Three fine examples of Republican leaders in Iowa and what they really think of the average Iowan.
First is not an elected official, but WHO radio personality Jan Mickelson whose program is essentially Republican propaganda.
attribution: earlG at democraticunderground
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Second we have a story about a Grassley appearance in Clarinda with a very insightful comment by a reader:
From the story:
Regarding the economy, you would think that the area’s struggling agriculture would be a major concern for Grassley’s audiences.
“Surprisingly, that’s not coming up,” he said. “And, you’d expect that come up when you’re losing a dollar for every bushel of corn you grow. I think it comes up through trade issues. But, people aren’t saying you’ve got to do something to get corn back up to seven-and-a-half dollars, because they probably realize you’d be better off making five dollars for six dollars on a bushel of corn, rather than seven or eight dollars.”
The senator says the recent fluctuation in commodities demonstrates the need for free trade agreements.
The comment:
Tom Klemesrud · Retired Hollywood editor at Self Employed Investor
Senator Grassley, when you were down to Palm Beach, Florida weeks ago at that swank hotel at the $10,400 a plate dinner that Marco Rubio arranged for you, (in return for showing him around at the Iowa State fair yesterday), did the people in Clarinda seem concerned about why Cuban-Americans are giving you all that money?
I’ll bet it has something to do with you opposing the normalization of trade with Cuba that so many Iowa farmers wants to have happen. Don’t you, Senator Grassley, consider this a betrayal of the farmers’ interests?
Third from our friends at Progress Iowa a story about Governor Branstad working hard to make his mansion more luxurious after cutting school funds and other monies for public services. Hey, Terry, how about sharing the pain a little? You know, we are all in this together?
While the Governor was vetoing money for K-12 education, mental health institutes, and our universities, he was busy raising money behind the scenes for a private foundation to put in and restore a reflecting pool at his Terrace Hill mansion.
Those are Branstad’s shameful priorities — a reflecting pool at his mansion, not Iowa’s public services.
On Tuesday, August 25th there will be a public meeting at 9:00 AM held at the Terrace Hill gift shop, where Iowans can give input about the pool. Will you join us?
Our request is simple: every dollar the Governor has raised should be put toward restoring his harmful vetoes — not his new pool.
Thanks for all you do,
Matt Sinovic
Progress Iowa
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