Monthly Archives: September 2012

Road Trip! Head to Madison This Weekend For Fighting Bob Fest XI

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Trish Nelson

http://www.fightingbobfest.org/ Fighting Bob Fest Kick Off @ The Goodman Community Center in Madison this Friday night Phil Donahue and Norm Solomon will headline the Fighting Bob Fest kick off event this Friday night, September 14. Doors will open at 5:30 … Continue reading →

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Is It Possible To Fight Factory Farming And Retain “Iowa Nice”?

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Trish Nelson

Say what you will about CCI, there is no other grassroots group that we know of fighting factory farms in Iowa.   Iowacci.org The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR)  issued a formal response yesterday to a July investigative report by … Continue reading →

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Listen To The Vilsack And King Debate On WHO Radio

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Trish Nelson

Christie Vilsack and Steve King had a lively debate that was broadcast on WHO Radio last Thursday.  Listen as King finally reveals why he and Governor Branstad could not possibly have been the Watergate burglars.  (Next Debate: September 17 click here … Continue reading →

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Hard Times For American Workers

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Trish Nelson

by Ralph Scharnau American workers face hard times. While the Great Recession reduced incomes and increased unemployment across all socioeconomic groups, the poor got hit harder than anyone else. Over the past forty years, moreover, many workers have experienced stagnant … Continue reading →

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Vilsack Goes On Offense Against King

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Trish Nelson
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Iowa House Candidates Forum Held At Coralville Public Library

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Trish Nelson

Blog for Iowa and about seventy-five people attended a candidate forum Monday with Dick Schwab and Bobby Kaufmann (HD73) and Sally Stutsman and Steve Sherman (HD77) at the Coralville Public Library. Civility was on hand but at the end of … Continue reading →

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How To Get Equal Air Time During The Last 60 Days

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Trish Nelson

In May of 2012, Media Action Center monitored local talk radio in Milwaukee, Wisconsin during the Scott Walker recall, and found that WISN and WTMJ radio hosts gave supporters of Scott Walker and the GOP more than one million dollars … Continue reading →

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Romney: I want Rep. Steve King ‘as my partner in Washington’

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Dave Bradley

Mitt Romney stated these words at Northwestern college in Iowa Friday. Normally I would not care, but this Romney guy simply lies every time he opens his mouth. Steve, friend to friend, me to you –  Romney is probably lying … Continue reading →

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Robert Reich On Romney

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Dave Bradley

I am a fan of Robert Reich. In this article Reich is interviewed by Joan Brunwasser of Citizen’s for Election Reform (CER). Ms. Brunwasser asks the question of Reich that many of us ask over and over to almost anyone … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday – Gummint Wasted Project Edition

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Dave Bradley

Thank goodness the Republican Party has straightened me out on a couple of things. I once thought that government projects may actually do some good. But now thanks to the miracle of television I have been exposed to the truth – … Continue reading →

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