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It appears that former state legislator, Clarence Kooistra is considering running for the Sioux Falls AT LARGE city council seat left vacant by Pat Costello. I think Clarence is a fair politician, and I wish him luck if he decides to run.

Today on KCPO’s political comedy show, The FACTS(?) SD State Senate Assistant Majority Leader, Representative Kristi Noem was the guest.

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She talked about balancing the state budget in 2010 while meeting with the Republican Caucus. Kristi was good at avoiding her stance on about 9 million issues facing our state during the show, but, she said something that stood out; one of the plans considered for saving the state money is lowering the poverty level so fewer people could qualify for state programs. While I agree we should work to give the poor a hand-up instead of a hand-out, I think this is a terrible time to be cutting food stamps and other assistance. Leave it to Republicans to F’ck the poor while continuing to handout useless million dollar contracts to private industry for everything from tourism to financial services.

The SD GOP needs to take a good hard look in the mirror and ask themselves, “Am I a Rat Fink?”

anger Ethics Kristi Noem

Just for the record

l3wis 7Comments

Not just a pretty face, but also a rabble rouser

I compared representative Noem to Palin, way back in the day; just read her BIO, funny stuff.

But Madville adds a little more to my original findings.

I find it extremely funny that a ‘retired farmer’ would take on Heidepriem. I agree with Kristi, he has a conflict of interest, but you may be barking up the wrong tree. West River vs. East River. This is just starting to heat up.

Casino Heidepriem Kristi Noem

I thought the exact same thing

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Although the constitutional amendment to allow large casinos in South Dakota has failed, I was telling someone yesterday that I suspected that either Heidepriem or Abdallah had an ‘outside’ force pushing them into it. Who knows if it was true, but apparently I wasn’t the only one putting 2-2 together. South Dakota’s very own Sarah Palin thought so to;

When the House State Affairs Committee rejected a proposed constitutional amendment on gambling sponsored by Senate Democratic Leader Scott Heidepriem of Sioux Falls, House Assistant Republican Leader Kristi Noem of Castlewood questioned Heidepriem’s motives.

 

Noem said Heidepriem’s law firm represents a client involved in gambling.

 

Heidepriem said he was stunned by the suggestion he would promote a measure out of personal interest.

I’m STUNNED a lawyer would think it unusual to question their motives. Give me a f’ing break.

Kristi Noem State Legislature VP Palin

South Dakota has it’s very own Sarah Palin. Great!

l3wis 2Comments

You betcha I was a snow queen!

So I’m watching Doug Lund’s favorite TV station last night while practicing drums and listening to the litany of State Representatives comment to a reporter about Rounds’ budget (BS) address, which Heidepriem called a “Wasted opportunity.” or more like a wasted politician. Then all of sudden, Sarah Palin pops on screen. Yeeeeeeeoooooowwwwwww! It scared the living crap out of me. It’s like she won’t go away, now she is telling SD what to do!

Nope, it’s representative Kristi Noem from Castlewood (where is that anyway?). So I look her up;

Noem, 34, lives with her husband, Bryon, and three children, Kassidy, Kennedy, and Booker, on a ranch near Castlewood. She ranches, raising Angus cattle and showing Quarter Horses. She is a retired farmer and hunting lodge owner. She is a business woman whose experience includes managing a restaurant and administering a blog for a national publication. Kristi is a published writer and public speaker. She is currently a media consultant and public relations liason for a company located in Colorado.

A retired farmer? Huh? Don’t we have enough of them in Pierre, or is that lawyers, I can’t remember.

Well Kristi, keep up the good work, maybe Sarah will ask you to run with her in 2012, just don’t mention you have a blog. Nice layout BTW.

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