Your standard-issue Rotterian candidate

Wiki: She left college to help out on the family farm after her father, Ron Arnold, was killed by being sucked into a grain bin. ... Noem has received more than 20 speeding tickets over the past 21 years. The report stated Noem had incurred three stop sign violations, two seat belt violations, no driver's license, six notices for failure to appear in court and two arrest warrants. Of her driving record, Noem said "I'm not proud of my driving record but I [sic] been working hard to be a better example to young kids and young drivers out there." Herr Rot at the wheel.

Local Politics Influencing the National, and Vice Versa

More on this Hoeven business.

As well, one of my grandmothers worked in the Bank of North Dakota for Hoeven, as well as the AG, Wayne Stenehjem, and Wayne's father, Martin. This entire state is invariably socially interconnected. We have no choice.

To distill the main points: Hoeven is a good man. Perhaps the GOP Republican variation of McGovern (you know, the flip side to South Dakota).

Your random Rooskie from South Dakota

MFTs Beach Front Property goes Cold and Dark

Hey, when you can MFT tell us what it was like in your Spring Break

Shootout in Sturgis: Hell's Ang[l]els and Stormy Seattle Police Detectives

The U.S. Census says Dakota and Montana Territory is not the frontier anymore, but I keep coming across evidence that suggests otherwise. Click on the link: a case in point. Anyone ever read Hunter Thompson's, Hell's Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga? Pretty good.

A Confluence of McCain, General Sturgis, and Harley Davidson

Freak Power comes to Sturgis, South Dakota. I'm close, in southeastern Montana, on survey right now. Lots of bikes up and down every two lane highway: they all lead to Sturgis. McCain swept in there the other evening. Interesting article, for sure.

Porcupine, Lakotah

WTF is this "Republic"? You guys ever heard of it?

Goading McCain

..into a macaca moment? Sounds like this pinko South Dakotan is trying to do just that. Maybe JJ had a point about the Air Force pilots, after all.

Dakota War on Deer...

Yup, deer hunting season opened about 8 days ago. I was out in the countryside when it did. A group of hunters drove up to where a co-worker and I were sitting, and my first instinct when they approached was to throw my hands in the air and say, "We're friendlies!" And I just had some venison sausage last night. Pretty good stuff.

Sausage Fingers in South Dakota...

Is this some Ancient Roman-Greco move?

Also: wtf is going on with this loser?