Narcisse for Governor » Des Moines Register

Malfeasance, Sloth or Incompetence?

Managing Editor — Sat, 27 Sep 2014 18:43:50 +0000

by Jonathan Narcisse – September 26, 2014 During my time on the Des Moines School Board I became painfully aware The Des Moines Register lacked a general interest in facts, data and empirical evidence. They had an agenda, and if the truth had to be sacrificed in subjugation to that agenda, it was slayed enthusiastically.

At the time I assumed their constant embrace of the irrelevant, inaccurate and blatantly false was malicious.

As I travel the state speaking with publications in all 99 counties, relevant and healthy discourse ...

Steele Report

Managing Editor — Wed, 24 Sep 2014 04:02:07 +0000

Jonathan Narcisse recently joined Ron Steele at KWWL in Waterloo for a recording of the Steele Report.

Part 1 – Iowa Worth Fighting For & Hatch Throwing the Fight for Dems KWWL.com

Part 2 – Polk County Political Cartel, Branstad’s Failures KWWL.com

Part 3 – Entitlement Reform & Personal Responsibility KWWL.com

Open Letter to Des Moines Register

Managing Editor — Sat, 13 Sep 2014 03:00:48 +0000

An Open Letter To Carol Hunter, Senior News Director at the Des Moines Register RE: The Register’s Media Malfeasance

Dear Carol, When I announced I was exploring a run for Iowa governor, the Des Moines Register went back seven years in my history to state: “Narcisse is best known for his contentious two years on the Des Moines school board. He faced censure from his peers following his string of stinging public criticisms about fellow board and school leaders.”

In subsequent articles The Register continued to cast me as ...

Des Moines Register: Non-patronage approach to appointments

Managing Editor — Wed, 30 Jul 2014 05:21:38 +0000

As governor, he has said he would work to reduce education bureaucracy and redirect existing funds to college aid, classroom instruction and early childhood education. Regarding the economy, he proposed levying income taxes on only the first 40 hours that an individual works each week and offering rebates on state income taxes that taxpayers can direct to charities or invest in Iowa-based companies.

He also called for reorganizing state government to be more efficient, with less “bureaucratic excess, waste and duplication,” livestreaming all state board and ...