Category Archives: 2020 election campaign

Iowa Issues Lost In Trump Blather

Had the pleasure of joining in on a virtual fundraiser for state senatorial candidate Chris Brase from Muscatine the other night. Brase is a former state senator who lost his seat in 2016. In his pre-legislative days, Brase was a … Continue reading

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How About Some Sunday Pictures?

I am getting overwhelmed these days. The pandemic, Trump’s constant lies, Bill Barr, crazies throughout the administration, big time natural disasters including massive fires out west, one hurricane after another, the derecho. The politicization of the pandemic for gawd’s sake. … Continue reading

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Robert Reich: Racism Is Profitable

The above video is from Robert Reich’s Inequality Media. This video ties in to a degree with the previous post on how labor has been exploited especially since the mid 1970s. Lyndon Johnson many years ago made an astute observation … Continue reading

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“The $2.5 Trillion Annual Theft”

That is an estimate of how much the annual theft is from America’s workers. A study came out this week that astounded nearly everyone. While everyone knows that workers have been left behind in the economic race since the early … Continue reading

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Ginsburg’s Death Makes Greenfield Race Extra Important

I may well be wrong here, but the death last night of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg makes control of the US Senate of major importance this election year. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has left little doubt that appointing a … Continue reading

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The Lincoln Project Strikes Again

A reminder from the Lincoln Project (2 minutes)

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Sunday Funday: How A Real Leader Acts In a Crisis Edition

I simply can’t add much to this past week. Request your absentee ballots. You are adults, you know how important this is. Following revelations in the Atlantic magazine of Dear Leader’s disrespect for our soldiers, Dear leader unleashed a tirade … Continue reading

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LTTE On Miller-Meeks

From our friend Don Paulson down in Muscatine county: Does Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks think we are stupid? Miller-Meeks is running for a seat in the U.S. Congress and her opponent is Rita Hart.  Rita is a farmer, taught school for … Continue reading

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“How Do You Ask A Man To Be The Last Man To Die For A Lie?”

The headline is a bit of a paraphrase of famous quote from John Kerry before a Senatorial committee investigating the Viet Nam War. Nearly 30 years later this quote is in many ways applicable to the top issue of the … Continue reading

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Biden Out Of The Gate Strong!

This week has been enjoyable if for no other reason than to see Democratic Presidential Candidate Joe Biden on the virtual stump making speeches that make sense and that point out that the Armageddon that his opponent predicts is already … Continue reading

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