Hello, Iowa!   I'm an internets and blog veteran, but a new member here.  I thought I'd throw this topic out for my first diary at BH.  Hope everyone's having a great Monday. 

Minutemen in Iowa?  From The Gazette:

“American veterans reform? Anyone for helping the veterans? Minutemen?” he asked as people trickled into the arena.

[J. Michael] Haskins, director of the Johnson County chapter of the Minutemen Civil Defense Corps, was recruiting.

Although organizers say most Iowans have never heard of them, the controversial anti-immigration group has been active in the state for more than a year. Members say they are developing chapters in Iowa because the state and country have reached a crisis point in immigration enforcement.

To be honest, I didn't realize the Minutemen were active in Iowa. No, I'm not a fan, either. America's always had its share of fringe-militia types, but it seems the cowboy/clown poseurs have really stepped up their game since Bush took office.