Monthly Archives: March 2018

School Vouchers Rear Their Ugly Head In Iowa

Posted on March 24, 2018 by Dave Bradley

Like many we got an email Wednesday night warning us that Iowa senate Republicans were going to take a run at passing a school voucher law for Iowa. Many thoughts immediately crossed my mind: the first was “not this again.” … Continue reading →

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March For Our Lives Day Is Here!

Posted on March 24, 2018 by Dave Bradley

Stand up for our kids! Stand up for your families! Stand up for yourselves! Looks like the weather will be quite uncooperative today, but this is one time we will all just have to put that aside and take one … Continue reading →

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What Is Electronic Brainwashing?

Posted on March 23, 2018 by Trish Nelson

The Daily Show explains what Cambridge Analytica did better and funnier than anybody.

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Iowa Citizens for Responsible Agriculture

Posted on March 22, 2018 by Trish Nelson

Follow this FB group: Iowa Citizens for Responsible Agriculture FYI, Iowa. Here’s an article posted in agriculture.com When Dermot Hayes [Iowa State University professor and Pioneer Chair in Agribusiness] traveled to China last fall, he saw something eye-opening. Pork with … Continue reading →

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Video: Rep. Bobby Kaufmann “Incredibly Insulted” That Women Want The Right To Choose

Posted on March 21, 2018 by Trish Nelson

Republicans have no problem portraying themselves as the victims even when a policy has no particular effect on them.  Here’s an example of their twisted logic, specifically Bobby Kaufmann expressing indignation that women want to be the ones to choose … Continue reading →

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Will Youth Decide The 2018 Election In Iowa’s First District?

Posted on March 21, 2018 by Trish Nelson

Here’s a bit of cheery news.   Young people could help Iowa prevent a trending downward slide to becoming a third world country/state.  (If they can overcome our spiffy new voter ID law that makes it harder for just about … Continue reading →

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Bobby Kaufmann Uses Name Calling And Insults To Defend Republicans At Local Forum

Posted on March 20, 2018 by Trish Nelson

Rep. Bobby Kaufmann seems to think if he is belligerent enough, no one will notice that he has no idea what he’s doing.  In response to a constituent mentioning an item he had read in the QCTimes, and asking why … Continue reading →

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Anti-Trump/Reynolds Billboard Censored

Posted on March 19, 2018 by Trish Nelson

Billboard “too controversial.”  This is the way of media. Conservative voices get all the exposure they want unquestioned.  Other voices get censored and banned, stifled.  Like there aren’t plenty of controversial billboards out there. As someone commented on a FB … Continue reading →

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Video: Scott County Legislative Forum

Posted on March 19, 2018 by Trish Nelson

Thanks to Molly Regan, 1st Vice Chair, Scott County Democrats, for sending these videos along for posting.  Parts 2-4 are available at Scott County Democrats YouTube channel. Everyone should be getting video at your forums whenever possible.  

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Lobbyists: Time To Shine A Light On Them

Posted on March 18, 2018 by Dave Bradley

Many years ago I made a proposal that any and all meetings between lobbyists and members of government at any level be held in the open and if possible recorded. If governmental people must wear a recorder 24X7 so be … Continue reading →

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