State Representative (And House Majority Leader) Will Mortenson serves as the head of the House of Representatives State Affairs Committee. And I think in nearly every hearing they’ve had so far this year, he’s had District 8 House candidate and election truther Rick Weible inflicted on him violating decorum and being a general pain in the ass.
Has it been the last 2? 3? meetings where Mortenson has had to threaten him with being banned from the committee for Weible using it as his personal soapbox, regardless of actually making a point about the legislation being heard?
In the latest meeting, as Weible testifies on legislation, he insists on complaining about points he wanted to make during prior testimony, where he insists he was right, even though it might not have anything to do with the matter at hand, Leaving Majority Leader Mortenson to level the boom at how Weible has been “disingenuous and dishonest” in his testimony.
When the House Majority Leader points that out, it’s not exactly a badge of honor for a legislative candidate.
I feel I owe Representative Mortenson a ice cold one, if one of these days he breezes through town, or I’m in Pierre, for dealing with this and taking one for the team.
(And you wonder why it’s tough to recruit good people to run for office. Because this is what you’ve earned for yourself when you get there.)
I think a bottle of scotch is appropriate for the Majority Leader!
Funny how it’s the election “truthers” pushing the Big Lie.
Could we see a “Truther” ticket in the future for South Dakota Governor?
Doeden/Weible
Bringing Chaos and Fearmongering to a new level in South Dakota!
the Brookings County Commissioners could use a few drinks too
Why is “election truther” a dig on a purportedly Republican blog? I agree our SD elections are solid but the federal elections are obviously suspect, for a dozen different reasons.
Are all you establishment guys really not going to get behind our obvious Republican candidate for president? You’d rather have four more years of the disastrous status quo because of your personal distaste for Trump?
Because for all of their bluster, “truthers” are absolute morons. They’ve never proven any of their conspiracies, and somehow only they can solve their drempt up issues. Their actions have cost the GOP multiple opportunities to gain control over the Senate. They repel independent swing voters. And most of them have the personalities of a boorish hog.
We would be better suited without Trump. He’s a poison that will effect the party negatively long term. Use your noggin and think 10, 15, 20 years down the road. What policies or candidates currently engage younger voters that will be replacing Boomers?