Category Archives: 2020 election campaign

Learning Republicanese

There we are enjoying breakfast as much as anyone can these days listening to NPR’s Morning Edition. The Iowa news segment is on and the story is about the incredibly close election in Iowa’s second district. As the story states: … Continue reading

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Farce

You may have heard of or seen this video online Thursday or Friday.  Melissa Carone, a contract worker for Dominion Voting Systems claimed to witness extraordinary goings on during the voting in Michigan. As this clip shows Carone’s statements are … Continue reading

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Hope

Perhaps one of the most lasting icons of the 2008 presidential election was the poster down by Shepard Fairey of Barack Obama looking out with the word “HOPE” at the bottom of the poster. Everyone in the US and possibly … Continue reading

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Perception is Reality

Thom Hartmann does a Democratic post-mortem with Indivisible Director Megan Hatcher Mays.  This video is about 9 minutes. Last week I discussed the proliferation of conservative media, particularly talk radio, in rural areas throughout the country including Iowa. Progressives have … Continue reading

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When Fools Rush In

“Fools rush in where angels fear to tread” was written by Alexander Pope in An Essay on Criticism in 1711. I’m no angel yet it’s time to let the dust settle from the disastrous general election before devising schemes to … Continue reading

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Edward Norton: Call. His. Bluff

Randy Rainbow’s latest (4 minutes): Edward Norton @EdwardNorton  twitter thread unrolled I’m no political pundit but I grew up w a dad who was a federal prosecutor & he taught me a lot & I’ve also sat a fair amount … Continue reading

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Iowa Democratic Election Post-Mortem

It is Thanksgiving week of what has been one of the most intense years in our lives. Not only were we tasked with removing the worst president ever from office in an election that saw incredible voter suppression of many … Continue reading

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Sunday Funday: Voter Fraud Edition

With the new television season widely disrupted by the corona virus, TV networks are digging deep for new content put on the small screens. One that sounds intriguing is a mystery show that has sprung from the after effects of … Continue reading

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Sunday Funday: It Ain’t Over Til It’s Over Edition

Stress relief: It should come as no surprise that I write this ahead of time, usually on Friday. Before Trump most news was done by Friday noon. So we could write the quiz and enjoy the weekend while still looking … Continue reading

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The Biggest Surprise

This was a historic election no matter how you slice it. The shear size of the vote, the size of the early vote and even the relative calm with which people were able to vote on Tuesday will be talked … Continue reading

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