Category Archives: Bernie Sanders

IDP Hall Of Fame Dinner 2015 – Candidates To Speak

Well, this could be a tough ticket: Description: 2015 Iowa Democratic Party Hall of Fame Awards Location: Cedar Rapids Convention Complex Date & Time: July 17, 2015 at 7:00 PM Address: 350 1st Avenue NE Cedar Rapids, IA 52401 Clinton, … Continue reading

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D-Day: The Warriors Are Mostly Gone – Are The Dreams?

Every year on D-Day I think of my father-in-law. I have written of him before. He seldom spoke of his part in the war. I would never ask, either. You just knew that when he had something to say about … Continue reading

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Candidate Bernie Sanders’ Iowa Event Schedule May 28 – 30

If you missed Bernie on his previous visits to Iowa, it’s not too late to take advantage of these opportunities to hear a politician tell the truth and still have a  positive message. Check back for updates. May 28 Town … Continue reading

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Old-Fashioned Democrats Emerging?

Hillary Clinton came out strong for a path to citizenship and fixing the immigration mess on Cinco de Mayo. She has previously put out strong positions for women, on greatly lessening income inequality and money in politics. Bernie Sanders introduced … Continue reading

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Write Grassley And Ernst Regarding The TPP

Charles Grassley, like it or not, will be up for re-election in 2016. There is no time like the present to let him know what he should be doing for the people of Iowa. Joni Ernst is in her first … Continue reading

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Name One Thing The Republican Party Has Done FOR Americans

Ran across the above video last week and it made me think of Thom Hartmann’s challenge to his audience to name one thing, just one thing that the Republican Party has done FOR the good of the American people in … Continue reading

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The Unapologetic Populist

Senator Sanders: “I’m prepared to take on the billionaire class.” Run, Bernie, run.

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Sen. Sanders Writes: Fight For Our Progressive Vision

Ed. note: I saw this entry on dailykos.com and thought this would be a great way to start the year on blogforiowa. 2015 will be a year of presidential candidates of all stripe criss-crossing Iowa prior to the caucuses in … Continue reading

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