Category Archives: Joni Ernst

Senior Iowans: You Are Targeted

If you are over 50 you better understand that is just a slice of what Republicans have in store for older Iowans and Americans if they win. With Trump as president and with Republicans running even one house of congress … Continue reading

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Robert Reich: Racism Is Profitable

The above video is from Robert Reich’s Inequality Media. This video ties in to a degree with the previous post on how labor has been exploited especially since the mid 1970s. Lyndon Johnson many years ago made an astute observation … Continue reading

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LTTE On Miller-Meeks

From our friend Don Paulson down in Muscatine county: Does Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks think we are stupid? Miller-Meeks is running for a seat in the U.S. Congress and her opponent is Rita Hart.  Rita is a farmer, taught school for … Continue reading

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“How Do You Ask A Man To Be The Last Man To Die For A Lie?”

The headline is a bit of a paraphrase of famous quote from John Kerry before a Senatorial committee investigating the Viet Nam War. Nearly 30 years later this quote is in many ways applicable to the top issue of the … Continue reading

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Greenfield Responds To Ernst Covid Comment

From Greenfield campaign email: My opponent, Senator Joni Ernst, is pushing a debunked conspiracy theory, accusing doctors and nurses of inflating the number of COVID-19 cases for profit. In fact, she even said she’s “so skeptical” of the numbers. Health … Continue reading

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Call Ernst And Grassley About The Post Office

Donald Trump and his Republican Party have turned the Post Office into a major election year issue. Besides the effects their attempt at dismantling the USPS has on the election, their have been major effects on the delivery of medications … Continue reading

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Call Me Old Fashioned

But I Will Vote For The Guy Who Is Not Trying To Kill Me! Call me old fashioned, but I will not be voting for the candidate for president whose incompetence, corruption and purposeful inaction will have killed a quarter … Continue reading

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Carding Wool With Joni Ernst

Every farm kid knows you should card wool before spinning it into yarn. Joni Ernst’s campaign has spun some yarns about Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Theresa Greenfield and it’s clear they didn’t get things straightened out beforehand. They don’t intend … Continue reading

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In First World Countries Water, Electricity and Mail Must Flow

There have been some real life lessons in the past few days. One thing many of us relearned as it seems we have to at least once a year is that things get pretty primitive pretty fast without electricity. America … Continue reading

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Stuart Stevens: It Was All A Lie

Republican strategist Stuart Stevens has written a new book  “It Was All a Lie: How the Republican Party Became Donald Trump.” In the following interview with PBS’s Judy Woodruff, Stuart discusses what the Republican Party has become under Trump. 8 … Continue reading

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