Category Archives: Humor

PACG Birthday Bash Tonight!

Posted on May 12, 2006 by bfiacarolinevernon

PACG Birthday Bash Tonight! By Caroline VernonCome one, come all… help us celebrate the first year of Progressive Action for the Common Good. If you have been unable to come to other events, come to this one and bring your … Continue reading →

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Iowa Blog Roundup

Posted on April 29, 2006 by bfiasamgarchik

Iowa Blog Roundup by Sam Garchik First, a death and a birth. Who's Makin Bacon is quitting the business. It will be sad to see him go. The rest of us will try to carry on as best we can. The … Continue reading →

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Lies and the Lying Liars…W’s National Guard Time Memorialized

Posted on February 25, 2006 by Trish Nelson

Lies and the Lying Liars…W's National Guard Time Memorialized MinutemanMedia.Org – op-ed voices of reason by Donald Kaul Donald Kaul recently retired as Washington columnist for the Des Moines Register. Things have not been going well in … Continue reading →

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OH, THAT SHORT TERM MEMORY!

Posted on January 26, 2006 by bfiamollyreagan

OH, THAT SHORT TERM MEMORY! From “The Onion”…'SCIENTIST HAS NAGGING FEELING HE LEFT PARTICLE ACCELERATOR ON' “Chicago – University of Chicago particle physicist Matthew Sharp drove halfway home before he was struck with the fear that he'd left the Argonne … Continue reading →

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The Congressman and Abramoff (as told by Dr Seuss)

Posted on January 25, 2006 by bfiacarolinevernon

The Congressman and Abramoff (As Told by Dr. Seuss) Thanks to Jim Nickel for sharing this. That Abramoff!That Abramoff!I do not like that Abramoff!“Would you like to play some golf?”I do not want to play some golf.I do not want … Continue reading →

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COW EXCAPES SLAUGHTER

Posted on January 15, 2006 by bfiamollyreagan

COW ESCAPES SLAUGHTER QuadCity Times GREAT FALLS, Mont. – A spirited cow that jumped a slaughterhouse gate and evaded capture for six hours may not be doomed after all. Appeals to spare the life of the 1,200-pound heifer came from … Continue reading →

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Need A Good Laugh? Read The Onion’s Top Ten Stories List for 2005

Posted on January 2, 2006 by bfialindathieman

Need A Good Laugh? Read The Onion's Top Ten Stories List for 2005 Happy New Year (we hope) from the Blog for Iowa blog team! Thought we'd lighten up the mood a little – and perhaps relieve your hangover … Continue reading →

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Destitute But Still A Believer In Intelligent Design

Posted on December 10, 2005 by Trish Nelson

Destitute But Still A Believer In 'Intelligent Design' MinutemanMedia.Org – op-ed voices of reason by Donald Kaul Donald Kaul recently retired as Washington columnist for the Des Moines Register. I’ve been retired five years now (I … Continue reading →

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Filling In For God

Posted on December 8, 2005 by bfiacarolinevernon

Filling In For God by Molly Ivins Alternet.org The Lord Impersonator is back again. This fella reappears every couple of years and causes no end of trouble. The jokester goes around persuading feeble-minded persons he is the Lord Almighty and … Continue reading →

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The Adventures of Scooter, Sneaky, Skipper, Snapper, Snoopy and Ernest

Posted on November 7, 2005 by Trish Nelson

The Adventures of Scooter, Sneaky, Skipper, Snapper, Snoopy and Ernest MinutemanMedia by Donald Kaul Donald Kaul recently retired as Washington columnist for the Des Moines Register. He has covered the foolishness in our Nation’s capital for 29 years, winning … Continue reading →