Though I was a little nervous about speaking at FORUM, yesterday, it went well.
Some topics I touched on;
• The lack of professionalism or at least substance in our local media.
• The AG’s ‘Faux’ investigation of SOS Jason Gant and Pat Powers,
• The money and influence in Pierre from ALEC and similiar organizations (I told them the only way Dems would take back Pierre was if they shut down the money machine from the right).
• The lack of ethics rules in our state for government employees and politicians.
• Political satire and the Dan Scott/Janklow VS. Randell Beck (Argus Leader) case.
• Sharing stories with the MSM.
• Suppression of editorial cartoons.
• Rigged bids in our city, the Events Center (I had a retired city employee approach me after FORUM that pretty much verified that it goes on).
• The city of Sioux Falls exploding debt.
• Tips and conspiracy theories and sorting it all out.
• What I ‘hold back on’
• My prediction that Huether and Staggers would be in the runoff for mayor. I told them about how they both were veracious campaigners.
• PREDICTION OF DAY: Huether is running for governor in 2014.
I really enjoyed actually ‘talking about’ what I do. People who know me, know I am not short on what I do (no pun intended).