Lots of things coming up this week, including Toby “Dumpster-Fire” Doeden’s announcement that he’s going to pretend to run for Governor this coming Wednesday in Aberdeen. Or at least, it’s what another rounds of text messages blasted across the state is trying to tell us. Mine was mail-merged into a message that led off “Patrick, I was looking at the RSVP list for Wednesday night and didn’t catch your name.” Well, no kidding. Hard pass on Toby Doeden’s South Dakota scowling tour.
I did hear an interesting item from the guys in the back room telling me that while his sound guys are local to Aberdeen, Doeden is bringing in a lighting and a camera crew from Rapid City, and he has a very extensive list of demands. Including a backstage confidence monitor, 3 teleprompters layering the room, and full room uplighting. And supposedly he’s bringing a bus.
Someone must think they’re Van Halen on tour with all the demands. And more on this trend of candidates needing teleprompters for their announcements.. The 2% Jon Hansen show needed two of them. Which means, of course, 4% Toby needs three of them? I remember when they used to do an announcement tour around the state, hitting the major towns in time to make the media that day. Now, they bringing in teleprompters because their speeches are scripted by others, and so inauthentic they struggle to learn them. In fact, their media flaks may not be done writing them until it’s showtime!
Inauthentic teleprompter candidates in South Dakota. We must be hitting the big-time.
Stay tuned.
He is sending generic text messages to everyone some that want nothing to do with him or his family. Is he buying any lists available?
God called for three teleprompters, apparently. Such a life of service.
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What’s up with all the teleprompters? Why can’t we just have authentic candidates talking about who they are, what they believe, and their ideas for the state. Without teleprompters.
That’s easy. Toby doesn’t really have any ideas, other than he’s the smartest guy in any room. Just ask him, if you can stand to be around him long enough to ask.
Curious if he will have a Q & A? Toby has a very colorful past. This is going to be great!
Pretty sure Noem was the first one in SD to use teleprompters.
And it’s pretty standard practice these days.
Can we stick to legitimate criticisms of Doeden, of which there are plenty?
Pretty sure he has stolen all our ideas.