Mickelson's Podcast

The miracle of leaf-blowers...teachers and students losing it in the classroom...the blog says,  Iowa congressman compares immigrants to dogs...the rest of the story.

Rev Keith Ratliff on the national committee of the NAACP disagrees with their recent pro same gender marriage position.   Then,  why is Iowa supplying foreign aid to the Meskwakis?

Dr. Marty Becker with "Your Cat: The Owner's Manual"... then,  a couple of legal cases which Iowa justice can't even  be defined, let alone be executed.  

Gary Dorrien thinks he has the answer to "The Obama Question: a Progressive Perspective".    Then,  Marcie Stone has a project for the good of heart.  Plus, the miracles of Bondo....and a Ron Paul support quiz.

Brian Peskin talks about health myths and health benefits of EFA's.   Then Van Jones explains how to "Rebuild the Dream".   And a bunch of ISU students don't know they are in debt.

Iowans give their own "mommy I have to poop" moments.  Hilarious.   Then, "The Amateur"  Edward Klein looks into the mind and office of President Obama.  Plus, what's justice for false accusers?   Three Iowa teachers want to know.

Rod Blum wants to be congressman in Iowa's 1st District.   Then some of the rest of the story on JP Morgan's 2 billion dollar "whoops" moment.  And Jim Rogers says farmers are going to be very important soon.  Plus, which post offices should be closed?  

Some people say the Des Moines Farmer's Market has gone to the dogs...and they are upset.  Monte Shaw defends ethanol from the slings and arrows of the oil companies.  

Gov Branstad puts the lead back in.   Lady on the cover of Time takes the breast out.   Congressman Steve King and Senator Rand Paul have a "Refueling America Rally"...  and why does the peacock cross the road?  

Obama evolves and refreshes his Etch-a-Sketch on same gender marriage.   Iowans ponder what it means.  Vigorous.

So, how serious is "fired with cause" when it come to unemployment?   Iowans with experience.  Chelsea Schilling says Facebook has become a pedophile sewer.   Iowalive reports on an unreported car crash involving an Iowa legislator and wonders if this is a case of political favoritism.   And in the Obama Whitehouse,  even the unborn have to be screened before coming in.   Even their middle names.   Seriously.

Bob Vanderplatts from the Family Leader responds to the ousted judges getting an award...for courage.  Todd Gitlin recalls "Occupy Nation"  and scolds the T-Party for failing to blast criminal bankers.  Then, a women gets fired from a bank for a 40 year old shoplifting charge.  

Dan Charleston is running for Polk County Sheriff...issues...illegal immigration and gotcha cams are the biggies.  Then,  Openline follow-up.  And Joe Biden comes out...for gay marriage.  

Iowans have opinions about weight discrimination and mandatory tipping.  

May Day protestors carry signs they can't read.    Illegal aliens get child tax credits for kids who don't even live in the US...The IRS won't follow their own rules.   "Joe the Plumber"  coming to Iowa May 7th,  8am Holiday Inn, 1st Street,  Coralville, to rally the troops for Americans for Prosperity.   Then,   Dr. Walid Phares,  tonight, Thursday 7pm, Drake University, Sheslow Auditorium.  "The Struggle for Freedom in the Middle East".   Then we get a dog park.  Good idea?   And if you don't really fully appreciate what government does for you, it's cuz you don't understand.   See the "Life of Julia".

John Phillips from Iowa Green Home is a new sponsor...so we say hello.   Then,  responding to the Polk County Board of Supervisors and Senate Democrats gotcha cam follies.   Supervisor Bob Brownell votes against the cams and explains the next step.   Then Sheriff McCarthy promises non-English speaking Polk County Hispanics that he won't finger print them if they only commit misdemeanors.  

Patrick Wood tells the inside story of Agenda 21.  Then,  the Polk County Board of Supervisors advance Sheriff McCarthy's gotcha cam scam.   Sen. Brad Zaun tries to get the Democrat controlled Iowa Senate to debate and advance a gotcha cam ban.   Defeated...couldn't get a debate.

Bruce Crawford invites Iowans to Omaha May 19th to view a restored copy of the classic film, "Journey to the Center of the Earth".   Pat Boone (who starred in the film)  will be there as a guest.    Then, Dr. Kevin Collins, Crooks, Thugs & Bigots...  then,  Dan Savage bullies a bunch of Christian high school kids.   Taking apart the nonsense.

Rev. Jeff Mullen wants to be Senator Mullen from the new Senate District 22.  Jonathan Narcisse wants to repair what ails Iowa politics.   Harry Stein says,  "No Matter What...They'll Cal This Book Racist: How Our Fear of Talking Honestly about Race Hurts Us All".    Al Riggenberg wants Senator Gronstal's job.   Then, Iowans ponder what to do with druggie cops.

Robert Buchar is a political refugee from the old Soviet Union..."And Realty Be Damned"...and "The Collapse of Communism: The Untold Story".    Then Mickelson get a "hatchet job".    Plus, Lisa Bedford is the "Survival Mom".   Then, somebody, (we don't know who) from the Polk County Sheriff's office wants "Gotcha Cams" in Polk County.   And Tom Pyle from the Institute for Energy Research tell why gas is so expensive.

Pavel Stroilov stole a bunch of documents from the Gorbachev archives...he's a Russian historian now living in the West.  "Behind the Desert Storm"...  he warns of continuing Russian mischief.  Then,  can Iowans pass the civics test taken by new American citizens?  Pop Quiz!

David Shedlock talks about "With Christ in the Voting Booth"... concludes he will not be voting this time around.  Then,  revisiting the Parable of the Pound... then,  the oldest "Bully Bill"  on the planet is more than 4000 years old,  and much better than the new ones.   

Kaitlin Barnett talks about the "Dosed" generation and what they learned from being medicated.  Iowans tell of their own experiences...including a caller who mentioned neuro-feedback.  Mikey Weinstein from the Military Religious Freedom Foundation blasts the US Aryan SS unit in Afghanistan.  He doesn't like to be agreed with...  :)    Then,  Bridgette Gabriel from Act for America is coming to Point of Grace in Waukee Tuesday pm 7pm. 

Iowans reaction to Grassley's  "Heads Should Roll"...Sarah Palin's  "You're Fired"....to the" fast and furious" FUBARS and zipper-gate security agents.   Senator Kent Sorenson... Senator David Johnson...  Rep Glenn Massie... Chuck Hurley... lobby for life and explain why de-funding abortion is being Gronstalled.  Congressman Steve King talks about issues...including a call from an Iowa vet who couldn't get service from a VA hospital cuz it was delivering "services" to Hispanic families instead.  

Katie Pavilich says a bunch of people should be in big trouble following the "Fast and Furious" disasters.  Including the President.  Deborah Thornton, policy analyst from Public Interest Institute says Iowa remains the highest business property tax state in the nation.  Then, Abrahm Lustgarten describes BP's "Run to Failure" ...what went into the gulf oil disaster.

Senator Byron Dorgan writes a novel,  Blowout,  as a way to talk about energy policy.  Chris Hall takes a look at Obama's  "Big Picture".   And Iowa Board of Regents President Craig Lang talks about changing the tuition set aside program after a public outcry over its "taking from the haves and giving to the have nots" policy became general knowledge.

Harold Kwalwasser says when it's education it's time for a "Renewal: Remaking Our Schools for the 21st Century."    Then,  Charlotte Hays of the Independent Women's Forum says "Equal Pay Day" is a myth.  Dr. Wes Crenshaw talks about bullying...and the politics of solid waste bags.  

Chris Law helps run Newton, Iowa's Pregnancy Center of Central Iowa talking about an upcoming fundraiser. (Saturday in Newton Iowa)  Joe Williams says public education is "Cheating our Kids: How Politics and Greed Ruin Education".   Then, Iowa Regents schools are "taking from the haves and giving to the have nots"... cuz we need diversity...ulp.   We've been Kibbied.

Project Appleseed...Bryce Hope invites people to sample history and long rifles.  Jeff Burkett from Iowa Firearms Coalition says there's still time to get some gun stuff done at the legislature.  Here's how.   Iowans really like talking about GMO's.  Spirited.

Keith Darrell is gonna debate ISU's tax-funded atheist professor of religion,  Prof. Hector Avalos....tonight at 7pm at Hoover Hall. "Is the Bible the Source of Absolute Moral Rules for Today?"   Sounds like fun.    Then,  "The Daily Insult"  says Sharia Law isn't worth our worry...nothing to see here.   Then,  a Democrat activist says Mitt Romney's wife never "worked a day in her life"...boom.

The Iowa school year start day is being debated....Iowans have opinions.   Jimmy White says PETA shouldn't euthanize sheltered pets.    Then,  Iowans talk about the unemployment kiosks...and have we become a nation of couch sitters waiting for a government check?

The new Howard Dean effect explained and refuted...then Iowans apply the techniques to politics.

Deputy Dan Charleston is running for Polk County Sheriff...issues.   Then,  "Debacle"...John Lott says the economy is running the wrong way.   Then,  Senator Grassley tweets up a storm...more on the courts.  Nathan Tucker says it's worse than we thought.

Open-line interrupted by "Hoodie Day"  at Valley High School.  Some kids decide to wear hoodies to school to demonstrate against profiling based upon clothing... great conversation.

Shawn Heflick, a snake herder from Geo Wild talk about the new show...he's into poisonous critters and likes to share.   Then,  the cashier from Git-n-Go is out of work after selling gas for $.39 a gallon.   She's a little bugged at Iowans.

The Stupid Party mugs Obama,  while making him embrace the doctrine of judicial supremacy.  Then,  Obama blasts "social Darwinism" while  subsidizing it.   And busted for breaking into one's own home?    The rest of the story.

Title 9 is coming to the high school level?   Equal sports money spent for gender equity...good idea?  Sabrina Schaeffer says,  "nope".   Then, Iowans sort out a bunch of moral dilemmas...dang that Golden Rule.

Senator Arlen Specter talks about "Life Among the Cannibals"...history and culture war.  Then,  a jury acquits a minister for whacking a mouthy kid.   :)   

Judy Hintz from Educational Resources offers an insight into what is necessary to fix our ailing education system.   Then,  Best Buy is on the ropes...why... and what the market is doing to adjust. Iowans have insights.

Timothy Daughtry talks about "Waking the Sleeping Giant:  How Mainstream Americans Can Beat Liberal At Their Own Game"... Justice Kagin says the US Government has buckets of money for the states...why would they complain?   Then,  nutritionist Lorna Vanderhaeghe says stop blaming your parents for your genes and start eating the right stuff.   Oh...and Senator Harkin says we are a rich country...we still have checks and people to tax.

Explaining stuff normally unexplained...namely,  why Des Moines,  Iowa has so many ELL (English Language Learning) students...and why Iowa is a low wage state.  What did Thomas Jefferson have to say about debt...and why do Christians say they have to forgive people who are not even seeking it?  Plus can "pink slime" be rehabilitated?

Aya is an Iraqi....soon to be an  American....married at 11 in Iraq...refugee to Iowa.  A Muslim, converted to Christianity...now in hiding, fearing an "honor" killing from family and Islamic community.  Her story.  Then, Iowans are making themselves part of the Trayvon Martin case...the political theater is here.

Eric Rosenthal and Lisa Kuzela say that Cedar Rapids shouldn't be given any more flood recovery money unless there are real checks and balances on accounting.  Then,  Iowans and Obama react to the Trayvon Martin killing.

Dr. Greg Schmunk talks about over-the-counter fake pot...and why synthetic  drugs are so dangerous.   Geraldo says "don't let your kids wear hoodies".   Then,  Congressman Steve King wants to reinforce his opposition to Obama-care.

Lee Booton from Patriot Outreach talk about the grim numbers of suicides and rape amongst the military ranks.   Then Congressman Braley says unless states adapt Iowa's Kadyn's Law, they won't get their highway money.  He says each year there are 13 million violations...how many fatalities?  

Iowans struggle to fix a drive-by knifer...  then Tom Coates intros Don Piper "90 Minutes in Heaven: a True Story of Death and Life"...coming to the Iowa Prayer Breakfast April 5th.   Charles Jacobs takes on Louis Farrakhan's role in Sudanese slavery.   James Edwards answers the question of why refugees end up in Iowa...mystery solved.   Then the Farm Bureau says some Iowa bridges are unsafe...then why are open?

Charles Goyette says we are "Red and Blue and Broke All Over"...says the political class is broken...protect yourself.   Bob Vander Plaats with a pro-family demonstration at the State House.  Then,  revisiting propaganda 101.  Protect yourself.

Do dogs really watch TV?  Only in HD...says a pet ophthalmologist.  Then,  mom won't let her  kid cross the line to get candy at  the parade...good mom?   Then,  Eric Holder talks about cowing smokers and brainwashing techniques.  Powerful.

Iowa Ag Secretary Bill Northey says the new labor regulations will indeed effect family farm labor practices.    Iowans are more than ready with their “comments”  to the Labor Secretary Solis.

Jake McCaully (McMillan) from Junkyard Prophet...tells the rest of the story on The Dust-up in Dunkerton.   Do traditional ethics and the message of life need to be "un-done"?   Then,  Rep Walt Rogers says there is still a slim hope to outlaw "gotcha-cams"....  then,  what does "tolerance" really mean?

Leah Durant gives a "progressive" argument against open borders and tolerating illegal immigration.   Iowa law enforcement brags about Iowans being "compliant".   Then,  a rock band offends the PC police in Dunkerton.   Boom.

A Montana logger, Bruce Vincent, warns Iowans to look out for professional litigators using environmental laws to milk the system and kill jobs.   Then,  Iowans react to the Afghanistan killings...what to do about a soldier who cracks.  

Deputy Dan Charleston is running for sheriff of Polk County.   Issues.   Then,  the gay lobby is in full court press on judges and gay rights.   Iowans aren't falling for it.   

Susan Yoshihara tells about the Russian population collapse...warns US about "Population Decline"  the good news and bad news.   Then,  Iowans insist the Constitution be used and circulated widely.

University of Iowa basketball.... no program...   (They won!)

The Pentagon wants to downsize Iowa's 132nd Wing of the Iowa National Guard.   The entire Iowa political delegation is "outraged".   Iowan's defend and explain the importance of the "mission".   Spirited.

Arizona Sheriff Arpaio says Obama's birth certificate is bogus.   Steve Beaman says if it's true nasty stuff happens.  Then,  what Rush should have said about Sandra Fluke from Georgetown's LSRJ?  Straight talk from the culture war.

Iowans straighten out traffic snafus... Congressional candidate Ben Lange...issues.  Then, slut-gate...Iowan respond to the Limbaugh dust-up.   We hear from a loving liberal who hopes Rush dies soon.  

Rep Kim Pearson reviews some of the highlights from the legislative season including the gun debate. Then, why do some abuse victims go back to their abusers? Then, Eric Maisel is about "ReThinking Depression"...is a skeptic about mental health labels.

Brig. Gen. David Phillips says the US is abandoning  Camp Ashraf Iranians, some of whom are Americans,  to their fates in Iraq,  after promising to protect them.   A passionate appeal.   Then,  a software designer says there is no way for internet poker to be made secure from money laundering....Jim Thackston.     Then,   Iowans support a priest who denied communion to a lesbian activist attending her mom's funeral.  Vigorous.

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State Auditor David Vaudt describes the gap between what IPERS collects and what its eventual liabilities will be.  HUGE!    Then,  Iowa Democrats stomp out of the statehouse to protest a debate over 2nd Amendment issues.  Iowans respond.

Senator Paul McKinley and Senator Brad Zaun want to disband Iowa's Department of Education... serious reform..   Charles Murray says the US is "Coming Apart"..  then, reviewing the appearance of  Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Cady on Iowa Press.  

Josh Dean is a dog lover..."Show Dog"...then,  Dan Simmons says fracking isn't nearly as nasty as the greenies say about getting access to US natural gas.   Then,  from the NRA, Chris Cox,  and  Peter Brownell lobby the Iowa legislature to shake loose some trapped gun legislation.  

Sean Faircloth with "The Attack of the Theocrats!"  a vigorous polemic in the culture war.  Time to bring troops home from Afghanistan?   Rioting over burned Korans.   Then,  the 911 call which acquitted Jay Rodney Lewis. 

Dr. Glad Curtis .."Your Pregnancy Week by Week"   baby guru with an update.   Susan Stagner from Iowa Connections Academy with an insight into online learning.  Con Tom Tancredo wants to do away with the electoral college...wow.   Congressman Tom Latham...issues.

Elizabeth Price Foley is a law professor who actually takes the Constitution seriously..."The Tea Party: Three Principles".    Then,  a listener asks,  "Hey Mickelson you hate gotcha cams for enforcing the law,  but want immigration laws enforced... whazzup with that?    Then,  law enforcement demonstrates graphically why we need a "stand your ground law".  

Listeners dismantle a couple of legislative scams... gotcha cams  and online gambling.  Congressman Steve King has issues.... then whatza Lamanite?   And why do they dislike Romney?  

There is a stalemate at the statehouse over advancing some of the agenda items of the NRA and Iowa Gun Owners... Rep. Clel Baudler and Aaron Dorr highlight the bottleneck.   Then Mike Chapman talks about wrestling...and Lincoln.

Hey,  walk faster or yer gonna die... setting the pace for marital moseying.  Then, Msgr. Frank Bognanno from Christ the King...targeting Obamacare cuz it targets Catholics.

Merrill Matthews talks about "Contraceptive Coverage: One More Unconstitutional Mandate"  and Iowa Catholics respond to the intrusion.  Did the Branstad administration make an unforced error in trash talking the Family Leader?  

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.

Ben-Hur...one of the best movie spectacles of all time....Omaha film historian Bruce Crawford...bringing the new Hi-Def restored edition...Thursday,  the Cinemark XD theatre.   Then,  February 28th is Home School Day at the Capitol.   Then,  whatsa Florida "cracker"?    

Tim Goeglein from Focus on the Family talks about "The Man in the Middle"...defending the faith record of the Bush years.   Rep. Ralph Watts wants  to use the E-Verify process when Iowa distributes tax dollars.   Marcus Winters says "Teachers Matter"... how to pick good ones.   Then, little pagan varmints attack the new Valley HS Principal...in the name of the 1st Amendment.   Lordy.

Tawan Perry...College Sense...stuff you and your college bound kids need to know.  Greg Heartsill want the Iowa House District 28 seat...issues.    Rep Julian Garrett introduces and Iowa version of E-Verify.   Spirited.   Roy Beck assesses Republican candidates on immigration issue.

Iowans wonder about the lottery ticket winner and what's the rest of the story...Jim Guthrie from the G.W. Bush Institute...assesses the Iowa education collapse..  Then,  Mary Neubauer from the Iowa Lottery clears up some of the lottery mystery...and creates some more.   Plus,  Iowa wants a "waiver" from NCLB standards.   Good idea?

Cats are Jewish...dogs are Methodists...the theology of pets.  How to recognized the Alinksy pattern at work in a political campaign.   Then,  who has taken Iowans out of the de-tasseling business?

Sabrina Schaeffer, Executive Director of the Independent  Women's Forum... says Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act is a bad deal for both employers and women.   Then,  Iowan's respond to the Nancy Pelosi threat against Newt.  Plus,  Iowans are spittin' mad over run amuck traffic law enforcement.  

Do out of work Iowans really need a government employee to help them find a job?   Do Iowans really need to pay tax dollars to build rest areas?   Do Iowans really need to provide "celebrity" hunting licenses?  Iowans have answers.

Post South Carolina Newtisms...trying to explain why South Carolina women gave Newt a pass on his serial adultery.     As usual,  Iowans astound and are profound....mostly.

David Holt, President of the Consumer Energy Alliance talks about the Keystone XL pipeline hold-ups.    Iowans like the subject...some really great rants on traffic-cam-scams.

Iowans respond to the final caucus numbers.   Iowans are embarrassed and sheepish... and PO'd.  Iowa Republican Chairman Matt Strawn explains...satisfied?

Pop Quiz! ...  how do you fit into the political spectrum...   Then,  Brian Moran wants to defend for private colleges and universities against Senator Harkin's legislative scrutiny.  Iowans have strong opinions.

The lady at the statehouse demands human rights for Iowans... including illegal aliens.  Thomas E Woods deals with rule of law and "Nullification"...spirited.

Lad Allen, producer of "Metamorphosis"...talking about the mystery of the Monarch.  Gorgeous movie...the challenge of Intelligent Design.   Then Scott Taylor  with words of health wisdom...plus does ISU have  predatory parking fees?  

Thomas Woods is coming to town to talk about "Nullification"...  Don Jennings and Steve McCoy invite him to town...Monday night at 7pm..Point of Grace Church,  Waukee.    Then,  a couple great examples of "thought-ending-clichés" ..  

Aaron Putze and  Bill Northey, plus a bunch of other  concerned Iowans are going to Haiti to help provide housing.    Then,  Iowans think about our "Safe Haven" law.   In light of the death of some newborns should the law get higher visibility?    Then a picture of Marines urinating upon the corpses of the Taliban face courts martial.  Just?

Congressman Tom Latham..  issues...  Then,  the political class is trying to latch onto the abused high school wrestler case.   Then, a budding Alinsky-style  community organizer runs the playbook at Des Moines City Council...Iowans respond.  

Brian Peskin with Healthy for Life...seminar.   Then Obama's "recess" appointments...a Constitutional crisis.  Phil Kerpen with "Democracy Denied"...OMG.   Then,  a follow-up on the wrestly "hazing" story.  Powerful.   Ilana Mercer takes us "Into the Cannibal's Pot".   A horrific look at  post-apartheid South Africa...just what democracy looks like.

Jeff Burkett from Iowa Firearms Coalition with a start of the session update.  Everything from the "castle doctrine" to lead ammo.   Then,  a couple of Iowa wrestling programs have problems with "hazing", which looks a lot like sexual assault.  WHAT?

 Senator Santorum 12-Gay lobby 0.   Post Caucus Post Partum Syndrome...still counting.  Rick Santorum says time to move on.  State caucus election details.   Occupiers express continuing gratitude to Mayor Cownie for his forbearance.   Iowans are grateful too...  :)    

Gov Rick Perry, on the way out of Iowa,  blasts the caucuses as being too "loosey-goosey" to count.   Is he right?