Tag Archives: Deidre DeJear

True Hypocrisy: Republicans On Crime

Whenever I hear a Republican raise the Spector of crime I can’t help but think that theirs is the party whose elected officials are hiding, harboring and following arguably the biggest criminal in American history. Can you guess who? Much … Continue reading

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DeJear v Reynolds

   

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Every Republican Backs Trump ( The Lincoln Project)

This is a short clip from The Lincoln Project that really, really hits home here in Iowa (1 minute): Think about this for a minute. For those of you who watched the January 6th Special Committee hearing Thursday who read … Continue reading

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Reminder: Early Voting Starts Wednesday: Flip That Ballot Over

This is a simple reminder: Early voting starts Wednesday October 19th. This is about a month later than what Iowans are used to. This is simply because messing with early voting is just one of the tools that Republicans are … Continue reading

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The First DeJear Ad

30 seconds: Kim Reynolds has been a far right radical governor. Now she has her sights set on destroying Iowa’s once vaunted public school system. Remember when Iowa was the top pubic school system in the country? Well, it has … Continue reading

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Republican Governors

Meidas Touch commenting on James Carville interview (6:50) In the video above James Carville deservedly rails against the lousy job of governing done by Republican governors across the country. Republican governors are much more about culture wars and owning the … Continue reading

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Why Teachers Are Important

From Robert Reich a great tribute to a teacher. A video (3 minutes) that points out what the radical right is doing to our schools. The radical right Republicans have been using teachers as one of their go-to whipping boys … Continue reading

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New Labor Report Not Kind To Iowa

The rise and fall of the middle class in the US has almost exactly tracked with the rise and subsequent gutting of labor unions in the US. Although this chart is a few years old, the trend has not changed … Continue reading

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DeJear: A Governor Who Will Lead on Education

Many Iowans may have been pleasantly surprised Thursday morning to hear stories about Deidre DeJear’s plans to start Iowa on a trek back to the top of the educational heap in America. Education used to be one of Iowa’s bragging … Continue reading

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Campaigning Differences Very Noticeable

We are now officially on the precipice of the campaign season, as if such existed anymore. Since the days of Ronald Reagan, republicans have turned campaigning for office into a 24 hour a day, seven day a week endeavor. There … Continue reading

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