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Nebraska Three Faces of Eve: Jane Kleeb – Farmer, Pundit, or Radical Leftist?

Originally published October 14, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated July 21, 2015. 1 Comment

Nebraska Three Faces of Eve: Jane Kleeb – Farmer, Pundit, or Radical Leftist?

Some bits of information noted in our articles about the TransCanada Keystone XL pipeline project: Many Nebraskans who oppose the pipeline project or who simply want the route changed are citing environmentalist jargon in making their case. Nebraskans who call themselves conservative are working with or supporting groups and individuals with whom they would normally […]

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Short and Tweet: Iowa Blogger OWNS Obama, DC on Twitter, Mirth Ensues

Originally published August 21, 2011, By Shellinda. Updated March 9, 2012. 2 Comments

Short and Tweet: Iowa Blogger OWNS Obama, DC on Twitter, Mirth Ensues

  Linda’s article “Debt Ceiling: I Laugh Because I Must Not Cry, That is All!” at the end of June included an embedded video entitled “Eat the Rich”, which vividly illustrated how the class warfare cries for imposing higher taxes on “the rich” isn’t even close to the right approach to solving our increasing economic […]

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Collective Bargaining Bills Make Bad Political Theater at the Unicam (CIR)

Originally published February 25, 2011, By Linda. Updated September 16, 2014. 2 Comments

Collective Bargaining Bills Make Bad Political Theater at the Unicam (CIR)

Anyone in the mood to see a play? Well, just go down to the Unicameral and take a seat in the gallery. No need to buy a ticket. You see, if you pay taxes, you’ve already reserved your seat for this production. What’s playing? Ever heard of Waiting for Godot? It’s an absurdist play by […]

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“Innovative” State of the Union: It Glows in the Dark!

Originally published January 27, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated January 27, 2011. Leave a Comment

“Innovative” State of the Union: It Glows in the Dark!

I will confess that I did not sit through the whole State of the Union speech the other night due to a prior commitment. While I am so sorry for that, truly, (really, honestly…no, I mean it) I did catch bits and pieces during the replay later and then saw some more through the hash, […]

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Some Election Day Comic Relief

Originally published November 2, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated November 2, 2010. Leave a Comment

Some Election Day Comic Relief

We all know voting today is very important – of course! But this had been a long, long, long, long election cycle (did I say it was long?).  We think everyone needs a little political entertainment today, so we submit a little set of videos for your enjoyment: 

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As Election Nears – This One Deserves a Rewind

Originally published September 21, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated September 21, 2010. Leave a Comment

As Election Nears – This One Deserves a Rewind

It’s time for some campaignin’…entertaining to be sure, but I think it’s worth a look beyond the entertainment value. This video is funny because it contains truth. The trouble is, the truth in political jokes are on us…the voters. How DID we end up with those two candidates? It’s more than a little freaky that […]

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Politicians Do the Side Step

Originally published September 17, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated August 12, 2014. Leave a Comment

Politicians Do the Side Step

Posted by Shelli Dawdy In my last article, I talked about how elected officials don’t often hear from those of us who just want to be left alone and don’t want anything from government. I theorized that is likely why, by the time politicians have run for higher office such as US Congress, they are […]

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Step Away From The Hammer Mr. President

Originally published September 12, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated September 12, 2010. Leave a Comment

Step Away From The Hammer Mr. President

Thanks to the folks at 912 Omaha for sharing these two gems with everyone, thought we’d pass along: The songwriter’s website is here.

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Firearms Safety Refresher Course

Originally published September 6, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated September 6, 2010. Leave a Comment

Firearms Safety Refresher Course

“Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not.” – Thomas Jefferson This little gem has been making the email forward rounds, thought others may enjoy… “Firearms Refresher Course” An armed man is a citizen. An unarmed man is a subject. A gun in the hand is better than a […]

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You Need A Little Help With Your 401k

Originally published September 1, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated September 1, 2010. Leave a Comment

You Need A Little Help With Your 401k

Although this little number was put together as a result of the Bernie Maddoff scam, it seems very appropriate, considering recent trends in the stock market. Capitol Steps is a Washington, D.C. based comedy troupe that’s been in existence for over 20 years. Traditionally, they’d been fairly even-handed in taking shots at politicians on both […]

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