Author Archives: Dave Bradley

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retired in West Liberty

Roe v. Wade Overturned

Posted on June 25, 2022 by Dave Bradley

Much as with the death of a friend or relative, even when you know they are dying you still hold out hope until that final breath is drawn. Even though we had much warning, when the official release of the … Continue reading →

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Kick Out The Traitors And Sympathizers

Posted on June 25, 2022 by Dave Bradley

Adam Schiff’s closing speech Tuesday (3:30) The January 6th Special Committee has done a masterful job of putting together the time line and the actions and actors that led to the full blown attempt at overthrowing the legitimately elected government … Continue reading →

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Kim Reynolds, How Can You Be So Blind?

Posted on June 19, 2022 by Dave Bradley

Tuesday, Iowa’s current governor, Kim Reynolds, announced that she will use $100 million to create he “Governor’s School Safety Bureau.” This bureau will be involved in distributing funds for a ‘School Safety Improvement Fund’ of up to $50,000 per school … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: Juneteenth Edition

Posted on June 19, 2022 by Dave Bradley

Juneteenth explained (2:30): Today is the date that has been traditionally celebrated as the date that former slaves in the most remote parts of the South – specifically Texas – learned that they were no longer enslaved. Some refer to … Continue reading →

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Money In Politics: The Root Of All Evil

Posted on June 18, 2022 by Dave Bradley

We are in what I often think of as the Patriotic days of summer. From Flag Day on June 14th, when the flag was adopted by the Continental Congress through Juneteenth when all the slaves finally learned they were free … Continue reading →

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Grassley’s Worst Nightmare

Posted on June 18, 2022 by Dave Bradley

Fund Raising Email From Admiral (Ret.) Franken (Our next Senator I hope): “Well, that didn’t take long. Less than an hour after I was declared the Democratic nominee for Senate in Iowa, the attacks from Chuck Grassley began. “The most … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: Hard Of Hearing Edition

Posted on June 12, 2022 by Dave Bradley

Let us start with something happy. There are always plenty of shelter critters looking for  a forever home. One is curled at my feet as I type this. (3 minutes) New Trumpublican exercise: Cover ears with hands, stick out tongue … Continue reading →

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Issues 

Posted on June 11, 2022 by Dave Bradley

As we look at the upcoming election we ate that there are vast differences between the current two major parties on issues. Actually it should be noted that there is only one party in America today that is running on … Continue reading →

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Decapitated

Posted on June 11, 2022 by Dave Bradley

From Lawrence O’Donnell’s program from Wednesday night (16 minutes) Like many of us I have not been sleeping well since the massacre in Uvalde. Perhaps one of the most heinous crimes in American history. Because it was so horrendous it … Continue reading →

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Heather Cox Richardson: U.S. Politics “A Tyranny of the Minority”

Posted on June 5, 2022 by Dave Bradley

Amanpour and Company  –  posted May 27, 2022 (17 minutes) Our gun culture and the mythology of the Cowboy. Listen closely as Historian Heather Cox Richardson fills in the huge gaps in how we got to where we are today. … Continue reading →

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