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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
State Rep. Dick Kelsey ties himself to stake, waits for Kong
State Representatve Dick Kelsey inexplicably tied his wrists with strong vines today and asked friends and family members to attach the other ends to a tall stake, which they then pulled taut and left him there, waiting, for the beast.*
And by beast, I mean the 600-pound gorilla that will soon swoop into the 4th Congressional [...]
Kansas Congress Rumor Roundup
For a state with just four congressional districts, Kansas is shaping up to be a hotbed of political activity in 2010. Rumors abound in ALL FOUR districts that heated battles are taking shape, and political consultants are set to rake in a mountain of campaign cash from the flattest of states. Dirt Diver’s email [...]