Greed breeds stupidity

Hi everyone,

  I'm going to share another of Nikki's emails, with her permission of course!  I don't know if you can really relate to what she is going through or not, but certainly at SOME time in your life you were the underdog or weren't treated fairly.  If you can honestly say, "No I haven't" then you must live on another planet, but good for you.  You can just skip reading this post then because you wouldn't get it anyway.

 I can recall my father waxing his car and how it used to gag me.  My father, who never touched me lovingly or said any loving words that I can recall, used to fondly rub his car down with wax.  You know the process.  You get some wax on your cloth and then rub and rub and rub until the paintjob looks brand new.  The whole process takes hours to do your whole car. 

 My father, who didn't have a minute to spend building up his daughter, would spend HOURS waxing his car.  In my opinion, that's what our current Governor and staff are doing--they're waxing the polish instead of cleaning up the mess on the inside.  "We've got money coming in," is all they see while North Dakotans lives are falling apart as a result.  If you still don't get it, then read Nikki's email but I'm warning you--it's NOT pretty!

 TO THE TRUTH!!!

Dawn



Hi again,

The term 'growing pains' is a political cover word to make it sound like something 'nice' is going on out here. There is nothing nice about it. And there is no 'growing' - there is only 'destruction'. The latest 'pain' is Dalrymple soliciting 30 states to send MORE people and MORE out of state businesses out here, to trample us even more, while we don't have the room or desire for the thousands who have already invaded.

There is NO REASON TO DRILL AT THIS RATE. And it is JUST PLAIN STUPID AND TOTALLY UNCARING to cause MORE problems... yet that is exactly what he is doing. And, why?, one might ask. Because of the dollar bills they get to roll in.

Never mind how many more lives are taken by cold-blooded murder and highway deaths, how many more crimes now assail us, sewers over-flow, towns dry up from lack of water, crop lands get sold for concrete, electric grids burn up from over-capacity, landfills overflow from over-capacity, trash lines the roads/ditches/pastures/fields from 'campers' and drivers just heaving out their trash, rapists assail us to where a lady can no longer go to Walmart after dark, roads that used to have scorio for our farm and ranch trailers have been pulverized to gumbo and pot-holed to undriveable, farmers and ranchers can no longer afford scorio or even get it because we don't own oil companies to pay the outrageous prices, grocery stores/hardware stores greedily gauging us, strip joints becoming front page news for all their 'business', classes being given to women to learn to use weapons of self-defense, pistols in our vehicles and purses to defend ourselves, locks on doors we've never locked, locks on barns/trailers/tack sheds, locking our homes just to sleep at night, truck drivers and pick-up drivers running our tractors literally off the road, school buses being run off the road to where we have cops riding in them now, people who drive the actual speed limit being run off the road, students and families losing their homes because a $250 apartment just shot up to $2,500, cattle dying from the road dust which causes lung distress and death, cattle being killed on our open rangeland roads, private water wells going dry from the drilling and fracking disturbances, agricultural land being driven up to prices so high that no farmer or rancher will ever afford land again, elderly being shoved out of their lifelong homes from the price gauging, ...

our own people can't afford to start up businesses because the state government monopolizes the Workmen's Comp insurance and gauges OUR people so badly they can't even get started, YET... Dalrymple tells out of state businesses to come on in and wipe us out... AND NOT PAY PROPERTY TAXES... while at the same time, continually opposing Measure 2, saying that WE would be giving out of state property owners a benefit - all the while, though, Dalrymple and the state OFFERS THAT BENEFIT to every business to wipe us out. Why aren't NORTH DAKOTANS given the no-property-tax benefit instead of out-of-staters??

What is even more stupid (if that's possible) is to set this outrageous number of wells to be drilled every year, and INCREASE the number we already CANNOT HANDLE, when we can't even ship the oil, or process the oil, or capture the gas that is burning into the air. We are BEYOND CAPACITY and IF WE HAD A GOVERNOR WITH ANY SENSE, (ie, PAUL SORUM has the sense we need), NO MORE BUSINESSES OR PEOPLE would be allowed to come here. How entirely STUPID it is to continue to CAUSE MORE PROBLEMS. Yet that is exactly what the H-D dynasty is doing. It's the big spot-light, remember? At what point will the spotlight shine the truth: "spotlight on stupid". 

Articles from WISE agricultural people are printed - and ignored! - inclusive of "are you going to eat and drink oil?" We have a growing population, and H-D dynasty doesn't have sense enough to PROTECT OUR AGRICULTURE. Do you realize that throughout history, a nation that loses its agriculture becomes impoverished and vulnerable to the rest of the world?

This oil has been here for thousands of years. A limited number of wells should be set, according to our RESOURCES AND CAPACITY AND OUR PEOPLE, AGRICULTURE, AND LIVES should be the priorities for setting those limits.

GREED BREEDS STUPIDITY. And we are suffering the results of 'greedy, stupid' government.

If this writing seems 'hard' to take, then those who think so need to come out here and see what 'hard to take' really is. Try living with a pistol within finger-tip reach of your pillow at night, and fearing driving on our once-upon-a-time 'safe' roads, and once-upon-a-time 'safe' living. Our quality of life has PLUMMETED... and as it continues to spiral downward, Dalrymple tramples harder.

So, there's an answer to your disbelief, that you think they 'care' about people. NO, they do not. All they care about is rolling in the dollar bills and being in the big spotlight. We are their victims.

Furthermore, the OIL COMPANIES created the jobs that are here - NOT THE GOVERNMENT. But, alas, they take credit for what they have no credit in; and dodge responsibility for what they destroy; and cover up what the truth really is.

The big show about how Dalrymple sends 'millions of dollars' out here is a JOKE. Since when does a dollar bill bring someone back from the dead... become wheat/sunflowers/barley/corn/hay... quench the thirst of a person or animal who needs water...feed a hungry mouth... stop a rapist.... stop a fire that has consumed thousands of acres because out-of-staters throw cigarettes out windows... restore to an 82-year old man the homestead of 3 generations that is now a pile of ashes from another fire??? Throwing dollar bills at us, while INVITING MORE TROUBLE, is so beyond stupid and pathetic I truly can't find the words for it. And THAT, is our Governor and leaders of our state.

There is so much more, you would get tired of reading about it. Yet, we have to live it. More stupidity and waste by one of the most atrocious government agencies also escalates nothing but trouble - the infamous wretched social services fools. While a boyfriend rakes in $6000 a month, an un-wed girlfriend living with him collects welfare! And, to make bad worse, the fools of the SS declare that every child in a camper is 'homeless', which is ludicrous. Their parents are there, they have heat, cooling, food, beds, and more amenities than some of our own homes do. Yet the SS in all its idiocy declares these families to be in an unfit living situation. That entire agency should be abolished for far more reasons that this. As I said, the list goes on and on. And the catch-all word 'infrastructure' and throwing money out here while bringing in more trouble... what words are left... 

We are BEYOND CAPACITY and not one single more person or business should be allowed to come here. Our OWN people should be exempted from property taxes, and our OWN people should be able to start up a business. And our AGRICULTURE should be PROTECTED, NOT DESTROYED. And, as noted above, the drilling should be LIMITED according to the priorities I mentioned.

You said you wanted evidence; well, come on out and see for yourself. It won't be a fun trip.

We USED to live in the greatest ranch country, safe, family living, in the country. Now? We live in the oil PIT. It didn't have to be this way. If we could have gotten Paul Sorum in, he would have used good sense, and protected our lives and agriculture, while still allowing the oil to be drilled - at a reasonable rate. He has no need of a spotlight. He cares about PEOPLE and NORTH DAKOTA, not spotlights!

 

Nikki

This just in

I feel like a reporter but I suppose that every blogger IS a reporter of things in their part of the world.  Anyway, Nikki McAlpin who managed Paul Sorum's campaign, just wrote this in an email this morning.  I asked her if she minds my sharing it with the world and she just wrote back saying that she doesn't.  

Folks, THIS is why we needed Paul Sorum to be our next Governor but, of course, the establishment made sure that it wouldn't happen--the rats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Are YOU aware that good people are leaving our state???  Are you aware that native North Dakotans are being run off of their farms in the name of oil money? 

 Nikki, like all of us here, was hoping to persuade Paul to run in the primaries however her desperation couldn't grasp his commitment to his word last week not to do so.   Here's Nikki's email in it's entirety.  I totally understand her urgency to get Paul to run in the primaries and applaud her efforts to save her farm and her way of life.  What kind of a wimp gives up their farm without a fight?  I grieve with her and I hope and pray that your heart will be pricked to get involved and voice an outcry to our Governor (he wants the privileges then he should take his responsibilities too) against what is happening in Western North Dakota.

FOR PEACE AND QUIET EVERYWHERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dawn



Good morning,

I want to explain all the contradicting emails last night. It's my fault, not Paul's.

I don't think people realize the extend of the mass destruction and killing of our North Dakota lives that is happening out here. Dalrymple, his cronies, and his big-money backers do not give a rip about killing our people, and they're too stupid to realize that they should be protecting our agriculture. I can't tell you how many letters are in our papers telling of the stupidity of destroying agriculture, most with the inclusion of "are you going to eat and drink oil?" We have a nation to feed, a growing population, and this idiot government we have, destroys our agriculture - our food supplies - over oil... pummeling us down as if every drop of oil has to be extracted yesterday. They are the epitome of 'greed breeds stupid'.

I also wish you could see the daily headlines in every paper telling of the destruction of our people and our lives out here. While the fools in office tell every blood-sucker in the country to 'come out here to ND... buy up our lands... wipe out our people... build up your business... and you don't have to pay any taxes to do it!' ...only the North Dakotans have to pay the taxes.... it's our own money the Hoeven-Dalrymple dynasty uses to beat us down with.... they destroy our lives.

Paul Sorum has been the ONLY person who has come out here, acknowledged the truth of the mass destruction, realized the critical need to PROTECT AGRICULTURE, and care about the PEOPLE. We know that if we cannot get Paul into office, we are doomed. And that is not an exaggeration. Our senior citizens have already been shoved out of their own homes and even their own state... those incredible people who overcame every obstacle to settle our homesteads and lands, and make ND what it is today. The oil money and greed has literally stolen their homes, and they've had to move out of state, every one of them was over 80 years old. Can you even try to imagine the heartbreak and the fear of that?

Ranchers are selling out and moving out. In their stead, comes concrete, greed, and crime that has been unheard of in our lives. Do you have any idea what it's like to sleep with a pistol within finger-reach of your pillow? In our own homes? Every single door has now had to have locks put on them. Our barns, tack rooms, and trailers now have to be locked. Women are being taught how to use weapons of self-defense, and most of us carry pistols everywhere we go now. THIS is what the idiots Dalrymple, Hoeven, their cronies, and big-money backers have done to our people.

The demise of agriculture is also devastating. How are cattle supposed to live with no grazing lands and no water? And where will crops be planted when the lands are concrete?

The devastation is unreal.

I pushed Paul to allow me to at least get signatures for him to be in the primary. We so desperately need a leader who will protect our state, our people, and our lands. But, when he said okay to the 'signatures', he agreed to it as a 'just in case' scenario. I, however, was more desperate and ecstatic than sensible. He had not agreed to run in the primary yet. Thus, my huge error in the emails last night. I had been working on plans, letters, and fliers to run in the primary, since we returned from Bismarck... and I went way ahead of where Paul had agreed to, when I sent out what I did.

So, I apologize for the confusion, and want to make sure you understand the blame is completely mine.

If we can't get the establishment out of power, we are doomed out here. Brett and I will join the many ranchers who are selling out and leaving, as crime and destruction kill our cattle, our lands, our water, and our lives. We have gone from a quiet, great place to live, to the pit of the country. And the state slogan can be in the spotlight, nationwide, "Greed Breeds Stupidity - all bloodsuckers welcome".

Talk to ya later,

Nikki

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Nikki McAlpin

Sorum for Governor Campaign

701-863-7064

701-870-2694

Happy High Sabbath

I hope that you will celebrate with me today, folks, that God has given us a weekly day of rest AND the feasts.  Although we don't do much about the feasts here, I dream of having a group to get together with who can teach us HOW to keep the feasts.  This was not in either Robert's or my background and so it seems insurmountable to learn how to do them alone.  Please, God, send us some feast keepers to lead us down the path of celebrating the way that YOU do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

In the meantime, here is the next part of the great GOP, "Run over the patriots" drama from last weekend. I checked and there are 2 more parts after this one in case you were wondering.  My goal in sharing all of this is to get any sleeping patriots to wake up and join the revolution.

Q.  What are we rebelling against? 

A.  TYRANNY IN HIGH PLACES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  .

Shabbot shalom,

Dawn

PS.  Please go over to Cora's blog to see what Fox News had to say about all of this.

Not good enough

Hi again,

  Here is part 2 of why we couldn't have a fair election this past weekend.  Oh yes, I just remembered, "Because my parliamentarian said so!"

  Please keep me covered with prayer today as I'm heading for Bismarck and am STILL fighting this bug.  Do you know how much energy it takes to give a BodyTalk session?  Does it take energy to learn?  Yes, and as I find the links I am learning what the body needs to have corrected.  It's a LOT of work!!!

See you tomorrow!

Dawn

PS.  You can see Robert in this photo.  He has on the yellow and black checked shirt.  I can just see him looking over the top of his glasses and thinking, "OH BOY!"

Listen for yourself

Hey, guess what?  Cora just showed me that the whole national delegate election, at the NDGOP this past weekend, is on you tube.  This means that you can listen for yourself to how the rights of the delegates were of little worth in the eyes of the chairman AND his committee. 

Time and time again the patriots said, in dozens of ways, "All we want is for ALL of the names to have equal importance on the ballot and the only way that will happen is for you to print ballots with the names of both your people and the people that we have just nominated from the floor." 

They absolutely refused to do so and then threw it in our faces that their poor ballot counters had to read every body's handwriting.  THE AUDACITY

My son, Andrew, was the first to ask for a new ballot to be printed with ALL of the names to be typed out so that they would all be equal.  When some names are typed in and some have to be written in by hand, there is a distinction made between the 2 sets of names.

 As you can hear, the chair did NOT respond in a fair manner and ask the group to vote on this.  He declared loudly into the microphone, "You're out of order." Very quickly Andrew responded with, "WHY?"  He knew that he was NOT out of order, but the only answer that was given was, "Because my parliamentarian says so."  I guess this makes it right to stomp on people's civil rights.  GRRRRR--but you can hear it for yourself here and now.  Oh, yes, it get's worse but I'll post this in sections so that you don't get stressed out about it.  ;)

Indignantly,

Dawn

All for one?

Hello everyone,

  I'm tired tonight after the weekend in Bismarck and seeing clients today.  There is much that I want to say about the GOP convention this weekend but where could I start?  Although others are enjoying the, "Say anything blog", I have found Allah comments there and other offensive things, but still anyone can say what they're thinking in that spot of cyberspace.

 I just found this comment there which pretty much summarizes how the freedom fighters were treated by the establishment this past weekend at the Bismarck Civic Center.  My own son was mocked by the district chair, so don't get me started.  Perhaps this will be all that you want to hear about the 2 day "Roll over and play dead" treatment that we received there.  If not, keep reading here or head on over to the, "Say anything blog", but you've been warned that I don't agree with everything they say there. 

Sleep well.  ;)

Dawn

These are not my words but certainly I agree with the thoughts presented.

I took advantage of the opportunity to sit in on the open meeting of the Resolutions Committee on Friday, March 30th for nearly 5 hours of discussion and debate.
The district's representatives went into great detail on each and everyone of the proposed resolutions, even to the point of possible single word ramifications. In short, they were very thorough and very detailed.
From what I could estimate, there were approximately 60 people in the room working in great detail to produce resolutions for the 2012 platform. One must remember that Stan Stein and the balance of the GOP hierarchy discounted the 2010 platform as not being relevant during the 2012 convention. One would have thought great emphasis then would be placed on the new and improved resolutions being the 2010 resolutions were proclaimed as inadequate.
As most of the delegates know, Mr. Stein stopped just short of calling the sponsors of the Candidate Pledge "Traitors", he just called them the "Breachers of Trust". I think these patriots now know how our founding fathers must have felt when the British attempted to derail freedom.
It is very disappointing at best that Mr. Stein, Mr. Poolman and the balance of the so called leadership made the decision to ignore the new proposed resolutions. Maybe they thought that the new and improved resolutions were just too conservative, or maybe they felt that holding candidates feet to the fire was too extreme.
There were several "Old Guard" buttons attached to the lapels of many of the former leaders of the party, but I did not observe any on the lapels of the present members of the leadership group. Maybe the buttons would have been just too obvious, but their actions were painfully obvious to all in attendance, especially to the new delegates that the "Old Guard" was running the show, and just you don't forget it ! ! !
It has become clear that when the leadership of the NDGOP makes the claim that all Republicans are welcome under the big tent, they do not mean in the command tent where the flap is closed to new potential leaders as well as to new ideas.
Mr. Stein was extremely rude and very disrespectful to any and all delegates who brought forward any motions which he disapproved of. In fact, he used every means possible that he had at his disposal to quell any attempts of fairness during the selection of the National Delegation. Many new delegates to the process wondered if this was the way that the GOP Leadership always does business, and sadly it is true.
Well Mr. Stein and Mr. Poolman, you have drawn the line in the sand. You have acknowledged by your actions that the North Dakota Republican Party is in your firm and unyielding grip. Well, I have news for you. I suggest that you hang on your hats as the wind of change will be bearing down on your arrogance. I also suggest that North Dakotans are tired of the tyrannical actions of the present leadership and that change is inevitable.