Announcing Dirt Diver USA
Quick note to all, today we are proud to announce the launch of our parent site, the nationally focused Dirt Diver.
Over the past year, the state of Kansas has served admirably as a proving ground for the concept – one of the most surprising things we learned in the process was that people didn’t understand [...]
Fake Jerry Moran sends the Diver an email
When I checked the Diver mailbag today, I was pleasantly surprised to find some private correspondence from a few long time tipsters who keep the Diver knee-deep in political mud. In addition, I got an email from a crazy lady who is suing the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitative Services, and she asked me [...]
Rob Wasinger: As Stupid As He Thinks We Are
I feel pretty crappy about kicking Rob Wasinger’s teeth in again, but unfortunately it has to be done. Before I put boots to bicuspids, though, I want to first qualify my remarks – I respect Rob Wasinger for a lot of reasons, but after today I don’t think he has what it takes at this [...]
The “Bold, Principled Leadership” of Jerry Moran (Is Dan Lara on a short leash or just stupid?)
Just couldn’t resist slamming the sheer idiocy of Dan Lara, spokesman for Congressman Jerry Moran, who argued to the National Journal this week that Jerry Moran’s wide margin’s of victory in the Big First is an indication that he’s a bold, visionary leader.
Come on, dude. Seriously? Here’s the actual quote from Lara:
“Jerry Moran is far [...]
The Diver’s Mailbag: A Little Something for Everybody
Apologies for the temporary hiatus over the past few days – the Diver was busy running down leads for several new blockbuster stories, including, but not limited to a tip that Sam Brownback has agreed to donate 100% of his campaign contributions to Haiti because he doesn’t need them.
In other news, Todd Tiahrt continues to [...]
Ben Hodge: Nick Jordan is an empty suit
Former legislator-turned-outspoken political columnist Ben Hodge pulls no punches in a scathing article on KS-03 congressional candidate Nick Jordan, in essence calling him George W. Bush with less “gravitas.” The headline is priceless.
The Nick Jordan story is a fascinating one – just two years ago he was the runaway favorite in the GOP primary and [...]
Wasinger Campaign Death Watch
Going out on a limb today to predict the ultimate demise of the Wasinger campaign, after the Right Kansas blog posted 4th quarter fundraising numbers…in short, Wasinger isn’t keeping pace. In fact, he’s now in 3rd place behind Jim Barnett and in danger of splitting the conservative vote with Wasinger, meaning the moderate Barnett would [...]
Does Jerry Moran support tuition assistance for illegal immigrants?
Update: The Moran campaign responded vigorously to the Diver via email today – apparently the hardworking staffers at Moran for Senate don’t see the humor in the photo to the left. Here’s the verbatim response from a Moran spokeswoman:
Ironically, Todd Tiahrt is a co-sponsor and supporter of the DREAM Act, which explicitly provided benefits such [...]
Raj Goyle’s Democrat Problem
The Wichita Liberty wrote up a story yesterday about how Raj Goyle doesn’t want anyone to know he’s a Democrat. We can’t blame Raj for that, since Democrats in Kansas are generally not electable, unless they’re turncoat Republicans who switched parties (see Paul Morrison and Mark Parkinson) or liberals who use the brilliant tactic of [...]
Real emails from Kansas Days
Following Kansas Days, the Diver thought it would be a good time to share some real emails from real Diver readers:
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Thanks for ruining the big surprise about my forthcoming departure from the Kansas GOP. -CiCi Rojas
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Thanks for pointing out what an imbecile that CiCi Rojas really is. We should have fired [...]