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by lizard Although I have cringed at the titles of her pieces, Katie Baker, writing for Jezebel, has a must read follow up to her initial post titled Entire Montana Town Under Investigation for 80 Alleged Rapes. My Weekend In America’s So-Called ‘Rape Capital’ documents a literal weekend exploration of our suddenly infamous town. After [...] ...
4&20 Blackbirds - Thu 9:50 p.m. - 9 clicks 
Marnee Banks and John Adams are reporting that Ken Miller is the latest Montana candidate illegally using robocalls to get a message out to voters the same week that absentee ballots are being sent out. Unlike the targeted approach used by Attorney General candidate Pam Bucy, however, Miller seems to be blanketing the state, with over [...]...
Intelligent Discontent - Thu 4:33 p.m. - 11 clicks
Developer Denny recently released an outlandish and blatantly false ad attacking Sen. Tester and his record. The ad uses fake headlines from a fake newspaper. Oh, and what’s the ad called? “Honest.” Yup. You read that right. Rehberg’s team must have realized what a pile of crap this ad was because, as you can see [...]...
Intelligent Discontent - Thu 11:04 a.m. - 18 clicks
In 1851, the United States called a treaty council at Fort Laramie, Wyoming which was attended by 8,000 - 12,000 Indians from the Cheyenne, Arapaho, Shoshone, Crow, Assiniboine, Arikara, Gros Ventre, Mandan, and Hidatsa tribes. The purpose of the council and of the resulting treaty was to establish peace between the United States and the tribes, including a promise to protect Indians from Europe...
DailyKos (Montana) - Thu 8:46 a.m. - 12 clicks
The Republican candidates for governor hit Montana television this week with a series of advertisements designed to sell their agenda to the voters of Montana just as absentee ballots reached many mailboxes. Frontrunner Rick Hill promised to “Get the Job Done,” offering the same kind of vague promises that have marked his campaign from the [...]...
Intelligent Discontent - Wed 10:26 p.m. - 18 clicks
The Associated Press reports that SUPERCANDIDATE Neil Livingstone plans to…keep Montana’s economy growing, just like it has under Governor Schweitzer: Republican candidate for governor Neil Livingstone is promising that, if elected, he won’t take a salary until the state gets 1,000 new jobs — a figure that could be reached in just two months if [...]...
Intelligent Discontent - Wed 5:30 p.m. - 16 clicks
According to tipsters, Pam Bucy, candidate for Attorney General is conducting illegal robo calls to residents in Missoula. Apparently, the unsolicited calls are a recording of PSC Commissioner Gail Gutsche asking those receiving the robo call to support Bucy in this year’s Democratic Primary. The robo call even ends with the disclaimer “Paid for by Pam Bucy for Attorney [...]...
Intelligent Discontent - Tue 12:47 p.m. - 24 clicks
Rick Hill told the Helena Vigilante that one of the problems for Montana businesses is the workers’ compensation system: He also blames Montana’s convoluted and expensive worker’s compensation system, our costly automotive insurance, and our employment law. “We are not in the mainstream … and that makes it much more expensive to do business in [...]...
Intelligent Discontent - Mon 9:50 p.m. - 11 clicks
Loser: Equality Under the Law While I will certainly be voting for Steve Bullock in the general election given that his opponent belongs to a party that wants to criminalize same sex relationships, it was certainly disappointing to see Mr. Bullock stand against marriage equality this week. It’s probably a politically advantageous position, but it’s [...]...
Intelligent Discontent - Mon 8:08 p.m. - 11 clicks
Senator Jim Shockley, GOP Attorney General candidate endorsed by Conrad Burns is running some interesting ads. I’d dedicate some of your Monday to watching these TV spots – they’re definitely worth watching. Shockley for AG 1 Shockley for AG 2 Shockley for AG 3 Democratic candidates Jesse Laslovich and Pam Bucy are both running ads, [...]...
Intelligent Discontent - Mon 2:41 p.m. - 13 clicks
Before the tourists arrive en masse, the Glacier Park trail crews have to clear some of the winter’s deadfall from some of the trails. What follows are some pictures taken from two of the trails which are still crisscrossed with downed trees, making walking a bit of a challenge at times. ...
DailyKos (Montana) - Mon 2:41 p.m. - 7 clicks
by lizard I didn’t want to derail jhwygirl’s post taking Bullock to task for his political calculation to win an election, but this post is along the same lines, looking at another single issue revolt that may play some role in how some Montanans decide to vote: medical marijuana. Bullock may get a bit scraped [...] ...
4&20 Blackbirds - Fri 1:47 p.m. - 28 clicks
by jhwygirl Quite a dust storm kicking up over the gay marriage position articulated by Montana’s Democratic candidate for governor and current Attorney General Steve Bullock in a recent interview with Charles S. Johnson, Billings Gazette’s State Bureau Chief. Bullock joined all seven GOP candidates in an anti-gay marriage stance, taking what he surely felt [...] ...
4&20 Blackbirds - May 3 - 16 clicks
Big Arm, Montana, located on the Flathead Indian Reservation, was created after the reservation was opened for non-Indian settlement in 1910. Soon 600 non-Indians were living on land which had been occupied by a handful of Indians. At this time, a one-room school was built as a form of pride and hope for the new community. It was one of the first schools in Montana to teach Native American and h...
DailyKos (Montana) - May 2 - 2 clicks
by jhwygirl Still more rolling on the University of Montana rape scandal – the U.S. Department of Education is investigation the University of Montana over its handling of (at least) 11 rapes of UM students over the last 18 months. Title IX violations would be devastating, and have a disastrous effect on federal funding availability. [...] ...
4&20 Blackbirds - May 2 - 5 clicks
by jhwygirl County Attorney Fred Val Valkenburg was one of at least two Missoula officials who fired back at the U.S. Justice Department today with a denial of any wrong doing, saying that “we are deeply disturbed” by the allegations and current investigation into any wrongdoings by the county attorney, city police and the University [...] ...
4&20 Blackbirds - May 1 - 3 clicks
Jon Tester Public Policy Polling (PDF). 4/26-29. Montana voters. MoE ±3.2% (5.4% for Democratic primary sample) ( 11/28-30/2011 in parentheses): Jon Tester (D-inc) : 48 (45) Denny Rehberg (R) : 43 (47) Undecided : 9 (8) The Montana Senate race is one of the key ones for Senate control in 2010. Elected in 2006 by only a few thousand votes in a red state, amidst a Dem wave year an...
DailyKos (Montana) - May 1
by Pete Talbot I almost missed this comment. It was buried in the “Contact 4&20 Blackbirds” site. So, sure, Nancy, glad to help. Here’s the skinny: My husband and I have started a campaign to get Rush Limbaugh off the air in Missoula. We delivered a petition with over 1600 names to KGVO about a [...] ...
4&20 Blackbirds - May 1
Just as the Smithsonian Institution and its associated museums on the mall in Washington, D.C. attempts to capture the historic heart and soul of the United States, small town museums throughout the world attempt to do the same for their communities. Unlike the Smithsonian, however, these museums are supported primarily by enthusiastic volunteers and public donations rather than any taxpayer mon...
DailyKos (Montana) - Apr 30
Long before Europeans had even dreamt about the possibility of the Americas, the Bitterroot Salish, also known as the Flathead, were living in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana. For many generations the Bitterroot Salish occupied western Montana and the area east of the Rocky Mountains past the red paint caves near present-day Helena. They maintained a winter camp at the confluence of the Madison...
DailyKos (Montana) - Apr 26
One hundred years ago, Montana turned the corner from corporate colony to respectable statehood by restraining corporate participation in election campaigns. There could be no more compelling reason to retain Montana’s Corrupt Practices Act. If corporations expend money to sway candidate elections but refuse to be open and accountable, than a ban is required in order to...
DailyKos (Montana) - Apr 24
A Montana Republican School Superintendent and County Treasurer is accusing President Obama of treason and calling for his impeachment. Max Lenington (R), the elected County treasurer and school superintendent of Montana's most populous county, wrote in yesterday's Billings Gazette that President Obama: is assuredly the worst president in the 236 years of our existence, a te...
DailyKos (Montana) - Apr 21
The Governor of Montana had choice words for Mitt Romney today, saying that while he will probably win Montana, he will suffer in states where Latino votes are required for victory. Schweitzer also made a somewhat unusual point: that Romney, who has degraded and insulted hispanics during his Republican primary, will be unable to discuss his personal Mexican heritage as a way of making himsel...
DailyKos (Montana) - Apr 20
The expansion of the American empire westward across the Mississippi River was motivated by greed and supported by God. During the nineteenth century American greed was manifested in an obsession for privately owned land and for gold, silver, and other precious metals. Americans believed that the role of government was to obtain land and mineral rights from the Indian nations that owned them and...
DailyKos (Montana) - Apr 10
For any who may be reading this series for the first time: this is a thought experiment where I try to see what would happen if the size of the House of Representatives were doubled to 870 members from 435. This series is both highly theoretical and very unlikely to ever occur. These two states were relatively neutral to us this redistricting cycle. Washington, which gained a seat in the 2...
DailyKos (Montana) - Apr 9
I'm going to talk about something I care a lot about. Bear with me. In February, the Supreme Court of the United States blocked a ruling of the Montana Supreme Court. The case concerned a state law called the Corrupt Practices Act of 1912 that forbade corporate spending on Montana elections. An organization named Western Tradition Partnership had brought the case to arg...
DailyKos (Montana) - Mar 29
Yet again we see that working as a K street lobbyist does not prepare one to run for office, particularly in a race where damage control is required. In a hilarious news article today , Neil Livingstone, GOP candidate for Governor of Montana, clarified a previous statement that he was once a guest "on a yacht full of hookers in Monte Carlo." Speaking with the Associated Press , Livingstone...
DailyKos (Montana) - Mar 12 - 2 clicks
Three Montana TEA Party legislators issued their support for a federal judge in the state who sent racist emails , the Great Falls Tribune/AP reported today. Rep. David Howard , R-TEA Park City, wrote of Judge Richard Cebull, who sent the racist email: "Thank you for exercising your unalienable right of Free Speech. May God Bless you in everything you do." Rep. Ken Peterson , R-TEA Bil...
DailyKos (Montana) - Mar 8
One of America's top TEA Party imbeciles has called for President Obama to prove that he is eligible to be on the Montana ballot, or else have his name removed from it. Bob Wagner, the Montana state representative who once told CNN's Anderson Cooper that a person is ineligible to run for president unless both parents were born in America, is back at it again. Reviving Birtherism, Wagne...
DailyKos (Montana) - Mar 2
By now we've all heard of the disgusting racist joke which the "Honorable" Richard Cebull, Chief Judge for the District of Montana, forwarded to his like-minded friends. I think Judge Cebull should resign from the bench, or, if he will not, he should be impeached. I don't hold this view just because he's a racist, or even because he's a crude son of a bitch. He should be remove...
DailyKos (Montana) - Mar 2
Judge Richard Cebull, the Chief U.S. District judge in Billings, MT who was " strongly recommended " by Max Baucus and Conrad Burns in 2002, was busted yesterday for sending a racist email to his friends. ...
DailyKos (Montana) - Mar 1
GREAT FALLS (MT) TRIBUNE 2/29/12; “HELENA — Chief U.S. District Judge Richard Cebull on Wednesday admitted to sending a racially charged email about President Barack Obama from his courthouse chambers. Cebull, of Billings, was nominated by former President George W. Bush and received his commission in 2001 and has served as chief judge for the District of Montana since 2008.... ...
DailyKos (Montana) - Mar 1
So another senior official, Judge Cebull (Chief Judge for the District of Montana), has been caught out in racist behavior http://www.greatfallstribune.com/... This federal judge sent a racist Obama joke around to his pals, then when it got forwarded to a newspaper with his name of it, backpedaled to say it didn't reflect his racism, but his dislike of President Obama. The "joke" in questio...
DailyKos (Montana) - Feb 29
Richard F. Cebull, Chief U.S. District Judge, who used public computers to send a vile racist joke from his chambers about the President of the United States Richard F. Cebull is racist and a fool. He's also the Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Montana -- fo...
DailyKos (Montana) - Feb 29
The Great Falls Tribune is reporting that Chief Judge for the District of Montana, Richard Cebull, has sent a racist "joke" from his chambers. The "joke": A little boy said to his mother; 'Mommy, how come I'm black and you're white?' His mother replied, 'Don't even go there Barack! From what I can remember about that party, you're lucky you don't bark!' ...
DailyKos (Montana) - Feb 29
Lots of people are talking about taking a stand against Citizens United and a handful of places have already passed resolutions, but leave it to Montanans to launch a full-scale ballot initiative campaign. http://www.standwithmontanans.org/ I'm glad that a state like Montana is taking the lead here. Who can say anything bad about Montana?? ...
DailyKos (Montana) - Feb 28
Over the next several days Media Matters For America (MMFA) will be posting a 4 part series of articles highlighting the growing right wing extremism in Montana's Northwest corner. The series is penned by David Holthouse. Part 1 is titled Homeland On The Range . It focuses on April Gaede's group Pioneer Little Europe , and its growing ties to the nativist anti-government "Pat...
Left in the West - Feb 27
Frequent Daily Kos poster, Ojibwa, has put out a call to represent . If you've never been a Kossack, now's your chance to find out what it's all about. While you're there, be sure to check Ojibwa's photo diaries of Montana. They are somewhat breathtaking. ...
Left in the West - Feb 27
Having just returned from Washington DC and a meeting with Dennis Rehberg, the blogger and twitterer ILIKEWOODS reports this to a post from Don Pogreba : You all want to hear this! I went to DC last week and I and my 8 other friends found out that Rehberg doesn't plan on dumping that border bill! He told us in about a half an hour interview that he thinks we still need this bill! His reaso...
Left in the West - Feb 27
Taking no crap. Rick Hasen brings word from 1 First Street, NE, that the Supreme Court of the United States has stayed the order of the Montana Supreme Court which had upheld a ban in Montana state races on corporations funding independent expenditure ads, pending the expected filing of a petition for a writ of certiorari for the Supremes to review the case on the merits and, as I've ...
DailyKos (Montana) - Feb 17
