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Never thought I would use this word and mean it, but Angela is truly delightful and it doesn’t hurt she isn’t bad on the eyes either. The Gargoyle Leader trotted out another one of their rinky-dink media programs, but at least had the common sense to make Angela a host. I first met Angela when she was a cocktail waitress downtown, what you see is what you get, a person that is very passionate about stuff, even if she is merely delivering you a beer, you’d think she was delivering the Treaty of Versailles.

I suggest that they promote Angela to head of video media at the AL and have her anchor a daily newscast on the AL website everyday. She sure as Hell would be a lot better then the ice queens that are serving up the news on our local TV stations now.

We will be recording episode #2 on Tuesday. Our guest is a journalist from the Sioux Falls MSM. We will be asking them a myriad of questions.

Shoot away.

*PS – The guest will be introduced and revealed on the show, so keeping their identity a secret until then is not a trick. I just want your questions to be geared towards the Sioux Falls media in general and not the guest.

I will reveal the guest after the recording on Tuesday.

Mayor Mike lays out his vision for the press

During the informational meeting, Mike had this to say about the media concerning the recent audit of Global Spectrum

“. . . why I think it is important to verify the recommendations is that it will help us manage the press as well, not that we want to tell the Argus Leader, KELO, KSFY or KDLT what to report on but I think it will help the public understand that having this business audited is a good thing, and that’s how they started the process, when I was in business, I wanted my department to be audited, because I wanted them to find recommendations and mistakes prior to the press, or 60 Minutes or some Eide Bailley or whoever will be find it, and in this case I think it got out of hand, and I think the spirit was good and then I think oh my gosh, the sky is falling when in reality it wasn’t . . . “

Mike sure has a skewed view of ‘The fourth estate’ It is their job to report everything; the good, the bad and the ugly. One reason why blogs have gotten so popular is because the MSM isn’t reporting that way anymore. This is also an interesting comment, because this is a guy who has had hissy-fits with several media people for simply reporting the facts about his campaign. The media needs to keep an eye on Mr. Huether, I think he will be a Slippery Pete when it comes to the press.

It also seems that the council doesn’t want him to continue the King Dave practice of money transfers;

Sioux Falls city councilors Tuesday set the stage for the latest battle with the mayor’s office over who controls tax dollars, an ongoing struggle that former mayor Dave Munson’s administration also confronted.

If Huether wants to shift money among projects, he might have to get the City Council’s approval first. Councilors are looking into requiring their authorization on certain money transfers – an action Huether opposes.

Which is interesting, because if Mike wants to be a ‘fiscally prudent’ mayor, wouldn’t he want more checks and balances in place?

“I think it’s a good form of checks and balances, and we are protecting our constituents,” councilor Rex Rolfing said.

It is possible to put a process in place without disrupting our form of government. In Omaha, which has the same form of city charter, I believe, the council has to approve any money transfer over $20,000. While that may make the council meetings last longer, there may be a way to streamline that process.

Brown later said, “It’s like handing a big bag of money to one person, in this case the mayor” and allowing him to spend it on projects of his choosing.

But Huether doesn’t think council approval is necessary.

“City government already moves slow enough because of all the controls that are in place,” he said. “At some point, you’ve got to allow government to work, and you have to trust government to work.”

That is the problem, the council trusted the last mayor on this issue, and where did it get us? $300 million in debt. This isn’t about TRUST anyway, it is about checks and balances and I hope the city council moves forward on this issue.

Watch our weekly show “100 Eyes on S.D. Politics” with political reporter Jonathan Ellis for a rousing discussion of political news with today’s guest: Angie Buhl. Managing Editor Patrick Lalley is off this week. Buhl will be the youngest woman ever to serve in the State Legislature when she steps in to represent District 15 in the Senate. Join the discussion of statewide elections and local government.

South DaCola will be asking questions, that is for sure. I also can’t wait to see her army of feminine warriors throw her softballs.

This internet poll may be part of the problem;

And this letter writer sums up the rest of it;

Then there was your bumbling coverage and early endorsements around the mayoral election. I read intently when you wrote an editorial bemoaning the fact that voter turnout and local political interest is low. I noticed you chose to give a public forum to what you called a “shameful” rumor about Mayor Mike Huether having a “gay agenda.” (I didn’t hear the whispers; did anybody else?)

Well, if you read Pasture DooHickey’s blog everyday you would have heard the whispers.

Perhaps people are discouraged because they read the Argus Leader. If you ever go back to reporting the news instead of trying to anticipate which politically stilted spin you think the public wants to hear, perhaps I will subscribe again.

Just like I said on Sunday, BLOGS are impartial, newspapers should not be.

UPDATE: Here is a new link to the video

I am the special guest on the ’100-Eyes’ Argus Leader webcast today @ 4 PM. Lalley is biking across the state, so Ellis needed a partner in crime. We will be talking about the primary election today, and several other things relevant and irrelevant.

I am the planned guest on the Argus Leader’s webcast political show on Tuesday. Ellis & I will be talking about the primary election on Tuesday and may delve into a little city politics. The show airs at 4 PM – I’ll get you more deets on Tuesday.

Patty Cakes & J-Boy (Image, Argus Leader)

I was the first one minute political manifesto on the Argus Leader’s new political show. It will debut at 4 PM today.

Sometime tell me…does the print edition of the argus look as botched as this?

Yeah, like conservative Republicans don’t do coke. LMAO! They are the only ones that can afford it.