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Latte Links (12/19)

Some miscellany for your weekend…

UK Guardian: Barack Obama’s speech disappoints and fuels frustration at Copenhagen (HT: Don Suber, who said he should have listened to Palin)

The Washington Post: With Nelson on board, health-care bill could pass by Christmas (nice to see politicians can still be bribed, don’t count on re-election, Senator Nelson)

Ben Witherington: [...]

Iowa 2010 Gubernatorial Race News: Christian Fong Suspends His Campaign

From a press release he sent out today:

Christian Fong, Republican gubernatorial candidate announced that effective today he will suspend his campaign for Governor.

“Today, I announce the suspension of my campaign. From this time forward, we will not be actively campaigning for the Republican nomination for Governor. While today marks a [...]

Latte Links (11/24)

Just some random stuff I’m looking at on the world wide web (doesn’t it sound really corny when people say that?).

James Delingpole: Climategate: the final nail in the coffin of ‘Anthropogenic Global Warming’?

Iowa GOP Gubernatorial Candidates on Taxes – Christian Fong and Chris Rants – The Iowa Republican offered all candidates the opportunity [...]

Interview with Iowa GOP Gubernatorial Candidate: Christian Fong

Yesterday I sat down with Christian Fong.  He is the son of a Chinese immigrant and Nebraska farm girl, and as his website claims is a “product of the American dream.”  He graduated high school at 16.  He earned his B.S. from Creighton at 19.  He also holds an M.B.A. from Dartmouth College.

Does the Iowa Poll Show A Kink in Branstad’s Strategy for Nomination?

Looking at today’s Iowa Poll we can say one thing for certain.  Things are not looking good for Governor Chet Culver (and that may be an understatement).  His approval rating is only at 40%, and he is behind in two head to head match-ups with former Governor Terry Branstad and Bob Vander [...]

The Gubernatorial Candidates Speak at Leadership for Iowa

I was going to render the video I took of the gubernatorial candidates’ speeches at the “Leadership for Iowa” event on Saturday and put it up.  C-Span did it for me so I’ll be lazy.  You can watch all of the Gubernatorial candidate speeches below, my comments will come by order of appearance.  If [...]

Tea Partying in Des Moines

Attended an event, the Iowa Tea Party Statewide Convention, this afternoon at HyVee Hall that had a few hundred people.  Not as many as I’m sure the organizers had hoped, but you are competing with 70 degree weather, and Iowa and Iowa State played.  Those who did attend were able to stop by and [...]

Iowa GOP Gubernatorial Candidates Speak Out

I attended the Polk County Republican’s fall fundraiser last night.  It was held at Living History Farms in the Flynn Barn.  Yes, a barn, insert your favorite Iowa joke here.  It was cold.  They said there would be heat, and there was in the form of a few space heaters that did precious [...]

IFPC Action Hog Roast & Gubernatorial Forum

Coming up on September 12, 2009 at 5:30p come out to eat some pork (not the type from Washington, but from the farm) and hear from 2010 Iowa Gubernatorial Race candidates at the Ag Building at the Iowa State Fairgrounds.  The cost of a ticket is $25 and the proceeds go to Iowa [...]

Let Me Be Clear on the Iowa Governor’s Race

I haven’t endorsed anybody… on the GOP side for the 2010 Iowa Gubernatorial race.  Now in the general election I would vote for Gumby over Debt Culver, but for now I don’t have a pony in this race.  I’ve gotten numerous Facebook page requests/group requests.  I haven’t accepted any of them yet, but [...]