Tom Fiegen's Tin Ear

Tom Fiegen's Tin Ear

Tom Fiegen, armed with his $582 campaign treasury and his WTF?!? Des Moines Register endorsement (must be the ethanol bashing, it always worked for McCain at caucus time), is now making the dangerous move for a male candidate -- especially for an anti-choice male candidate in a Democratic primary -- of attacking a female opponent over makeup. (Charlotte Eby has the details)

In a Conlin release that points the word "lie" at Fiegen, the staffers say “Tom Fiegen would much rather throw wild accusations with no basis in fact than talk about his anti-choice position or anti-farmer position on ethanol.”

“Tom Fiegen would much rather throw wild accusations with no basis in fact than talk about his 8% rating in the polls,” said liberal Iowa City blogger John Deeth.