Opinions vary on which GOP prez contender favored in Montana

By   /  January 27, 2012  /  Elections, News, Politics & Elections  /  No Comments

By Michael Noyes | Montana Watchdog
HELENA – By all accounts the Republicans will likely have already chosen a presidential candidate by the time Montana voters go to the polls in June.
“Historically speaking, the nomination is usually decided long before Montanans cast a vote,” state Republican Party Chairman Bowen Greenwood said.
That doesn’t mean Republicans in [...]

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President Obama’s speech at Osawatomie, Links and Videos

By   /  December 12, 2011  /  Federal Government, News, Video  /  No Comments

Kansas Watchdog exclusive
Here is a collection of videos and links about President Obama’s speech in Osawatomie on Tuesday.
Speech
History Shines Light on Obama’s Choice to Speak in Osawatomie, Kansas Watchdog, Dec. 4, 2011.
‘The defining issue of our time’ — President Obama speaks in Osawatomie, Osawatomie Graphic, Dec. 7, 2011.
Obama declares ‘make or break moment for middle class’ in [...]

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Obama declares ‘make or break moment for middle class’ in Kansas speech

By   /  December 7, 2011  /  Federal Government, News  /  No Comments

By Gene Meyer
Kansas Reporter

OSAWATOMIE — President Barack Obama traveled Tuesday to this small northeast Kansas community’s high school gym to decry a growing division of wealth in the United States that he said is creating a “make or break moment for the middle class.”
Don Davis, who for 20 years has been cutting hair in a 115-year-old storefront barber [...]

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Video: Tickets scarce for Pres. Obama’s Osawatomie speech Tuesday

By   /  December 5, 2011  /  Featured, News, Video  /  No Comments

By Earl Glynn | Kansas Watchdog
Osawatomie — On a cold Sunday morning 400 to 500 people were in line at least 90 minutes early to get tickets to hear a speech by President Obama on Tuesday. Some would later be disappointed.
Mayor Phil Dudley was happy that more people might be visiting his town due to the [...]

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New poll finds 39% of MT voters approve of Obama, 56% disapprove

By   /  December 2, 2011  /  News, Politics & Elections  /  No Comments

By Phil Drake
Montana Watchdog

Barack Obama came close to pulling an upset victory in Montana in 2008, but it doesn’t look like he’ll be able to repeat his strong performance there next year. A new poll shows that 39 percent of voters in the state approve of the job he’s doing to 56 percent who disapprove, [...]

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