss his presidential intentions.Â
Thaddeus McCotter, who is running for the Republican nomination for president in the 2012 election, listens to Rick Perry's speech during the Polk County Picnic. The Polk County Picnic is held in Jalapeno Pete's at the Iowa State Fairgrounds on Aug. 27, 2011.
Presidential candidate Thaddeus McCotter speaks to Polk County Republicans at their summer picnic Saturday, Aug. 27, at Jalapeno Pete's on the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines. McCotter was joined at the event by other presidential hopefuls Ron Paul and Rick Perry.
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Perry's speech was a joke. Mostly filler of country music before and after, along with Simon Conway giving him a leather holster. In the few minutes of substance he bashed the non-military budget as wasteful.
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