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[43rd State Blues] Spud State Blog Rundown 11/20/09

Serephin — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:58:00 -0500

Dear Teabaggers: the last eight years called. They want their misplaced rage back.

Treasured Valley: Treasure Valley blogs
Hanging with Schlangen, zero my hero, rocking out, Oprah and way cool products…

The Political Game: Minnick's Balancing Act
Over the weekend, Sisyphus of 43rd State Blues made some very good points regarding Congressman Walt Minnick and his dwindling Democratic base.

NewWest Boise: Saving Public Access: the Pend Oreille Bay Trail
For years, panhandle residents have been trespassing on a narrow strip of private land along the northwest shore of Lake Pend Oreille, using an old road along the shoreline to bike, run, ski, walk their dogs, and occasionally take a dip in the lake.

[43rd State Blues] Minnick and the Republican Trap

Sisyphus — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:42:00 -0500

As a follow up from the analysis on Minnick's base problem, is this assessment from Virginia Governor Tim Kaine on why fellow Democrat Creigh Deeds failed in his bid for Kaine's job.

Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine said Monday that Democrat R. Creigh Deeds lost his campaign for governor because he was unable to energize his base, falling into a Republican trap that led him to shrink from the president and his policies.

In a meeting with editors and reporters of The Washington Post, Kaine (D) said Deeds squandered the opportunity to sell his own appealing life story as a guy who had overcome long odds and economic disadvantage. Instead, the rural state senator took the advice of campaign consultants who wrongly assumed Deeds's Democratic support was solid and believed he should instead focus on wooing independents by attacking Republican Robert F. McDonnell. read more »

[43rd State Blues] An Anti-Abortion Twist: Fort Hood Slayings and Senator Jim Risch

123Idaho — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:45:00 -0500

"What, exactly, would be the difference between being convicted of 14 murders rather than 13? Answer: political grandstanding. ... If you're going to walk on thin ice, you might as well dance," wrote DaNang65 under our crosspost on Daily Kos (see 123idaho's diary).

Angry Gnome Senaturd, sometimes known as U.S. Senator Jim Risch, is seizing an opportunity within the Fort Hood tragedy to work a pro-life agenda into the legal proceedings. read more »

[43rd State Blues] Otter: We Have No Clue How to Un-fuck This

Sisyphus — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:02:00 -0500

Quote of the year in state government and the budget shortfall: “We need your help. Government does not have a monopoly on good ideas....”

After last year's lengthy, unproductive, and unnecessarily contentious legislative session, I think most of us would settle for one. Just one.

[43rd State Blues] Ten reasons...

d2 — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:33:00 -0500

You might enjoy Robert Creamer's essay on 10 reasons Blue Dogs need to get on the Healthcare bandwagon. He also recommends Americans United for Change's youtube ad.

[43rd State Blues] "No Religious Test..."

Bubblehead — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:06:00 -0500

[Intel Source: Boise Weekly] Kooky (Formerly) Local Simpleton Bryan Fischer stuck his foot in his mouth again with with recent blog entry on the AFA website. read more »

[43rd State Blues] 2010 Borah Symposium to Address Global Action through Social Media

123Idaho — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:25:00 -0500

As awareness of social media increases, so do the implications for its use in communicating the atrocities of war and building global peace.

The University of Idaho's 2010 Borah Symposium, entitled "@Peace @War – Global Action through Social Media," will explore the connections between information technology, social media, war and building peace. The event, scheduled for April 5-7, is free and open to the public. read more »

[43rd State Blues] Why I love textsfromlastnight.com, reason #2,426

Serephin — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:36:00 -0500

I read this site every day. Makes me larf, and also appreciative of the fact I'm no longer young.

(248): Guess who got arrested for public drunkiness, and called jimmy johns for the entire station last night instead of someone to bail me out? The cop that arrested me drove me home. Win.

[43rd State Blues] Sustainability Projects at University of Idaho

123Idaho — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:49:00 -0500

And now for some good news on a Monday morning ...

MOSCOW, Idaho – Through an competitive process, thanks to $25,000 in funding provided by the University of Idaho Sustainability Center and the Sustainable Idaho Initiative, nine projects have been selected to advance sustainability efforts at the University of Idaho's Moscow campus in surrounding communities.

The annual grant competition is one collaborative way the university's sustainability efforts move forward. The funded projects will be led by students, faculty and staff and will support problem solving across a broad spectrum of sustainability issues. The grants support initiative work in broad areas such as transportation, food systems, waste minimization, energy and education.

The projects include: read more »

[43rd State Blues] Blake Hall goes to jail

banjomike — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:46:00 -0500

Blake Hall, former Repub bigshot from Idaho Falls, was sentenced yesterday after earlier pleading guilty to a stalking charge.

Hall's ex-girlfriend filed a complaint earlier this year, and court proceedings were slowed by Hall's association with the City of Idaho Falls, because he was a paid assistant and consultant to the city prosecutor, Dane Watkins II. In addition, Hall was also connected or well known to all the local judiciary. read more »