Battleground Iowa Archive

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By Emily Geiger You know all of those people who are totally fine with pulling the plug on people in “vegetative states?” Remember how the pro-life groups who oppose pulling the plug in such cases are always accused of being a bunch of Bible thumping, scientifically stupid, flat-earth imbeciles? What would you say if scientific studies have shown that ... Full story

By Emily Geiger Terry, Terry, Terry… how many chances are you going to need before you finally get it right? I’m glad to hear (again) that you signed Iowa’s defense of marriage law and that you would support an amendment defining marriage as a union between one man and one woman. I’m also glad that you’ve finally stated that ... Full story

By Emily Geiger So, I really wasn’t planning on writing about Sarah Palin again, but, after seeing some of the news coverage of the last 24 hours, I have to. I pointed out yesterday what a hypocritical jacka$$ former top McCain aide Steve Schmidt is. I mean, it takes a special kind of stupid to say that someone ... Full story

By Emily Geiger I saw Sarah Palin’s interview with Oprah, and I thought she went a long way towards answering some questions people still have about her. For example, I thought she answered the questions about the widely-panned Katie Couric interview very well. She basically said that she was annoyed with Couric because ... Full story

By Emily Geiger I don’t have a lot of time to write today, so I’ll just mention a quick article I saw recently about a new health study. The headline read, “Men more likely to leave spouse who has cancer.” Apparently, the overall divorce rate for couples with one spouse facing life threatening cancer or multiple sclerosis is 12%, ... Full story

By Emily Geiger I wrote a few days ago about a former Texas Planned Parenthood director who had a “pro-life conversion." As I was researching that story, I came across a YouTube video that I included at the conclusion of that post. The video is an astounding expose` of Planned Parenthood personnel avoiding their duty to ... Full story

By Emily Geiger Roxanne the Rape Enabler Makes it Official Sen. Chuck Grassley officially has another opponent. That makes three democrats who want to challenge Iowa’s senior Senator. But only one is a multi-millionaire trial lawyer, tax evader, drunk driver, and rape enabler. I’ll give you one guess who that might be. Terrorism at ... Full story

By Emily Geiger I sincerely hope Nancy Pelosi and her fellow Democrats in the House of Representatives are not going to try to sneak a vote on her proposed healthcare plan while the country is distracted by the tragedy at Ft. Hood. But as of right now, it looks like the vote is set for Saturday morning, when a ... Full story

By Emily Geiger I’ve always said that, the more people know about abortion, the worse it will be for abortion proponents. And that is exactly why Planned Parenthood in Texas has filed a restraining order to try to keep a former abortion clinic director from speaking about her experiences at Planned Parenthood. Abby Johnson resigned from her position at ... Full story