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Category Archives: gun control
Ernst Should Apologize Immediately
Des Moines, IA — Progress Iowa Executive Director Matt Sinovic issued the following statement today, calling on State Senator Joni Ernst to apologize for characterizing the recent shooting at the University of California, Santa Barbara, as an accident in last … Continue reading
Posted in Guest Posts, gun control
Tagged joni ernst, Progress Iowa
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Joni Just Doesn’t Get It
The following is a report on the Iowa GOP US Senate debate from Thursday night: “Mrs. Ernst, a viewer wrote us saying in light of the shooting of Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, the shootings at the Aurora, Colo. theater, and most … Continue reading
As A Community We Work To Avoid Danger
In the last couple of weeks we have had various tornado warnings much as we do every May and June. We take these interruptions in our daily lives of TV and radio communication as a necessary interruption that may help … Continue reading
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How The NRA Rewrote The Second Amendment
This is an excerpt of a very long article. The popular notion that the 2nd Amendment has always guaranteed an absolute right for every individual to own a gun is dismantled. The 2008 SCOTUS decision that brought constitutional change came … Continue reading
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Michael Moore Comments on Santa Barbara Murders
From facebook: Michael Moore Public Figure · 1,103,744 Likes · May 24 at 2:16pm · With due respect to those who are asking me to comment on last night’s tragic mass shooting at UCSB in Isla Vista, CA — I … Continue reading
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Memorial Day Thoughts
Our family is one that has fortunately been spared the news that one of our own had been killed in action. We have had friends and somewhat more distant family members who have died in action. While not the same … Continue reading
Posted in gun control, Peace, war
Tagged civilian deaths, Memorial Day 2014
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Hodge-Podge – Why Hurt America?
When you look at the stands that the Republican Party takes these days one has to wonder: Why do they hate America? Why do they want to hurt Americans? – Stopping Jobs Legislation – Stopping emergency Unemployment Insurance – Stopping … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa, gun control, Radio, Republicn Policy
Tagged Rush Limbaugh
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Unbelievable But True
I was making a purchase the other day at a local convenience store. I was purchasing a newspaper. The Headline was simply “Global Warmimg.” The young clerk, looked like a college frosh, muttered something under his breath. I aaked if … Continue reading
Posted in Brad Anderson, Climate Change, gun control, Jack Hatch, Matt Schultz, Republicn Policy
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Hodgepodge – Brainwashing Dad
Heard about a most interesting documentary that will be coming out this summer. Jen Senko made a film documenting the transformation of her father from a almost non-political person into a right-wing nut. For many decades the right wing has … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa, gun control, Media Bias
Tagged influence, oligarchy, rewriting history
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This Week: A Kick In The Head
Last week was bad enough with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Control (IPCC) telling us that we have about 15 years to straighten the climate out or suffer the really bad consequences. “Straightening out” will mean pretty much stopping any … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Corporate Greed, firearms, gun control, Internet Issues, Television
Tagged affirmative action, cable television, net neutrality
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