Tag Archives: Iowa Caucuses
Iowa! New Hampshire! South Carolina! Santorum! God!
Bob Vander Plaats (Mr. Clappy) at Santorum’s Iowa victory speech The Iowa Republican caucuses found Mitt Romney winning in an 8 vote landslide over Rick Santorum. Not 8 percent – … Continue reading
Happy Caucus Day Iowa! Thank you Bob Vander Plaats for kicking off the end to the religious right’s dominance in Iowa (and possibly the nation!)
What’s wrong with Iowa this year? Why all the religious pandering to the far right base? What is turning up the heat for Rick Santorum of all people? Watching national … Continue reading
Iowa Nice! Yapping with Scott Siepker about his hilarious video
This morning my friend Sonia forwarded me the following hilarious video. I may think it is hilarious because I am a native Iowan and the video is about Iowa – … Continue reading
Oh no you don’t!
I have to admit, I had been thinking this might happen. But, superstitiously, I thought if I didn’t speak of it it wouldn’t come to be. This from NPR: On … Continue reading
And then there’s this guy
I recommend reading this post before watching to understand who it is you are listening to Here it is, Iowa Pastor Cary Gordon endorses Rick Santorum. Gordon discusses his process … Continue reading
The FAMiLY Leader should be endorsing Newt Gingrich any second now!
“Suckers!” The performances given by the 2012 GOP presidential hopefuls at The FAMiLY Leader’s Thanksgiving Family Forum in Iowa this weekend were breathtaking. As the forum was sponsored by the … Continue reading
Perry signs The FAMiLY Leader’s wack marriage pledge, Newt considers it
The Des Moines Register is reporting Rick Perry has signed on to The FAMiLY Leader’s marriage pledge. Seeking to jump on the pledge bandwagon, Iowa’s foremost anti-gay, anti-choice politico-Christian organization … Continue reading
What would you ask the candidates? The Family Leader gives you a chance.
If you aren’t clear about the Iowa group The Family Leader – a disproportionately powerful right-wing Christian organization – is this is a helpful primer from an article I wrote … Continue reading
Bob Vander Plaats hosts movie night: Agenda: Grinding America Down
Click for trailer Bob Vander Plaats will be hosting movie night. Next Tuesday, September 27 if you are anywhere near Cedar Falls, Iowa and are curious to find out if … Continue reading
Repost from The Revealer
This is a post I wrote for The Revealer last month. With pending DOMA hearing, radical anti-abortion laws – the whole kit and caboodle – seemed appropriate to repost. As … Continue reading
