Archive for June, 2005
"I’m going to law school because I want to be in politics."
“Bwaaahahahaha Heh heh…” At the bar in Vermillion, our grouping of MPA students would roar in peals of laughter whenever we heard this line utter forth from the mouths of law students. Usually first year students, at that. Like it was supposed to impress someone?
There were enough of us who had been legislative interns, or [...]
Oh now, just stop it. (Gate-gate)
OK, SD Watch. Stop it. Just stop it right now.
I’m not looking to be banned like some, er, other Blogs out there. But there comes a time when every good political hack must take a stand. In your recent post, you used the “G” word.
Actually, it’s not so much a word as [...]
The definition of Irony (the day in politics, June 30th)
Former State Senator Bob Benson was born in 1943 today. You may also know him from his lawsuit on road hunting originating in Tripp County. Bob’s a good guy - you may not agree with him, but he stands for his beliefs.
Another former State Senator was also born today in 1946 - Minnehaha County Treasurer [...]
Congrats.
A nice little bit of recognition for Jim Soyer, Senior Staff Member in charge of Special Projects for Governor Rounds. This release from NSU says it all. Congratulations Jim.
Soyer Named Distinguished NSU Alumni
(ABERDEEN, SD) Northern State University is proud to recognize Jim Soyer as this year distinguished alumni. The 1970 graduate of Northern State College [...]
Clout, Klaudt, Stan and Randy.
Ooo.. some grumbling in the ranks. Ted Klaudt takes on Stan Adelstein over the moderate coalition in the 6/29 issue of the Mitchell Daily Republic (registration required), one of the better papers inthe state for original political reporting:
To bring religion into this is BS,’ Klaudt said. “Stan Adelstein is way off base there. He’s the [...]
The Readers Digest Guide to fixing the SDDP
I had originally intended to include some of this with the post on the party platforms, but then I deleted it. Telling someone else how to fix their house is a bit presumptuous. If someone else looked at me, they’d tell me I was overweight, I was starting to lose my hair, and I should [...]
Aargh! Petitions being filed too fast to keep track!
My prior post was meant to be a quick little wink at the petitions being filed lately. Just an off the top of my head topic. I should have known better. First, my wife starts in with the Labor Day school starting date. Then Charlie House was kind enough to point out that the tobacco [...]
Some of what you learned in the War College is valid.
Unlike my own undergraduate experience at South Dakota State, one of my earliest topics of discussion has real world application here and now. Check out the news article that appeared on the 23rd, in a story by Aisha Taylor. That day, the Madison Daily Leader announced the following:
After trying unsuccessfully for 13 years to get [...]
IOWA! Return the Bones of my Crawford!
One of the characters in South Dakota political history that I’ve always been the most curious about is Coe Crawford. Mainly because of his connection to my hometown of Pierre. I used to have one of his political pins for Senate - one of the earliest political pins for a South Dakota race.
He’s of particular [...]
Additions and labeling
Dakota Voice Weblog is being added to the navigation bar on the right, although you might find their website more interesting.
Yes, they know how to drop R-Bomb’s, but I’m not excluding someone because I don’t like what they say or that they label people RINO’s. I didn’t agree with my brother-in-law and just spent a [...]
The most influential Republican Women in South Dakota politics
Sorry for the ultra-light posting today. I just got back from Brookings on my house hunt, and made an offer that was actually accepted. Now, I just have to sell a kidney to pay for it.
I was originally going to do a discussion topic on the hottest women in SD politics, kind of a” girls [...]
A South Dakota Original
Today, Former state Senator James “Jim” Dunn was born in 1927. Jim was in the House from 1971-1972, and was State Senator for Lawrence county from 1973-2000. That’s something you’ll never see again - a 30 year veteran of the legislature.
Jim’s political accomplishments include LRC Executive Board member 1977-1982 and 1985-1990, LRC Executive Board Vice [...]
RINO’s and wing-nuts and bears, oh my!
I was catching up on my blog reading the other day, when I came across this one by the Radioactive Chief. You know, it’s things like this that piss me off.
The “R” bomb. I hate the term RINO (Republican In Name Only). In South Dakota, I’ve only seen it dropped by people who have never [...]
Man and Superman
I’m going to go off on a little bit of a rant here. Some of it’s directed at myself. Some of it’s directed at those I compete against. And the rest against the public.
The other day, I had asked a close friend of mine to go out and have a beer. This friend happens to [...]
Rememberance.
On June 26th 1975, Special Agents Jack R. Coler and Ronald A. Williams of the FBI were killed in the line of duty while attempting to serve arrest warrants for robbery and assault with a dangerous weapon on the Oglala Sioux Indian Reservation in Pine Ridge, South Dakota.
For all the commemeration of the event, you [...]
Additions…
I’m adding Joel Rosenthal’s Blog to my blog links, hopefully he’ll do some more posting in the near future.
Also adding Gutzon Borglum Online. It’s quirky, but sometimes in the political blogosphere, a breath of fresh air is nice to bring one back to planet earth. I’ve been assimilated by BORGlum.
Finally, there’s permanent information on the [...]
Silver Bullets can kill more than one werewolf at a time.
I wish I could remember the source of this quote. It was told to me many years ago, and it’s a political truism that’s all too accurate:
“In politics, you have what we call silver bullets. Politicians can only take so many hits with them before they’re dead. The problem is, you don’t know how many [...]
Fear your opponents, but don’t fear the reaper (6/25-6/26)
I’m going to throw some things like this in from time to time - Hopefully, they won’t be too lame. I’ve only started collecting data, so if you know of something newsworthy I’m missing, let me know- pp
This weekend in South Dakota Political historyJune 25th & 26th
It’s a weekend of recognizing disappointmentin several Republican’s congressional [...]
The Official SD War College T-Shirt
The Official SD War College T-Shirt is here!
You know, I’ve shamelessly promoted candidates for years. By God, I’m going to shamelessly promote my weblog now, and do it in class, and in style.. Forget it. I’m just going to do a t-shirt.
They are printed on top quality 100% Cotton Pre-shrunk Gildan Ultra Cotton t-shirts, and [...]
New Weblog from Joel Rosenthal
SDP noted a new weblog today - www.sdstraighttalk.com appears to be the new creation of Joel Rosenthal.
If you don’t know who Joel is, you have been living under a rock ignoring South Dakota politics. Joel was the State Republican Party Chairman for many, many years.
Read it all at http://dakotawarcollege.blogspot.com - South Dakota’s Best Political Website.
