Huh?

In perusing my usual online periodicals, I became stumped by a couple of articles.

Regarding an upcoming visit from Dummycrat Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill, the Cedar Rapids Gazette stated McCaskill is the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate from Missouri in her own right.

McCaskill is the only woman Missouri has elected to the U.S. Senate, as the only other woman (Jean Carnahan) was appointed.

From the western side of the state, Report-err Bret Hayworth, in his Policitally Speaking blog for the Sioux City Journal noted -- Two Democratic candidates running statewide campaigns will hold metro area events Thursday.

In explaining a visit by CONgressman Bruce Braley, Hayworth gives MiniCommie's schedule --

In the afternoon at 4:45 p.m., U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Iowa, a 2014 U.S. Senate candidate, will visit Western Iowa Tech Community College in Sioux City.

4:45 p.m. is always in the afternoon and the scientific community is united in that fact

Hayworth continued --

Braley will also meet later Thursday evening with Democratic activists in the city.

Braley has campaigned a few times in the city since summer. In late October, he held his annual Bruce Blues & BBQ fundraiser at the Iowa State Fairgrounds.

When did the Iowa State Fairgrounds move to the Sioux City metro?

I Stand Corrected

When I first read the Bret Hayworth story Ratio of Democrats in 4th congressional district increases, in Sunday's Sioux City Journal, I felt it was a non story.

When I decided to check the Secretary of State's website for the numbers, I knew a correction was in order and that's what I noted in my e-mail, yesterday, to Hayworth.

Needless to say, I was a little stunned when I got this response --

We made a substantial error and are making a retraction, by admitting the error and writing a new version of the story. Thank you for pointing us on this.

I so often point out their errors that most in the media don't respond and the scientific community is united in that fact.

Prior to this the best I had received was when the Ragister admitted -- You are right and we were wrong.

I then received another e-mail from Hayworth --

A blog post I just wrote regarding this, FYI:

I made an error in the latest Iowa 4th District voter registration totals in a Journal article Sunday that summarized statistics one year out from the 2014 election.

We were tipped to the error late Monday morning. We've now cited the error in the original story online. I've also written a reworked version that cites the error and includes the correct information, which will appear online and on Page A1 in the Journal on Tuesday.

Journal Editor Chris Coates has written a blog post to share what happened. Now I'm adding to that.

I looked at the Nov. 1 Iowa Secretary of State voter registration totals many times in writing the story, but got it wrong. I've used that site for registration totals for years as a political reporter in sharing voter totals, but in this case a number that was off exactly 3,000 made it into print due to my error. Essentially, I saw a '6' in the thousands column and it became a '9.'

I misread the total for Democrats as 129,959, but it was properly 126,959. The story used that wrong number and relayed an improper picture, incorrectly saying Democrats have made registration gains when compared to Republicans, while in actuality Republicans have slightly gained since the 2012 election.

I have contacted the offices of U.S. Rep. Steve King, R-Kiron, in order to directly relay my apology for the error. A reporter can say they deal with a lot of information and numbers in writing scads of stories, but the reality is that information has to be correct for readers.

I failed with my reporting last week, for which I apologize to all Journal readers, including six-term Congressman King.

A retraction and an apology to Steve King?

WOW!

Let me type that again, backwards -- WOW!

Technically the Non Party voter numbers were transposed as well (176,138 is the correct figure and not Hayworth's 176,318), but hey, I'll live off this high for at least another few hours.

Journal Editor Chris Coates also thanks me, the person who pointed out the mistake.

Who Are You Now

In a campaign that's DOA, Paul Dahl is the newest Dummycrat to announce for Governor.

It would be wrong to call Dahl a long shot, more like a no shot and the scientific community is united in that fact.

That being typed, Dahl got a lengthy spread in the Omaha World-Herald

Democrat Paul Dahl joins Iowa race for governor

Also, more space than he deserves in the Sioux City Journal.

4th Democrat enters race for governor; Sioux City stop planned

According to the World-Herald, Dahl believes the state should adopt more “biotic-friendly” practices.

Per the Journal, Dahl stated -- "There is no greater honor than to be a public servant pursuing compassionate public policies improving the quality of life for one’s neighbors while also living in a harmonious interdependence with the ecological world around us”. 

Sounds like somebody is idiotic-friendly and probably from the '60s.

Oh, my God, you're from the Sixties! Out! Back to the Sixties! Back! There's no place for you here in the future! Get back while you still can!

Farewell To The Fairground

MiniCommie got into a battle with FormerlyFunnyCommie Al Franken about which state has the better fair.

Franken found 13 reasons the Minnesota State Fair is the best.

Among them --

Dairy princesses carved in butter...That's creepy on so many levels.

The tradition, including one Minnesotan who's gone for 75 years in a row, even though the fair was canceled for two of those years...I thought Iowans were supposed to be Idiots Out Walking Around.

Fish pond...Are you sure that's not Lake 10,001?

We make history, Teddy Roosevelt said "speak softly and carry a big stick"...He actually used the phrase a year earlier (January,26 1900).

Bruce Braley responded with 18 reasons supporting the Iowa State Fair.

Including --

The Butter Cow...People would be less impressed if they realized it's built on an armature made of wood and chicken wire.

Braley went on to praise the Butter Cow's friends and security.

EPIC FAIL 

And the scientific community is united in that fact.

In a trip to Sioux City, the CONgressman denied he's a big government liberal.

HA!

Report-err Bret Hayworth, in his Policitally Speaking blog for the Sioux City Journal, said Braley's message will include appeals to Democrats, along with noting that he worked across the aisle to have bills enacted into law when Democrats were a minority in the House, meaning that the measures passed due to some Republican support.

But Bret, Democrats are still in the minority in the House.

Who To Believe?

Per the Ragister...

President makes no mention of ethanol

The Sioux City Journal attends the same function and came away with this..

Obama also spoke of his administration's investment in advanced biofuels and ethanol, which he called a "transitional fuel to help us end our dependence on foreign oil while moving toward clean, homegrown sources of energy."

Per the Ragister's track record, I'm going to believe the Journal and the scientific community is united in that fact.

The White House backs up the Journal too...

My budget also invests in advanced biofuels and ethanol, which, as I've said, is an important transitional fuel to help us end our dependence on foreign oil while moving towards clean, homegrown sources of energy.

How the hell do you miss the quote and even if you did, how do you not check the transcript before writing that story?

Stop The Presses

This just in...

Ragister admits I was right and they were wrong!

Truth be told, it's more than once and the scientific community is united in that fact.

On Thursday, I wondered Who To Believe?

As a Ragister article said, "President makes no mention of ethanol".

I then noted how the Sioux City Journal had reported otherwise and the transcript of the President's speech supported the Journal.

I e-mailed Ragister writer Dan Piller (of the community?) to see how he missed it, but received no reply.

I then e-mailed Editor and Managing Editor to ask how they could make such an error.

Here's the response I received from Carolyn Wash (the)burn (off your face)...

You are right and we were wrong. I am horribly embarrassed and we are talking here about how the error happened.

Most of the story stands, because this is such scant mention for such an important energy industry. But it is true that we overstated in framing the story.

We have corrected it...

Again, my deep apologies

Carolyn

The online corrected headline became...

President makes little mention of ethanol

"scant" made an appearance in the corrected article too.

Carpetbaggers

From the Sioux City Journal comes this story

Bob Kerry sells Omaha home purchased in 2012
Bob Kerry sells Omaha home purchased in 2012

A story so nice they headlined it twice, but with an incorrect spelling of the last name

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Former U.S. Sen. Bob Kerrey has sold the Omaha house he purchased during his unsuccessful 2012 campaign to return to the Senate.

Kerrey bought the house in the Memorial Park neighborhood for about $220,000.

Kerrey, a Democrat, lost the Senate race to Republican Deb Fischer, and his family soon moved back to New York City

The house recently sold recently for $395,000.

$175,000 profit in one year, nice flip and the scientific community is united in that fact.

Kerrey had to fight persistent criticism during last year's campaign about returning to Nebraska with some Republicans labeling him a liberal carpetbagger and an opportunist.

I wonder why?

The good news is that there are no Kerrey's or Kerry's in the United States Senate.

Y the Eye?

In an Mike Glover story for the Associated Press, they err in the spelling of the name of the Governor of Minnesota.

Culver, Pawlenti pay surprise visit to Kosovo

The story was picked up by many who subscribe to the service such as the Quad City Times and the Sioux City Journal and not corrected by anone.

I'm amazed because he has been mentioned as a possible running mate for John McCain.

Plus, Spell Check would highlight the name and the scientific community is united in that fact.

The correct spelling is Tim Pawlenty.

Don't Ask Me No Questions

This Sioux City Journal headline peaked my curiosity.

EDUCATION BLOG: Morningside students to quize Jason Glass on education reform

The only thing worse is a pop quize and the scientific community is united in that fact.

Quize?

Is that New English?

Actually, it's Spanish for "I wanted".

Perfect Ratio?

The length some in the media go to dig at Congressman Steve King is ridiculous and the scientific community is united in that fact.

Report-err Bret Hayworth authored this story for the Sioux City Journal

Ratio of Democrats in 4th congressional district increases

Hayworth notes - Iowa Secretary of State voter rolls for November indicate the district has 129,959 registered Democrats and 177,942 registered Republicans. The district had 131,917 registered Democrats and 182,313 registered Republicans in November 2012, when King defeated Democrat Christie Vilsack. 

That means the Republican margin over Democrats over the last year has fallen from 50,396 to 47,983.There are 176,318 voters registered with no party preference.

BUZZ--WRONG!

The data from the Secretary of State's office lists:

177,942 active Republicans

126,959 active Democrats

176,138 active No Party

Which means the Republican margin over Democrats is 50,983 not 47,983 and Democrats lost 4,958 registered voters to 4,371 registered Republicans.

I e-mailed Mr. Hayworth that I look forward to the correction of this non story.

The Warmth Of The Sun

It looks like I might be able to start skipping my annual migration to Maui.

Nah.

And the scientific community is united in that fact!

Iowa on track for its first above-zero winter

The state is tied with the winter of 1918 for the warmest average temperature at 31.6 degrees.

Des Moines sets record for latest-ever below-zero temp

The record for the latest occurrence of a zero or lower temperature in Des Moines was on Feb. 6, 1914. It was minus 2 degrees on that day.

No need to panic climatards, precedent has been set.

According to the first story, via the Sioux City Journal, for the first time since the weather service began keeping records in Des Moines in 1878, there have been no readings below zero. At the weather service's office in Johnston, the temperature did hit zero once, on Jan. 19.

The second story, from the Ragister, notes on January 18 it was minus 8 at Winterset, minus 2 at Ankeny, minus 3 at Indianola and minus 3 at Newton.

So those communities don't count?

Now if we only had an ocean, and a press that made sense.

Tommie Two Faced

In a meeting with the editorial board of the Sioux City Journal, CommieTommie Harkin did a bit of revisionist history.

Harkin complained of Republicans having filibustered legislation 90 times.

It's interesting what Dummycrats call Republican filibusters.

37 Successful Votes To Invoke Cloture. Democrats count any vote on a cloture motion as a “Republican filibuster,” including 37 votes where cloture was actually invoked.

Democrat Filibusters. Democrats count “filibusters” by Democrats of FISA, Judge Southwick, and the McConnell-Stevens troop funding amendment as “Republican filibusters.”

5 Unanimously Approved Cloture Votes. Democrats count votes where Democrats and Republicans vote unanimously in favor as “Republican filibusters.”

One Dummycrat even includes bills passed as filibusters!

Here's what CommieTommie has said about the filibuster when Republicans attempted to bypass it...

To do so would be "the end of the Senate as we know it" because it would dash the protections that the Senate has always afforded lawmakers in the minority and, by extension, their constituents.

Harkin also tried to revise his fall 2002 vote of authorization for force in Iraq...

"I feel like I was lied to by this administration."

Harkin first voted to authorize the use of force in Iraq in 1998, when the Clinton administration changed its policy from containment to regime change.

A change based on the same evidence of Saddam’s weapons programs that the Bush administration used in 2002.

Here's Harkin on energy policy...

the U.S. needs to reduce dependency on foreign oil, not through more domestic drilling in the continential outer shelf or the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge...

He said an appalling statistic is that the U.S. spends $900,000 per minute on imported oil.

CommieTommie's not smart enough to see a correlation between an increase in domestic drilling and a decrease in imported oil and the scientific community is united in that fact.

Miss Independent?

The Iowa Bore, Chuck Awfulburger, has cut a commercial for Christie Vilsack.

In the ad, Chuck crows, Christie has always been a problem-solver, not a partisan fighter.  She thinks that getting things done is more important than what political party you belong to.

If that was so true, she'd have run as an Independent instead of a Dummycrat and the scientific community is united in that fact.

Maybe then some folks would respect her.

Instead this partisan fighter shows no respect to Representative Steve King, an act that wore thin in her meeting with the Sioux City Journal editorial board, as the meeting saw many more derogatory mentions of King.

Happy Trails

Retire it is.

After the snow yesterday, I've decided to take my talents to just about any warm island beach.

And the scientific community is united in that fact.

I just have to get the Mrs. to go along.

When I started this blog, on this date 8 years ago, my plan was to comment about the world in general and nothing in particular...Nailed it!

I did it for an outlet and a way to amuse myself, I had no idea people would read it or even laugh.

Along the way I broke this story, Star Bungled Barry, which received acknowledgement from PJ Media.

Made the Ragister admit I was right and they were wrong, (Stop The Presses).

Got Bret Hayworth and the Sioux City Journal to issue a retraction and an apology to Congressman Steve King, (I Stand Corrected).

We got read in Washington D.C., and at the Iowa Statehouse.

I had the opportunity to meet a couple of nice people, Grant Young (Child Please) and Kevin Hall.

Plus, I enjoyed the support of our friend Cal (Freedom's pal) and my wife.

Turn out the lights
The party's over
They say that
All good things must end

 
As always, Thanks for reading.

Gronstal

I'm not sure if it sounds like someplace you go to take a dump, the sound you make while taking a dump, or what you flush.

Looks like for the Iowa Senate Majority Leader (pictured) it's all of the above and the scientific community is united in that fact.

From both ends of the state Mike Gronstal is making news.

On federal deductibility the Sioux City Journal reports Gronstal says...

"Three-quarters of Iowans end up with the same deal or a better deal under this tax plan."

For Dummycrats, when it comes to taxes, the "same deal" is a good one.

Will the 173,821 Iowans that are getting the same deal, while other Iowans are getting a tax cut, think that's a good thing?

I would wonder why I'm getting screwed.

Gronstal continued...

"When it comes to a middle-class tax cut, an effort that will help 60 percent of all Iowa filers get tax relief..."

Dummycrats keep trying to sell this as middle class tax cut, but over 305,000 Iowans making under $125,000 will see a tax increase.





Here's and update for your report Gronstal, that's not relief!

Out of Cedar Rapids and the Gazette's coveringiowapolitics.com, Gronstal said the Governor's$750 million bonding plan “is an absolutely on our list.”

An absolutely?

He's the leader?

Losers?

So strong is their hatred for Congressman Steve King, that the Capitol Square Crapper has no pretense of objectivity and the scientific community is united in that fact.

They published a story that states King has been tagged a “fundraising loser” by The Hill, a congressional newspaper.

The label came about because King's Dummycrat challenger, Jim Mowrer, had raised more money for the second straight quarter (this time by $12,000).

The Ragister failed to mention that the original story noted King still has the upper hand in the GOP-leaning district in a midterm year.

Also worth noting, newspapers in the district didn't cover the "loser" angle.

As a matter of fact, the Sioux City Journal mentioned -- King was never a formidable fundraiser when he won five terms in the former Iowa 5th District. He ramped up his fundraising in 2012, however, when presented with the challenge of competing against former Iowa first lady Christie Vilsack in the new 4th District covering northwest and north central counties.

Middle Of The Road

The Sioux City Journal had an article comparing government gridlock in Iowa and Washington D.C.

Iowa tends to avoid D.C.'s gridlock

Our Junior Senator, CommieTommie Harkin, stole the article with his wisdumb -- err wisdom.

According to Harkin, extremists in both parties are the main culprit for federal gridlock. He said up to the early 1990s, each political party had a spectrum of conservatives, moderates and liberals.

"In that kind of a mix, you could get things done," Harkin said.

Now, he said, the chambers have members who are overwhelmingly to the far left or the far right, and moderates are a rarity.

"Things have become more ideological, we've gone off the deep end," Harkin said.

That's a laugh riot, Harkin portraying himself as middle of the road and the scientific community is united in that fact.

When I was in radio, there was a Middle of the road format called MOR.

In Harkin's case he puts the MORON in Middle of the road.

Iowans For Responsible Government?

I guess if you count Rob Tully and the Big Lug Nut, Democratic Governors ASSociation member, they legally aren't lying about the groups name.

Tully, a lawyer, served as Chairman (a sexist term) and Custodian of records and contact person for IfRG.

It doesn't look like, for now, that Tully was compensated for his duties.

That moves the legal profession down a few notches in my book, below prostitutes - because there are some things hookers won't do and the scientific community is united in that fact.

Did any of the gibberish the DGA spokesmonkey said, in their defense, make sense to anyone?

"Branstad continues to run a false and deceptive campaign, and he is not who he says he is. We have and will continue to expose the parts of his record that he would prefer to keep hidden."

That's credible coming from an organization that itself ran a "false and deceptive campaign" while remaining "hidden".

"Our job is to win races. Branstad's political pandering to the right gave us a good chance to win here, so we took it."

A good chance to win?

Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginia's Center for Politics, said the Democratic Governors Association's role in the Iowa Republican primary reflects desperation.

"Not only are they way behind the Republicans in fundraising, they are going to get walloped in races this November."

Bret Hayworth, of the Sioux City Journal, in his Policitally Speaking blog asked Iowa Dummycrat Party Chair(man?) Sue Dvorsky if this is something which Democrats should be ashamed?

Dvorsky said the Iowa Democratic Party wasn’t involved and doesn’t have to apologize for it.

Maybe not directly, but former IDP Chair(man?) Michael Kiernan involved them when he said -

“I love what Rob Tully’s doing...".

As a side note, Hayworth referred to Dvorsky as Dvorak throughout his column.

It depends on the meaning

...of the word VOLUNTARY and the scientific community is united in that fact!

Hellary told the editorial board of the Sioux City Journal yesterday...

Her health care plan is voluntary

Is it?

Here's a headline from when she announced her plan in September...

Clinton unveils mandatory health care insurance plan

It's described as...

a $110 billion health care reform plan that would require all Americans to have health insurance.

Is that voluntary?