Wild Card/Tuesday -- 1/24/06
Wow! It's been difficult to stay on the blog horse today with so many taking turns trying to knock me off. But I can hold on to the buzzer ... or 6 p.m. ... whichever comes first. If you have a thread to start, you…
TUESDAY, JAN. 24, 2006
Do KCo Repubs Smell Blood?
Kootenai County Republican Central Committee Meeting: 7 tonight -- North Idaho College, Student Union Building, Blue Creek RoomAgenda Includes:Introduction of Special Guests: Steve Casey – Candidate for Superintendent for Public InstructionNew Business:Fred Ostermeyer – College System funding1% Property tax initiative – Sharon CulbrethReports:Pachyderm Club Announcements:Berry…
Not Playing Well @ Georgetown
Members of the audience, some wearing black hoods, stand up and turn their backs on Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, rear center, as he speaks at Georgetown University Law School earlier today. Answering the Bush administration's critics, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Tuesday that warrantless surveillance…
Larry Craig Embraces Podcasting
"Idaho Senator Larry Craig announced today the addition of several tools to expand opportunities for Idahoans to be involved in the political process. Central to the offering is his new "podchat," which allows Idahoans to ask him questions and hear his answers in his own…
High Fashion @ Sundance Film Festival
A collection of boots worn by people attending the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, Monday. Publicists, actors, filmmakers and film fans showed their style in their cold weather footwear during the 25th Sundance Film Festival. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
Question No. 2 -- Anti-Gay Marriage Bill
Issue: Idaho gay marriage fight begins again: Bill must win two-thirds majority approval in the House and Senate before going before voters/Kyle Arnold, Associated PressRep. Nicole LeFavour, D-Boise, the state's only openly gay legislator: "A small group of people want to make an election issue…
Editor Smith Spanks Huckleberry Hound
"It should come as no surprise to those who know me that I am offended by the frame of this question. I thought we had moved past these nasty little stereotypes a long time ago."The shocker isn't that booze is involved. The shocker is that…
Question No. 2 -- County Commissioner Races
Issue: Piazza hoping third time's a charm in run for county commissioner: Former county employee to challenge Brodie/Marc Stewart, Coeur d'Alene PressDFO: You have to give Rich points for persistence.Question: Are Commissioners Katie Brodie and Gus Johnson vulnerable to a Republican challenge in the spring…
Facts/Any Mouse Fires Back
re: The following was circulated over the weekend to Kootenai County Republicans by Any Mouse (aka Facts). You'll see he distorts what happened to him recently. He was given the boot for not following directions to post his question to the appropriate place and being…
D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.