Mickelson's Podcast

Mark Cooper doesn't think a nuclear power plant in Iowa makes economic sense.  Dean Crist  from MidAmerican thinks it does.  Vigorous discussion ensues.

Steve King with a great C-Pac rant...a truckers magazine is warning truckers about defective gotcha cams in Ft Dodge...getting to the bottom of the story... the wonderfulness of some of the Grammy music... and getting into the pigness of hogs...really.

Rep Jason Schultz wants to change Iowa law to make it legal for farmers to make private sales of unpasteurized raw milk.   Spirited.    Then, James Huntington  says the economy won't recover...this is the new normal...so the government should off a guaranteed national income to compensate.  Huh?  Then,  Betty R. De Boef worries about the perception of unequal treatment before the law in charges being dropped against a local sheriff.

Pastor Michael Demastus puts "Gay is Not Good"  on his church's sign.   BOOM! Now the gay lobby is attacking him and his church.  Iowans respond.    Then,  contemporary Iowans can't figure out what to do with our excessive geese population.  Ideas?

An Iowa HS history teacher brought a vintage WW2 Japanese-American to tell the students about her experience as an internee.   America is labeled "racist"  for the war measures.    Iowans respond... "The Dispossession"  by Dwight D. Murphey...  and "In Defense of Internment"  by Michelle Malkin....gives the rest of the story.  As a balance against the PC history of the Japanese front in WW2,  give Glen McDole a listen...a powerful story of overcoming evil.

Amy Contrada talks about the "Mitt Romney's Deception"...how Mitt advances the gay agenda as Massachusetts's governor.     Ann Rittgers defends 2nd Amendment rights against liberal mayors.  Michael Ware and Rick Largess talk about firearms selection and training for new shooters.  Eric Hanson from KCCI back from South Africa...stories of inspiration with Dr. Jim Blessman

Secretary of State Matt Schultz want voter ID's in Iowa.   Most Iowans agree.   Bob Vander Platts  and Chuck Hurley from The Family Leader encourage Governor Branstad to remove his name from a gay agenda event.   

Rep Walt Rogers want to outlaw "Gotcha Cams"... Iowans respond.   Lotsa openline.

"Titanic"  Stephen Hines commits history.  Obama commits theology.   Rep Erik Helland commits politics.   Bill Salier should be committed.  He's gonna do a fundraiser for a political newbie,  Greg Heartsill.    And the Iowa Supreme Court finds the religious  right to metal tractor tires somewhere within the 1st Amendment.  Oh, good.

Steven Gillon describes "The Pact"...Bill Clinton, Newt Gingrich, and the Rivalry that Defined a Generation.   Then,  out of the pages of history,  a letter from a former slave addressed to his former owner....delicious.   Then,   ISU bans Christian ethics from its business classes.   Oh,  good.