Schoenbeck to run for State Senate, GOP Primary race to ensue

Pat Powers

From KXLG Radio, former State Senator & Representative Lee Schoenbeck has announced that he’s entering the primary for District 5 State Senator:

A long-time South Dakota policymaker is getting back into the political ring.  Lee Schoenbeck announced today that he is seeking the Republican nod to run for State Senate in District Five.  He joins Byron Callies in the upcoming June primary as the second Republican Candidate to enter the race.

Listen to the story here.

Here’s a picture next to someone else’s motorcycle 30 years ago. Bikers for Shantel launched. Badly.

Pat Powers

It must be grumpy Wednesday, because I keep coming across the awfulness in all sorts of campaign efforts today. The latest? “Bikers for Shantel.” From Facebook:

If you’re going to promote yourself via something called “Bikers for,” it might be helpful to actually show yourself on a motorcycle, as opposed to pictures that are at least 30 years old where the picture happens to show the candidate somewhere in the rough vicinity of a motorcycle.

SMH.

They can take Lynne DiSanto’s Facebook away from her any time now.

Pat Powers

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I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.
– Martin Luther King, Jr.

“…not be judged by the color of their skin.” I think a couple of people are still working on that. Someone should remind Rep. DiSanto what happened the last time she offered her pearls of wisdom on Facebook.

Next, Lynne will remind us that women have successfully ran for office and can now vote, and that a few Catholics have decided to run for the legislature this year too.

Release: Assistant Majority Leader Sen. Ryan Maher Endorses Jackley for Governor

Pat Powers

Assistant Majority Leader Sen. Ryan Maher Endorses Jackley for Governor

ISABEL, SD: District 28 Senator and Assistant Majority Leader Ryan Maher endorsed Attorney General Marty Jackley for governor in a video released this week.

“Marty Jackley really came through for the people of South Dakota this legislative session,” Maher said. “He walked into session with five ideas, and he walked out with five bills headed for the governor’s desk. That’s what true leadership looks like.”

Maher resides in Isabel and represents constituents in Butte, Corson, Dewey, Harding, Perkins and Ziebach Counties. He’s been a steadfast supporter of small business owners and ranchers in his district since his election.

“Ryan exemplifies South Dakota public service,” Jackley said. “He’s an independent thinker, a business owner and a job creator, and those experiences have shaped a conservative worldview that we’re both proud to share.”

Watch Maher’s endorsement video on youtube here or on facebook here.

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Release: Lemmon Hosts Jackley Economic Development Round Table

Pat Powers

Lemmon Hosts Jackley Economic Development Round Table

LEMMON, SD: Attorney General Marty Jackley continued his economic development round table tour Tuesday with a conversation in Lemmon that included business and community leaders from four different South Dakota towns.

“Marty Jackley is the kind of leader who meets you where you stand,” said Lemmon Mayor Neal Pinnow. “He traveled to Lemmon to see South Dakota through our eyes and talk about how the governor can partner with communities like ours to keep our kids here and build a bright future for our families.”

After the round table discussion, a tour of the Perkins County community took Jackley through the fire department, Wheeler Manufacturing and Live, Inc., a community service provider for the developmentally disabled. He also met with Lemmon High School seniors to talk about their future plans.

“The folks from Lemmon, Prairie City, Meadow and Shadehill who joined us today deserve a governor who will listen to them,” Jackley said. “I’m glad I could visit them on National Ag Day to discuss how we can work together to make our rural communities thrive.”

Jackley will continue the economic development round table tour with stops in Spearfish and Belle Fourche on Friday.

State Rep. David Johnson running for re-election, and ready to battle those that stand against him

Pat Powers

State Representative David Johnson of Rapid City is just coming off of a session where he was embroiled in controversy for what by all appearances was a verbal disagreement with State Representative Lynne DiSanto.

But, despite the publicity surrounding the incident, he’s not going gently into the night.  And Dave has sent out a financial appeal to his supporters asking for them to assist him with his campaign, pointing out that he’s going to have a primary and his opponents are going to conduct an aggressive campaign to defeat him:

“There are those who oppose my candidacy. They are likely to conduct an aggressive effort to defeat me, including personal attacks on my character. I am more than willing to defend myself and my record. Unfortunately, I believe my campaign will incur unusual advertising and printing expenses to counter actions by this faction and their extreme political agenda.”

Watch for this race to be one of the fiercest in the State as we get closer and closer to June.

Primary season is just starting. keep watching this space for more!

The Constitutional Republic of Sovereign States. As promoted by a couple of Republican Legislators

Pat Powers

Americans United Against Tyranny (AUAT) is a Texas non-profit corporation working to build a nationwide Patriot Union with the express purpose of restoring a Constitutional Republic of Sovereign States.

This group is coming to South Dakota next month, and actively recruiting militia members to act as security for the event. They’ve already recruited South Dakota Legislators who are participating in their rally to restore a Constitutional Republic of Sovereign States:

Greetings,

The American Patriot Union is an organization working to build a nationwide Patriot Union for the purpose of providing a voice to the millions of Americans that make up the ‘silent majority’, Christians and Conservatives that hold to ideals of Patriotism and virtue on which we believe America stands.  At this time in our country that term is more appropriately stated, ‘the silenced majority’ because much of our news media has become so politically biased and supportive of a narrow perspective that they either demonize of marginalize the views of Christian Conservatives and Patriots.  Our ambition is to give these millions a voice and a means to respond to the never-ending barrage of politicized news reports and to provide that voice in response to legislation and policy being developed by lawmakers.  Without the presence of such truly American voices there is no ‘competition’ of ideas and we believe this is negatively affecting the course of our nation.

On April 15th starting at 9am and ending at 5pm, the American Patriot Union will hold a rally at Mt. Rushmore titled ‘Liberty and Justice for All!’ to bring attention to critical issues now facing the American People. We have brought together an array of speakers to address the topics of greatest concern which include political corruption, bias in the Press, immigration, education, veteran’s affairs, and more.  The speakers at the event are listed below together with a schedule.  We have some important voices in the Patriot community joining us to address the audience including Sheriff Richard Mack and the daughter of Lavoy Finicum who was killed in the land rights protest in Oregon, Challice Finicum.  Two South Dakota legislators, Senator Stacey Nelson and Representative Tim Goodwin will speak at the rally as well as leaders of several well-known grass roots patriotic efforts now speaking out for reform in America.  And we also are hosting two performers honored in the Patriot community, Jordan Page and Dave Bray to bring their inspiring and thoughtful music to the attendees of the rally.  It will be a day of celebration and protest and a demand for reform in many areas of American life.

We are asking for your help in promoting this rally and making it known that there is a rising voice for American Patriots in the Patriot Union.  This rally will be the first in a series of rallies we will hold this year around the country.  We thought it meaningful to stage the first of these rallies at the most significant monument in America, Mt. Rushmore, as it is an icon to the ideals of Liberty and Justice and a testimony to the American Spirit.  Please join us in promoting this significant event.

Schedule:
9:00 – Opening Ceremony, Prayer and National Anthem
9:15 Opening Speech: Michael Hutton, The American Patriot Union
10:00 Jordan Page – patriotic singer songwriter
11:00 Keith Mitzell – Evangelist
12:00 Sheriff Mack – Constitutional Sheriff’s Organization
12:30 Challice Finicum – Daughter of Lavoy Finicum and co-founder of Stand By Me for Liberty
1:00 Tim Goodwin – South Dakota State Representative
1:30 Stacey Nelson – South Dakota State Senator
2:00 Bella Dangelo – Radio Host and Patriot Activist
2:30 Sherrie Saunders – Overpasses for America, Mississippi
3:00 Dave Bray patriotic singer/songwriter
4:15 Billie Breman Below – Take a Pause Advocates United
4:50 Closing Ceremony

Thank you so much for your support.  If you have any questions please feel free to contact our staff by responding to this email or by telephone at  (Redacted)

Sincerely,
Michael Hutton
Co-founder of Americans United Against Tyranny, The American Patriot Union

And there you go.

“People call this the elusive obvious: It’s right there in front of your face, so close that everyone can see it but you.” Kevin Hart

Troy Jones

Beginning tonight through Friday, the NCAA Division II Men’s and Women’s Basketball Elite Eight, Final Four, and Championships are being held at the Pentagon here in Sioux Falls. The best 8 Men’s and Women’s Division teams are coming from around the nation to crown National Champions. One of the competing teams is our own Northern State University Men’s team from Aberdeen. Pretty exciting, huh? Let’s get out there and cheer on the Wolves.

Here is a link to today’s article in the Sioux Falls Argus Leader and the schedule of play in case you want to go out the Pentagon tonight and the rest of the week:

Basketball schedule and article