Democratic National Committee chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz was booed at the Iowa State Fair Friday when she tried to defend President Obama's record on the economy. The jeers at Wasserman Schultz come a day after Republican candidate Mitt Romney was booed for saying tax hikes on corporations hurt people because "corporations are people." With the likes of Rush Limbaugh complaining about the tone of the campaign season -- he thought the GOP candidates beat each other up too much in Thursday's debate -- it's shaping up to be an excitingly nasty campaign show.
"I thought the country was about life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for everyone, no exceptions," the questioner asked. "Tim Pawlenty, I want to know: When will you stand up for me?" ...The questioner did not back down, and asked Pawlenty why government gets involved in gay marriage at all, and whether he would see a gay American as a "second-class citizen."