I asked Kootenai County Clerk Dan English about Doug Burr's idea of voting for the late Ron Rankin as a quixotic protest vote. Remember? Doug said he couldn't bring himself to vote absentee for Repub Katie Brodie, whom he sees as another Hagadone mouthpiece, so…
Imagine if you will the uproar if the Republicans had superimposed John Kerry/Edwards head in the poster above. The Lefties would be scuh-reaming bloody murder and saying the Right was insensitive to handicapped people. A Demo state rep. from Tennessee allowed his staff to circulate…
James Taranto's Best of the Web offers this insight into John Edwards' ridiculous comment that people like Christopher Reeve will walk if Kerry/Edwards do their job right:Columnist Charles Krauthammer is outraged by John Edwards's comment earlier this week that "if we do the work that…
re: John Rook's tribute to Ron Rankin here... not a dry eye in the house... wish I knew him...looks like a lot of people missed out. He sounded like a guy who would appreciate my signature that is at the bottom of my e-mails: "Life…
Just talked to Alice Rankin, Ron's widow. She's doing as well as can be expected after losing the love of her life. She told me that Ron's heart was fine from the double bypass surgery. But he'd sprung a leak somewhere and bled to death…
I'm so depressed with this campaign I don't know where to start. The debates confirmed my strong belief that the process of selecting the party candidates is broken. The fact that our choice for president is between these two men is a disgrace. There are…
I'm just beginning to post, so the Quick Fix 6 should be ready in an hour. Until then, pleaz take time to answer the question just below. I'm curious what you think about the debates. While you wait, you can contemplate these bumpersnickers I saw…
If you believe, as I do, that John Kerry's mention of Dick Cheney's lesbian daughter, Mary, (left in photo) in the third debate was a cheap shot, you must read James Taranto's superb analysis of it on the Best of the Web here.
Remember when all the D's were guffawing about Dubya's hometown paper endorsing Kerry? Well, turnabout is fair play. Share The Truth sends along a dyne-oh!-mite endorsement of Dubya from Flipflop's home paper, the Lowell Sun, here.
I've been slammed with the Endorsement Summit and trying to catch up. Therefore, I didn't read the Coeur d'Alene Press yesterday ... and missed its story play re: Ron Rankin's death. 1C? Secondary story? C'mon. If I didn't know something about Brand X Editor Mike…
Years ago, the late Ron Rankin told Big John Rook how he'd like to have his epitaph read. You can see why it's so appropriate: "A hard dog to keep under the porch"Bingo.
Just contacted English Funeral Home/CdA re: Ron Rankin's funeral services. Here's the scoop. The services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the LDS church on 4th, with burial to follow in the Forest Cemetery. Viewing will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at…
During the last few elections, when the rhetoric starts getting really nasty and I get tired of it, I have voted by absentee ballot just to get it over with in my mind (so I can then ignore all the nonsense). I've never been an…
(This e-mail from John Rook re: his friend Ron Rankin is very, very long and it's very, very worth reading.)Dave, I have nothing but fond memories of the 20 plus years I counted Ron Rankin as my friend. When the CDA power structure headed by…
Since I don't have the time -- or the dependable blog today -- I'll leave you with Michelle Malkin's blog comments. They're superb today. She talks of the 30 Chechen terrorists who have entered the U.S. through our vulnerable southern border, national Demo bigotry and…
Don't look now, but KVNI talkmeister Dick Haugen is setting up a three-way election analysis interview with Demo Mike Kennedy and myself for Monday morning, Nov. 1. Stay tuned.
Have you heard anything about funeral arrangements for Ron, S-R site seems to have some issues this morning. Thought your words, and those of Mike Kennedy, did a good job of describing who Ron was; not an easy task! Although sometimes over the top, Ron…
Blog Central is experiencing technical difficulties. I'll try to blog this morning before going to Spokane for the great prez debate for endorsement purposes. But no promises. It might be much later today before I can blog again -- DFO
*Intel report prompts senator to close office: 'I would not bring my two sons to the Capitol between now and the election'/AP: What? A Democrat who considers terrorism more than a "nuisance"?*U.S. steps up attacks before Ramadan: To prevent repeat of violence at start of…
After fighting off the after effects of double bypass surgery, Ron Rankin, 75, of Kidd Island Bay died around 6 this morning at Kootenai Medical Center. Kerri Thoresen, Ron's daughter, called just now to confirm this sad fact. He leaves behind his wife of 55…
How strange that Kerry's misspoken reference to Dubya's non-existent timber company is being blamed by the BAM Networks not on Kerry or his staff, but on an urban legend on the Internet, since corrected. This site was Kerry's staff's source, n'est'ce-pas? Is this revenge for…
I've recently stumbled upon the political art work of Noah Kroese/The Argonaut. And am duly impressed. Dunno about his political leanings. But he can doodle. It's nice to add another fine 'toonist to my Northwest stable (David Horse/P-I, Eric Devericks/Times and freelancer Milt Priggee). You…
*Bush's campaign office in Spokane burglarized, vandalized/Seattle Times: Seems Demo hate for Dubya has given rise to vandalism. If Lefties didn't believe in gun control, I'd be worried.*Poll: Kerry up by 3: Weekend survey has margin of error of 2.9 percentage points/Reuters & Post poll…
Sad that Christopher Reeve didn't get to walk just one time before he left. But what a life and fight he gave us all before he left. Good Bye, Superman... Cis The RetiredDFO: Well said. Christopher Reeve battle nobly.
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.