South Dakotans

Why do both SD political parties suck dog doo-doo?

l3wis July 12, 2009 4Comments

Seriously?

It seems anytime I hear bobbleheads from either party spew crap on local TV I find myself fashioning a noose before the end of a discussion. Are these people really that freaking stupid?

On Inside Smelloland today they had on politicos from both parties talk about 2010.

Let’s start with the RepubliKKKans. They drug rising GOP star Kristi Noem in front of the cameras to talk about her party’s future. I call Kristi South Dakota’s version of Sarah Palin, only 10 times hotter, but not sure who would win in a IQ test. Kristi kept parroting the same old SD GOP talking point that we are a conservative state. We are not.

Do conservatives and asslick neocons live here? Yes. Are they the majority? No. South Dakota is a centrist to right state. We continually send moderates to Washington and we turned down the abortion ban twice. The largest county in the state voted a majority for Barack Obama. You may be conservative in Castlewood Kristi, but that doesn’t make you the majority, but if it is any concellation, you are still the retired farmer turned rancher (whatever that means).

Now let’s move to the SD wuss party, the Demorats. They are poised to lose the Governor’s seat, again. They have picked an ex-Republican, wealthy Sioux Falls lawyer to be their leading candidate who thinks the best way to combat casinos is to build more of them.

I hope there is free tap beer at his concession speech party.

The South will rise again, in South Dakota

l3wis June 15, 2009 4Comments

 

I missed this Gargoyle Leader

story from Saturday. It seems we have quite a bit in common with our southern states like West Virginia and Mississippi, and it isn’t corn fed, barefoot and pregnant women with bad teeth either;

Adding to the state’s business-friendly climate is a work force that accepts relatively low wages: Only Mississippi and West Virginia workers are paid a lower median hourly wage than South Dakota’s $12.82.

Woo-Hoo, eat that West Virginia! We rank 48th for once instead of 50th! Who is drinking more Old Milwaukee now – Suckers! And guess what else? We work harder for less. Nanner, Nanner, Nanner! Let’s get the word out so more cheap-ass corporations come here and take advantage of us;

Taxes are important but probably aren’t the top priority for people looking to do business in the state, said Mark Slade, regional director of the Small Business Development Center in Sioux Falls.

Businesses are drawn by the state’s cheap labor, strong work ethic and state economic development officials who are accessible and responsive, he said. But low taxes do encourage people to start their own businesses.

Duh, Duh, and Duh. Taxes aren’t shit when compared to labor costs. Just another thing us South Dakotans can be proud of, working too much for too little.