Archive for August, 2008
Light posting today - I’M OFF TO CONVENTION!!!
Sorry if I’m not posting much today.
Instead of being a talking head on the topic of politics, today “I’m doing.”
See you in Minneapolis/St. Paul.
Courtesy of your tax dollars, we bring you “the de-lousing of the dogs”
Yahoo News has a front page story from South Dakota’s AP reporter Chet Brokaw on how the federal government is in a race against time in their efforts to save prairie dogs from having their numbers thinned from sylvatic fever:
Representatives of federal agencies and some conservation groups have taken a double-barreled approach to try to [...]
SD Women Leaders React on Palin
KELO has interviewed a couple of South Dakota’s female leaders regarding the Palin pick; Carol Twedt and State Representative Shantel Krebs:
For Republican State Representative Shantel Krebs it’s not the fact that Palin is a woman that excites her.
Republican South Dakota Representative Shantel Krebs says, “So I’m really excited. Not because who she is but because [...]
Sponsorship of the SD Blogosphere update available.
One of my long term advertising contracts is coming to an end, and what I consider the most popular feature of the SDWC is available for sponsorship effective September 1. The SD Blogosphere Update, which is constantly and continuously updated with the latest South Dakota politically related on-line news is open for interested parties to [...]
McCain laid a trap, Obama has taken the bait, and it has implications in South Dakota.
In a couple of other posts, I said that Obama is making a mistake to criticize Palin on experience (brings into the light Obama’s lack of experience) and they have to be careful not to reopen the wounds with Clinton supporters they just spent their more important consecutive days healing.
This article from Kirsten Powers (Democrat [...]
You know why Palin is a spectacular pick? Because she gets me.
I’ve been thinking about this as I see some of the pundits and the democrat driven criticism are gushing forth against Palin, McCain’s pick for VP. I’m having a hard time understanding the criticism, because it seems as if the main point of it is that “she’s not Washington.” “She’s not an inside the belway [...]
IM10 - a measure designed to destroy College Republicans and Democrats. And any other sort of campus political activists.
This election, Democrats are trying to energize young people - college aged people - to show up at the polls. In past years, Republicans credit GOP college activists with helping to defeat George McGovern, and later Tom Daschle.
And our helpful friends at Initiated Measure 10 (the self labeled open and clean people) are out to [...]
Pot, meet Senator Tim “Kettle” Johnson
With regards to Democratic criticism of John McCain’s VP pick, I think we’ve got the quote of the day:
Johnson also doubts that Palin will compete well in a debate with Obama’s running mate, Sen. Joseph Biden.
“I don’t know, I’d anticipate that she’ll do very poorly,” Johnson said.
Read it all here.
How would he know?
I think by [...]
McCain - Palin info from the campaign
From the McCain Campaign:
For Immediate Release
August 29, 2008
John McCain Selects Alaska Governor Sarah Palin As Vice Presidential Running Mate
ARLINGTON, VA — U.S. Senator John McCain today announced that he has selected Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to be his running mate and to serve as his vice president.
Governor Palin is a tough executive who [...]
Tis the campaign season - Don’t forget the Donation Button.
I’m trying to get ready to go off to convention, so that means it’s about time to put in a plug for advertising, advertisers, and the “Beg Button.”
My readers and my advertisers are what make the SDWC possible. I can’t stress enough that if you’re in need of legal services, including lobbying and governmental law, [...]
You know, I think the Republican candidate got it right.
As McCain’s choice starts to sink in, I’m forced to ponder the ramifications of the decision. And I like it. I like it a lot.
While Obama picked a consumate Washington insider, McCain thought outside the beltway, and has chosen someone with personal strength, character, and integrity. When talking to my wife about it, she called [...]
More on VP Choice Palin’s background from Wikipedia:
From Wikipedia:
Palin was born in Sandpoint, Idaho, the daughter of Charles and Sally (Sheeran) Heath.[3] Her family moved to Alaska when she was an infant.[4] Charles Heath was a popular science teacher and coached track.[4] The Heaths were avid outdoors enthusiasts; Sarah and her father would sometimes wake at 3 a.m. to hunt moose before school, [...]
PALIN! McCain Makes his VP Pick
From the AP:
John McCain tapped little-known Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be his vice presidential running mate on Friday in a startling selection on the eve of the Republican National Convention.
Two senior campaign officials disclosed Mccain’s decision a few hours before the Republican presidential nominee-to-be and his newly-minted running mate appeared at a rally in [...]
Am I the only one bothered by this? Euthaniasia versus dignity.
As I sit and wait for businesses to open so I can get some last minute things done before I go to the GOP National Convention on Sunday, I came across this story among those I was perusing this morning, and there’s no other way to describe it but “unsettling:”
Barbara Warren, one of the [...]
Good gosh, hasn’t he resigned yet?
Rapid City Councilman Bob Hurlbut continues to tarry on resigning, and the Rapid City Journal keeps digging. Tonight, they find yet another incident in the past few years where he was pulled over and arrested for DUI, but later pled down to a lesser charge:
Alderman Bob Hurlbut’s weekend arrest for driving under the influence wasn’t [...]
If the Ron Paul crew had put this much effort into the primary, maybe they’d gotten farther.
Yesterday I got my second “official” looking DVD on the convention. And in both cases, they turned out to be “Skip the guy who you’re a pledged delegate for and vote for Ron Paul” videos.
You know, if they’d have put this much effort into the primary, maybe they would have had more delegates.
As opposed to [...]
SDWC’s Most Wanted: Elvis “Jake” Hanes
There’s someone out on the streets with a warrant out for their arrest. And I want you to help him be brought to justice.
According to the latest, Elvis “Jake” Hanes is a wanted man.
Currently, on charges of driving without a license for which he didn’t show up to answer the charges, the court has a [...]
Is not the Democratic Convention bizarre? Or am I missing something?
On Monday night, Michelle Obama made a great speech intended to convince voters that the Obama’s are just regular folks who loves America. Please! The last time America elected someone even close to a “regular folk” it was the grossly inept Jimmy Carter. American’s expect their President to be exceptional, not average and to love [...]
Obama’s unreadiness
#4000!
3 years and just a few days shy of 8 months away from creating the SDWC, this is the 4000th post.
And the best part?
I’m going to hit my 2 millionth page view next week while I’m at convention or shortly thereafter. That’s about 1 year after I hit my first million.
Thanks.
