Aaron Flint posted on June 16, 2012 17:42 :: 1370 Views As I have been broadcasting and blogging live from The Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada for RightOnline, the first US Senate debate between Jon Tester (D) and Denny Rehberg (R) took place in Big Sky, Montana. I am writing this post shortly after the Read More…
Aaron Flint posted on June 16, 2012 13:46 :: 1011 Views I had the opportunity to chat with conservative commentator Michelle Malkin during last year’s RightOnline conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota. One of the things that struck me about Michelle Malkin was her focus on Western issues, something that is oftentimes left out of the national dialogue. In Minneapolis, Read More…
It’s quite a show when you can book the man known as “the gossip king of Vegas.” To top it all off, “the gossip King of Vegas” also happens to be a native Montanan. On Friday he joined us for our live show of “Voices of Montana” from Las Vegas. He’s had a long career as a Read More…
“This president does not have a strategy to contain, defeat, or win.” Potential of over 300 New Jobs in Central MT Should you go solar? Consider these factors first… Former SC Congressman says people will make good decisions about energ… ‘This president I think is unilaterally disarming our country as it re… Rep. Jeff Essmann Read More…
“This president does not have a strategy to contain, defeat, or win.” Potential of over 300 New Jobs in Central MT Should you go solar? Consider these factors first… Former SC Congressman says people will make good decisions about energ… ‘This president I think is unilaterally disarming our country as it re… Rep. Jeff Essmann Read More…
UPDATED June 14, 2012 In case you missed it, North Dakota voters rejected an effort to eliminate property taxes at the polls earlier this week. Stateline has this: North Dakota voters shied away from several controversies at the polls Tuesday (June 13), including bids to eliminate property taxes, to prevent the University of North Dakota Read More…
Aaron Flint posted on June 12, 2012 13:32 :: 1009 Views I just received this word from columnist George Ochenski via e-mail: Thought you should know (in preparation for tomorrow’s show) that I have been hired by the Missoulian and my column will henceforth show up in every Monday’s paper starting next Monday. And, yes, Read More…
Aaron Flint posted on June 12, 2012 08:43 :: 1339 Views UPDATED JUNE 16th, 2012 I’m not taking credit for this action, however, earlier this week I stated on this blog that the Montana Republican Party needs to remove a plank from their official party platform that supports a law that “declares homosexual acts illegal.” As Read More…
Aaron Flint posted on June 12, 2012 07:44 :: 1368 Views All eyes in the tax world are on Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) through his role as Chairman of the US Senate Finance Committee. Why? “Taxmageddon” and the pending automatic tax hikes at the end of the year. How does it impact you here in Montana? The average Read More…
“We got beat.” Those are the words of Montana politico, and President Obama’s campaign manager, Jim Messina. Politico’s “Playbook” has this: “In an e-mail to supporters that bore the subject line ‘We got beat,’ Obama campaign manager Jim Messina wrote: ‘We knew this moment would come when Romney secured the nomination. What happens next is Read More…
Aaron Flint posted on June 08, 2012 09:44 :: 2378 Views UPDATED More to follow, but, I did just get off the phone with the Ronan Schools Superintendent who confirmed that Ronan Principal Tom Stack will now be “moving on.” This, as the principal is now making national headlines for allegedly censoring an Oscar-winning speaker for being a Read More…
Aaron Flint posted on June 07, 2012 16:32 :: 9182 Views UPDATED I received a response from Robert Meyerowitz, the editor of The Missoula Independent, in regard to the cancellation of George Ochenski’s opinion column with the paper. Here’s what he had to say: MEYEROWITZ: “Wading into his columns, changing headlines”? What do you think Read More…
“This president does not have a strategy to contain, defeat, or win.” Potential of over 300 New Jobs in Central MT Should you go solar? Consider these factors first… Former SC Congressman says people will make good decisions about energ… ‘This president I think is unilaterally disarming our country as it re… Rep. Jeff Essmann Read More…
“This president does not have a strategy to contain, defeat, or win.” Potential of over 300 New Jobs in Central MT Should you go solar? Consider these factors first… Former SC Congressman says people will make good decisions about energ… ‘This president I think is unilaterally disarming our country as it re… Rep. Jeff Essmann Read More…
“This president does not have a strategy to contain, defeat, or win.” Potential of over 300 New Jobs in Central MT Should you go solar? Consider these factors first… Former SC Congressman says people will make good decisions about energ… ‘This president I think is unilaterally disarming our country as it re… Rep. Jeff Essmann Read More…
Aaron Flint posted on June 07, 2012 11:37 :: 1052 Views Larry Sabato with The University of Virginia Center for Politics calls Montana’s US Senate race a toss-up, while saying the governor’s race leans Republican. Kyle Kondik writes this for “Sabato’s Crystal Ball:” Finally, in Montana, ex-Rep. Rick Hill (R) advanced from a crowded Republican field to Read More…
“This president does not have a strategy to contain, defeat, or win.” Potential of over 300 New Jobs in Central MT Should you go solar? Consider these factors first… Former SC Congressman says people will make good decisions about energ… ‘This president I think is unilaterally disarming our country as it re… Rep. Jeff Essmann Read More…
Aaron Flint posted on June 06, 2012 15:05 :: 1020 Views “In a result most political observers expected,” The Great Falls Tribune reports, “Attorney General Steve Bullock on Tuesday cruised to the Democratic Party’s nomination for governor where he’ll face former Montana GOP congressman Rick Hill in the 2012 general election.” Despite a hard-fought primary Read More…
Aaron Flint posted on June 06, 2012 12:29 :: 1303 Views The MEA-MFT is certainly the most powerful labor union in Montana. Eric Feaver is the head of the MEA-MFT, representing school teachers and other public employees. Feaver certainly is known for his candid, get-to-the-point style. Following Wisconsin’s recall effort, I thought it would be Read More…
“This president does not have a strategy to contain, defeat, or win.” Potential of over 300 New Jobs in Central MT Should you go solar? Consider these factors first… Former SC Congressman says people will make good decisions about energ… ‘This president I think is unilaterally disarming our country as it re… Rep. Jeff Essmann Read More…
Aaron Flint posted on June 05, 2012 14:07 :: 1065 Views As CNN Money reports, “North Dakota led its peers with an economic expansion of 7.6%. The state benefited from a boom in oil drilling, with new technology making it possible to tap oil in the Bakken area.” While North Dakota leads the country in economic growth, Montana Read More…
“This president does not have a strategy to contain, defeat, or win.” Potential of over 300 New Jobs in Central MT Should you go solar? Consider these factors first… Former SC Congressman says people will make good decisions about energ… ‘This president I think is unilaterally disarming our country as it re… Rep. Jeff Essmann Read More…
Aaron Flint posted on June 05, 2012 12:16 :: 1294 Views UPDATED June 18th, 2012 The EPA is not using drones to spy on ranchers. Instead they are using small, piloted airplanes, as The Washington Post reports: This is the part that’s true: For more than a decade, EPA inspectors have flown over farmland in Read More…
Obama Campaign Manager, and former Chief of Staff to US Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT), Jim Messina took a lot of heat from the left and right alike when helped broker a deal with the pharmaceutical drug industry to get their support of the president’s health care bill. Following a US House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee investigation, Read More…
“This president does not have a strategy to contain, defeat, or win.” Potential of over 300 New Jobs in Central MT Should you go solar? Consider these factors first… Former SC Congressman says people will make good decisions about energ… ‘This president I think is unilaterally disarming our country as it re… Rep. Jeff Essmann Read More…
If corporations hold so much sway over Montana decision makers, how come three corporations couldn’t even convince the Montana Supreme Court to acknowledge the supremacy of the US Supreme Court? That’s just one of the questions posed by conservative columnist and commentator George Will as he looks at the state’s challenge to Citizens United. He Read More…
Gov Brian Schweitzer (D-MT) appears to desire, as part of his legacy as Governor, a free-roaming bison herd in Montana. This, according to a quote in The New York Times “Green” blog. For Mr. Schweitzer, bringing back the buffalo has become something of a mission. “A hundred years from now, no one is going to Read More…
“This president does not have a strategy to contain, defeat, or win.” Potential of over 300 New Jobs in Central MT Should you go solar? Consider these factors first… Former SC Congressman says people will make good decisions about energ… ‘This president I think is unilaterally disarming our country as it re… Rep. Jeff Essmann Read More…
And now, the latest from the land of $5 cups of coffee. The Seattle City Council has had its say when it comes to shipping cleaner burning Powder River Basin coal from Montana and Wyoming. CBS News has this: The Seattle City Council unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday opposing the development of coal-export terminals in Washington state Read More…
“This president does not have a strategy to contain, defeat, or win.” Potential of over 300 New Jobs in Central MT Should you go solar? Consider these factors first… Former SC Congressman says people will make good decisions about energ… ‘This president I think is unilaterally disarming our country as it re… Rep. Jeff Essmann Read More…