A Progressive on the Prairie

Hats off to Trent Dlugosh. Playing off the name of a pro-Thune, Daschle-bashing blog operated by a paid member of the Thune campaign, Trent has launched Thune v South Dakota.

December 9th, 2004 | Category: Politics, SD Blogosphere | Leave a comment

Ben Hanten at Daily Caucus caught something that slipped by me during my absence from blogging. Seems two of the leading Daschle-bashing, pro-Thune blogs were run by people paid by Thune.
Jon Lauck labeled his “Daschle v. Thune” blog as one “Analyzing the Biggest Senate Race in the USA.” Seems Jon neglected to tell [...]

December 1st, 2004 | Category: Politics, SD Blogosphere | Comments (1)

Meant to post this for a bit now but welcome to Proud Liberal, a thoughtful liberal blog coming out of South Dakota. Trent has been added to the blogroll.

September 22nd, 2004 | Category: Politics, SD Blogosphere | Leave a comment

To the Lennox woman whose letter to the editor said radio talk show hosts and bloggers have “diarrhea mouth.” Perhaps I should be offended because it was prompted in part by the Argus article on bloggers, of which I was a part. Thing is, she’s more right than not.

August 27th, 2004 | Category: SD Blogosphere | Leave a comment

Yes, the Argus Leader article on South Dakota political blogs ran this morning and, yes, I was in it. Quite frankly, much ado (largely beforehand) about little. Political blogs are hot items now and recently but I still think they may have jumped the shark and collapse of their own weight after the election. [...]

August 9th, 2004 | Category: Blog/Internet, SD Blogosphere | Comments (1)

Let me first say I have never been a Gannett/Argus Leader fan. With that, it appears the circle jerk bloggers are working themselves into a frenzy about the Argus again. Gazing intently at each other’s navels, they are starting to cry censorship, echoing each other’s claims that the Argus is engaged in a “major make [...]

August 7th, 2004 | Category: SD Blogosphere | Leave a comment

Randell Beck tries to explain but does not do it well.

July 26th, 2004 | Category: Media, SD Blogosphere | Leave a comment

Anyone who reads this knows how much I disagree with the circle jerk bloggers and their fellow travelers. They are correct, though, in calling Randell Beck of the Argus Leader to task for comments he made in announcing an Argus Leader political blog in his weekly editorial column. What they found most offensive was the [...]

July 26th, 2004 | Category: Media, SD Blogosphere | Leave a comment

Welcome to a new South Dakota blog, South Dakotans for a Sound Society.  Their introductory statement and initial posts indicate they should be a nice addition to area blogspace.

July 20th, 2004 | Category: Politics, SD Blogosphere | Leave a comment