Parties’ nominees for IN LT Gov Terry Goodin (D), Tonya Hudson (L) & [ ] (magaR) [FN1] on Aug 13 will debate, with focus on the candidates’ “views on agriculture and rural issues and the impact on Indiana's economy." [FN2] The debate also will be streamed live. [FN3] 1/4

Also “live” will be running commentary and fact checking on the Civil Discourse Now channel on YouTube. A “fact” is “what has really happened or is the case.” [FN4] Finally, one of the nominees might try to summon…

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Humans have rights. [FN1] “During the Holocaust, Nazis referred to Jews as rats. Hutus [] in the Rwanda genocide called Tutsis cockroaches. Slave owners throughout history considered slaves subhuman animals.” [FN2] Dehumanization opens the door for cruelty & genocide. [FN3] 1/8

This is relevant today because Sen. JD Vance (R-OH), GOP nominee for V Pres, praised a book,

“Unhumans: The Secret History of Communist Revolutions (and How to Crush Them),” by Jack Posobiec and Joshua…

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By the time this posts, VP Harris might already have announced her choice for a running mate. Over the past few days, it seemed like the ghost of Lee Atwater was back, observing what he had begun in the late 1970s. As a right-wing strategist in South Carolina, his candidates won. 1/7



Atwater made “the bigs”: 1980 & 1984 Pres campaigns for Ronald Reagan & the 1988 campaign of Bush I. Atwater made senior partner at the political consulting firm of Black, Manafort, Stone &… Continue

Allegations of election fraud are serious matters. When one political party gains votes via false allegations of “voter fraud,” voters should be wary of such claims from that party’s nominees. In the past few days, a GOP nominee for Indiana General Assembly made such claims. 1/13

Jim Schenke, the magaGOP nominee for Indiana House District 26 [FN1], replied to a July 31 post on Facebook that noted 1) a recent poll’s numbers and 2) trump “is just not a good general election candidate.”…

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“Gossip” [FN1] is a basic fact of existence. Gossip can be funny. [FN2] Gossip can be harmful. In the latter category are comments on FB that began as a reply to a post about the latest poll numbers and trump being “not a good general election candidate.” [FN3] That 1st reply: 1/16

“Never been a good general election candidate? BS. Don't believe me? Ask Killary. Or ask the DNC. The election rig they had to engineer was massive because Trump got more votes than any president in history…

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Tonya Hudson is the Libertarian Party nominee for IN Lt Gov and will participate in a debate, on Aug 13, of parties’ candidates for Lt Gov. [FN1] On her campaign website she notes her respect for the U.S. Constitution, including “the 10th Amendment (State’s rights).” [FN2] 1/9

It’s nifty when candidates refer to our constitutions, but in our political system, States do not have “rights.” People have “certain unalienable Rights” and to secure these rights governments are instituted…

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On Aug 13, nominees for IN LT Gov Terry Goodin (Democratic Party), [ ] (this iteration of the GOP), and Tonya Hudson (Libertarian Party) will debate. [FN1] The focus will be the candidates’ “views on agriculture and rural issues and the impact on Indiana's economy." [FN2] 1/3

Mr Goodin is Indiana’s director of USDA Rural Development. [FN3] Ms Hudson is a Real Estate Broker and favors decriminalizing marijuana for medical & recreational use. [FN4] Hopefully the event will be…

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