I don’t know about you, but I had a productive lunch hour.

I was able to do some horse trading with a fellow collector of some duplicate buttons along with a few things I had tucked away, and I walked away very happy with some unique Pierre for Capital ribbons I did not have, including a large one that looks as if it would hang on something rather than be pinned to someone’s clothing.

I just wish I had more things he was interested in, as he had a number of other ribbons I would gladly add to my collection.

Literally, I don’t know if there is anything that interests me as much as the State Capital Fight textiles of the late 1800’s/Early 1900’s, as there’s an incredible variety of them, and they are very, very elusive to find.

My only problem now is that I’m somewhat out of room in my Pierre frame.

I think I’m going to need a bigger case.

Sounds like there will be some protesting tonight at Toby Doeden’s expensive zoom call with his buddy Mark Robinson. And as per our dumpster-fire friend, he needs to have people “come in from out of state to encourage conservative values:”

“If Mark Robinson wasn’t a black, prominent conservative that threatened the deep state in Washington, they wouldn’t be attacking him. Everything that has been reported about Mark, there has been no substantive proof,” said Doeden.

Doeden said Robinson and other speakers, like FBI whistleblower Garrett O’Boyle, need to come in from out of state to encourage conservative values.

“There aren’t a whole lot of true, America-first conservatives that are moving the needle nationally that could speak at an event like this and generate this kind of momentum,” said Doeden.

and..

The NAACP plans to hold a protest outside The District at 5:30 p.m. and invited others to “stand in solidarity with us against hate in South Dakota.”

Read the entire story here.

Toby needs people to come in from out of state to encourage conservative values?

Well, when you take as much free money from Uncle Sam as Toby does, maybe he feels he needs that kind of education on how to be a conservative.

Protest is at 5:30, if you’re so inclined.

From my mailbox, it looks like Dems see a weak link in D34 Senate Candidate Taffy Howard, with former Gubernatorial Candidate Billie Sutton appearing at an event on her opponent’s behalf.

Two Bulls makes bipartisan fundraising bid alongside Sutton, in race against Howard  

Rapid City, SD (Oct. 1, 2024) – Billie and Kelsea Sutton will be special guest speakers at an Arrowhead Country Club fundraiser hosted by a bipartisan group for Kehala Two Bulls’ district 34 South Dakota State Senate race against Taffy Howard.

Two Bulls has served 14 years in the world of nonprofits. For the last 8 years she has led the 7th Circuit CASA Program as the Executive Director, advocating for the needs of children in foster care in Rapid City, SD. In this role, Two Bulls has built a strong track record of collaboration and partnership between public and private industry. 

Kehala Two Bulls’ campaign platform prioritizes public education, child care, workforce development, and local businesses. She will support expansions and opportunities for small businesses in the district. She will protect family values by keeping the government out of healthcare decisions. She will fight for all people in district 34 over outside special interest groups.   

Two Bulls will hold a campaign fundraiser along Billie and Kelsea Sutton from 1-3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 6th, at the Arrowhead Country Club at 3675 Sheridan Lake Road in Rapid City.  The media are invited to attend and she will be available to elaborate further on her plans to advance these, and many other critical issues in Pierre. 

According to court records, the long simmering charges from February against Shad Olson for domestic abuse aggravated assault/strangulation will continue to move forward on Friday in a status hearing that was delayed from August.

If you recall the last story in the matter from back in June from KOTA TV:

He is charged with domestic abuse aggravated assault/strangulation, for an incident in February of this year.

and..

The judge granted all motions heard including a motion of discovery for tangible evidence, a motion to disclose witnesses, a motion for expert testimony, and a motion for investigation.

Read the story here on KOTA News

The status hearing is currently scheduled for 8:30 AM on October 4th.

Congressman Dusty Johnson ‘s fundraising events are getting bigger and bigger in the run up to the fall election. And last night was no different with one of the largest host lists seen in recent years for a political fundraiser:

I’m counting 94 host couples at $2000 each, and 60 co-hosts at $1000 each. Plus key donors and attendees who aren’t on the list. That makes for a very packed room, and a massive haul for the Congressman who many believe may be running to be Governor in coming months.

A huge event, and unlike one person who was looking at challenging him for Congress, no self-declared nazis were invited.

Dusty’s actual Congressional opponent, Sheryl Johnson, is virtually invisible in the fall contest, and she’s not likely to be more than a speedbump at this point. Only a minor obstacle for a congressional campaign that will roar into the fall election, and begin the climb for a gubernatorial contest 2 years from now, much like his predecessor Governor Kristi Noem.

Stay tuned. Because Team Dusty has the wind at their back.

Minnehaha County Commission candidate Cole Heisey is convinced that it must be supporters of his former or current opponents who bent a couple of his yard signs, and *gasp* took one off the stand, and laid it on the ground next to it.   And as he declares to the Gods of wire and coroplast – Cole will be pursuing camera footage and pressing charges!

Is he sure it is supporters of past or current opponents? And not a roving pack of women who don’t care for Cole’s opinions on how monogamy is outdated?

I’m sure local police and the Minnehaha County State’s Attorney will put maximum effort and resources into those sign-bending vandals. And they shall rue the day!

I wasn’t sure how much more of a dumpster-fire the Doeden PAC event with alleged “black nazi” Mark Robinson could get. But they found a way. By god, they found a way.

Toby turned it into a $250 a head zoom call:

“He’s probably not going to be there because he needs to be in North Carolina, which is where he’s at, helping the folks that are affected by this hurricane, but he is going to be giving a prerecorded or a live message during the gala,” Doeden said Monday.

CNN reported on Sept. 19 that Robinson made offensive comments between 2008 and 2012 on a message board for a pornography website, with Robinson allegedly calling himself a “black NAZI” in addition to writing “Slavery is not bad.” Robinson has denied the allegations.

and..

“Who am I to judge from afar what somebody did or didn’t say 16 years ago in a chatroom,” Doeden said. “It’s the most absurd thing I’ve ever heard.”

Read that here.

..what somebody did or didn’t say 16 years ago in a PORN chatroom… (there corrected it for him.)

$20,000 for the main sponsorship? Over $1000 to sponsor a table centerpiece? $250-$500 a head for tickets? For a zoom call with a candidate who utterly imploded, and has been nationally disavowed by EVERYONE.

Everyone that is, except Toby Doeden.

Well, I would be lying if I wished them good luck with that.

The South Dakota Polling Project (a.k.a the SDSU poll) is in the field right now through October 6 taking the measure on a number of election related questions.

The focus of the poll is mainly on the issue of abortion with 6 specific questions, and a few on vaccination, but also hits on Constitutional Amendments and Initiated Measures.  Interestingly, it does not ask about RL21.  They’re also asking about Dusty Johnson’s race, as well as asking favorability ratings on a number of topics.

We’ll hear about how it turned out later in the election.

From my mailbox:

Republicans for Freedom Amendment G: Self-Described ‘Black Nazi’ Mark Robinson in South Dakota to Raise Money to Defeat Abortion Rights, Visit Called ‘An Insult to Republicans’

Sioux Falls, SD… former GOP State Representative Casey Murschel, chair of Republicans for Freedom Amendment G, today called the upcoming South Dakota visit of North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson “an insult to every Republican in our state.”

“It is embarrassing and offensive to have a Republican group, Dakota First Action, celebrating Republican primary election victories by inviting an anti-woman misogynist to South Dakota,” Murschel said.

“It is doubly embarrassing and offensive to have a ‘2024 Victory Gala’ for Republicans that is obviously designed to raise money to oppose Freedom Amendment G featuring a man who openly calls himself a ‘Black Nazi’,” she added.

“This Mark Robinson gala is asking for donations of up to $20,000 per person. There are virtually no seriously contested legislative races in South Dakota this year. Every top Republican in the state has publicly opposed Freedom Amendment G. So where do you think these Robinson-raised dollars will go, to the tooth fairy?” Murschel asked. “No,” she said, “Robinson is in South Dakota to raise money for his favorite cause, banning abortion, and everybody knows it. He wants to help save the total abortion ban from Amendment G, which would repeal it.”

“South Dakota Republicans, from Noem and Thune on down, should repudiate this visit. On behalf of the tens of thousands of South Dakota Republicans who believe in personal freedom for women, we repudiate his visit and vehemently object to his raising money to prevent even women who have been raped from having the right to terminate their pregnancy,” Murschel said.

“You are known by the company you keep,” she added. “Robinson’s donors, staff, and even Donald Trump have stepped away from him. Not a good look for South Dakotans to embrace him.”“This whole sorry episode is the best reason I can imagine for Republicans to vote yes on G and show everyone that the personal freedom that Abraham Lincoln founded our party to preserve remains our core value today,” Murschel concluded.

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Ugh. Why do they call Doeden’s Dumpster PAC a Republican group? They don’t claim us, and we Republicans certainly don’t claim them.

I’ve  just heard that PUC Commissioner Kristie Fiegen’s husband suffered a serious medical event this past weekend while out at the Buffalo Roundup, so please keep the Fiegen family in your prayers for his speedy recovery.

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There was an update sent out late this morning by Commissioner Fiegen, which noted in part:

Praises and prayers for Tim, who had a sudden cardiac arrest, and his heart stopped pumping & he stopped breathing on Saturday, Sept. 27th at 4 pm at my brother Keith’s cabin in the Black Hills west of Hermosa, SD, which is 25 miles from Rapid City.

Lord Jesus, joyful praises and prayer requests.

Jesus, we PRAISE you:

1) TIMING AND LOCATION: (4 PM MT) Tim felt ill while he was dressing for our 2nd campaign event of the day, so he laid down on the bed at Keith’s cabin.
Praise Jesus, I called 911 (AND the phone service worked) as I watched him lay down gently while he was still conscious, and he did not hit his head (no brain bleed).

2) Praise God that I started CPR on the bed when he became unconscious while I was still on the phone with 911. 911 dispatcher instructed us to move him to the floor for correct positioning for CPR. Praise God, brother Keith was present and lifted him off the bed and safety got him to the floor so I could continue CPR. Praise God Keith took over CPR and properly did it with deeper compressions and faster to keep his heart working mechanically as we listened to 911’s instructions.

3) (4:04) Praise God the fire station were a half-mile away, and firemen showed up in 4 minutes and used a difubulator. Firemen took over CPR.

4) PRAISE God I was able to call our sons (at 4:11 pm) Alex (23 seconds) and Jackson (13 seconds). Praise God at 4:12 pm, I started sending out text message prayer requests to our families and prayer warriors. We had nearly 100 people praying immediately. (And praises for family and friends supporting us at the hospital when we arrived)

5) (4:20) Praise God for EMTs Matt & Lane from Keystone’s ambulance who arrived in 20 minutes. EMTs shocked Tim’s heart 5 times and got his heart working again, and got him breathing. Helicopter arrived (4:35). Praise God, they stabilized Tim for 90 minutes and placed a breathing trach in before the helicopter took him to Rapid City hospital (5:36).

6) Praise God for Dr. Syed, an interventional cardiologist, who took over his care. Praise God that Tim’s vitals were good. They kept him sadated as they waited for results from blood work, ultrasound, chest x-ray, EKG, and other tests. He was in good enough health, so the doctor was able to wait until Sunday morning for procedure since they wanted more time to get his blood thinner meds out of his system, so less chance of bleeding .

7) Praise God sons and daughters in ❤️s, Alex (McKenna) and Jackson (Mara) arrived safely on Saturday evening within 5 to 6 hours of being called and a 350+ mile drive.

8) Praise God for RNs Shane and Jake, who worked with Dr. Syed on Sunday (9:10 am to 10:30 MT), to do the cath lab procedure and take images of the heart to look for blockage. Praise God there was no new blockage. Tim’s previous 2017 stent in the right artery was blocked and had scare tissue. The heart found a new pathway for blood supply, so they left the stent in because they could not unblock it with the build-up and scare tissue.

9) Praise God they took the breathing trach out early at 3 pm Sunday, and he woke up immediately after sedatives wore off. He could speak immediately, and his brain activity appeared normal (after being without oxygen for 20 minutes when the cardiac arrest happened on Saturday). His humor is back!

Prayer REQUESTS:

1) Lift the pain from Tim’s chest, which was from the lifesaving CPR. Pray for rest.

2) Pray for the cardiologist team (I believe Dr. Levine is assigned, but we have not met him.) today as they evaluate all tests and review, putting in an implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs). There are pros and cons, so pray for our decision. If we go forward, pray for successful results that are FREE from infections.

3) Pray for the neurology team coming in today, Monday, and that Tim’s brain health is normal.

4) Pray for Jackson as he is back teaching today in his 6th grade classroom, and Mara is back at USD PA school. Pray for Alex and McKenna as they work remotely at the hospital on their work computers. And pray God takes care of everything at my work and our campaign during my absence.

5) Thank you for PT, who just made him walk, and he is now sitting in a chair and resting (10 am, Monday). Praise God for all the IUC staff at Rapid City Monument Hospital.

6) Pray we see every small, medium, and large blessing God has given us.

In Jesus’s name, we praise and pray.
Amen

Again, please keep the Fiegen family in your thoughts during Tim’s recovery.