Archive for November, 2007
Post #3001 - For Evel
For some odd reason, Evel Knievel is a firm memory of my early youth. He passed away today at age 69. This one is for you Evel:
Which conservative are you for?
A reader and close friend called me up this week, and gave me a hard time because I’m not covering the presidential contests enough. I had to admit that I’m somewhat disinterested at this point, because South Dakota stuff is my ‘meat and taters’ and I could spend all day trying to follow the presidential [...]
Tim Johnson’s Senate Race: The sympathy factor
The ability of Tim Johnson to run for office this next election continues to be a hot topic in the news this week with local and national pundits pondering.
Locally, Ken Blanchard of the South Dakota Politics website was interviewed by the Associated Press and claimed that Senator Johnson’s health might earn him the sympathy vote:
Ken [...]
Is this such a good idea? Scientists Create New Life Form in Lab.
I’m one of those rotten people who believe in evolution, the development of species through natural selection, etcetera. But as this story caught my eye this morning, it certainly evoked in me a sense of caution about “playing god.”
You can find it all over the Internet and the news this AM, but we’ll read the [...]
Dykstra moderating Wind Power Forum
From my E-mail Box:
For Immediate Release – November 29, 2007
Contact Rep. Joel Dykstra, (605) 310-3398
Sioux Falls, SD – State Representative and U.S. Senate candidate Joel D. Dykstra (R-Canton) believes that South Dakota can play an important part in a federal initiative to produce 20 percent of our energy through wind power. This afternoon [...]
Vagina Monologues coming to SDSU
I think they might have run it previously at USD, but for SDSU… Well, this might be a first for my alma mater. According to websites promoting the event,
As part of the 2008 V-Day College Campaign, the students of South Dakota State University are proud to present a benefit production of The [...]
South Dakotans for Open and Clean Government opens shop. It could be much easier to park at the Capitol during the 2009 session.
I hadn’t checked the Secretary of State’s campaign finance filings for a while, but I see that the South Dakotans for Open and Clean Government have opened up a PAC for their ballot measure. And I got reading, and contemplating. And this little measure might end up being the most explosive and hard fought [...]
I couldn’t have written it better myself. Stan Adelstein makes my case for me.
SouthDakotaMac was teasing me a bit because I’d missed this article in this morning’s Argus Leader on Stan Adelstein. (I do work, you know).
If you recall, Sten tends to get beaten about the head and shoulders a bit by myself and other Republicans because he wants to run as a Republican legislative candidate at the [...]
Did that fix things?
I know I’ve been having a few problems with white space lately. Did removing the “recent posts listing fix things?”
Oh where, oh where has the Daschle v. Thune review gone? Oh where, oh where can it be?
Remember how the Argus Leader finally conceded that they should probably review Daschle V. Thune. What, with the dozens of other South Dakota related books they provide comments for on a regular basis. And that they finally found someone who they thought would provide a relatively unbiased review.
According to sources, the unbiased review (allegedly done [...]
Want to see the Nanny State run wild? Visit Aberdeen.
From the Aberdeen American News:
All Aberdeen Central High School students will be required to sign up for voluntary drug testing scheduled to begin in January.
The school board unanimously approved the drug-testing policy on Monday night and unanimously approved starting the program in the third quarter of the current school year. Although all students must enroll, [...]
Rapid City Journal lets Rapid City Common Council members have it. Again.
If the local daily questioning their travel habits wasn’t enough, the Rapid City Common Council has the Rapid City Journal nipping at their heels again. This time for proposing the neverending pay raise:
But instead of allowing a complete and open discussion with the public of the merits of this year’s suggested pay increase, the council [...]
The next frontier in SD politics? Will SD ever be ready for a PETA candidate.
The blogger hunt this weekend along with subsequent comments got me thinking. A dangerous thing, Yes I know. But it got me musing.
Steve Sibson had been teased about possibly being a member of PETA (as if it were an insult) because he’d missed a couple of birds that he’d taken shots at. And under comments [...]
citizensforledermanturkeyfarm.com
Dan Lederman, a Republican candidate for the legislature this last time out, apparently has friends who know him well. Too well.
That, plus they have time on their hands and a copy of Adobe Flash. Apparently it took them three months to create this animated Thanksgiving message just for Dan:
http://www.citizensforledermanturkeyfarm.com/
Go check it out.
The Great South Dakota Blogosphere Hunt
We came from all different areas of the state. Some were armed with cameras. Some with guns. Some with both. SDWC, SDP, Sibby, Blogmore, Hog House, Dakota Today, SD Watch, and more were all represented (with a few commenters thrown in for good value).
We learned all sorts of stuff today, such as that Jesus is [...]
Facilitating communication. But who will own it?
I miss too many newspapers anymore.
I hear that the Aberdeen American News reported this week that the legislature’s executive board has voted in favor of an additional $200 monthly allowance for members.
The minutes are not posted as of yet, but as I understand from reports and the agenda, they voted on a monthly stipend for [...]
Stan’s GOP State Dinner Ad
I had asked for someone to get me a copy of Stan Adelstein’s ad from the GOP State Dinner Program. Why? Because I just had to see what message Stan - a man who in 2006 donated $10,000 to the South Dakota Democratic Majority Project through his “All South Dakota PAC” - had for the [...]
It’s too late to use on the Turkey, but here’s your thermometer of the hot November topics
Because no one asked for it, here’s your thermometer of the hot political topics so far for November!
1. Dan and Ted’s Excellent Ethics Adventure. Yes, it’s an adventure, but they’re not the ones takings it. We are! Based on the series of actions by the legislature in the Dan Sutton Matter and the recent Klaudt [...]
Giving thanks.
I would have done a post earlier, but I’ve been busy helping to prepare the meal today (which we just finished). Seriously, you need to use the Alton Brown recipe. It is pure turkey perfection. Because I have to have my butterball, I skipped the brining, and just used the rest of the instructions. And [...]
Thoughts on the Holiday Shopping Season
Light posting for today’s noon hour because I did an exclusive piece on my Christmas shopping experience for my area on KELO (But don’t tell my kids):
I don’t remember this kind of hype over the toys of the day when I was a kid. There wasn’t this kind of pent up demand for Star Wars Toys or [...]
