By Shane Vander Hart
Following up on yesterday’s death match and Craig Robinson looked no worse for wear as I had lunch with him today. I also saw Steve Deace today (he was in the same restaurant awkward – just kidding) and he also appeared to unscathed. It was a good debate though Craig was just slightly outnumbered. [...]
By Shane Vander Hart
The last time I sat down with former Des Moines School Board Member Jonathan Narcisse to discuss An Iowa Worth Fighting For. I asked if he was considering a gubernatorial run. He said, “that’s an idea worth considering.” We met at Smokey Row in Des Moines last Friday to discuss why he’s running as what [...]
By Shane Vander Hart
I was traveling today yesterday so I didn’t get to highlighting Iowa Family Policy Center Action’s Presser on the LUV Iowa Campaign’s Legislative Initiative – Two Days for Marriage:
12/23/09 Pleasant Hill, IA – IFPC Action President, Chuck Hurley, today announced plans to launch an initiative in conjunction with the LUV “Let Us [...]
By Shane Vander Hart
After having lunch with Steve Deace of WHO Radio on Tuesday, he got me thinking runaway judiciaries. They are, by and large, a barrier to implementing conservative principles legislatively and in executive policy. Obviously the big elephant in the room in Iowa is the April 3, 2008 ruling by the Iowa Supreme Court to [...]
By Shane Vander Hart
Following yesterday’s brouhaha over Lt. Governor Joy Corning’s robocalls for One Iowa and Bob Vander Plaats’ response, Tim Albrecht and Jeff Boeyink, Branstad Campaign employees were mum on how Branstad would personally vote. They did say he was committed to the traditional (read only true) definition of marriage. They also welcome Corning’s support of [...]
By Shane Vander Hart
Yeah, this can’t be good for the Branstad campaign. Former Lt. Governor Joy Corning (pictured above with Governor Branstad) who ran with and served with former Governor Terry Branstad was making robocalls for One Iowa in support of same-sex marriage.
Jason Clayworth at the Des Moines Register posted the script of the [...]
By Shane Vander Hart
Recently I had the opportunity to talk at length with Representative Rod Roberts (R-Carroll) who is one of the seven Republicans competing for the GOP nomination to run against Governor Chet Culver. Representative Roberts has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since January 2001. He also serves as the Assistant House Minority [...]
By Shane Vander Hart
In the upcoming November issue of Focus on the Family’s Citizen Magazine, Iowa 2010 Gubernatorial Candidate, Bob Vander Plaats is highlighted for his stand for traditional marriage in Iowa:
“They legislated from the bench by saying Iowa will be a same-sex marriage state. They don’t have that ability to make law, only the [...]
By Shane Vander Hart
This was one of the concerns about the Iowa Supreme Court back in April. The promotion of gay marriage in Iowa outside of the state. I just didn’t think it would be done by a tax (hotel/motel tax) funded entity.
Two representatives for three regional visitors bureaus flew out for the three-day Gay [...]
By Shane Vander Hart
Seven kids get busted for underage drinking at Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Marsha Ternus house according to KCCI TV:
"We got a call about 1:30 on early Sunday morning about disturbing the peace–somebody was having a louder than normal party," said Deputy Jana Rooker, Polk County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman.
Rooker said a [...]