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NFL Draft: Iowa Hawkeye Update

By Mike Thayer

On the first day of the draft, Thursday, offensive lineman Riley Reiff was a first round pick (23rd player selected) by the Detroit Lions.

On day two of the draft, the second and third rounds, none of the remaining Iowa Hawkeyes hoping to get drafted got picked.

Day three has been a good day, here are the players selected:

Player	Position	NFL Team	Round
Mike Daniels	Defensive Tackle	Green Bay Packers	4th
Adam Gettis	Offensive Guard	Washington Redskins	5th
Shaun Prater	Cornerback	Cincinnati Bengals	5th
Marvin McNutt	Wide Receiver	Philadelphia Eagles	6th
Jordan Bernstine	Safety	Washington Redskins	7th

Blake Anderson and Barack Obama fail to mention personal responsibility

Did you notice that the President did not mention personal responsibility even once during his student loan campaign speech at the University of Iowa Field House on Wednesday?  Neither did the student that introduced him, Blake Anderson. ~ Mike Thayer

Iowa City DePressed Citizen issues propaganda stories on student loan issue

By Mike Thayer

The local liberal paper, the Iowa City DePressed Citizen has issued two propaganda stories in today's hard print and online editions, done in preparation for President Obama's visit to Iowa City on Wednesday.  The stories are set-up pieces, designed to help create a 'successful visit' storyline and a, generally speaking people favor the President's stance on student loans tone......

How partyline faithful of the local liberal paper.... 

Call it tag team, a 1-2 punch.  The two stories are top story, above-the-fold, side-by-side in the hard copy edition of the paper.   

The first pro-Obama-and-his-student-loan-stance plug is an emotional tug story designed to get you to feel sorry for the so-called plight of students.

Titled  Loans weigh on students' minds, here's an emotional tug example: 

Sitting on the sidewalk in line just a few yards from the IMU entrance, UI freshman Lauren Bowker said she is paying out-of-state tuition for her pre-pharmacy degree and, eventually, her graduate studies, bills that she estimates will run up to $300,000.

We are supposed to feel sorry for Lauren Bowker, who decided to attend an out-of-state school and rack up a whopping $300,000 in debt. 

And it contains some divisive rhetoric - SHOCKER.

“I think he’s (Obama) doing his best job possible to make higher education available, particularly for lower-middle-class students, and not make it something exclusively for upper class,”  said UI sophomore  Will Elliott.

Check it out at:  http://www.press-citizen.com/article/20120424/NEWS01/304240031/Loans-weigh-students-minds

The sister story features partisan Democrat Senator Tom Harkin doing his fanning the flames thing.  Emotional tug lines like,  “prevent this devastating rate hike” are used.  Devasting?  Really? C'mon.   The story title is: 

Harkin urges keeping student loan rates low

Like the first story, this one too contains divisiveness and class warfare nonsense.  Here's a snippet....  a reference to the Obama administration which preaches civility out one side of the proverbial mouth and then quips the following from the other: 

The Obama campaign has gone on the offensive, accusing Romney, who is seeking the Republican nomination for president, of placing more importance on tax breaks for wealthy Americans than helping students obtain an affordable education.

The story does offer some Republican response, but the tone is clearly set with the title, the Harkin lead in and divisive class warfare rhetoric.

Check it out at:  http://www.press-citizen.com/article/20120424/NEWS01/304240033/Harkin-urges-keeping-student-loan-rates-low?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Frontpage

What the DePressed Citizen is putting out, isn't journalism.  Notice what's missing....  the other side of the story....  Can we afford the $6 Billion it will cost taxpayers to make the interest rate adjustment?   Why should taxpayers foot this bill?  What about some details about how the Obama took over the student loan program in 2010 and how that action and others before it has contributed significantly to higher tuition rates?  Why is the federal government controlling student loans in the first place?  Is that constitutional?  And never mind that Iowa is a swing state and President Obama is vote pandering with campaign stops not just here at the University of Iowa, but at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of Colorado at Boulder as well........ 

The Press-Citizen pretends to be an objective paper.....  Why can't they just tell it like it is and proudly declare they are a liberal publication?

Editor's Note:  It's amazing how some people just don't get it, that government being involved in student loans is a problem, not a solution. 

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Iowa Basketball: Men's season ends after disappointing defensive effort

The offense shown by the Iowa men's basketball team Sunday was exactly what head coach Fran McCaffery was talking about when he arrived on campus last season.

The offense is exciting, fast-paced and much more fun to watch than what they saw under Todd Lickliter.

The problem Sunday against Oregon in the second round of the National Invitational Tournament was the defense. And the only word to describe that effort is pathetic.

Five Oregon Ducks scored in double figures, they scored 43 bench points and connected on 59 percent of their shots in a 108-97 come-from-behind win over Iowa in Eugene, Oregon.

Continue reading on Examiner.com Iowa Basketball: Men's season ends after disappointing defensive effort - Des Moines Iowa Hawkeyes | Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/iowa-hawkeyes-in-des-moines/iowa-basketball-men-s-season-ends-after-disappointing-defensive-effort#ixzz1pa2kqC9o

Hawkeye women bounced in first round

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Too many second chances denied the Iowa women’s basketball team the chance to play a second game in this year’s NCAA Tournament.

California turned 19 offensive rebounds into a 20-7 edge in second-chance points Sunday, more than enough to help the Bears to an 84-74 opening-round victory over the Hawkeyes at Purcell Pavilion.

Read more: http://qctimes.com/sports/basketball/college/big-10/iowa/hawkeyes-bounced-in-first-round/article_9f9aed22-713e-11e1-acf5-0019bb2963f4.html#ixzz1pa1ojNYW

Iowa's McDonough a champion, but Hawks can't catch PSU

ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- Matt McDonough's mind was telling him Penn State's Nicholas Megaludis was tough.

But the Hawkeye junior's heart was telling him I won't lose.

And in this case, heart won over mind.

McDonough grinded out a 4-1 victory over Megaludis to become the 16th two-time national champion in Iowa history Saturday in the NCAA Division I wrestling championships at the Scottrade Center in front of a record crowd of 18,919.

Read more: http://siouxcityjournal.com/ap/sports/iowa-s-mcdonough-a-champion-but-hawks-can-t-catch/article_49c30ca4-7ccf-59e5-85d4-b37c69827846.html#ixzz1pZPFCf2J