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Branstad does not support American-made
The Gazette Opinion Staff
Oct. 16, 2010 12:31 pm
Made in America or Iowa does not mean what it used to mean.
While parked in a school parking lot in Boone a while ago, a very large, dark and glossy foreign-made luxury car parked next to us. I was surprised when former Gov. Terry Branstad and his family got out of his car.
I thought at that time that it was a bit callous of him to be driving this affront to the Iowans whose skilled work supplies superior quality parts for American-made automobiles.
Now I hear he wants to be governor again. After spending, and I'm guessing, about a $100,000 of his own personal money to help stimulate the economy of his foreign car's country, he now wants lead us into prosperity?
Steven Lucas
Vinton
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