Tomorrow’s debate between nominees for IN LT Gov is sponsored by Agriinstitute, will be held during the State Fair, and in the Purdue Extension Building on the Fairgrounds. [FN1] Only a resurrected Arnold Ziffel [FN2] to pitch the event could make this more ag oriented. 1/7



Terry Goodin (D), is Indiana’s director of USDA Rural Development. [FN3] Tonya Hudson (L) is a Real Estate Broker & deals w/issues of rural, agricultural land, living in Mitchell. [FN4] IN Lt Gov heads the…

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…

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…

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.”…

“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…

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…

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…

The news is fantastic. On August 13, Terry Goodin, the nominee of Indiana’s Democratic Party for Lt Gov, will debate his opponent [ ], the nominee of this iteration of the GOP. [FN1] Mr Goodin, no doubt, has experience in debate from prior campaigns for office. 1/8

My points are applicable generally [FN2] & are specific to Mr Gooden’s opponent:

1) Your opponent will talk beyond any time limits. There are few “cardinal” rules in debate, but limits on each person’s time are…

There will be a debate between the candidates for Indiana lieutenant governor of the two major parties. Democratic Party nominee Terry Goodin and [ ], the nominee of this iteration of the GOP will debate on August 13. [FN1] 1/5

The online announcement states this is "a first-hand opportunity to understand the views of the lieutenant governor candidates on agriculture and rural issues and the impact on Indiana's economy." Mr Goodin is Indiana’s director of USDA Rural Development. [FN2]…

The Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives stated that “any attempt by Democrats to sub in a new candidate in place of President Joe Biden is likely to be met by legal challenges.” [FN1] magaGOP only gets the Oval Office when it cheats [FN2] and by vestiges slavery. 1/7

The Constitution states how the President is selected. [FN3] Scholarly authority notes: “As far as I know, the presidency is the only elected office in the United States in which the person with the most votes in…

John Schmitz opened “Mouthwash” [FN1] by playing “smalltalk.” [FN2] I slammed magaGOP 4 claiming the left caused recent political violence. I quoted Micah Beckwith: “The media are the enemy of the people.” [FN3] I said: “No, you are the enemy of the people.” [FN4] 1/

Guest panelist Brandon Shane [FN5] said Beckwith was a guest on his podcast, and that he fails “to see where [Beckwith]’s pushing any religious agenda” in politics and if “you guys” see that Beckwith has, “let me know.”…

Among reasons that replacement of Pres Biden on the Democratic Party ticket would be wrong: Primary voters chose Pres Biden. To replace him because party leaders believe his replacement is in the best interests of the party feeds a very cynical view of the right to vote. 1/5

Replacement would effectively disenfranchise those who voted for Pres Biden. Concerns about Pres Biden’s cognitive health could have been raised last year or someone could have run against the Prez and argued…

DEAN:: How Are those interviews going?

PROF: (head of Physics Dept): Pretty well. I narrowed it down to two candidates like you asked. Here are my notes. I don’t think there’s any question. Did you watch the videos of their lectures?

DEAN : (Reviews pages.) Okay ... I agree. This guy Smith has an excellent speaking style.

PROF: It’s not HOW he says things, but WHAT he says.

DEAN: Well, I don’t know this physics stuff.

PROF: And if we hire Smith our students…

In 2016 the Democratic Party was split as badly as it had been in 1968 and in 1980. I knew, or got to know, and worked with people who had worked in the campaigns of, or otherwise supported, Secretary Clinton or Senator Sanders. The split was bitter for many. 1/5

By contrast, Pres Biden’s run for nomination by the Democratic Party in 2024 is unopposed. As Pres Truman said “whenever it comes time to make a decision, I make it and forget about it.” He later clarified the necessity of…

1970s: we didn’t look like winners as we left Vietnam, an energy “crisis” let oil companies hike prices, after “Watergate” Pres Nixon had to resign, “stagflation” [FN1] was our economy & Iran overran the US embassy there & held as hostages US embassy personnel.[FN2] 1/11

1980: Pres Carter sought re-election, but first had to overcome an opponent w/in his own party, Sen Edward Kennedy (D-MA). Only 1 incumbent pres, who actively sought re-election, failed to secure party’s…

Important facts to know as the maga GOP seeks to destroy this country:

1) How Pres Biden did in the debate was not an epiphany.

2) Pres Biden, as he has guided this country’s recovery from four years of trump, his delivery, patterns of thought & expression have been consistent.

3) Should Pres Biden be replaced at top of the Democratic Party ticket:

a) maga/GOP will label anyone - ANYONE - named to replace Pres Biden as worse, the worst possible, etc;

b) maga/GOP…

Ham County preacher Micah Beckwith’s [FN1] political rise is disturbing. [FN2] Beckwith gets emotionally agitated: he is disturbed. [FN3] In the late ‘70s, evangelicals [FN4] & leaders of the far right met on a blind date. The product of their union was nihilistic political power. 1/9

Sen Barry Goldwater (R-AZ) warned, “if & when these preachers get control of the [GOP], it's going to be a terrible damn problem.... Politics & governing demand compromise. [They] believe…

There have been three elections for President, in recent history where the Democratic Party was split, going into the party convention, over whom to nominate. In each instance, the GOP ticket claimed the Oval Office and our country and the World were harmed. 1/10

Democratic Party leaders argue whether Pres Biden should remain on the ticket. The 1st debate w/the presumed nominee (“trump”) of this iteration of the GOP has shoved aside 3 ½ years of recovery from four years of trump…

We can learn from history. On 7/2/1964, LBJ signed the 1964 Civil Rights Act into law. Senate filibuster was overcome w/teamwork of Sen Hubert Humphrey (D-MN), Pres Johnson, and Sen Everett Dirksen (R-IL). [FN1] On 11/3/64, LBJ won election in a landslide. [FN2] 1/19

LBJ lost five States of the Deep South that had been part of the “Solid South” that had voted for the Democratic Party since Reconstruction. [FN3] By 1968, because LBJ had expanded the U.S. military in Vietnam, his…