Nuther Des Moines School Board Candidate, Kristine Crisman.  Issues.   Obama's speech,   McCain's VP Pick,   Iowa Central Community College President Paxton handed a $400,000 parachute with a gold-plated rip-cord.  Not enough time.

Edgar Browning says we're "Stealing from Each Other"...  about 25%,  if you're keeping track.   Then,  responding to the heavy-metal grief following the deaths of some Iowa teenagers.   The power of music.  

 Mary Ellen Geist...Measure of the Heart: A Father's Alzheimer's,  A Daughter's Return.   One of the sweetest stories, ever.    Edward Failor  examines the Obama's connection to a 60's radical,  William Ayers... with a snotty political commercial.   Steve Flood  is running for the Des Moines School Board.  Lotsa talk.

Lotsa stuff...Democratic National Convention feedback.   Then,  sex abuse?   Whazzat anyhow? Sex offender? 

"The Vulture Culture"...  Eric Gerst says the US insurance industry is in for a financial fall.   Congressman Steve King talks about energy.  T-Boone Pickens  does the same.  Senator Sam Brownback talks about presidential politics.

Christopher Reed wants Senator Tom Harkin's job.  Then,   "What is your Explosive Child Trying to Tell you?"   Then,  Rob Hubler  wants Congressman Steve King's job.

"The Case Against Barack Obama"  David Freddoso.   Michael Klare  tries to make sense of the Russian invasion of Georgia.  "Rising Powers"...  then,    Doug Wilson  is a classical education activist.   An inspiration.  

Mike Pike is running for Des Moines School Board.  Issues.   Joe S. McIlhaney on Hooked:  New Science on How Casual Sex is Affecting Our Children   says,  we are wired for monogamy... sorry.    Then a grade school teacher opens class.

 Senator Paul Mckinley  back from Turkey...culture and education.    Iowa novelist Patrick Culhane  with his latest, "Red Sky in Morning".   Lotsa Fair jabber.

Iowa Concrete Association tossed out the traditional opening block of cement at the Fair.   Is power walking  really gay?   Congressman Tom Latham  with issues.   Mathew Padilla with the Chain of Blame...how Wall Strreet caused the mortgage and credit crisis.   Jim Hawkins recruiting for Professional Educators in Iowa. 

 Lawrence Solomon talks about "The Deniers" ,  scientists who stood up the global warming hysteria.  Plus, the Whirlpool-Matag economic tragedy continues...pulling the plug on retirees health care.   Then,  a great T-shirt... Bob McCarty with "Bipolar Bear Disorder".    Congressman Steve King on the energy debate.   Then,  'nuther Postville shoe falls. 

Brain expert,  Dr. Scott Swarzwelder,  talks about what drugs do to your head.  "Buzzed"   Then,  why are we giving schools resource officers cars to drive back and forth to work?   Better question:  "Why are there resource officers at all?"    Then,  it's a conspiracy...  so many of them we need a guide to the "Web of Conspiracy".    James Broderick.

Dr. Robert Zubrin with an encore visit on "Energy Victory"... highlighting an upcoming conference, Citizens for Energy Freedom  in Des Moines this September.  (WHOOPS... during this segment,   I report on an inaccurate news story which attributes a critical commentary against Obama's fundraising history to NYT columnist Maureen Dowd.  It was a bogus story... from a  usually reliable source.)    Then,  a vigorous discussion on courts and the rights of juries after a story about a judicial aside from the bench.   Here's the Citizen's Handbook.

Sarah James from the Alaska Wilderness Society  is spiritually bonded with the  porcupine caribou and wants to stay that way.   No drilling for oil in her sacred hunting lands.   Lotsa energy talk.

 Kenneth Adelman says Americans oughta be building the new air tanker,  not the French.   You ain't gonna believe what Planned Parenthood  thinks is cute and fun with some of your money and kids..   Then,   red-shirting your kids...good idea?  Great stuff.