Oh, great. I looked over on her TV set and the reporter was talking about how all the “hardworking Iowans” were “quietly pitching in,” and “picking up the pieces,” and “stoically moving on.” Frankly, I’m getting a little sick of being labeled with these kind of destructive stereotypes. Hey, media - what about the Iowans who aren’t necessarily stoic or hardworking or self-reliant? Or don’t we matter in your stupid media soundbites?

It was clear that somebody needed to take the bull by the horns and create some socko headlines to keep the media ball rolling. Kyle and I tried to get some of the little kids to start a riot inside the Refugee Center, but that fell apart when Dora the Explorer came on. Next we tried calling CNN to report possible cannibalism, but they just hung up. The only real violence I sparked was when Tammi Jo showed up at the gym with Dakota and Tiffani. And her 12″ Maglite.

[From iowahawk: Flood Ravaged Iowans Idiotically Move On]

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