Persona Non Grata: Stephen Bloom defends Iowa c...
Jan.
2: Stephen Bloom drew the ire of Iowans after writing an article in The Atlantic, arguing that Iowa is not representative of the United States. The article, "Observations From 20 Years of Iowa Life," described Iowans as "waste-toids and meth addicts." The University of Iowa journalism professor says he has been forced to go into hiding. He spoke to Rock Center, defending his comments as a form of satire and parody. Willie Geist reports.