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Congratulations to Iowa WHO radio talk show host Jan Mickelson<\/strong><\/a>! A video of his 2007 interview<\/strong> <\/a>with Mitt Romney on Mormonism has gone viral. Jan raises some questions which should have received far more attention in this election cycle. <\/p>\n

Jan is one of the most fair-minded conservative talk show hosts in the nation and he is nothing if not forthright. He called my Bush Betrayal (2004) \u201c a really surly book.\u201d When Attention Deficit Democracy came out in 2006, he declared that it was \u201ckind of a painful read.\u201d Jan has a hearty laugh and it’s always a hoot to do his show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Congratulations to Iowa WHO radio talk show host Jan Mickelson! A video of his 2007 interview with Mitt Romney on Mormonism has gone viral. Jan raises some questions which should have received far more attention in this election cycle. 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