Archive for June, 2008
Phyllis Heineman just got ‘faced.’
Phyllis Heineman just got seriously ‘faced.’
No, not what I might have done on the weekend during my college years. Phyllis now has a facebook group devoted to her campaign where supporters can gather, and organizers can send out a call to action in her race against Scott Heidepreim - Check out Phyllis’ facebook page at [...]
Open and Clean goes from attack dog, to whipped puppy
What a difference a week makes.
A week ago, during the Republican convention, the Open and Clean Government act tag team (The ballot issue people and the SDCAC) vehemently protested the inclusion of a Republican party convention resolution opposing initiated measure 10.
After the resolution passed? They sent out twin press releases blasting the Republican organizational structure [...]
The Principles of John McCain - Character matters
A reader forwarded this article to me, and for conservatives who might waver on their commitment to the Republican candidate McCain, I think they need to read this, to find out what kind of man he really is:
Anyone can talk about “supporting our troops”; the McCains serve. McCain’s father and grandfather were respected American [...]
Kranz: Daugaard a continuation of Rounds administration?
In his Argus Leader Column today, Dave Kranz gives voice to one of the most commonly voiced concerns among Republicans about Lt. Governor Dennis Daugaard’s aspirations to become Governor - that he will provide more of the same:
Republicans seem to own that office, but there is some open dissatisfaction with Gov. Mike Rounds, even from [...]
Aberdeen American News: Is there a Johnson Shield of silence?
The Aberdeen American News editorializes today that they wonder about Tim Johnson’s state of health, but it’s hard to tell anything from the impenetrable barrier that is his staff:
The public has a right to know - and to ask - if the senator’s health will allow him to be as effective in 2009 as [...]
Randall Beck weighs in in the laptop funding flap
Randall Beck, executive edotor of the Argus Leader uses his column this AM as a soapbox to call a few people out. The Governor, as usual. But he also reserves criticism for a legislature that deflated rather quickly after puffing itself up:
…lawmakers, unwilling to walk off of the field even when the other team’s not [...]
Dems Pick McLarty for Public Utilities Commission to oppose Gary Hanson
From the AP:
Delegates to the Democratic State Convention on Saturday chose Matt McLarty for the spot on the November ballot.
The 37-year-old McLarty grew up in Sioux City, Iowa and moved to South Dakota to work on Sen. Tim Johnson’s re-election campaign in 2002.
Read it all here.
Hey! Pay attention to me too!
It looks like Tom Katus is trying to remind people he’s out there, and has a pulse.
In the midst of the flap over Stan Adelstein throwing Elli Schwiesow out of the GOP Headquarters and the associated coverage of the two combatants, Tom Katus has an editorial which appears in the Rapid City Journal, imploring “Can’t [...]
How did it fall short?
From the Secretary of State, just a few facts and figures on how the protect Private Property measure fell short -
The petition had 15,214 valid signatures.
18.3% of the submitted signatures were not valid.
That compares to 26% on IM 9,
30% on IM 10, and
11.7% on IM 11.
Initiated Measure 10 had a 30% invalid Signature rate?
Protect Private Property movement on not making the cut
From my e-mail box:
Rapid City, S.D. (June 27, 2008) – The Protect Private Property ballot question committee has been advised by the South Dakota Secretary of State that petitions submitted to refer SB 174 to the November ballot did not include a sufficient number of valid signatures to refer the law to a vote of [...]
Breaking news - Eminent Domain Measure falls short
Word I just got is that the ballot initiative regarding eminent domain fell short in the number of valid signatures required to place it on the fall ballot. I’m working on chasing down more information tp get the full scoop.
Watch more more news on it as it comes.
Former State Representative Bill Peterson came up with the catchy quip “Free Pat Powers” after my 2 minutes of comments at the GOP State Convention where I explained how under initiated measure 10, my rights of free speech as expressed in the form of political contributions would be abridged because my wife holds an employment [...]
Enough said.
Not if it happens here. When.
From Fox News, the tale of what happens when you let mountain lion populations get too large:
PINOS ALTOS, N.M. — Medical investigators have confirmed that a mountain lion was responsible for the death of a man who had been reported missing.
Relatives of Robert Nawojski, 55, said he liked to bathe and shave on a [...]
RC Weekly News on Adelstein/Schwiesow office flap
The Rapid City Weekly News is covering the Adelstein/Schwiesow office dust-up which first reared it’s head last week, and echoed throughout the GOP Convention:
Schwiesow said she was surprised by Adelstein’s reaction. She said the new state GOP chairman had invited all Republicans to the victory party when he spoke to the Pennington County Republican Women [...]
Sometimes you feel like a wingnut…
Welcome to the blogosphere - SDWingnuts.
SD Wingnuts is written by at least one well known South Dakota Republican, and they devoted their first post to the Schiwesow eviction. I’m adding them to the Blog feed, as well as the links.
Tomorrow’s headline in the RCJ: Stan boots Elli from GOP grand opening
Go buy tomorrow’s Rapid City Journal - apparently they’re doing a story on Adelstein evicting Elli Schwiesow from the GOP grand opening.
Will it be a missed opportunity?
From my e-mail Box:
Lien: Herseth Sandlin Has Opportunity Tomorrow to
Show Commitment to Domestic Energy Exploration
Vote set for Wednesday in House Natural Resources Committee
For Immediate Release Contact: Hugh Weber
June 24, 2008 605-413-8436
Rapid City, SD – South Dakota Republican Congressional candidate Chris Lien said Tuesday that Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin has an opportunity on Wednesday (June 25) during a [...]
Congratulations, Tony.
Noted South Dakota outdoorsman (and my oldest son’s godfather) Tony Dean might occasionally give me the business here at the SDWC because there’s a few issues we might not agree on. But today he gets congratulations instead of a retort.
From the Izaak Walton newsletter:
The Izaak Walton League of America, a leader in community-based conservation, is [...]
Congrats to Patti Martinson
On the Rapid City Common Council, Patti Martinson won her election over Tom Johnson. Who might have been damaged slightly over that whole “caught at 1am with the drunk crossdresser” thing:
Challenger Patti Martinson defeated longtime incumbent Alderman Tom Johnson by 65 votes in Tuesday’s Ward 1 Rapid City Council runoff election, earning a two-year term.
Martinson [...]
