19 thoughts on “Neal Tapio in Sioux Falls distributing yard signs”
Tapio may be many things but he has good looking signs….
I agree on his yard sign. It stands out. I don’t think his big one does, too many words.
PS: and he probably shouldn’t have let the graphic designer not capitalize Christian.
Good point!…. A real christian, I mean Christian, would have caught that…. 😉
But “Strong work ethic, christian values” kind of sounds like a yellow page ad from the 1950s….. (Trump’s world)
I think you of all people should be more focused on the meaning of the word Christian and not the spelling. Remember those issues you had with our Christian mayor taking a break on Sunday for church and family? I do.
It was just cover on his part for the FHA endorsement.
Tapio’s signs do stand out. Maybe too wordy but tells something about him. You see his sign with a bunch of others and you notice it. Johnson’s orange on white blend in with so many white backgrounds, and other signs.
He has put on some weight since session.
Curious if his Ram pickup has the custom bullet proof- IED protection package with the supposed ISIS cells in South Dakota.
How much does that run? My 6 year old often asks if we can upgrade to bullet-proof glass on my GMC.
It would be spendy with all the body modifications and especially all that added weight on the vehicle.
It is a nice sign. He’s the only one that included a photo, but I don’t know how much of a difference that makes, if any at all. Putting your faith first takes guts, Judeo-Christian values are not the norm. Has Dusty or Shantel mentioned faith?
I’m a little surprised at the number of residents showing their support for Tapio. Jackley easily wins the game for getting citizens to advertise who they will vote for, but there’s a strong presence of SF Tapio supporters.
Does it help Dusty and Kristi that their sign layouts and color choices are so similar?
His signs look nice but there is an issue with ones on highway 12 between Aberdeen and I-29. He has two signs placed back to back in many places and when the sun is shining on them from sunup to around 10 and then again in the evening, they almost turn translucent and you can not read a single word on them or tell who the picture is of. You see the picture and wording from both signs when you’re only looking at it from one direction.
Unfortunately his supplier, which has a new owner, is now making signs with a translucent corplast material which allows some light to come through thus showing the printing on the other side. Bad deal. The best corplast signs are made with opaque material which does not allow light to penetrate eliminating the backside shadowing,
KM,
While I don’t blame Tapio and get how the mistake was made, it is significant that the”c” is not capitalized. It should not be minimized or glossed over.
1). It is a religion and as such grammar rules dictate capitalization.
2). It is a common tactic of the anti-religious to not capitalize as it diminishes it to a simple, common noun or adjective.
3). The “let’s focus on the message” or similar statements is a common tactic to the tactic Jesus was just a good teacher or a good man or a Good philosopher. No, He is God who came to live and die for us.
4). And most important, it includes the name of our Lord, Saviour, and Redeemer.
Significant enough that an undecided voter will choose another option? Highly unlikely.
What is significant enough to have an undecided voter choose another option or have a supporter change their mind is… “flight manifests that show Johnson flew alone on the state aircraft on legs of state business trips. And picking up and dropping off Johnson in Mitchell, rather than Pierre, cost the state tens of thousands of dollars” – Argus. Alone? Uh-oh!
As I always appreciate your grammar updates, I’ve been speaking, reading and writing American for over 30yrs, and many of those years in a higher education setting. Thanks;)
KM,
I made it clear I wasn’t blaming Tapio and by inference it should not be a reason for whom to vote.
However, it is a significant mistake in my mind which should not be ignored. It is not a typo on a blog post, it is not a random statement made without forethought or out of context. It is small billboard being placed all over the state, I presume. The word “Christian” is not just another word. In fact it is a derivative of a word to which every head is to bow and every knee to bend.
You may gloss over it if you want. I won’t.
It’s also generally good to just gloss over the obviously biased establishment spin comments.
The last thing we need is another swamp candidate who has no backbone to stand up to the corruption in DC. When they accept hundreds of thousands in donations and have super PACs supporting them and sign pledges from different organizations they are bought and paid for and no longer able to think and act on their own. If they did step out of line they would immediately lose support and their next election. That’s why most politicians live in fear.
It might be time for an independent person like Tapio who will help Trump accomplish his goals and not be just a fair weather friend.
They walk on eggshells and hold tight to the list of what can and cannot be said. Can’t say MAGA, can’t say abortion is murder, can’t say illegal alien, can’t say Islamic terrorism, can’t say gender dysphoria, they can’t say anything out of line or poof their goes their dollar bills and chances at a win. The debate tonight will showcase this.
Dusty’s SF rally also proves this… donations not required but appreciated… Oh, so now the common folk are allowed to participate, please. Instead of questioning their candidate, they’ll pat him on the back and tell him what a fine job he’s been doing. He’ll make his rounds thanking them for their financial support, bypassing the working-class who have paid for his flight plan because we don’t have enough $$$ to be acknowledged.
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Tapio may be many things but he has good looking signs….
I agree on his yard sign. It stands out. I don’t think his big one does, too many words.
PS: and he probably shouldn’t have let the graphic designer not capitalize Christian.
Good point!…. A real christian, I mean Christian, would have caught that…. 😉
But “Strong work ethic, christian values” kind of sounds like a yellow page ad from the 1950s….. (Trump’s world)
I think you of all people should be more focused on the meaning of the word Christian and not the spelling. Remember those issues you had with our Christian mayor taking a break on Sunday for church and family? I do.
It was just cover on his part for the FHA endorsement.
Tapio’s signs do stand out. Maybe too wordy but tells something about him. You see his sign with a bunch of others and you notice it. Johnson’s orange on white blend in with so many white backgrounds, and other signs.
He has put on some weight since session.
Curious if his Ram pickup has the custom bullet proof- IED protection package with the supposed ISIS cells in South Dakota.
How much does that run? My 6 year old often asks if we can upgrade to bullet-proof glass on my GMC.
It would be spendy with all the body modifications and especially all that added weight on the vehicle.
It is a nice sign. He’s the only one that included a photo, but I don’t know how much of a difference that makes, if any at all. Putting your faith first takes guts, Judeo-Christian values are not the norm. Has Dusty or Shantel mentioned faith?
I’m a little surprised at the number of residents showing their support for Tapio. Jackley easily wins the game for getting citizens to advertise who they will vote for, but there’s a strong presence of SF Tapio supporters.
Does it help Dusty and Kristi that their sign layouts and color choices are so similar?
His signs look nice but there is an issue with ones on highway 12 between Aberdeen and I-29. He has two signs placed back to back in many places and when the sun is shining on them from sunup to around 10 and then again in the evening, they almost turn translucent and you can not read a single word on them or tell who the picture is of. You see the picture and wording from both signs when you’re only looking at it from one direction.
Unfortunately his supplier, which has a new owner, is now making signs with a translucent corplast material which allows some light to come through thus showing the printing on the other side. Bad deal. The best corplast signs are made with opaque material which does not allow light to penetrate eliminating the backside shadowing,
KM,
While I don’t blame Tapio and get how the mistake was made, it is significant that the”c” is not capitalized. It should not be minimized or glossed over.
1). It is a religion and as such grammar rules dictate capitalization.
2). It is a common tactic of the anti-religious to not capitalize as it diminishes it to a simple, common noun or adjective.
3). The “let’s focus on the message” or similar statements is a common tactic to the tactic Jesus was just a good teacher or a good man or a Good philosopher. No, He is God who came to live and die for us.
4). And most important, it includes the name of our Lord, Saviour, and Redeemer.
Significant enough that an undecided voter will choose another option? Highly unlikely.
What is significant enough to have an undecided voter choose another option or have a supporter change their mind is… “flight manifests that show Johnson flew alone on the state aircraft on legs of state business trips. And picking up and dropping off Johnson in Mitchell, rather than Pierre, cost the state tens of thousands of dollars” – Argus. Alone? Uh-oh!
As I always appreciate your grammar updates, I’ve been speaking, reading and writing American for over 30yrs, and many of those years in a higher education setting. Thanks;)
KM,
I made it clear I wasn’t blaming Tapio and by inference it should not be a reason for whom to vote.
However, it is a significant mistake in my mind which should not be ignored. It is not a typo on a blog post, it is not a random statement made without forethought or out of context. It is small billboard being placed all over the state, I presume. The word “Christian” is not just another word. In fact it is a derivative of a word to which every head is to bow and every knee to bend.
You may gloss over it if you want. I won’t.
It’s also generally good to just gloss over the obviously biased establishment spin comments.
The last thing we need is another swamp candidate who has no backbone to stand up to the corruption in DC. When they accept hundreds of thousands in donations and have super PACs supporting them and sign pledges from different organizations they are bought and paid for and no longer able to think and act on their own. If they did step out of line they would immediately lose support and their next election. That’s why most politicians live in fear.
It might be time for an independent person like Tapio who will help Trump accomplish his goals and not be just a fair weather friend.
They walk on eggshells and hold tight to the list of what can and cannot be said. Can’t say MAGA, can’t say abortion is murder, can’t say illegal alien, can’t say Islamic terrorism, can’t say gender dysphoria, they can’t say anything out of line or poof their goes their dollar bills and chances at a win. The debate tonight will showcase this.
Dusty’s SF rally also proves this… donations not required but appreciated… Oh, so now the common folk are allowed to participate, please. Instead of questioning their candidate, they’ll pat him on the back and tell him what a fine job he’s been doing. He’ll make his rounds thanking them for their financial support, bypassing the working-class who have paid for his flight plan because we don’t have enough $$$ to be acknowledged.