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 [...]
The Dumb, The Gutless, and The Ugly
Some shameless Friday humor for everyone…of course humor is funniest when it’s rooted in truth, and that’s what we have here. The Diver has plotted well-known national and Kansas politicians on a Venn Diagram according to Intelligence, Boldness, and Good Looks.
Included today are Sarah Palin, Mitt Romney, and Bill Clinton from national politics – more [...]
SHOCK: Kansas GOP asks Obama for bailout
Dirt Diver has learned that Kansas GOP chairwoman Amanda Adkins took an emergency flight to Washington D.C. this week to attend a meeting with Peter Orszag, White House Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The meeting was set up by RNC chairman Michael Steele at Adkins’ request.
According to sources familiar with the [...]
Kansas Politics Joke of the Day
Welcome to your new job, Ashley McMillan! Dirt Diver is eagerly awaiting the release of the FEC audit results and the latest update to the Kansas Republican Party’s cash on hand. In the meantime, here’s a funny:
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 [...]
Moran responds to Tiahrt ads: “Fight me in the Octagon!”
Staffers for Jerry Moran were scrambling last night to come up with a response to the Tiahrt campaign’s opening TV barrage that sought to contrast Todd Tiahrt’s devilish good looks and manly countenance against the balding and feeble body of Jerry Moran. To avoid losing viewers who might avert their eyes when exposed to imagery [...]
Chris Steineger decides to save “Governor” for last
Chris Steineger, the leading Democrat in Kansas among those who support limited government, lower taxes, and expanded exploration for oil, has decided that while he could easily kick Sam Brownback’s teeth in during an easy campaign for Kansas governor, has instead decided on another course of action.
“I’m gonna take it easy for a while, you [...]
Shawnee County Prosecutor Chad Taylor just figured out how to erase his campaign debt
The Kansas Meadowlark / Kansas Watchdog, ever more vigilant of campaign finances than the state bureaucrats charged with enforcement of Kansas campaign finance laws, reported last week that Shawnee County District Attorney Chad “Doc Holiday” Taylor has over $35,000 in campaign debt.
Also last week, the Shawnee County Sheriff Dick “Dodge City” Barta announced he won’t [...]
Pompeo campaign says Raj Goyle’s wife is “not hot enough”
The Diver has learned that 4th District Congressional candidate Mike Pompeo will “take the gloves off” against rival candidate Raj Goyle’s wife after she became a central campaign issue as the endorsee of the Dirt Diver blog.
According to a high-level staffer who requested anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to comment about anyone’s wife, Pompeo will [...]
KS-4: Raj Goyle’s wife for Congress
The Diver rarely endorses candidates (in fact, we’ve never done so before). But in this case we’re going to make an exception. And technically we can do so because the person we are endorsing is not a candidate yet anyway.
The Diver officially endorses Democrat Raj Goyle’s wife, Monica for Kansas’s 4th Congressional District. Why? Because [...]