Monthly Archives: August 2011

Wisconsin Recall Election Results – Dems Allege Vote Tampering

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Trish Nelson

Update:  Dems pick up 2 seats.  There were  apparent shenanigans in the same county that mysteriously found 14,000 untabulated votes for the GOP’s state Supreme Court candidate David Prosser, after the Democratic opponent JoAnne Kloppenburg had been declared the winner by … Continue reading →

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NRCC Targets Boswell And Loebsack With Robocalls To Constituents

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Trish Nelson

Well, we didn’t get a robocall from the NRCC today, but we did receive a recorded message from Michelle Bachman who invited us to join a conference call that was taking place that very minute if we were available (although … Continue reading →

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Democrat David Johnson Will Challenge Kaufman In New House District 73

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Trish Nelson

Republican State Representative Jeff give a handgun to a schizophrenic bill  Kaufmann (HD 79) has a Democratic challenger, David Johnson of West Branch. Johnson is a Gulf war vet and a former West Branch City Council member, employed at UI … Continue reading →

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Iowa Progressive Radio: This Week On The Fallon Forum

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Trish Nelson

Monday – Thursday from 7:00-800 pm, join us for the fusion of politics and civility at 98.3 WOW-FM and on-line at 983wowfm.com.  Call (515) 312-0983 or (866) 908-TALK to participate in the conversation.  If you miss the show, you can … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, President Obama From Johnson County, Iowa

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Trish Nelson

The Johnson County Democrats and OFA-Iowa celebrated the 50th birthday of President Obama Sunday at City Park in Iowa City.  Burgers, brats and birthday cake were on the menu and the crowd was sizable enough to both fill shelter #6 … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday – Offbeat And Iowa Sports Question Edition

Posted on August 7, 2011 by Dave Bradley

Baseball pennant races slog on, pro football will be played AND the Hawkeyes seek their fortune as a Legend team in the Big 10 plus 2 add-ons conference. Can Hockey be far behind? 1)      Jackie Robinson is well-known as the … Continue reading →

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Iowa Jobs, The Post Office And Terry Branstad.

Posted on August 6, 2011 by Dave Bradley

We got yet another look into the workings of the mind of Terry Branstad last week. One day he takes out his line-item veto pen and undoes some work that the legislature battled and battled over before coming to an … Continue reading →

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Hiroshima Day in Iowa

Posted on August 6, 2011 by Paul Deaton

In Colorado last week, we bought a Sunday newspaper at a grocery store. The cashier commented, “I don’t read them anymore, they’re all politics.” Whether it is good for cashiers to comment on items patrons take through the checkout station … Continue reading →

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Tom Harkin: It Is Time To Stand Up For Our Values

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Trish Nelson

We received this message from Iowa’s U.S. Senator Tom Harkin today.  Both of Iowa’s senators and the 5 Iowa U.S. Representatives, Boswell, Braley, Loebsack, King and Latham, voted against the recently passed deficit reduction bill proving that President Obama is … Continue reading →

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ALEC Meets In New Orleans

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Dave Bradley

The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is meeting in New Orleans this week, August 1 to 6. Since this is a secretive organization only very little is known about what goes on in their meetings or who attends them. What … Continue reading →

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