He's no Thad Wasson, but Mr. Marking's musings are a good read. Check him out. Oh, yeah, and Stephanie Herseth... is she running? You could have fooled me. [...]
Bulletin Board
I had the pleasure of speaking about blogging this week at the Newspaper Writing: Critical/Editorial course offered by Augie’s English/Journalism programs If only I’d known earlier, a personal dream would come true tonight. Springsteen and the E Street Band will perform The Wild, the Innocent, and the E [...]I have been pointing out that the so-called moderate Repubicans to be the same as the Progressives who are running the Democrat Party. I have also been sayiong that the GOP leadership want conservative to be voters, but not part of the party leadership. Allen Keyes has support for [...]
Burt Prelutsky wants the socialists to be exposed for what they are:
For some peculiar reason, America's left-wingers object to being called socialists. In fact, we have only one member of Congress, Vermont's Bernie Sanders, who has the gumption to admit he is one. Still, so far as I can [...]
This comment made me uncomfortable this AM:
Comment by Observer on November 7, 2009 @ 7:31 am
Pathetic blog. No demand. Request. More fun to be a stirrer, but you come across as an adolescent
I get plenty of trolls on my website, but when the comment popped up in my e-mail box [...]
Once again we are reminded of the power of religious fervor. John Knox would no doubt recognize the signs which were evidenced in the perpetrator of the recent mass murder:
He considered the war on terror a “war on Islam” and himself a Muslim first and an American second; [...]
This is one of those films about which it is best to know nothing in advance. If complete ignorance is not feasible (one knows after all that one is going to see a movie), it were better not to know that it is both genuinely scary [...]
For the next couple of weeks I will be featuring paintings I have FOR SALE. I will be selling them for BEST OFFER unless otherwise noted You can leave your bid in the comments section, and if your bid wins, you can email me.
MAKE AN OFFER: SINGAPORE • From Tom Waits series [...]
Please review the facts and vote YES tomorrow, which would be a vote FOR families and against the corporations that are destroying our lives with health care for profit.House Dems struggle for final votes on health care
Amid intense lobbying by the Obama administration, House Democratic leaders struggled Friday for the final votes needed to pass sweeping health care legislation, working to ease concerns among Hispanic holdouts and abortion foes.
“We’re very close” to having enough votes to prevail, [...]
The following “CAP Tips” is a listing of upcoming events of the Sioux Falls Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol. If you have questions or would like more information or photographs (if available), please contact Capt. Todd Epp, SFCS Assistant Public Affairs Officer, at (c) 605.351.5021 or at [...]
As one about the set out on his yearly pheasant hunt this weekend, I take some comfort in the fact that former Vice President Dick Cheney came to our fair state, hunted the wily ringneck, and left without wounding any of my fellow attorneys.
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On the house
Politics: Bonds formed at The Fellowship’s notable C Street residence could play a factor in upcoming Kansas Senate race | Emily Belz
Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., who attends Bible studies at the C Street house, also endorsed Moran and has helped with fundraisers for Moran along [...]
(H/T – The Red Pushpin & Costner)
Have you ever stopped to actually think who the core demographic of talk radio really is? Who are the people who can devote three or more hours of their day to a particular program or radio station? Who are the [...] 
Later this month, representatives from the Associated School Board’s of South Dakota (ASBSD) will gather in Pierre to debate policy positions we believe are important for education in our state. One of the new positions concerns Indian Education. I’ve reprinted the position in full from the ASBSD site:
South Dakota’s [...]
South Dakota Public Radio aired a report yesterday focused on green job development in Howard, SD. Individuals can listen to it here.
The story, reported by Charles Michael Ray, noted that the community stands to benefit from the creation of additional “green jobs” if the Climate Bill passes Congress. [...]
If you’ve been paying attention, you know that Herseth Sandlin went conservative and stated that she would not be supporting the current health care bill which Pelosi wants to shove through before we all wake up this Sunday morning.
In addition, Frank Kratovil (whom you’ve likely never heard [...]
Sometimes the headlines (and subheads) say it all:
Man caught nude in truck uses the “explosive diarrhea” defense.
Woman Calls 911, Says Boyfriend Won’t Marry Her
Same Person Called 911 Saying She Couldn’t Find Car (Via.)
FROM BREAD FOR THE WORLD;
South Dakota’s food tax refund program reaches fewer than one percent of the state’s low-income households. During the most recent quarter, refunds went to only 630 households statewide. But South Dakota has at least 94,000 low-income households, 32% of the state’s households (the [...]
Now is the time for Pat Costello to break out of the Sioux Falls City Council’s “artificial world” and to see what the rest of the world is like. He should [...]
Separated at Birth?
Republican PUC Commissioner Dusty Johnson, and Pierre Capitol Journal Reporter David Montgomery
No surprise, and to tell you the truth, I would probably vote against it to. If you are gonna have a public option it should be available TO EVERYONE in EVERY STATE.
U.S. Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin said she will oppose a historic health care bill now [...]
Jon Hunter, publisher, I notice that the leftist blogs such as Madville Times and Badlands Bleu are strangely silent on Herseth’s rejection of Nancy Pelosi’s Health Care reform act. Well, it is only just a legislative package that’s been debated for months.
(Maybe they’re honoring Badlands Bleu’s mantra of “Do we have to [...]
From: “Hart, Betsy”
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 11:22:55 -0700
HERSETH SANDLIN STATEMENT ON HOUSE HEALTH CARE BILL
Washington, DC-U.S. Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin today announced that while the House health care bill includes a number of good provisions, it is not the right answer for South Dakota because it could unintentionally [...]
There was an uproar in the interweb/blogosphere/social media worlds this week when someone noted that Publishers Weekly’s list of the Top 10 Books of 2009 did not include any female authors. Frankly, I didn’t notice until I saw a post about it. And while this may diving into hot [...]
A few comments from Congresswoman Herseth Sandlin as she takes a moment to slam the health care package from her mentor, Nancy Pelosi:
Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin says she will vote against the Democratic health-care reform package expected to see action on the House floor Saturday.
The South Dakota Democrat said Friday [...]
If you’re not familiar with Bill Fleming, Bill is a frequent commenter here at the South Dakota War College, as well as a contributor to the Decorum Forum. While he comments on the left handed view of things, we still appreciate Bill, and the fact he does things with a [...]
