John Edwards wows ‘em in Des Moines
Posted November 10th, 2007 at 4:05 PM by Jon HamJohn Mellencamp brings Edwards on stage at Well Fargo Arena in Des Moines and the crowd gives him a welcome, of sorts:
After a few cheers boos overtake the hall. “I’ve been in your small towns,” Edwards said as Mellencamp stepped aside to give Edwards a place behind the microphone. “…You didn’t come here to listen to me,” Edwards continues as he winds down with a “thank you,” waves and walks to the darkened edge of the stage.
The crowd is mostly booing at this point. “I came for a concert,” one man behind me yelled. “Refund. Refund,” another chanted a few rows back.
I liked the reaction of Bryan at HotAir.com:
Yeah, he’s been in our small towns. And his house is larger than several of those small towns put together.
November 15th, 2007 at 2:12 pm
[...] I commented on Edwards’ Des Moines appearance three days earlier, on Nov. 10, but my post included the whole story. Here’s what a person who was there reported: After a few cheers boos overtake the hall. “I’ve been in your small towns,†Edwards said as Mellencamp stepped aside to give Edwards a place behind the microphone. “…You didn’t come here to listen to me,†Edwards continues as he winds down with a “thank you,†waves and walks to the darkened edge of the stage. [...]