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The Bizarre stuff folks do when running for local public office

l3wis May 2, 2025 2Comments

You can always tell when someone local is running their own campaign(s) or getting extremely poor advice when they do silly things with their paperwork. So this Thomas Werner dude is running for school board, he has ran in the past for the legislature and failed. I can see why, he seems to be giving himself some very poor campaign advice. It’s too late to correct the F’up now, but it was a really stupid move. So the election for school board is May 13, which gives him just a few weeks to campaign. So what does he decide to do while running for school board? File his paperwork to run for city council. WTF? Do you want to be on the school board? Do you know how this looks? It’s like you already gave up on that seat. No wonder no one votes for you. There is NO voter confidence. So is this illegal to run for two different seats at the same time? In this case NO. But if the city council and school board were the same election and on the same ballot he could NOT run for a council seat and school board seat at the same time. I just shake my head sometimes when I see folks run their own campaigns. Maybe he will file paperwork to run for Central District city council, At-Large city council and Mayor. And if he wins all three seats he will save us a lot of money. No surprise his FB page is littered with Trump Junk.

Downtown Sioux Falls Elections Sioux Falls

Well, there is at least ONE person running for mayor

l3wis May 2, 2025 1Comments

Oh, the funny things you see Downtown Sioux Falls while riding the pedicab. I saw a potential candidate for mayor roaming thru Cherapa II with a professional photographer and he looked as though he got a haircut, a beard shave and probably a Brazilian wax. I know the photographer, so I stopped with my ride and said, “So, what’s these photos all about without your wife and family?” He knew he was busted, got kind of red in the face, giggled a bit and said, “You know what these photos are for.”

I’m sure you have a pretty good guess.

Mike Huether South Dakotans

South Dakota Hall of Shame

l3wis April 30, 2025 4Comments

It’s been no secret that for years that the SD Hall of Fame DOES induct people that sacrifice themselves to make SD better. But then they play the ass kiss game. Almost 50% of inductees are there because they are wealthy and many of them ‘bought’ there way into the Hall of Shame. So this year, they inducted one of those folks, Mike Huether, but I have to shred his statement that is littered with lies and half truths;

“A visionary leader and dynamic changemaker, Mike Huether served two terms as mayor of Sioux Falls, transforming the city into a national model of growth and innovation.”

I guess when he talks about GROWTH he means our city debt.

“With a background in executive leadership at Premier Bankcard, where he helped build the 10th largest credit card company in the U.S., Mike brought a results-driven mindset to public service.”

He was the marketing VP, NOT a banker as he likes to tell people. He also spearheaded policies so bad that Congress had to create laws to stop FP from screwing clients on fees and interest. When this law passed, Mike was still working there, and Congress described their credit cards as predatory.

“Under his leadership, Sioux Falls launched transformative projects including the Denny Sanford Premier Center, Midco Aquatics Center and Levitt Shell, while preserving the city’s strong financial standing.”

Okay, had to get back off the floor after reading this sentence. A million dollar closed settlement, a failed contractor at the indoor pool, the Levitt was spearheaded by Tom Dempster, NOT Mike, he just signed the paperwork. Ironically I have NEVER seen him at a Levitt concert, but when you have FREE tickets to every concert at the Denty why hang with the peasants at Levitt? (Mike had a security badge to the backdoor of the Denty and would use it to attend concerts. The Denty turned the card off after Poops was sworn in.

“Beyond politics, Mike champions leadership and public service through the Mike Huether Public Service Academy at SDSU and the Huether Foundation, which supports causes across South Dakota. An author, TV host and lifelong volunteer, Mike continues to inspire others to lead boldly, serve passionately and leave every community better than they found it.”

An author and a TV host? Yeah, just like you are a banker. Hopefully a skid steer can clean up the stage after his acceptance speech. You know I was DJ once on a local FM/AM station. I just tell people I was a Radio Communications Executive.

I hope MMM runs for mayor again. This time I will make darn sure this guy doesn’t cross the finish line.

1st Amendment Elections SF School Board Member SF School District

School Board Candidate Forum on Wednesday

l3wis April 29, 2025 0Comments

You can watch the event HERE! There are four candidates, but it is pretty obvious who will emerge on top. I am attending the Change Makers event on Saturday where 50 concerned citizens get to question the candidates in an open forum/round table. Can’t wait. I will focus on the 1st Amendment in my questioning. Be prepared candidates, I don’t accept BS answers, and I will call you out. I think anyone who runs for political office, especially locally, needs to study the constitution forward and backward. If you don’t understand the highest level of government law, you don’t understand governing.

Donita Trump Noem Humor Kristi Noem Political Satire Satire

Noem continues the title of dumbest person on earth

l3wis April 29, 2025 2Comments

Josh is a commentator on the Daily Show, but his standup is wonderful. He is measured, which is weird for a comedian. Anyhoo, at the beginning of the show he goes on a Noem rant about her purse. I was thinking the exact same thing. Good Stuff.

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