Author Archives: Dave Bradley

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retired in West Liberty

Sunday Funday: Hard Of Hearing Edition

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 

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

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”

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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Sunday Funday? D-Day +78 Years Edition

We can hardly think “fun day” when we think of D-Day, can we? The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the atrocities Russia has committed has dredged up memories of World War 2 and the horrors of Hitler. And the bravery … Continue reading →

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Next Week Shaping Up To Be Memorable

Next week is shaping up potentially to be memorable. Pay attention! The January 6th Select Committee is scheduled to hold eight live hearings beginning next Thursday. Some will be held during prime time. We can probably expect some major headlines … Continue reading →

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Franken Nails Grassley In Campaign Email

Don’t forget that voting ends in the Iowa primaries this coming Tuesday June 7th. For Democrats in Iowa the premiere race is selecting who will be facing Grassley in the midterm election. While most of our races have one candidate, … Continue reading →

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In Flanders Fields

From Wikipedia:  “In Flanders Fields” is a war poem in the form of a rondeau, written during the First World War by Canadian physician Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae. He was inspired to write it on May 3, 1915, after presiding over … Continue reading →

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No High Five. Instead A Session Summation

The legislature has adjourned. Thus Progress Iowa ha ended their daily newsletter. Earlier this week they sent out a great summation of the bad deeds of our Republican legislature. All for the rich and none for the poor I would … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: Memorial Day Edition

“The only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun”: (10 minutes) When were the inmates put in charge of the asylum called America? This is no way to run a country. … Continue reading →

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