MEANWHILE, IN IOWA While the Gay Men's Chorus of Des Moines was busy mangling the national anthem at the Jefferson Jackson Dinner, some Iowans were apparently practicing witchcraft! Or not. I don't usually stand up for witches, but this poor woman sounds like she was just a really crappy babysitter who let things get a little out of hand. To paraphrase Lloyd Bentsen: "Ms. Fernandez, I served with the putrid whore-minions of Satan. I knew the putrid whore-minions of Satan. The putrid whore-minions of Satan were friends of mine. Ma'am, you're no putrid whore-minion of Satan."