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South Dakota War College: Quote of the day: SDDP Chair on why they don’t have a candidate for US Senate yet.

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:29:21 -0500

“It seems to be late because everybody starts running for office very early, but in reality it’s not that late, I think,” Chapman said.

Read it here.

“It’s not that late….. I think.”

I love it. Maybe they just see the handwriting on the wall.

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South Dakota War College: A little blast from the SDGOP past

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:21:57 -0500

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Just a little blast from the past, for the 1940 election cycle. Wendell Willkie and then gubernatorial candidate (later US Senator) Harlan Bushfield.

Ironically, Willkie would be dead 4 years later, and Bushfield only lived 8 years after that, dying while in [...]

South Dakota War College: Sorry, but I’ve got to disagree with our AG on that one. Just say “NO” to State Prescription Registry proposal.

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:56:04 -0500

From KELOland & the Associated Press:

Attorney General Marty Jackley says a system is needed for doctors to see what drugs have been prescribed to the patients they encounter.

and….

Jackley says the state Department of Health ideally would handle the project. He says the attorney general’s office is also willing to address the [...]

Hog House Blog: David Brooks: John Thune for president

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:44:20 -0500

… or at least the GOP nomination.

By Denise Ross

The John Thune in 2012 movement has officially begun. In case there was any doubt before, New York Times columnist David Brooks (a personal fave here at the Hoghouse) essentially sanctioned Thune as the GOP’s Obama in a [...]

South DaCola: The End is Nigh

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:22:39 -0500

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Flying Tomato Farms: A Chicken in Every Pot

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:08:21 -0500

…or what to do when swiney’s got you down. I’ve been on a mostly liquid diet for the past several days–chicken soup, lentil-garlic soup, split pea soup, curried squash soup–plus broth and tea and juice and water (and a few honey-whiskey-lemon toddies before bed). Frankly, I’m a bit tired of it. [...]

Newsmonger: Meteor shower

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:10:48 -0500

According to news reports, we should be able to view the Leonid Meteor Shower late Monday night into Tuesday morning. Meteors should streak through the sky at about 20 to 30 per hour.

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Northern Plains Anglicans: Happy news to share on the family front...

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:00:00 -0500

Our older son just got a phone call of acceptance from the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology. His field of interest is Metallurgy, and "Mines" is an excellent school with high quality faculty, low teacher-student ratio, and excellent career placement. They just received a multimillion dollar [...]

Madville Times: Daugaard in Madison Monday 6 p.m. at Nicky's

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:34:00 -0500

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South Dakota Lieutenant Governor Dennis Daugaard will make his case for promotion here in Madison Monday (that's tomorrow!). He's coming to the windowless cavern that is Nicky's to shake hands and field questions from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. An insider says there may' [...]

The Decorum Forum: Great discussion today on Meet the Press about education reform.

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:05:00 -0500

Any time you see Al Sharpton and Newt Gingrich on the same side as Barack Obama, it's probably time to pay close attention. [...]

Behind Govt Lines: Science in Hollywood!

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 10:46:33 -0500

If you pay close attention in Roland Emmerich's new world-destruction film "2012", you'll see a little bit of science.' [...]

robbinsdale radical: More thoughts on Stephanie's vote against health care

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:18:00 -0500

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These thoughts come from Richie Nordstrom, longtime Pennington County Democrat activist and union organizer.

Perhaps I’m in the minority here in South Dakota. I think we should have started with the single payer version, but I was okay with compromising to the public option but not at [...]

Dakota Voice: Dakota Voice Week in Review, Ending Nov. 14, 2009

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:00:25 -0500

The best of the best at Dakota Voice last week, including: Survivor of Socialism Has Warning for America; Fox should replace Geraldo with Dobbs; Creation Museum a Top-Notch Tour of Biblical Science; Homosexual Activists Mull 'Organized Terrorism' Against Christians; Cap and Trade Bill So Flawed, EPA Lawyers Denounce It; D.C. [...]

Madville Times: South Dakota Not to Blame for Greenhouse Emissions?

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:26:00 -0500

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If the planet does get warmer, seas rise, civilizations fall, etc., take heart, fellow South Dakotans: they can't blame us! Well, not much. A new report from Environment America finds that South Dakota generated less fossil fuel carbon dioxide emissions in 2007 than all but two states (Rhode Island' [...]

Dakota Voice: NY Times: Copenhagen Climate Deal on Hold

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 07:30:17 -0500

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The New York Times is reporting that world leaders have decided to put off the intended climate change treaty scheduled for Copenhagen next month. Unless this is just a maneuver to get us to drop our guard, we've dodged a deadly bullet...for the moment.

Dakota Voice: Exposing the pernicious' [...]

South DaCola: The Gargoyle Leader’s Ed Board finally realizes something we have all known for a very long time

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 07:19:54 -0500

If you have been attending the Events Center Task Force meetings over the past couple of months, something was pretty obvious, Howard Wood wasn’t going anywhere. Why?

• There is no secured funding to build a new relocated Howard Wood (let alone a new EC)

• Significant parking can [...]

Bob Schwartz Online: Sunday Funnies - Invention Of Porn

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:09:00 -0500

(via atheistcartoons.com) [...]

South Dakota Humanist: Sunday Funnies - Invention Of Porn

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:09:00 -0500

(via atheistcartoons.com) [...]

Madville Times: Leslee Unruh Lie Update: Sure Sounds Like She Likes Federal Money

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:45:00 -0500

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Last spring, Leslee Unruh lied to our faces in that Sioux Falls paper, telling us, "I've never liked federal money."

Unruh hums a different tune in a recent Newsweek article on the Obama Administration's plan to save a couple hundred million a year by cutting funding for [...]

South DaCola: South DaCola’s classic toon of the day • April 7, 2007

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:42:24 -0500

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This toon printed in the Argus Leader and took up about half of the 2nd page in the Voices section. At the time many readers were confused and thought this was the ‘original’ plaque. I still laugh about that.

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South DaCola: South Dacola’s big frickin’ art auction

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:37:00 -0500

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: ‘WHISTLIN’ PAST THE GRAVEYARD’ (FROM THE [...]

South DaCola: Winning Bid

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:34:26 -0500

Angry Guy $35

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