Category Archives: Blog for Iowa

Why Do The Corporate Media Want You To Hate Eric Holder?

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Trish Nelson

President Obama’s Attorney General, Eric Holder, has been in the “news” lately.  The corporate media have the left and right calling for Eric Holder’s head. The game is this: Just like the Benghazi and IRS faux scandals, the media run … Continue reading →

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This Week On The Fallon Forum: Faux IRS “Scandal” Fracking And The Price Of Carbon

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Trish Nelson

You can listen/watch The Fallon Forum at http://www.fallonforum.com from 12:00-1:00, Monday-Friday. See details below for delayed broadcast and podcast info. Dear Friends, When you listen to the Fallon Forum this week, you’ll notice two changes (and there are more coming). … Continue reading →

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Drying Out Time Quiz

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Dave Bradley

Well you know that old saying about be careful what you wish for? Be quite careful as you wish for it to dry out now, or it may never rain again.Here is hoping our farming friends were not hurt too much … Continue reading →

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Republicans Lie? Surprise!

Posted on June 1, 2013 by Dave Bradley

  In a survey released Wednesday, Politifact noted that Republicans lie 3 times more than Democrats. This is based on a study of statements only since the beginning of Obama’s second term. Although I did not see this noted, I would … Continue reading →

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The Prairie Progressive Summer Reading List

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Trish Nelson

Summer Lies:  Prairie Dog’s Summer Reading for 2013 Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain Against backdrops of the war in Iraq and a Dallas Cowboys football game, the author of Brief Encounters with Che Guevara brutally but uproariously … Continue reading →

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Quiz For A Quiet Week

Posted on May 26, 2013 by Dave Bradley

Boy, the way things have been going lately it was nice to have a relatively quiet week. Of course that depended to a great deal on where you are at. If you were in Oklahoma, it was anything but quiet. Looks … Continue reading →

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Crying Happy

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Dave Bradley

In a world that seems to give us little but scary news any more the story of the young women being rescued from captivity in Cleveland was indeed great news. Three young women that had disappeared as much as a … Continue reading →

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What A Week It Was?

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Dave Bradley

One of the biggest mysteries around our house is just when our anniversary is. I know it is sometime in the month of May, but every year I get an indication that my wife expects I should be just a bit … Continue reading →

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Does Branstad Want To Kill Medicaid?

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Dave Bradley

Over the weekend I was giving some thought to how the Republicans have once more maneuvered Democrats into a situation where all but one option are pretty bad – should Democrats compromise to any meaningful degree on the Medicaid bill … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday Another Week In Review

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Dave Bradley

I hope you are enjoying this. Putting together this little quiz for the previous week, it amazes me just how much information we are bombarded (pardon for using that word) with daily and how quickly we must forget some to … Continue reading →

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