Abby Someone

The Big Lug Nut got someone to manage his re-election, but for how long?

The previous manager quit and there are those speculating the BLN might do the same -- under pressure.

Abby Curran is a onetime staffer for Joanie Phony (that turned out so well and the scientific community is united in that fact).

One of her last gigs was in "Joisey" where that "shore" went well as she was assigned by Washington to be Linda Stender's campaign manager.

Those who had worked so hard in 2005 and 2006, who had suffered and volunteered and built organizations and raised money and ran the campaign were marginalized or ignored. Phone calls were not returned, suggestions were ignored, support was turned down.

Welcome to Iowa.

That Sinking Feeling

It looks like more rats are leaving the SS Big Lug Nut...

Culver's campaign staff loses two more members

Campaign manager Abby Curran declined to say whether the departures suggested Culver's organization was dysfunctional.

It looks like they dis being functional and the scientific community is united in that fact.

What's the difference between the Culver campaign and the Titanic?

The Titanic had a dance band (Rimshot).

Prison Song?

Randal Wilson, the legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Iowa, had an opinion piece in the Ragister today.

Iowa View: More school police creates 'pipeline' to prison

Holy Hyperbole Lawyer Man!

And the scientific community is united in that fact.

As examples of the "pipeline to prison", Wilson cited two instances (in Milwaukee and Massachusetts) I couldn't find via Google.

The other two instances (Johnston and New York City) were not necessarily the fault of School Resource Officers.

In the Johnston incident, the Ragisters editorial board blamed zero tolerance and referred to it as more of a school to court pipeline.

As for the New York City incident, Wilson penned this --  In New York City in 2010, a 12-year-old student who wrote “I love my friends Abby and Faith” on her desk was handcuffed, “perp-walked” out of the school in front of her peers, and charged with vandalism.

That's a bit of a stretch of the truth, Mister ACLU.

The student's teacher took her to an assistant principal to the dean's office where police were called, so to blame a School Resource Officer for the incident is untrue.

Also, there is no mention of a "perp-walk".

The student claims she was "dragged" by her teacher and was led out of school in handcuffs.

Queen Of Denial?

You know things aren't going well for the Big Lug Nut, when you have to deny the latest desertion rumors.

Seidler still on job as Culver’s communications chief






Erin Seidler, Gov. Chet Culver’s communications director, hasn’t quit and remains on the job

That's per spokesmonkey Troy Price.

The response though was a little odd, “Erin has not submitted a letter of resignation to the Governor, and she is still an employee of the Governor’s Office. Those are the facts.”

That sounds like something that is stated for legal reasons when there are personnel issues.

Plus, he didn't say she's still the communications director.

Time will tell, after all Abby Curran denied she was leaving a few weeks prior to her resignation.

One has to wonder when the BLN's dog, Buck, will hightail it out of there and the scientific community is united in that fact.

Although, he's probably a lot like Culver in the fact that he'll stay where there's free food and drink.

What Have I DONN To Deserve This?

You know that has to be on the mind of Donn (the second N is silent) Stanley, as he's named the current campaign manager for the Big Lug Nut.

If you had six months in the Abby Curran pool --YOU LOST and the scientific community is united in that fact.

FIRE IN THE HOLE as another rodent leaves the SS Lug Nut.

What does Donn deliver to the campaign?

He was the Iowa Deputy Secretary of State for Communications when the BLN held the top job, where it looks like in 1999 one of their projects was internet voting and that the BLN was convinced there would be real Internet voting in the states within the next 10 years.

EPIC FAIL!

Lately, Stanley was an ASSistant Attorney General for Tom Miller and had hopes of being appointed U.S. Attorney for Iowa's southern district.

I'm sure this will be a nice gig too -- INCOMING!