Category Archives: Humor

Sunday Funday – LGBT Accomplishments Edition

Posted on February 26, 2012 by Dave Bradley

I ran across a story this week that a theory by Alan Turing had been proven. As I read this article, it could have some significance in explaining the mechanics of evolution. (I may be wrong). We will have a … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday – Black History Month

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Dave Bradley

Many of my heroes and heroines come from the days of the civil rights protests. A time when a young inquisitive boy would sit in front of his flickering black and white TV and watch a younger Walter Cronkite show … Continue reading →

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Lincoln’s Birthday Observations

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Dave Bradley

This is the Party of Honest Abe? Almost comical isn’t it? The Republican Party’s first president was revered for his penchant for telling the truth. How well would that go in the party he helped found today? Few can remember … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday – February Edition.

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Dave Bradley

Well, we are all experiencing February together. There are lots of words that describe February, many of them not fit public consumption. Cold, miserable, snow covering a brown dead landscape. Yep, February is pretty much the depths of civilization. Except … Continue reading →

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Government Doesn’t Create Jobs? And Other Observations

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Dave Bradley

“Government doesn’t create Jobs!” and lobbying Why oh why would huge corporations and corporate groups be so intent on lobbying congress and all the various state legislators to influence votes if government in no way caused economic ripples and thus … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday – Special African American History Month Edition

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Dave Bradley

Some of the things that Republican candidates have said recently sure border on the smear of a race. But sadly they still get a rise out of voters and get people out to vote. We need to make sure we … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday – A Couple Of Cantankerous Founders

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Dave Bradley

One of my favorite founders is Tom Paine. Probably one of the most instrumental and at the same time the hardest to like. He was a firebrand. As Thom Hartmann points out, Paine proposed concepts like social security, universal health … Continue reading →

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Weekly Observations – Money Matters

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Dave Bradley

Keeping An Eye Out For ALEC With the start of the legislative session here in Iowa, citizens and journalists need to keep an eye out for ALEC legislation trying to get its foot in the door. Last year Republicans offered … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: How Rich Are Our Presidents?

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Dave Bradley

Lots of talk this week about Mitt Romney and the incredible bulge in his back pocket. Estimates of his fortune go as high as $250 million, but Mitt seems quite reluctant to share how much he has. So that brings … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday – Primarily Primaries

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Dave Bradley

Whooeee – it is primary season. For some political junkies it gets no better than this. Just like March Madness, only the winner may be able to blow up the world next year at this time. So how did we … Continue reading →

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