Yes, they spend our taxdollars on stupid press conferences like this.
l3wis Watch as the city greenhorn gets cut off with his rambling . . .
2014
Rounds is starting to look like his hero Reagan more and more everyday
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Was Larry Pressler having a few ‘senior moments’ in yesterday’s ‘100 Eyes’ interview? He sure was. He talked about how our military should use more lasers and how the US military should stop giving our AK-47’s away (Hey Larry, I’m not even a gun person, but I think we use M-16’s). He also talked about how he voted for Obama instead of ‘Ted’ Romney (whoever that guy is). The best part of the interview was when he couldn’t decide whether he was pro-life or pro-choice (which really makes you pro-choice). Even with all of Larry’s fumbling about guns and abortion, I’m not as concerned about his memory loss as Governor Rounds. He seems to be pulling a Ronald Reagan lately.
I had a contributor to this post
Just look at Rounds’ involvement, with not only EB-5, but the No-Bid contracts legacy.
It’s interesting to note a bit of wiggle room in Mike Rounds’ statement given to KELO TV broadcasted on October 2, 2014. Many South Dakotans have tried to open the veil of secrecy of the No-Bid contract system of state government for many years. Marian Michael Rounds and Dennis Daugaard have opened the doors just a crack. Too bad it took an unusual suicide and the fleecing of international money to move it into the forefront.
He states there was no conspiracy. In the decades following the election of William Janklow in 1978, the Republican governors who followed worked the tried and true process of closing all pretenses of open government. Let me try to explain how questionable conspiracy has become such a way of life in South Dakota state government, those in power can no longer see it.
A hallmark of the 1970 election of Richard Kniep was “open the booksâ€. The decades long good old boys club of GOP rule in Pierre caused the power holders to become sloppy during the Farrar years. The people of South Dakota finally had enough of it. The groundswell of support for cleaning up the mess brought a group of legislators to Pierre to do the cleaning.  The no-bid contracts, special access passes and other conspiratorial activities exposed during the 1970 campaigns gave the Democrats in power the mission to open government.
We began to hear things like sunshine laws, open meetings rules, open records acts and other phrases new to our ears. We had leaders with a zeal unmatched before or after to make government clean. The first 4 years of the Kniep administration moved the state into a modern reporting period. We also had a fantastic group of Republican legislators who were very helpful in accomplishing these goals, but make no mistake the leadership of the Kniep administration made open records, law.
The electoral success of Bill Janklow began the information dismantling process. We have been through two Janklow periods, Miller, Mickelson, Rounds and now the Daugaard terms where secrecy is the way of life. No more open government. No more answering questions. No more meetings records are kept. E-Mails destroyed (BTW, any IT person worth their salt would be able to go back to the years of backup tapes federal law requires them to keep to get the data).
Secrecy is such a way of life now in state government, Mike Rounds can look comfortably into a camera and say a no-bid contract signed by a state employee to himself is just fine because it keeps South Dakota competitive in the EB-5 world. His office’s receipt of the legal documents from California and his denial of notice add an interesting twist to his involvement. Janklow might have been able to convince the world of his ways but Rounds’ actions keep getting muddier. How many of you have been actually in the Governor’s office suite in Pierre. It is a small set of offices. The service of legal papers on the staff would create a bit of a stir. The main door to the private governor’s office is mere inches from the secretaries desk. The secretaries of past governors present items to the office with expediency. If the Chief of Staff accepts the paperwork, it is put immediately on the governor’s calendar.
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We can be assured AG Marty Jackley has possibly performed a shallow investigation or likely none at all. What we’ll likely find out at some point after the November balloting are the results of the forensic work of the Federal investigators. The Federal investigations do not happen overnight or in public. Mike Rounds like the other governors tainted by the no-bid contracts they approve are currently hiding behind a very thin veil likely pulled back after the election.
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To the suckers who believe the Mike Rounds “I see nothing†story here is what it sounded like from our childhood:
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UPDATE: Get ready for a ‘Parking Apocolypse’ at the EC tonight.
UPDATE: Okay, I am wrong once in awhile. I talked to some concert goers a bit ago. They told me several positive things, so I am trying to save face. They said the parking was fine, that the lines at concessions moved fast, and it was truly sold out. They also said the bathrooms (mens) went smooth. They said the only negative was that the women’s bathrooms had long lines.
Hey, KDLT, I posted about this in July, glad you finally woke up and did a story about it. I was a little off in my post, it was a date change instead of a location change. I will have to give them credit though, they were the only local MSM to report about the change that had been rescheduled months ago;
Going to a high school football game is supposed to be fun. But, for the Washington Warriors and Huron Tigers, Thursday night’s game lost its luster. The game was rescheduled from Friday to Thursday thanks to a sold-out concert at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center.
City leaders claim there is enough parking around the events center for big events. Their latest request to have this football game rescheduled though proves there might not be enough spots to go around if there is more than one event taking place.
Sue Crell, concerned parent said, “During the discussion time when they were thinking of building the premier center and the whole nine yards, issues about the parking were always brought up.”
If the city is worried about 1,500 fans affecting the parking at the EC, we are going to have some issues. I suspect parking tonight out there will be a nightmare. Good luck Aldean fans.
The funny part is that the city probably wants parking issues at these sold out events so they can push for a parking ramp at the location. I guess city employees have even joked (rumor) about building a ramp in administration meetings. I think the comment was, “We’ll just build a ramp in a couple of years.”
Meet Tony Bartholomaus, Candidate for Minnehaha County Auditor
Tony is first and most importantly a husband and father of two. His family is his strength and greatest joy. He has a beautiful wife Ashley, who is a successful Realtor. Two sons Nolan(6) and Lincoln(3). “There is always some sort of excitement going on at our house.”
He was educated in the Midwest at Winona State University in lovely Winona MN. He has lived in Rochester MN and Minneapolis as well, but now calls Sioux Falls his home. “Sioux Falls is the perfect place to raise a family. Good schools, Good people, the town has everything you need, and family friendly.”
“My goal I to make Sioux Falls an even better place to live. The longevity of the city and the county is important to me and my family. As auditor my goal is to help get the county back on track fiscally. We need to find new means of income that won’t burden the home owners with more taxes, we need to spend wisely, and make sure every area of county governance is held accountable.”
Why is Tony the best candidate for auditor?
He has years of experience in the financial sector. Working with budgets, credit, and finance is his day to day job. “The success of the county moving forward is going to depend on the financial stability of the county. Understanding finance is a must for this position.”
Putting extra time and effort is a trademark for Tony. Each week he puts in extra hours to make sure his clients and customers needs are being met. This work ethic wont change when he begins working for the county. “Getting things back on track in the Auditor’s office is going to take a lot of work, but for the citizens of Minnehaha County it’s a job that needs to get done.”
Tony believes that every ones’ vote is important. ” The mistakes in the election process need to stop. Confidence in the electoral process needs to be restored. Minnehaha County has the best people helping with elections, the leadership and vision is what is lacking.” – Help me change this by voting in November.
Thank you for interest in my candidacy.
NEW Meeting apparel for the SF City Council
To heck with watching TV or scolding Kermit because he doesn’t have the infinite wisdom that Erpenchickenbachbach has, it’s nappy time.
