tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2295869345625274211.post6822900768619054895..comments2023-12-18T10:15:52.664-06:00Comments on Gillette-Torvik Blog: Michele Bachman did not confuse the birthplaces of John Wayne and John Wayne GacyBart Torvikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13661031240106200076noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2295869345625274211.post-9744712417394000112011-07-27T17:19:13.975-05:002011-07-27T17:19:13.975-05:00I agree that her mistake is embarrassing in that i...I agree that her mistake is embarrassing in that it reveals as inauthentic her attempt to connect with Iowans.Bart Torvikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13661031240106200076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2295869345625274211.post-49335702890031719552011-07-27T15:31:43.569-05:002011-07-27T15:31:43.569-05:00Your support of Michele Bachman is obvious despite...Your support of Michele Bachman is obvious despite your denial. That aside, I think you are right that she was confusing Winterset and Waterloo and not John Wayne and John Wayne Gacy (although the later two share nine letters while the former two only share three). The confusion is awkward for her as she was trying to establish her bona fides as an Iowan (despite leaving the state at the age of 12) and, more specifically, a citizen of the Waterloo/Cedar Falls area. Like Ms. Bachman, I also lived in Waterloo/Cedar Falls for the first tweleve years of my life. During the tweleve years I lived in that same town, I never heard anyone mention any connection between Waterloo and John Wayne or his parents. Many people know that Winterset was John Wayne's birthplace. This is because Winterset, a very small town, goes out of its way to promote the fact. Waterloo/Cedar Falls is a large (for Iowa) city. There is enough going on there that no mention is made of a John Wayne connection. Thus, in trying to make a connection between John Wayne, Waterloo, and herself, Ms. Bachman was awkwardly trying to reference a fact that is probably unknown to the vast majority of actual residents of the area.Adam Gillettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14498496568932193475noreply@blogger.com