Author Archive for chief



Dena Kowal Distorts the Truth

If you want to see coverage of the race between Ben Nelson and Pete Ricketts, then there are a variety of outlets you can turn to. But I thought I would write a little bit about a race down the ticket, the race for the most thankless job in city government - Douglas County […]

Website Update

If you’ve been to the UNO College Democrats Blog before, then you’ll notice things look a little different.
If you’ve been a loyal reader of our blog since 2004, then you may recall my post about the University of Nebraska - Omaha redesigning its website. If you’re a youngster (freshman/sophomore), you may not remember the […]

World-Herald Endorses Scott Kleeb

A pleasant October surprise for Scott Kleeb came in the form of an endorsement from Nebraska’s largest newspaper. In an 800 word endorsement that will appear in the Omaha World-Herald tomorrow, the newspaper not only builds up Kleeb and presents a strong case for supporting him, they also explain why Adrian Smith, his opponent, […]

Bruning’s New Public Service Announcement

In television commercials over the past several months, Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning has been warning parents about child predators online. With recent events, Bruning has decided to update the commercial.
Take a look at the newest commercial to hit the airwaves in Nebraska.

DISCLAIMER: Ok, Bruning didn’t actually approve this newly updated commercial, […]

Jon Bruning Strokes His Own Ego

Apparently Jon Bruning has decided that television commercials can be used for more than just protecting kids from child predators (and congressmen). Although he doesn’t have a challenger from the Democratic Party in his race for Attorney General, Bruning is launcing a state-wide advertising blitz.

Attorney General Jon Bruning’s re-election campaign began airing […]

Political Commercials Open Thread

The Pete Ricketts Deceptive Commercial blog post has become pretty popular. I thought I would create an open-thread in which people can discuss any of the political commercials on television.
I’ve posted links below to the pages on each candidate’s website that has their commercials. Feel free to waste away your day viewing them:
Pete […]

Tables Turned on a Pro-Life Candidate

Stem cell research a key issue in Ferlic-Russell regents race - Omaha World-Herald
If Carol Russell has her way, her support for embryonic stem cell research at the University of Nebraska Medical Center will help her unseat Regent Randy Ferlic.
If Ferlic has his way, he’ll show that there are more important issues, such as minimizing student […]