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Category Archives: 2012 Election Campaign
How The Republicans Plan To Steal The Election.
Trying to keep track of all the ways that Republicans have set in motion at state and national levels to win the 2012 election with a little cheat here and a big cheat there and whatever other maneuvers is an … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Election Campaign, ALEC, marriage equality, Verified Voting
Tagged gas price, marriage equality, nuclear power
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The Republican War On Women
I hate it when Republican insane talking points become all a person hears about on radio and TV. But like many who will read this, I have several relationships with women – my wife, my daughters, many friends and relatives … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Election Campaign, Charles Grassley, womens rights
Tagged birth control, catholic church
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Government Doesn’t Create Jobs? And Other Observations
“Government doesn’t create Jobs!” and lobbying Why oh why would huge corporations and corporate groups be so intent on lobbying congress and all the various state legislators to influence votes if government in no way caused economic ripples and thus … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Election Campaign, ALEC, GOP, Humor, Labor, womens rights
Tagged FAA, komen, Romney
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Komen Hits Home With Us
Like so many folks, my wife and I married and raised a family. We have two lovely daughters. They are full adults now, but at one time they were teens. Like so many fathers of teen-age girls, I worried about … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Election Campaign, womens rights
Tagged komen, planned parenthood, Romney, taxes
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Watch That Gas Price!
If things seem to be going too good, they probably are. I am the kind of person who sees a cloud behind every silver lining. Right now the silver lining of Republican discord couples with some good news from the … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Election Campaign, ALEC, Steve King
Tagged Christie Vilsack, drug testing, Gingrich, price of gas, Scott Walker
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ALEC Attacks! Will Iowa Have A Voter ID Law?
I just got an email from my county party leader that SOS Matt Schultz will be following the ALEC lead and propose the Voter Photo ID bill for Iowa. This is one of ALEC model legislation bills aimed at supressing … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Election Campaign, ALEC, civil rights, Clean Elections, Iowa Voters
Tagged Matt Schultz, soter suppression
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A Blast From The Past
This is in contrast to my earlier post on a shortened Republican platform. To give you an idea how much the Republican Party has sped to the right, here is a summary of the 1956 Republican Platform. Plus this will … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Election Campaign, Blog for Iowa, GOP
Tagged 1956, Eisenhower, republican platform
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The Very Short Republican Platform
I will help out the Republicans by paring down what they truly stand for. This is based on what they do, what bills they have introduced and the rhetoric that is being bandied about. 1) We represent the top 1% … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Election Campaign, GOP, Humor
Tagged republican platform
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If You Do The Math – Republicans Don’t Add Up.
Unless you have been living in a hole for the past 3 years, one thing should be pretty apparent – the Republican Party has become a wholly owned subsidiary of the wealthiest one tenth of one percent in this country. … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Election Campaign, Economy
Tagged media, rich, ultra rich, voting patterns
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Iowa Democrats, Clean Air and Socializing
At the Kirsten Running-Marquardt fundraiser last night, I sat in a row of chairs with a group of long-time Democratic party activists. Most local Democrats know them by name, Jean and Jix Lloyd-Jones, Dick and Doris Myers and Bill and … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Election Campaign, ALEC, Energy, Environment, Progressive Community, Public Health, Sustainability
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