South DaCola

Editorial Cartoonist from South Dakota

September 2008

McCain Media

George Will slams McSame

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Though there has been a flotilla of reporters and columnists slamming McCain’s temperment, George Will is a little different, it’s not like he is liberal pundit like Rachel Madow, George is a respected conservative journalist. This can’t bode well for the McSpain campaign.

Conservatives who insist that electing McCain is crucial usually start, and increasingly end, by saying he would make excellent judicial selections. But the more one sees of his impulsive, intensely personal reactions to people and events, the less confidence one has that he would select judges by calm reflection and clear principles, having neither patience nor aptitude for either.

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Initiated Measures 10 and 11 – What do they mean?

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Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Mitchell, SD

AFP (American Freedom Press) reporter Soney Soakies hit the street in front of the world famous Corn Palace in Mitchell, South Dakota to see if voters knew what Measure’s 10 and 11 meant. The reactions were mixed.

Charlene Wipfers visiting Mitchell from Dimock had this to say after she was asked if she knew the definitions. “I think 10 is the one that makes it illegal for politicians from either political party to come to your door and try to gag you with their bulls**t and 11 would allow extremist crazies to come to our state, raise money from secret donors and try to pass outrageous, unconstitutional laws.”

Not quite, but Tim Tinynickel from Mt. Vernon got a little warmer then Charlene did on Measure 11.

“I think Measure 11 would make abortions illegal accept for exceptions.”

Soakies, “That’s correct! Do you know what those exceptions are?”

Tinynickel, “Strippers, cocktail waitresses and NASCAR fans?”

Karle Nassenbergerer from Huron had this to say when asked, “Ten is an even number and eleven is an odd number (chuckle).”

I think Karle had a little too much of the purple corn to eat off of the Palace.

Maybelline Longerstockings only wanted to comment on Measure 10. “I saw the TV ad recently and it seems if it passes school teachers wouldn’t be allowed to talk dirty to their husbands anymore in bed.”

We were also lucky enough to catch a first time voter, 18 year old Hunter Johnson, who plans on voting November fourth. His answer was very refreshing and he seemed to have a firm grasp of the issues. “I’m voting on 10 before 11.”

Kristal Waterhorse from Lake Andes said she didn’t plan to vote. “Doesn’t matter what I vote on 10 or 11, Whitey always wins in the end.”

Joseph VanDussenwienarschitnel seemed to be confused by the question. He answered, “McCain, Dykstra and Lien.”

We reminded him these were initiatives and not candidates and read the measures to him. He replied “I don’t even think Dykstra can have an abortion. Can he? McCain was gagged in Nam, I’m voting NO on that one.”

As you can see, there is still a learning curve out there on Measures 10 and 11, at least here in Kernel country there is.

abortion Deb Peters District 9

District 9 Republican Candidate Deb Peters; Closet Pro-choicer?

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I found her answer to this question interesting, considering her three opponents answered it honestly. So Deb, Anti-choice or Pro-choice?

8. Do you approve or disapprove of Initiated Measure 11, which would ban all abortions with exceptions for the mother’s life, rape or incest? My personal belief on Initiated Measure 11 doesn’t matter, as the initiated measure was put on the ballot by the citizens by collecting signatures. The South Dakota Constitution sets forth this process. This is no longer a legislative issue, and it is up to the people of South Dakota to make their decision. I will support and uphold the decision of not only my constituents in my district, but also the entire state.

Yes is does matter, because we all know that the Vote Yes on 11 people plan to strip the exceptions if they win in November, and they plan to do that with the help of the State legislature.

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Will there be cookies and punch?

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This Saturday, September 27th, please join the Obama campaign at the grand opening of the South Dakota headquarters in Sioux Falls.

Come check out the new office, meet local staff and supporters, and help get out Barack’s message of change.

Here are the details:

South Dakota Headquarters Kickoff

234 S. Main Ave.
Sioux Falls, SD

Saturday, September 27th
2:00 p.m.

Though McSpain will likely win SD, the voter registration numbers are encouraging. SD Democrats have registered 13,000 people since August while Republicans only garnered 1,300. I guess the neo-con all-natural-day-counting- family planners are getting better and better at pulling out and having fewer sheep.

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