tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-159277202024-03-21T21:55:56.736-06:00Spittin' in the SnakeEspousing progressive viewpoints in Idaho is similar to spittin' in the Snake (River). Doesn't seem to make much difference, not even a wave.Foundingdaughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12872942063074053642noreply@blogger.comBlogger94125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15927720.post-24842490115658998832023-11-27T23:38:00.003-07:002023-11-28T15:20:42.821-07:00"I'm baaack! Where to begin?When working as a correspondent for the Times News in the late 1990s to early 2000s, instructions were passed on from News Corp that future articles were to present both sides of a topic. This required submissions to include opposition views on any subject, resulting in articles that often spread opinions and statements meant to give equal weight to the original subject--early "alternative Foundingdaughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12872942063074053642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15927720.post-11198131076311542382008-10-02T08:32:00.000-06:002008-10-02T08:33:04.899-06:00Putin Overhead!I have to question if it's Putin or Santa Claus.Foundingdaughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12872942063074053642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15927720.post-39101319788789451312008-07-07T08:46:00.002-06:002008-07-07T08:50:39.062-06:00Even in Magic Valley, Idahoans are starting to get the picture.More financial woes wait in wingsWhile many of my fears have come true, there are some biggies waiting in the wings.Despite propaganda about our economy "recovering," why even pretend that the White House is capable of telling the truth?Unpaid credit card balances are more than $850 billion and rising fast - and this just for the United States. In the last quarter of 2007, Capital One wrote off $Foundingdaughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12872942063074053642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15927720.post-38062578897646997582008-06-30T13:38:00.002-06:002008-06-30T13:41:29.171-06:00Now this is me exercising political correction-ness in Idaho.Correction. An e-mail to James Wright, editor of the Times-News resulted in this response:"Sharon:We ran this in the paper. Did you submit it to the website, as well?"Lord, I love that man!Foundingdaughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12872942063074053642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15927720.post-90369991311833129612008-06-30T11:53:00.002-06:002008-06-30T11:55:26.104-06:00Define "political correctness" for me, Idaho.NOTE: To my one reader - this response was posted under the letter, but I guess they're tired of hearing about this as it didn't appear on the web site for reader's comments.FDQuit carrying 'political correctness' to nth degreeI hope the rhetoric used by officials of the Idaho Democratic Party is not indicative of the whole.If it is, the party deserves to lose ground this fall. I am referring to Foundingdaughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12872942063074053642noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15927720.post-61266477075996192812008-05-18T14:37:00.005-06:002008-05-18T15:41:58.178-06:00Take note, Idaho. Nate is great!Sometimes it's difficult to even say the word e-e-e-election after the last 7 years. The resurrected Swift Boaters are eating money and preparing to take a BIG DUMP of you-know-what all over the Dem candidate; the flatus so far is merely a whiff. Recently, someone whom I consider to be an exceptionally intelligent Democrat actually related one of Sean Hannity's bile-soaked statements as if it Foundingdaughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12872942063074053642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15927720.post-76019235952265758692008-05-02T15:48:00.000-06:002008-05-02T15:50:29.100-06:00But, but, imported radioactive material can always be credited for Idaho's overwhelming Bush support!Is there nothing about which this administration does not lie?Mark Morford writes: "The truth is as sad as it is revolting: You have been lied to, again and again, perhaps even more than you imagined...perhaps like no other time in American history, in a more carefully orchestrated and widespread effort than any presidential administration has managed to attempt in the past."George W. Bush and Foundingdaughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12872942063074053642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15927720.post-1598904757626216652008-04-24T10:11:00.001-06:002008-04-24T10:14:41.078-06:00Make Sense of the World? Let's Make Sense of Idaho FirstStory published at magicvalley.com on Sunday, April 20, 2008Last modified on Monday, April 21, 2008 7:59 AM MDTOur agenda? Helping you make sense of the worldBy James G. WrightWhat's our agenda?Lots of people think we have one, though none can agree on what that agenda might be.Last week we ran a letter from a reader who suggested that we ran another letter - actually a compilation of bad jokes Foundingdaughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12872942063074053642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15927720.post-42176514392195420852008-04-24T10:09:00.001-06:002008-04-24T10:11:47.829-06:00Too Many Idahoans Watch Too Much TV; read!Obama’s remark about small town bitterness arising from lost jobs is all over the media. The uproar he caused by telling the truth may have caused you to miss other equally-important news.There were more than 90,000 March 2008 bankruptcy filings, 30% higher than a year ago.The true current unemployment rate is 13%, reported at 5.1% thanks to government changes to reporting. http://Foundingdaughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12872942063074053642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15927720.post-60281533389126209652008-02-28T09:18:00.000-07:002008-02-28T09:19:34.962-07:00Wallets out, Idaho! They even want the moths.Fear not, America! Those bankers whose push for deregulation resulted in their ability to feed their greed and create the huge subprime crisis have come up with a solution! You! How about a Federal Homeowner Preservation Corporation they proposed recently to Congress designed to “buy up billions of dollars in troubled mortgages at a deep discount, forgive debt above the current market value ofFoundingdaughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12872942063074053642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15927720.post-15476217965028237112008-02-02T08:19:00.000-07:002008-02-02T08:35:39.044-07:00"You've heard of the wonders our land does possess...it's beautiful valleys and hills, the majestic forests where nature abounds, to love every nook I take pills." State Song of Idaho. NOTE: I managed to derail this discussion of the usual request for more conservative columnists when I quoted a bit of Dan Cooper’s new book “Naked Launch” covering his part in the start-up of FOX News. The discussion is edited. Go to: http://www.caos.us/2008/01/Foundingdaughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12872942063074053642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15927720.post-496217491272121692008-01-29T18:42:00.000-07:002008-01-29T18:45:11.357-07:00Only in Idaho do mountains of facts fail to impress...Just last night, Bush said: “In the long run, Americans can be confident about our economic growth;” in Bush-speak the qualifying term is “our.” Not you.The dollar is poised on the diving board, ready to jump with any more interest rate cuts by the Fed. Those raw materials and goods we import? Think. Will foreign countries still want to provide the same goods at the same price if our money isFoundingdaughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12872942063074053642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15927720.post-79630501289487073702008-01-20T19:33:00.000-07:002008-01-20T19:35:14.956-07:00Idahoans, your future was being hijacked......even while some of you voted for people like B/Silly Sali.Economist Jim Cramer appeared on Hardball on January 19, palpably disgusted withthe president’s “incentive” plan, noting that buying the kids new sneakers won’tsave our economy. Especially since mortgage insurance companies have only anumber of weeks before they admit they don’t have the resources to cover the $450billion in mortgages Foundingdaughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12872942063074053642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15927720.post-8829749545052965082008-01-17T16:41:00.000-07:002008-01-17T16:44:57.815-07:00Living in Idaho is no excuseWhile reading an article in a British newspaper online a few weeks ago, I noticed that most of the comments were from Americans, even to the point that a Brit questioned whether the availability of similar information was that scarce in America.He has no idea.What have you seen about Sybil Edmonds and what she discovered during her 6 months as a Turkish translator for the FBI? Look hard.On Foundingdaughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12872942063074053642noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15927720.post-74917128747479000182007-11-24T11:11:00.000-07:002007-11-24T11:13:16.666-07:00Red Idaho PotatoesI wonder what measures a devoted Idaho Bushie will use to ensure a twitch-free conscience when the truth is no longer avoidable? Is it possible that by ignoring it for so long, they have lost the ability of discernment?Maybe they’ll adopt one of George’s methods; a combination of outright lies with constant reminders that he is “the decider.” Let’s call that man-stipulation.Who else but George Foundingdaughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12872942063074053642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15927720.post-88451866358181797262007-11-14T19:59:00.000-07:002007-11-14T20:03:05.059-07:00Bush to Idaho: "Let Them Eat Potatoes"Whew. For a while there I was getting worried after reading about the sinking dollar, but Bush has reiterated his dedication to a strong dollar policy. Steve Pizzo writes, “Oil is not reaching for $100 a barrel because oil is worth anything close to that. It's because the US dollar is falling in value and oil producers, while slippery, are not stupid. They aren't about to let the US buy their Foundingdaughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12872942063074053642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15927720.post-64239724536088587772007-09-22T15:28:00.000-06:002007-09-22T15:30:36.520-06:00Move on Idaho!Move-On must have too many members for Bushco’s usual shut-up tactic--arrest. And while Congress is unwilling to stop the Iraq fiasco, they are able to express outrage at the Betray-Us ad. I suspect some Dems joined in because Move-On actually expects them to remember why they were elected. But Congress must have missed the editorial cartoons which were equally as revealing of the “Petraeus Foundingdaughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12872942063074053642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15927720.post-29060733915778350292007-09-15T13:18:00.000-06:002007-09-15T13:30:27.524-06:00Idahoans don't don rose-colored glasses, they GLUE THEM ON!It seems that Cameron is very offended at the suggestion that Petraeus might be, well, a "plant," as was Mr. Thiebert in the link following my comments.Founding DaughterFrom Cameron in Story Commenting Forum:" What is a joke is how a 4 star general was treated by Congress- a Congress that unanimously approved him for his position. What is a joke is the moveon.org ad that came out slandering the Foundingdaughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12872942063074053642noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15927720.post-76866854452774423172007-09-14T17:24:00.000-06:002007-09-15T11:04:26.699-06:00Another Idaho "Your Politician is More Corrupt Than my Politician!"Politicians who should have resigned but didn't.You have to love our political parties. It gets more laughable every day. It seems their goals are to destroy each other rather than run the country.Now the Democrats are accusing the GOP of double standards regarding Larry Craig and his toe tapping. The poor guy may have just been asking for another square of toilet paper.But let me get back to Foundingdaughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12872942063074053642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15927720.post-29007719564508217412007-09-12T11:56:00.001-06:002007-09-12T11:56:58.354-06:00How Idaho's Craig could have avoided that egg (on his face)Craig's problem is that he veered off the party line. First, he should have done a study on how many men have been charged with indiscretions in that restroom. If that didn't fit his needs, he then could have found out how many men were charged in that very stall. Add in every man who ever picked up a piece of paper and wasn't charged, add in everyone who has finished their business in a stallFoundingdaughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12872942063074053642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15927720.post-83074124477092233732007-09-11T18:25:00.000-06:002007-09-11T18:28:11.098-06:00How Many Idahoans Donned Their Rose-Colored Glasses Today?Just as expected. Petraeus’ Iraq surge report was a crock! Such a rosy picture, but it’s the administration wearing the glasses, while the soldiers and Iraqis wear blood.An ABC News/BBC/NHK Poll - Iraq: Where Things Stand reveals the opinions of those who actually have to live in this mess–Iraqis, 65-70 percent of whom judge the 6-month surge as resulting in worse security, more political Foundingdaughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12872942063074053642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15927720.post-89891732583791100192007-08-12T13:01:00.000-06:002007-08-12T13:02:23.816-06:00Note to Idahoans: Check Spuds For Bugs.A special thanks to those 57 Democrats in Congress who joined their Republican comrades in voting for the PAA, Protect America Act (I prefer the Propagandized Ass [donkey] Act), which in essence allows Bushco to say to American citizens, “Your donkey is ours.”Warrantless eavesdropping is only one of many covert programs aimed at Americans since 2001, in spite of the supposedly prevailing Federal Foundingdaughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12872942063074053642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15927720.post-41226690094144833192007-08-05T13:08:00.000-06:002007-08-05T14:02:48.748-06:00Bon Voyage, Civil Rights"House approves changes in terror spy program"...San Francisco Chronicle. What now?I think we can abandon any expectation that our rights will be protected; they're essentially already gone. And while those precious civil rights were almost an "accident" from a group of privileged men who wanted this constitution in place and agreed to them in order to do so, they have still been the basis of Foundingdaughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12872942063074053642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15927720.post-21666964108610986132007-07-28T12:03:00.000-06:002007-07-28T12:22:13.901-06:00Unbushed Idahoans--Prepare to be Ambushed Idahoans! Give me your homes, your cars, oh heck, just make it everything!Republicans in Congress remind me of a lot of Idahoans; no matter what truth makes it through the blitzkrieg of propaganda, they march righteously down the path. These obstructionists aren't the least inclined to challenge King George, despite the desires of their constituents.Meanwhile, Bush's latest Executive Order released on July 17 allows the White House to seize the assets of anyone who Foundingdaughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12872942063074053642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15927720.post-69858584366474614212007-07-11T18:56:00.000-06:002007-09-12T13:27:58.235-06:00A Broken Vow in Idahow!I cannot let this forwarded e-mail go unanswered. My 12-step stay out of politics program isn't working anyway. I just couldn't allow them to break my fingers. I do medical transcription for a living. I provided the RESPONSES.Founding daughter.NEW PREAMBLE TO THE CONSTITUTIONThis is probably the best e-mail I've seen in a long, long time. The following has been attributed to State Foundingdaughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12872942063074053642noreply@blogger.com0