A South Dakota Moderate

The hated liberally biased Argus Leader has finally printed their impartial review of the all time best selling book (tongue fully in cheek) Daschle Vs. Thune: Anatomy of a High-Plains Senate Race by South Dakota Thune blogger Jon Lauck.
Overall, Lauck’s book provides a worthwhile discussion of the 2004 race, the role of local media and [...]

Even after his much blogged about troubles, the Clean Cut Kid’s web site remained up and running I suppose as a testament to what used to be. From time to time  after his troubles came to light I would check back to see if he had returned or at worst to see how many viagra [...]

To Mr Blanchard in regards to his comments over at South Dakota Politics.
Dear Bob:
Thanks for the comment. However, I cannot agree. It was and now is again up to Rather to show that the facts are as he reported them, not up to Bush to debunk them.
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As much as it pains me to say, I have to agree with some on the right including to a small degree Sibby when I say Todd you need to take a chill pill in regards to your anger over the Johnson criticism. No one that I have seen is in any way wishing any [...]

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This ought to make the anti-video lottery lobby’s day and get us all a big “I told you so!”. The Rapid City Journal is quoting Steve Hildebrand as saying former employee and political blogger Chad Schuldt’s addiction to video lottery led to him steal over $100,000 from Hildebrand-Tewes.
Sioux Falls political consultant Steve Hildebrand said [...]

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The Argus bashing over the Hildebrand-Tewes embezzlement scandal continues from all fronts and KELO-AM’s Greg Belfrage puts in his 2 cents and rips the Argus for not reporting on Steve Hildebrand’s naming of the suspect, Chad Schuldt.
Don’t you find it ironic that those of us with other full-time employment still managed to get this [...]

I wrote earlier about the place that blogs hold in the world of news and politics and the story about the embezzlement scandal at Hildebrand Tewes is another perfect example of the part that blogs play.
Even though the story was initially broken by the MSM when the Argus wrote about it a few days [...]

From Roll Call:
Steve Hildebrand, founding partner of the Democratic consulting firm Hildebrand Tewes and key adviser to Sen. Barack Obama’s (D-Ill.) presidential campaign, confirmed Thursday that Chad Schuldt was fired from his firm for allegedly embezzling “over $100,000.”
The cat is out of the bag and all the speculation it seems was true, the Clean Cut [...]

The latest discussion bouncing around the South Dakota Blogosphere has to do with the importance or lack of importance of political blogs and their effect on news reporting. One local blogger has been blogging about the uselessness of blogs for awhile now and others have chimed in with what they think blogs bring to the [...]

The Argus has breaking news regarding one of South Dakota’s most well known Democratic consulting firms, Hildebrand Tewes Consulting Inc.
An employee of Hildebrand Tewes Consulting Inc., a prominent South Dakota political consulting firm whose clients include presidential candidate Barack Obama, has been fired after more than $100,000 was discovered missing, according to a partner in [...]

I noticed a not so well publicized story (buried by the 100th or so Johnson will return soon story) in the Argus this morning regarding Tim Johnson and his surplus trailer program. Johnson is urging that FEMA ensure the Katrina surplus trailers sent to several South Dakota reservations be safe from high formaldehyde levels which [...]

An article in the National Review Online by Michael O’Brien discusses the 2008 Senate race here in South Dakota and throws in a couple of quotes from one of our local bloggers as well.
Several activists and journalists throughout the state repeat a same decisive factor, as well: Rounds’s wife. “He would have to talk her [...]