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The Zogby poll

South Dakota’s J.A.I.L.ers are trumpeting a Zogby poll that J.A.I.L.er-in-Chief Bill Stegmeier supposedly commissioned. I agree with a comment Stegmeier left here about it. If the poll is accurate, it does prove how effective a campaign of lies can be.

I have not seen the actual poll, only what Stegmeier has said here and elsewhere. […]

Reviewing the rebuttal

Since South Dakota J.A.I.L.er-in-Chief Bill Stegmeier posted a comment (and actually used his name on this visit), I’m happy to reply. Remember, this comment comes from the man who last year agreed Amendment E would apply to “every school board, city council, county commission, professional licensing board, in fact every citizen board in the state […]

The Clarence Thomas visit

Word is finally out that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas visited the USD campus on Thursday. It was a “by invitation only” appearance that was kept secret for security reasons.

My oldest daughter was among those invited to meet with Thomas. I speculate that is because her honors paper last semester was on the religion […]

Book Review: The Expected One (2006)

Pop culture may attribute it to Dan Brown. But fascination with Mary Magdalene is centuries old. That said, were it not for Brown’s bestseller, The Da Vinci Code, Kathleen McGowan’s The Expected One likely would not have had the draw to hit bestseller lists. Of course, McGowan’s back story on the novel and the press […]

J.A.I.L.’s Lies – Part 11

This may end up being a never-ending series given the fact Amendment E proponents seem to have compulsion to mislead the public. The latest comes in South Dakota J.A.I.L.er-in-Chief Bill Stegmeier’s response to a recent op-ed piece by Sioux Falls attorney Dean Nasser Jr. But Stegmeier’s response is largely a repetition of the same old […]