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View Article  Storm Lake Times Endorses O'Brien
Storm Lake Times Endorses O'Brien

By the Storm Lake Times

O"Brien has her first endorsement! Also, her TV ads look great.

O’Brien is subject of lies
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We did not care who the next Iowa Secretary of Agriculture would be, until we caught an ad this week sponsored by Republican candidate Bill Northey. It attacked Democratic candidate Denise O’Brien as not sharing “Iowa values.” It also attacks her for attending a fundraiser with “animal rights activists” in California.
 
We support Denise O’Brien for the job, based on that stupid and dishonest ad.
 
It’s time to put a stop to the lying. Denise O’Brien is a farmer, former president of the National Family Farm Coalition, a wife and mother, a lifelong resident of Cass County in western Iowa, hard-working, pleasant, dirt under her fingernails type of person. At that fundraiser, O’Brien was promoting Iowa pork which was served at the supper! Now how does that jive with the animal rights code-words?
 
We don’t know what Northey means by Iowa values, but by our definition he lacks them. Chief among Iowa values is honesty. The sort of dishonesty Northey displayed in that ad disqualifies him from state office. He knows better.
 
Vote for O’Brien, and put a stop to the sort of rubbish put out by the likes of Northey.
View Article  Denise O'Brien for Iowa's Secretary of Agriculture

  Denise O'Brien for Iowa's Secretary of Agriculture



By Jim Dean, DFA

This is the word from DFA! They have chosen O'Brien as one of their featured candidates.

 

Democracy for America supports fiscally responsible, socially progressive candidates at all levels of government. That's why we are supporting Denise O'Brien for Iowa's Secretary of Agriculture.

http://www.deniseobrien.com/

Denise has been an organic farmer and farm activist for over 30 years. She and her husband ran a dairy farm for 20 of those 30 years. During this time Denise became interested in agriculture policy that promotes the family farm. She has helped start several progressive programs to fight corporate influence in farming. In the 1990's she lunched the Women, Food and Agriculture Network -- an organization that supports women in farming.

Support Denise O'Brien
Denise's experience over the past 30 years has prepared her to step forward as a leader in Iowa. When elected she will work to create more opportunities in farming. She wants to reduce the influence of industrial agriculture -- which has a serious impact on family farms and prevents young farmers from entering agriculture. Denise will work with local farmers to clean up the water. This essential resource needs to be protected and preserved. She will also work to boost the local economy by promoting locally owned renewable energy operations.

With your support, Denise can win her campaign and bring progressive values to the Secretary of Agriculture's office. Please visit her website and help her in any way you can.

http://www.deniseobrien.com/

Sincerely,

Jim Dean
Chair

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