A South Dakota Moderate

As one of the 8 bloggers recruited by KELO TV for their political blog section, a story about a similar blogging project involving my hometown paper caught my eye. Like KELO, the Cleveland Plain Dealer recruited several local bloggers to participate in a co-operative political blog sponsored by the newspaper. Now of course that isn’t [...]

Liberalism has taken over all mainstream media if you were to listen to some of the conservatives out there but apparently Clear Channel didn’t get that memo. One memo that is circulating among the various Clear Channel classic rocks stations though is dictating that they do not play any of the new songs from Bruce [...]

Lodgenet has been the target of quite a bit of controversy lately because certain conservative groups have been complaining about some of Lodgenet’s content being served to hotels across the country. The South Dakota Family Policy Council has gone so far as to call for a Justice Department investigation into what they call the “Nations [...]

Unfortunately for the latest generation and those in the GOP that support him, it appears that it is the post Alzheimer’s Reagan. During a campaign stop in New Hampshire, Fred Thompson was asked about a law set to take effect in that state on January 1st that would allow civil unions and whether he would [...]

Updated Below with new allegations (I use that term lightly).
As another “Lauckless” week goes by which included a weekend book signing in Sioux Falls, and as those on the right continue to go into to overload like a pack of wild dogs over the Argus Leader’s snubbing of the truly non-partisan (tongue firmly in cheek) [...]

The NCAA’s fight with the University of North Dakota over their mascot has been settled finally, in a court of law. The university has agreed to get tribal approval to use the “Fighting Sioux” nickname and mascot or be forced to change it if that approval isn’t given within the next 3 years. Why is [...]

One of my favorite TV shows is still a few month’s away from it’s season premiere but for those looking forward to Season 7 of 24, here is a trailer.

I do have an issue with one thing I see, it appears Tony Almeida has miraculously returned from the dead ala Bobby’s return on Dallas only [...]

Thats the message being touted by the conservative front group Family Security Matters. According to their recently released list of the 10 Most Dangerous Organizations in America, our colleges and universities are the 2nd most dangerous organizations in our country only beat out by that horrific group working for media standards and fairness, Media Matters [...]

Let’s play what doesn’t belong…or sticks out like a sore thumb.

Laura Bush from her visit to that bastion of womens rights, the UAE.

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First Harry Reid says that the California wildfires can be attributed to global warming.
As you know, one reason that we have the fires burning in Southern California is global warming. One reason the Colorado Basin is going dry is because of global warming.
Then soon thereafter in the same interview he said it wasn’t.
Question: Senator, [...]

Rudy Giuliani on his accomplishments as mayor of New York while campaigning in New Hampshire.
“I took a city that was known for pornography and licked it to a large extent, so I have my own set of qualifications.”

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Even some of the more popular conservative blogs have had enough of the Ron Paul wingnut supporters trolling through their comments sections and stuffing their online polls.
Effective immediately, new users may *not* shill for Ron Paul in any way shape, form or fashion. Not in comments, not in diaries, nada. If your account is less [...]