As an aside, we almost had the need for another special election as Dummycrat State Representative Scott Ourth didn't look where he was walking and stepped in front of my vehicle, the other day, while he was having a conversation.
Dummycrats it's not smart to put your life in my foot's hands.
It took 6 1/2 months, but I penned my first letter(s) to the Editor(s).
One of the reasons I started blogging is because the Ragister lied when they advised me they would run a couple of letters I had sent them.
I was averaging 9 letters published every year.
When the last two letters didn't appear, I decided to find a different outlet for my need to pontificate.
However an opportunity came up to slam a couple of Dummycrats, in my district, running for the Statehouse. See Wednesdays posting, 'Legitimate Issue(s)'.
To the Ragister....
I reside in Senate District 37. I do not know Julian Garrett or Staci Appel and, unlike a previous writer, I have made no contributions to their campaigns. I believe the issues of conflict and hindrance that Mr. Garrett raised are legitimate. Ms. Appel has invaded my home with her campaign mailings, telephone calls, newspaper ads and television commercials in which she has talked of her four children. Not once did she mention a husband, leading my wife to believe she was a single mother raising her four kids alone. It was when Governor Vilsack named Brent Appel to the Iowa Supreme Court that I find out she was married. It feels deceitful and for obvious reasons. At that point I did some further checking on Ms. Appel and found she has given $3,000 to Hillary Clinton's two Senate campaigns. I also see she has raised over $100,000 for a state senate seat that currently pays a little over $21,000. I contacted Ms. Appel on 10/14 with my concerns and have yet to receive a response. These are not the values I seek in my elected representatives.
To the Indianola Weird Herald (also owned by the Ragister)...
I reside in Senate District 37 and House District 74. I do not know Julian Garrett or Staci Appel, nor do I know Doug Schull or Mark Davitt. I have made no contributions to their campaigns.
Ms. Appel has invaded my home with her campaign mailings, telephone calls, newspaper ads and television commercials in which she has talked of her four children. Not once did she mention a husband, leading my wife to believe she was a single mother raising her four kids alone. It was when Governor Vilsack named Brent Appel to the Iowa Supreme Court that I find out she was married. It feels deceitful and for obvious reasons. At that point I did some further checking on Ms. Appel and found she has given $3,000 to Hillary Clinton's two Senate campaigns. I also see she has raised over $100,000 for a state senate seat that currently pays a little over $21,000. I contacted Ms. Appel on 10/14 with my concerns and have yet to receive a response.
As for my one contact with Mr. Davitt, I urged him to support legislation to require school districts to increase the spending that makes its way to the classroom from the current 59.5%, where Iowa ranks 38th, to 65% . This would force districts to adopt better business practices and free up $200 million to increase teacher salaries or reduce classroom size. His response, "Tell me which programs and departments you may be looking toward for the savings". He was too focused on his agenda to truly absorb what I was saying.
These are not the values I seek in my elected representatives.
Davitt is the husband of the Weird Herald's publisher Amy Duncan.
We'll see if they get published.
If so, how much they'll be edited. In the past they've really been gutted and at times have changed what I've actually written(can you say unethical?).
Hardly my best writing, but it'll irritate the Dummycrats in Warren County and my work here will be done....for now!
Color these Dummycrats delusional as it will be about as competitive as their three previous high quality female candidates; Becky Greenwald (who lost to Latham by 21 points in 2008), Rozanne, err TaxanneConlin (who lost to Chuck Grassley by 31 points in 2010) and Christie Vilsack (who lost to Steve King by 8 points in 2012).
The Ragister's Jennifer Jacobs filed this story and her original report (preserved by me) said "Appel took out a 10-year Republican incumbent, Julian Garrett, an Indianola attorney and farmer who had represented the district for nearly a decade".
Someone later cleaned up the report-errs as it was an open seat (incumbent Doug Shull had sought election as State Representative against Mark Davitt) which Garrett had not previously represented.
The first termer is starting her 2010 re-election efforts early, it must be because her Dummycrat compatriot Mark Davitt was defeated after three terms in the House.
She's good at dropping mail pieces for votes, she has yet to respond to any e-mail I've sent her as a constituent.
Some other sights and sounds from our day included...
Jennifer Jacobs of the Ragister was standing near our Pawlenty shuttle when we got off. Jacobs asked where we were from and I told her Des Moines. She asked if the whole bus had come from Des Moines and I told her it was a shuttle from the Ames Wal Mart.
It's not the first time Jacobs has gotten the facts wrong.
I did not sign any pledge and our bus captain asked if everyone was supporting the Governor, but he stated they'd be able to ride to the Straw Poll either way.
T-Paw greeted us while his staff handed out those now historic shirts.
While waiting in the long line to vote, Michael Barone (Washington Examiner) walked by and I mentioned I read his writing. Barone commented on my Viva La Reagan Revolucion shirt and said something in Spanish, to which I replied -- Si.
After voting, we headed to The Iowa Republican's tent and along the way passed Newt Gingrich.
Cal shook his hand and told him what a great job he had done at the debate.
Kevin said some nice things about the Liter and I reciprocated about his writing.
Listened to my current, and next, Congressman Tom Latham before wondering off.
We were nearly run down by Ron Paul's golf carts, complete with suited up goon squad.
I was disappointed the Party used a Warren County Dummycrat, Steve Mathews, as their voice talent(?) during the program inside Hilton.
I sure hope they didn't pay him, as Mathews gave $200 to Staci Appel-sauce for brains last August, $100 to Mark Davitt in 2008 (both lost to Kent Sorenson) and $175 to Steve Richardson in 2000. I'm sure there have been other contributions, especially to the county party.
It will be interesting to see how the next few months play out.
I guess I'll support Rick Santorum, if he can hang in there, and wait for the oncoming Michele Bachmann melt down (she's been close already) and Ron Paul's continued devolution.
It appeared December 1 in the public forum section of The News-Review in Oregon.
Like a lot of folks in this state, I have a job. I work, they pay me, I pay my taxes and the government distributes my taxes as they see fit. In order for me to get that paycheck, I am required to pass a random urine test, which I have no problem with.
What I do have a problem with is the distribution of my taxes to people who don't have to pass a urine test. Shouldn't one have to pass a urine test to get a welfare check, because I have to pass one to go earn it for them?
Please understand, I have nothing against helping people get back on their feet. I do, on the other hand, have a problem with helping someone sit on their butt. Could you imagine how much money the state would save if people had to pass a urine test to get a public assistance check?
Interesting!
I'm sure the Dummycrat controlled Iowa Legislature will jump on board.
I am going to e-mail this to Mark Davitt and Staci Appel and see what kind of response I receive.
Yesterday I received this response, from my State Representative, to an e-mail I sent on April 10th.
Thank you for your e-mail and your thoughts.
I too am concerned that we should be focused on improving our classroom atmosphere and resources for learning for our children. You too have identified that one of those resources is a quality teacher.
All of state institutions and agencies should be conducting themselves with an ever increasing concern for good management practices. After all, it is all of our money and it should be used wisely.
You have identified $200 million as your target savings. Tell me which programs and departments you may be looking toward for the savings.
I very much appreciate your input.
Thanks again and please stay involved.
Mark Davitt State Representative House District 74
Here's what I sent him. I had posted on this previously,see Budget Stalemate.
Allow me to offer a solution that would increase classroom spending without increasing taxes. Require school districts to increase their spending, that makes its way to the classroom, from the current 59.5% to 65%, Iowa currently ranks 38th. With school districts adopting better business practices, nearly $200 million dollars would be available to increase teachers salaries or reduce classroom size. If it's truly about putting kids first, let's implement this win-win for students, teachers and taxpayers.
It should be of no surprise that my State Representative is a DUMMYCRAT! Strike Two, he's married to the publisher of a small town newspaper, The Record-Herald and Indianola Tribune. Strike Three, It's a Gannett publication...the same folks who bring you the DM Ragister
