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Author Archives: Trish Nelson
Camera Proves Mightier Than Bullet
Greg Palast, author The Best Democracy Money Can Buy, is well worth following. Charlottesville: A gun in his face, but he got the photo By Greg Palast (Charlottesville) Four neo-Nazis beat black school teacher Deandre Harris with iron bars and … Continue reading
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Tagged Charlottesville, Greg Palast, neo-Nazis
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American Nazis And The Right Wing Propaganda Machine
Nazis in America, you ask? How can this be? Answer: The Right Wing Propaganda Machine has effectively brainwashed a large number of Americans. Let’s start with Sean Hannity, a particularly vile cog in the machine as Media Matters explains below … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa, Media Reform
Tagged KBUR Burlington, KFJB Marshalltown, KGLO Mason City, KILR Estherville, KSJC Sioux City, Media Matters for America, right wing propaganda machine in Iowa, Sean Hannity, Seth Rich conspiracy, WDBQ Dubuque, WHO Des Moines, WMT Cedar Rapids, WOC Quad Cities
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Grassley-Ernst Upcoming Town Halls
Ernst Town Halls Boone Friday (today) 8/11/17 @ 6:00PM Fareway Education Center, 1215 S Marshall St, Ft. Dodge Monday, 8/14/17 @ 4:30PM Monday, Fort Dodge Middle School, 800 N 32nd St, Washington Tuesday, 8/15 17 @ 12:30 PM, Washington High … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa, Charles Grassley, Joni Ernst
Tagged Chuck Grassley town halls, Joni Ernst town halls
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Schedule of Upcoming Democratic Events
Here’s a word from Senate Democratic leader, Rob Hogg. Check out these upcoming events. Here’s good news to start the day: Democrat Phil Miller, veterinarian and education advocate, won the special election Tuesday in Iowa House District 82 in Davis, … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa, Local Events
Tagged Democratic events list, Iowa Democratic fundraisers, Iowa Democratic Wing Ding, Summer of citizenship
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RIP Glen Campbell
Why not pause today for a moment to acknowledge the passing of the great Glen Campbell..
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Contact Your Reps And CC Your Local Newspaper
Many Iowans are finding out just how futile it is to attempt to persuade our Republican representatives by writing to them directly. Maybe they’ll be a bit more responsive if we take it to the media, as Cindy Garlock did … Continue reading
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Tagged Iowa GOP, Iowa Rep. Rod Blum
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KCRG: Personal Vendetta “Poor Choice of Words”
Last Thursday, I posted an article on Blog for Iowa, critical of KCRG-TV9’s coverage of a rally to protect the ACA held in Cedar Rapids. I wanted to know by what process the phrase “personal vendetta” was chosen to be … Continue reading
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J.D. Scholten Takes On Steve King
Hey 4th District of Iowa, crazy Steve King has a challenger! And while you’re here, please check out Blog for Iowa’s page The Madness of Steve King which has famous King quotes, videos, and links to articles. We will continue … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa, Steve King
Tagged Iowa Democratic candidates 2018, Iowa District 4 race, J.D. Scholten, Steve King Iowa
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Action Alert On Iowa Water Quality
Action alert and other info. from Senator Rob Hogg: On Saturday, August 19, join me at 1:30 p.m. for the City Manager’s “1-Bag Challenge” event at the McGrath Amphitheatre, 475 First St. SW, in Cedar Rapids. For more details, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Iowa Democrats, Iowa State Senator Rob Hogg, Iowa water quality
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Did Blum’s Office Pressure KCRG To Defame Indivisible Iowa?
I like KCRG-TV in Cedar Rapids. I think they are a pretty good local station with generally solid journalistic standards in an otherwise wobbly media environment. They are much better than the Sinclair Broadcasting-owned KGAN in eastern Iowa. So I … Continue reading
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