My other children will sometimes send me an update, or breeze through the house to raid my cupboards, or once in a blue moon ask dad to send money.
My daughter Sydney? She sends me pictures of herself with our state’s political leaders. Today, here she is pictured with South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard.
The summer campaign season is out in earnest today with campaigns appearing at the periphery of public events.
Team Dusty is at Dairy Fest today in Brookings, and I should have a report from the Ribfest in Sioux Falls later today. I’m hearing there are other public events in Huron and Sisseton today, so I’m sure we will see politicians out and about.
Campaign 2018 is upon us. Stay tuned!
Now there’s fighting words if I’d ever read them.
Former Argus Leader Editor Patrick Lalley who is trying to establish himself at KSOO is saying that Democrats and Billie Sutton blew Sutton’s announcement because it was too cowboy, and not enough Sioux Falls:
How did they mess it up so badly?
and…
Billie Sutton could be a great candidate. He could be governor.
To do that he has to connect with the middle class households in the four to six counties surrounding Sioux Falls.
and…
To be blunt, the Democrats introduced Billie Sutton to the state by putting him up on a barren stage in the middle West River ranch country.
They emphasized rural life, solid work ethic and calf roping. It’s a beautiful South Dakota scene that we like to romanticize.
But it doesn’t look forward.
I’d probably argue that Dems are trying to recapture the people who’s values they abandoned a long time ago, and they are not going to convince anyone, even with a Democrat who takes a conservative view on abortion. They can try, but Sutton has a voting record.
But in the meantime, I’m happy to sit back and watch the fireworks on Lalley’s thesis.
From Facebook:
Niles Ayer of Nemo has officially filed with the FEC to run for President on the Democrat Ticket.
I’d say he has a ways to go.
From the Argus Leader:
Christine Erickson, Sioux Falls.
I cannot think of anyone else who could better represent students, educators and taxpayers on the Sioux Falls School Board than Cynthia Mickelson. She has a big heart, valuable experience and most important, a great passion for education.
and…
Please vote for Cynthia Mickelson for Sioux Falls School Board on June 6.
Rounds Statement on President’s Decision to Exit Paris Climate Agreement
WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today issued the following statement on President Trump’s decision to exit the Paris Climate Agreement:
“The Paris Climate Agreement placed costly new energy restrictions on the United States, which would be passed on to consumers in the form of higher electricity prices,” said Rounds. “President Trump understands that we cannot put the U.S. at a competitive disadvantage with the rest of the world, thereby shackling our economy and raising electricity costs without even meeting the agreement’s goal of having a tangible effect on climate change.
“In fact, under this agreement, major polluters like China, Russia, India and Iran are allowed to increase their greenhouse gas emissions, while our emissions reductions are estimated to cost 6.5 million American jobs and $3 trillion in economic output by 2040. Good energy policies include an ‘all of the above’ approach that will strengthen our economy, create jobs and enhance our energy independence. I am pleased with the president’s decision today to leave the misguided Paris Climate Agreement.”
Earlier this year, Rounds wrote a weekly column about the misguided Paris Climate Agreement and, along with a number of his Senate colleagues, sent a letter to the president encouraging U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement.
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None of my kids are up at Boys State today, but Congresswoman Noem still sent pictures.
WATCH: @POTUS's full remarks in Rose Garden about pulling out of #ParisAgreement – Part 2 https://t.co/aM4IfKhbB3 pic.twitter.com/Xy8HQaqa9R
— Fox News (@FoxNews) June 1, 2017
From the Argus Leader, apparently someone made up stuff that went into the newspaper:
Argus Leader Media retracted a story Thursday after quotes attributed to a source could not be verified.
and…
“As journalists, we take truth and accuracy very seriously. They are the foundation of our readers’ trust and fundamental to reporting the news. The intern reporter associated with this article will no longer be writing for the publication,” Argus Leader Media News Director Cory Myers said.
Argus Leader Media is reviewing 10 other stories written by the reporter, who had been with the company since May 15.
So, are they trying to tell us that we can’t trust what we read in the Argus Leader anymore, because it might be fake news?