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Democrat Event with radical liberal Keith Ellison closed to the press, GOP Horowitz Event open, and expanding!
I heard something that was more than interesting yesterday about Saturday’s competing Republican/Democrat events at the Ramkota in Sioux Falls.
A story from a reporter was related to me about how the Democrat McGovern Day Dinner event with Keith Ellison is closed to the press. As in they fear that someone who will report it listening to the crazy things he says.
I’m not sure if they want to hide the fact that their keynote speaker Keith Ellison has said that a 63 Percent Tax Rate is “Fair,” and they’re afraid that it could see print in the Argus Leader or Rapid City Journal.
Or that a KELOland reporter might note to the audience that Ellison gave a speech defending Sara Jane Olson, a Domestic Terrorist and attempted Cop Murderer.
Or it could be that Ellison stated that he believes the Democrat Party should come out against the Second Amendment, and Democrats are afraid how that’s going to look for their party in South Dakota when it appears in every weekly newspaper in the state?
(You can read more about Keith Ellison’s stances here, BTW)
Or, it could be that Democrats might be also trying to hide from the media in the face of this week’s call for the ouster of State Democrat Party Chair Ann Tornberg, where board members sent out a letter citing Ann’s “severe lack of management ability that has led to low fundraising, dropping voter registration numbers, a nearly invisible message, and at the center, zero of anything resembling a strategic action plan for the State Party.”
Having to respond to questions on that topic might prove to be embarrassing for the Democrat party, and it’s easier for embattled chairwoman Ann Tornburg to close the press off from their events than to respond to pointed questions from reporters about why her board is calling for a vote of no confidence, and to hold elections to choose a new chair at their biggest event of the year.
I compare this to the SDGOP who had a contested race for chair this year, for the first time in decades. They allowed reporters at the event, and it was open. The candidates competed on the field of ideas with two great candidates, and the majority ruled.
On a night where the Democrats are intentionally trying to hide their message, the GOP is openly competing on the field of ideas, and offering an alternative view from radical liberal Keith Ellison, and hosting conservative bestselling author David Horowitz as an alternative in an event open to the press.
And the GOP Event is an event that keeps on growing. Call today to get your tickets for Saturday night!
We’ve got friends in low places….
I had to go to my office this evening to put a new computer in, so I took some time to update my board of South Dakota political pins and add a number of new acquisitions to it.
You should be able to enlarge the image – see how many of our political friends you can pick out!
Get your tickets for Saturday’s GOP Freedom Rally – before they’re gone!
Saturday’s Freedom Rally is looking good.
Originally scheduled for the Amphitheater, and limited to 500 tickets, I’m hearing 2 things have happened. #1 – They’ve now released an additional 500 tickets. And #2 – it was moved to the Ramkota Hall to accommodate a larger crowd.
The event is still going to be competing against the Democrat’s McGovern Day Dinner featuring Keith Ellison, as well as the SDDP’s board meeting, where a vote of no confidence for Chairwoman Ann Tornberg has been called for earlier in the day. We may know by the time of the event whether she has fought off accusations of “a severe lack of management ability that has led to low fundraising, dropping voter registration numbers” successfully or not.
Either way, Democrats are going to be doing it in the shadow of a GOP rally dedicated to our freedoms.
Thune: Jobs and Economic Growth are Our Top Priorities
Thune: Jobs and Economic Growth are Our Top Priorities
“I look forward to working with my colleagues this year as we make putting our economy on the path to long-term health and vitality a top priority.”
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today discussed the challenges the economy is facing as a result of stagnant economic growth during the Obama administration. Thune also addressed the Republican-controlled Senate’s ideas to get America’s economy back on track, starting with reforming the tax code and eliminating burdensome regulations.
SDGOP Press Release: David Horowitz to Speak at Freedom Rally
David Horowitz to Speak at Freedom Rally
Bestselling author, David Horowitz will be the keynote speaker at the Freedom Rally to be held Saturday, April 29th at the Ramkota Expo Center
SIOUX FALLS, SD, APRIL 25, 2017 – The South Dakota Republican Party is throwing a Freedom Rally this Saturday and will feature one of the nation’s foremost conservative commentators, New York Times bestselling author, and mentor to many of President Trump’s top advisers, David Horowitz.
Horowitz is the author of The Big Agenda: President Trump’s Plan to Save America. The book has been a bestseller for 10 weeks in a row.
Big Agenda details President Trump’s likely moves, including his:
- First wave of executive orders – approving Keystone XL, nixing amnesty
- Surprising judicial appointments – Supreme Court and the federal judiciary
- Radical changes to federal regulations – Obamacare, EPA overreach, tax reform
The South Dakota Democrats are holding an event the same night on the same property. Their speaker is Congressman Keith Ellison.
Rep. Keith Ellison’s (D-MN) Outlandish Statements
Proof He Doesn’t Share South Dakota Values
Representative Ellison Believes The Democrat Party Should Come Out Against The Second Amendment.
(Real Time With Bill Maher, 3/21/14)
Rep. Ellison Supports A 63 Percent Tax Rate As “Fair,” Saying He Thinks It’s Fair To Ask Wealthy Individuals “For A Little Bit More Money” To Fund Government Programs.
(Fox News’ “Your World With Neil Cavuto,” 2/5/13)
Ellison Issues Contradictory Statements On Government Spending.
In a 2013 roundtable with Progressive Democrats of America, Ellison said the problem was not that government was broke, saying “there’s plenty of money, it’s just the government doesn’t have it.” (Keith Ellison, Remarks At A Roundtable With Progressive Democrats Of America, Washington, DC, 7/25/13)
Ellison Is A Self-Proclaimed Progressive Liberal Who Claims The GOP Is A Party Of Bigots.
In 2014, Ellison said on the house floor “I am a proud progressive liberal…and I’m not apologizing to anybody” for that. (Rep. Keith Ellison, Congressional Record, 3/26/14, p. H2686)
(Tim Murphy, “Rep. Keith Ellison: GOP Is ‘Basically A Bigoted Party,” Mother Jones, 9/6/12)
Ellison Has A History Of Concerning Comments Towards One Of Our Strongest Allies In Israel.
According to the Washington Post, Keith Ellison “has never shied from criticism of Israel’s policies toward Palestinians.” (David Weigel, “Keith Ellison Votes Against GOP-Backed Israel Resolution,” The Washington Post, 1/5/17)
The anti-defamation league has asserted that Ellison’s past comments on Israel have been “deeply disturbing and disqualifying.”(Press Release, “Speech Raises New Doubts About Rep. Ellison’s Ability To Represent Traditional Democratic Support For Israel,” Anti-Defamation League, 12/1/16)
Ellison Thinks Single-Payer Healthcare Is A “Good Idea.”
(Jennifer Bendery, “Single-Payer Health Care Favored By House Progressives If Court Strikes Down Obamacare,” Huffington Post, 6/27/16)
Ellison is a staunch supporter of abortion rights.
According to NARAL Pro-Choice America, Ellison has earned a 100% voting record on abortion.
Ellison On Taxes
A 2013 Interview, Ellison Defended A 63 Percent Tax Rate As “Fair,” Saying He Thought It Was Fair To Ask Wealthy Individuals “For A Little Bit More Money” To Fund Government Programs. FOX NEWS STUART VARNEY: “And you have made the judgment that 63 percent is fair? You have made that judgment? You say that is fair?” REP. KEITH ELLISON (D-WI): “Do you know what WIC is, sir? What is WIC? Women and children who need nutrition is a program that is being cut by sequester.” VARNEY: “Well, 63 percent is fair? Is it?” ELLISON: “I think asking Phil Mickelson for a little bit more money so that women and children can have a meal is fair. Yes, I do. I think it’s fair to ask Phil Mickelson for a little bit more money to make sure that we can continue to invest in infrastructure in this country, and to make sure that groundbreaking research in medicine is paid for, to make sure that people have the basics, that college education is affordable. I think you have Phil Mickelson, who has benefited from living in the richest country in the history of the world, I think it’s fair to ask Phil Mickelson to help with that. Yes, I do. As a patriotic American, I’m sure Phil Mickelson would agree.” (Fox News’ “Your World With Neil Cavuto,” 2/5/13)
In A 2013 Roundtable With Progressive Democrats Of America, Ellison Said The Problem Was Not That Government Was Broke, Saying “There’s Plenty Of Money, It’s Just The Government Doesn’t Have It.“ REP. KEITH ELLISON (D-WI): “You know, people like George Soros, Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, Paul Krugman, Joe Stiglitz, Jeffrey Sachs, Dean Baker, Robert Poland, Larry Summers have said they all support a transaction tax. And, so, the bottom line is we’re not broke, there’s plenty of money, it’s just the government doesn’t have it. The government has a right, the government and the people of the United States have the right to run the programs of the United States. Health, welfare, housing, all these things, and the people who benefit from being here have a duty and obligation to help support it.” (Keith Ellison, Remarks At A Roundtable With Progressive Democrats Of America, Washington, DC, 7/25/13)
Ellison On Politics
In 2014, Ellison Said On The House Floor “I Am A Proud Progressive Liberal…And I’m Not Apologizing To Anybody” For That.
REP. KEITH ELLISON (D-WI): “I am a proud progressive liberal, absolutely, just like Hubert H. Humphrey, L.B.J.., Martin Luther King, all those guys, I admire them all, and I’m not apologizing to anybody to be a progressive liberal as I am, but that doesn’t stop me from talking to a conservative republican as long as we are both trying to solve the problem.” (Rep. Keith Ellison, Congressional Record, 3/26/14, p. H2686)
In A 2012 Interview, Ellison Said The GOP “Is Basically A Bigoted Party.” “‘I’m sad that they have decided to go into this dark ugly place where they see the whole world as their enemy,’ Ellison continued. ‘And this is the thing: I don’t mind debating taxes and spending; we probably should. But they’re the party that is basically a bigoted party and they have now officially declared themselves against a whole segment of the American population, because if we said we were going to put a plank opposing Jewish law, or Catholic canon, it would be an outrage. This is also an outrage. But you know, it’ll pass.'” (Tim Murphy, “Rep. Keith Ellison: GOP Is ‘Basically A Bigoted Party,” Mother Jones, 9/6/12)
VIDEO: In 2016 At The Democratic National Convention Keith Ellison Was Corrected By Tom Cole When Claiming George Wallace Was A Republican. REP. KEITH ELLISON (D-MN): “We do have the worst republican nominee since George Wallace, we have somebody who is so dangerous in a number of ways. Not the least of which is the attacks on the press and his pulling press credentials. The first amendment says freedom of the press and he attacks the press regularly. So I’m really kind of focused on the job at hand, but I am disappointed, but I’m not surprised, but at the same time you know I just have to keep trudging on, organizing people to turn out the maximum number of votes to defeat Donald Trump'” GEORGE STEPHANOPOLIS: “Just the beginning here in Philadelphia. Congressman Cole, you just came from Cleveland, the Republican convention, was it a success. ” TOM COLE (R-OK): “First I want to correct my friend, George Wallace , was a proud democrat and ran for the Democratic nomination, was on that stage down there” (ABC News “Your Voice, Your Vote,” 7/24/16) Time Stamp : 0:20-1:09
VIDEO: Keith Ellison Compared The September 11th Terrorist Attacks To Nazi Germany’s Reichstag Fire For Allowing Religious Discrimination In Each Country. REP. KEITH ELLISON (D-MN): “Remember 9/11, right? You ain’t never had all this discrimination against religious minorities, you had it, but you didn’t have it to the degree that you have it now. 9/11 is this juggernaut you get in American History, and it allows, you know, it’s almost like the Reichstag Fire, it reminds me of that. Does anybody know what I’m talking about? UNKNOWN MAN IN AUDIENCE: “Yes I do, but I wouldn’t compare that to 9/11.” REP. KEITH ELLISON (D-MN): Well, you and I both know, the thing is, after that, Reichstag was burned, they blamed the communists for it, and put the leader of that country in a position where he could basically have authority to do whatever he wanted.” (Rep. Keith Ellison, Speech to Atheists for Human Rights, 7/16/07)
Ellison on Race Relations
In 1992 Speech Ellison Proclaimed That “Black People Do Not Live Under A Democracy” And That “You Don’t Have An Obligation To Obey A Government That Considers You To Be Less Than Human.”“During the 1990s, Ellison articulated extreme views on other occasions. In 1992, he spoke at a Minneapolis protest rally after a Los Angeles jury acquitted police of beating Rodney King. ‘Black people do not live under a democracy,’ he told the crowd. ‘You don’t have an obligation to obey a government that considers you to be less than human.'” (Katherine Kersten, “Let’s Not Forget Ellison’s Support Of Nation Of Islam,” Star Tribune, 6/8/06)
Ellison Implied That A Separate Black State May Be Preferable To System At The Time. “In 1990, he wrote an opinion piece for the university’s newspaper challenging the value of affirmative action for minorities. In remarks he says were satirical and intended to provoke discussion, he suggested that financial reparations and a separate black state might be a better option, relieving whites of social programs and allowing self-determination for blacks.”(Rochelle Olson And Mark Brunswick, “Ellison’s Past Views, Ties Drawing Scrutiny,” Star Tribune, 6/28/06)
Ellison Also Asserted That Affirmative Action Foists “The Burden Of Brutal White Savagery On The Most Marginally Qualified Whites.”
“‘Let’s face it – liberal social programs, including but not limited to affirmative action, foist the burden of brutal white savagery on the most marginally qualified whites, usually students or the white working class. The liberal social programs haven’t been all roses for blacks either.’
(Rochelle Olson And Mark Brunswick, “Ellison’s Past Views, Ties Drawing Scrutiny,” Star Tribune, 6/28/06)
Ellison Later Asserted That This Article Was Satirical.
“In remarks he says were satirical and intended to provoke discussion, he suggested that financial reparations and a separate black state might be a better option, relieving whites of social programs and allowing self-determination for blacks.”
Ellison Defended A Domestic Terrorist And Attempted Cop Killer
Ellison Gave A Speech In 2000 Defending Sara Jane Olson, A Domestic Terrorist And Attempted Cop Murderer. “Ellison was still toeing the Nation of Islam line in February 2000, this time in a speech at a local National Lawyers Guild meeting in support of Symbionese Liberation Army member Sara Jane Olson (formerly Kathleen Soliah), who had recently been apprehended at her home in St. Paul. In the course of remarks supporting Soliah/Olson, Ellison complained about the charges previously brought against ‘Qubiliah Shabazz, the daughter of Malcolm X, in retribution against Minister Farrakhan,’ by the Office of the United States Attorney in Minneapolis.” (Scott W. Johnson, “The Ellison Elision,” The Weekly Standard, 2/3/14)
- In 2001, Olson Pled Guilty To Planting Explosive Devices Underneath Police Squad Cars In 1975. “Sara Jane Olson aka Kathleen Ann Soliah was a member of the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA). For 25 years she lived in hiding in St. Paul before she was arrested in 1999, pleading guilty in 2001 to planting explosive devices underneath police squad cars in 1975. She was released on parole in 2009 after serving 7 years in prison.” (Tom Lyden, “Convicted terrorist Sara Jane Olson Went Through TSA Pre-Check,” FOX 9, 3/24/15)
Several Recordings Were Uncovered Of Ellison Defending And Voicing Support For Olson.
“Minneapolis resident Greg Lang, whose website, soliah.com, focuses on Olson’s case, uncovered and transcribed several audio recordings of speeches Ellison gave supporting Soliah/Olson, a federal fugitive who was found living the life of a soccer mom in St. Paul. She is now serving time in a California prison.”
(Rochelle Olson And Mark Brunswick, “Ellison’s Past Views, Ties Drawing Scrutiny,” Star Tribune, 6/28/06)
Did a former Senate Candidate just try to politicize a young man’s murder?
As I was writing about Dakota Free Press helping to scorch Ann Tornberg this AM, I couldn’t help but note this morning that former State Senate candidate Cory Heidelberger is actually trying to politicize the unfortunate murder of a young man:
We all know that Cory has a reputation for being a low person, such as when he attacked the grieving mother of Becky O’Connell, a child rape/murder victim. And now he’s back at it trying to politicize a young man’s murder, and connect it to the SDGOP because the victim works at the company the SDGOP Chair’s family owns, in another state?
That’s pretty disgusting.
Dems on Chair Ann Tornberg: “severe lack of management ability that has led to low fundraising, dropping voter registration numbers”
This morning, as we lead into the big Democrat event this weekend featuring Bernie Sanders Democrat Keith Ellison headlining the SDDP’s fundraising dinner, we’re treated to a public evaluation of Democrat Party Chair Ann Tornberg by members of her executive board.
Over at the voice-of-the-left website Dakota Free Press this morning, the extreme liberals of the Democrat Party are upset that Ann Tornberg hasn’t been able to move South Dakota leftward. In fact, these members are so upset with Tornberg’s results that they’re not even trying to keep it in the family, or even civil, and are openly and publicly calling for a vote to throw Tornberg out of office.
And they have some choice words for the embattled SDDP Chair:
..we believe that the move to a four-year term for Chairperson has not served the party well and we should return to a 2-year term. Any person who finds success in the office would be able to run for unlimited terms of re-election but it would give us an opportunity to make changes in leadership when needed.
If these amendments pass, we intend to hold an immediate election.
and..
As for the optics and the “politics” of it, we know this isn’t pleasant and it’s not fun. But, can we really be worried that the SDDP is going to get worse press than this? Do we really think the status quo is worth protecting?
We don’t hold Ann Tornberg responsible for all that ails the SDDP. She has tried her best, and for that we thank her.
“What we do hold her responsible for is a severe lack of management ability that has led to low fundraising, dropping voter registration numbers, a nearly invisible message, and at the center, zero of anything resembling a strategic action plan for the State Party.” WOW.
At the same time her old District 16 opponent, Dan Lederman, has taken over leadership of the SDGOP to good reviews, it sounds like the Democrats are disgusted, and looking to jettison Tornberg for running the SDDP into the ground.
They’re using some pretty harsh language, and when they state “The Executive Board has made numerous attempts to initiate strategic planning processes and set goals, which were either ignored, or misguided into “listening sessions” that fell on deaf ears,” that’s a pretty damning indictment from Tornberg’s detractors of her inability to produce results, as she’s led the SDDP farther and farther to the left (as proven by her latest disaster, featuring Keith Ellison at the big Dem dinner.)
Although, it sounds as if this has been a long time coming, when they note the “frustrations and experiences of Tornberg’s inability to lay out clear pathways to success despite her two years of trying.”
With language like that being thrown around publicly, it could also be an attempt by those who want to move South Dakota leftward at a faster pace to damage Tornberg so badly that even if she has the support of a majority of the Democrat Party Governing Board, that she’s publicly ruined. Even if they wanted her to stay, this might have been an attempt at a killing blow.
A big dinner this weekend featuring a speaker tainted with accusations of anti-semitism, fundraising for terrorists, and speaking in favor of convicted cop-killers, and a party meeting to oust a chair with “a severe lack of management ability?”
This weekend Dems might just have the most cringeworthy show in town!
Here’s who Ann Tornberg chose to be the face of SD Democrats… the same week of a Sioux Falls terror indictment.
Here’s who will be the face of Ann Tornberg’s South Dakota Democrat Party this weekend, only about a week after a man is indicted in Sioux Falls for holding up guns and making terroristic threats outside a Christian conference:
Rep. Keith Ellison faces renewed scrutiny over past ties to Nation of Islam, defense of anti-Semitic figures
Rep. Keith Ellison’s past ties to the Nation of Islam and his defense of its anti-Semitic leader, Louis Farrakhan, are resurfacing as he campaigns to lead the Democratic National Committee.
and..
As recent as 2000, Ellison publicly defended violent, fringe elements of the far-left. He appeared at a fundraiser that year for domestic terrorist Sara Jane Olson, a member of the self-styled revolutionary group the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA), which is best known for kidnapping heiress Patricia Hearst. Olson was apprehended in 1999 in relation to the 1975 attempted bombings of two police cars and the slaying of Myrna Opsah during a bank robbery.
and…
Ellison also spoke favorably of convicted cop killer Assata Shakur and expressed his opposition to any attempt to extradite her to the United States from Cuba, where she had fled after escaping prison.
“I am praying that Castro does not get to the point where he has to really barter with these guys over here because they’re going to get Assata Shakur, they’re going to get a whole lot of other people,” Ellison said at the event, which also included a silent auction and speech by former Weather Underground leader Bernardine Dohrn. “I hope the Cuban people can stick to it, because the freedom of some good decent people depends on it.”
Accusations of anti-semitism, fundraising for terrorists, and speaking in favor of convicted cop-killers? I’m sure he’ll fit right in at Ann Tornberg’s party for South Dakota Democrats this weekend.
Well, it WAS Bud Ice PREMIUM
From the Argus:
Police have identified the man who ran into a burning house — defying repeated orders from authorities — in order to save not one, but two cans of Bud Ice Premium.
and..
He left, Clemens said, but then returned, this time ignoring the orders of the fire captain until he emerged with two cans of Bud Ice Premium.
Well, the can did say premium.