Tag Archives: Des Moines Register
Liberals and history
In the March 13 DM Register Mark Potok from the communist front group the Southern Poverty Law Center does a complete rewrite of history and nobody even blinks. His article ‘Anti-government ‘Patriot’ groups ramp up’, purports to explain the psyche of … Continue reading
3 Register articles trigger “are you kidding me?” response
The first was “Fuel Fight”, the page one main story. They go on to talk about biofuels and instability in the Middle East as reasons for high gas prices. Are you kidding me? When isn’t the Middle East unstable? Have … Continue reading
“Donation drop sign of trouble for Iowa GOP?” [DM Reg 1/4]
The Register’s Jennifer Jacobs tried to make the case on Friday that A.J. Spiker will be the ruin of the Iowa GOP (you gotta love it when liberals are so concerned with the wellbeing of conservatives). She does this by … Continue reading
What do you suppose gas prices will do after tomorrow?
I don’t give it 10 days. William Petroski wrote an article for the Register a couple of weeks ago that said the plummeting gasoline prices had nothing to do with the election and anyone who thought otherwise was a conspiracy … Continue reading
Tyler Perry nails it as ‘Alex Cross’
Terry Gross on NPR’s Fresh Air had a really good interview with Tyler Perry last week to promote his new movie ‘Alex Cross’, where he plays a police detective who has to stop this psychopathic serial killer in Detroit. I … Continue reading
“Tracking the man who stole my wallet”
The Register’s Lee Rood had an interesting piece Sunday. She had her wallet stolen and around $800 racked up on her credit cards. Des Moines police detective Raymond Carrington said the chances of catching the crook were very slim. Uh, that’s … Continue reading
Register fails to put two and two together
The Des Moines Register on Sunday started a series of articles on childhood poverty in Iowa. In that theme was one on Sunday from Kyle Munson called, “New status lets immigrant pursue dreams”. In it, Munson shows how the benefits of … Continue reading
Rekha’s World
The Des Moines Register continues batting a thousand when it comes to missing the point (“Immigrants offer solutions to employers in Midwest”, October 7, 2012, page 1OP). Rekha Basu claims Ottumwa, Iowa workers suddenly became “disinterested” in meat packing jobs. … Continue reading
“Shift sought on immigration”
The above titled article in the Des Moines Register by Jens Manuel Krogstad left me completely baffled. “A coalition of Midwestern leaders” headed by Tamar Jacoby wants to increase immigration in this time of 10 % unemployment. The rational person … Continue reading
“Disruptive hecklers counter-productive”
Kathie Obradovich writes in the 8/19 Register, referring to Paul Ryan’s speech and the debacle that was. She mentions a good quote from Socialist Workers Party candidate David Rosenfeld who says that, “Shouting down those you disagree with is not … Continue reading
