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Author Archives: Dave Bradley
Fighting The Healthcare Battle Again
Bernie speech on healthcare: (15 minutes) A little trip down memory lane: The major issue in early 2008 was not the economy until Republicans broke the economy in the middle of the year. The state of access to healthcare in … Continue reading
Posted in Affordable Care Act, Charles Grassley, Health Care & Medicare, Joni Ernst, medicaid expansion, Medicare
Tagged return to bad healthcare system, tax cuts for the rich
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Sunday Funday: Tearing Down Government Edition
Happy New Year! Or maybe not. For many of us, we are now facing directly down the barrel of a long standing promise from the Republican Party to end Medicare, Medicaid and the ACA (aka Obamacare). As far as they … Continue reading
Posted in Humor
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Where To Turn For Real News
With the coming of an administration hell bent on controlling news and especially analysis of said administration’s doings we need to make sure that we become informed and stay informed on a daily basis. As noted in a blogforiowa posting … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election Campaign, ALEC, Iowa legislature 2017, Koch Brothers, Media Bias, Republicn Policy
Tagged friendly media, KHOI, KICI, local blogs, NPR
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Sunday Funday Quiz: Christmas Edition
For one day we shall kick back and test your knowledge of things relating to Christmas, the solstice, Saturnalia or other festivities that happen this time of year. Here are today’s guest hosts: Ready? Here we go! 1) What actor … Continue reading
Posted in Humor
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Happy Holidays From Blog For Iowa
We wish everyone a joyous holiday season, whatever persuasion you may be. This has been a tumultuous year. Much of what we have taken as being normal in the past is about to be tested to the very limit. We … Continue reading
Identity Politics
In case you missed it, Samantha Bee shows how misguided those who blame “identity politics” as the reason for Democratic losses in November. Republicans are horrible at governing but they are great at advertising and twisting words. As Samantha Bee … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election Campaign, Hillary Clinton, Republican hypocrisy, Republicn Policy, voter suppression
Tagged civil rights, identity politics, pavlov's dog, Samantha Bee, welfare queen
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Sunday Funday: FDR Warned Us Edition
From FDR’s second inaugural address: We had to struggle with the old enemies of peace – business and financial monopoly, speculation, reckless banking, class antagonism, sectionalism, war profiteering. They had begun to consider the Government of the United States as … Continue reading
Posted in Humor
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Electoral College Meets Monday
We need some Profiles In Courage. We need them Monday. Anyone remember John F. Kennedy’s 1958 book “Profiles In Courage” concerning historical senators who laid their reputations and power on the line in order to do the right thing? We … Continue reading
Posted in Affordable Care Act, medicaid expansion, Medicare, Social Security, Trump
Tagged courage, electoral college
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100 Funders Have Left ALEC
(Ed. note) The following is a fund raising email from the Center for Media and Democracy. About CMD CMD is a national watchdog and media group that conducts in-depth investigations into corruption and the undue influence of corporations on media … Continue reading
Posted in ALEC, Branstad, Iowa legislature 2017, Republican hypocrisy, Republicn Policy
Tagged ALEC leadership, Bill Dix, Center for Media and Democracy, Linda Upmeyer
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Supporting Racism, Misogyny, Hate Pays Off
Remember when you were young and your parents tried to teach you right from wrong? Remember how your parents taught you that if you ran around with people who lied and cheated and hated you were no better than those … Continue reading
Posted in Branstad, Trump
Tagged ambassador, China, unfit for president
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