Category Archives: 2016 Election Campaign

This Week On The Fallon Forum

Posted on March 8, 2016 by Trish Nelson

**Update and Correction: The Iowa Utilities Board does meet Wednesday, March 9th at 9:00 a.m., but that meeting is closed to the public. They will be making their decision entirely behind closed doors. The IUB will announce their Bakken permitting … Continue reading →

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Jill Sobule: Music To Remind Us

Posted on March 6, 2016 by Dave Bradley

Jill Sobule “The Democratic Socialist Marching Song” Saw this performed on the Stephanie Miller Show Thursday morning and thought this may help remind folks what we fight for. (about 3 minutes) And a companion piece: America Back by Jill Sobule … Continue reading →

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Patty Judge Joins Race For US Senate

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Dave Bradley

Media in the centers of power out east, New York City and Washington, DC, were buzzing with the possibility of former Lt. Gov. and Ag. Secretary Patty Judge jumping into the race to challenge Chuck Grassley for his senate seat. … Continue reading →

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George Lakoff Explains Why Donald Trump

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Trish Nelson

George Lakoff  explains how it came to be that Donald Trump could be the Republican nominee for President of the United States.  Here are some highlights from a must-read article, especially if you are unfamiliar with Lakoff’s work.  http://georgelakoff.com/2016/03/02/why-trump/ Why … Continue reading →

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March To The Finish

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Paul Deaton

BIG GROVE TOWNSHIP, Iowa — This headline in yesterday’s Boston Globe says it well, “Clinton and Trump are now the presumptive nominees. Get used to it.” Author James Pindell attributes the appellation to math. “They have accumulated more delegates than … Continue reading →

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Farewell To #Nerdland

Posted on February 29, 2016 by Trish Nelson

I knew Melissa Harris-Perry’s show would not be on much longer. It was too high quality for TV, too substantive, too intelligent. She left when they tried to do the same thing to her that they are doing elsewhere on … Continue reading →

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Republican Icon Steve King May Be Primaried

Posted on February 28, 2016 by Dave Bradley

Apparently stepped on some monied toes. Tuesday morning started with an interesting blurb in the news. State Senator Rick Bertrand of Sioux City publicly acknowledged that he was considering a run against Congressman For Life and More Steve King. What … Continue reading →

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Iowa, You Can Fire Chuck Grassley!

Posted on February 27, 2016 by Dave Bradley

Yes you can. Grassley says no to doing the work assigned him by the constitution. He gets paid a hell of a lot of money for that. He has a big staff, a huge office plus offices around the state … Continue reading →

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Will Grassley Obstruct? Conservative Groups Plan To Make Sure He Does

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Trish Nelson

Iowans need to realize Grassley is no longer working for us.  Conservative groups Freedomworks, Heritage Foundation and Family Research Council are threatening senators who don’t toe the obstructionist party line on an Obama SCOTUS appointment. Click here to read the … Continue reading →

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Scalia: Hardly Original, Very Right Wing

Posted on February 20, 2016 by Dave Bradley

A week ago on the death of Associate Justice Antonin Scalia, the corporate media began spewing the expected epitaphs. “Originalist”, “scholar”, “intellectual” thus once again painting the picture for the American viewer that Scalia was a Justice who was a … Continue reading →

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