Category: Local Politics

The End of the CDA Press?

Remember back around 8 plus years ago when the comment section of the online CDA Press was the fun place to hang out? The comments would sometimes number well over 100, and for the most part most of the participants were conservative. Well excluding Lizardly Larry’s hysterics. Then Mike Patrick decided to dump around 150 or more regular commentors, and it turned into a ghost town overnight. Tumbleweeds and dust devils were the new norm.

Then a few years later they limited the number of articles you could read to 10 per month, unless you paid for a subscription. But nimble net ninjas soon discovered that they could read 10 more articles if they used a different browser. Savage and well played net ninjas, you taught us well.

Fast forward to the last few years. Aside from the occasional blip of maybe 10 plus comments on an article, most articles had no comments outside spam selling cheap sunglasses. With the paid subscription bit and the lack of comments….it was Boring with a capital B.

Now the latest news is the comment section has now faced a dodo sized extinction…Elvis has left the building. Add to that a new wrinkle. All letters to the editor during the voting primaries will have a priority given to paid subscribers. As the kids say in video game language, that’s “Pay to Play”. Meaning the person that’s dumped the most money wins. No longer are skills necessary, it’s all about a fat wallet. That’s essentially what the Press has done with this latest move. You want your letter published? Well subscribe and kiss the ring you peasant, lest your letter is filed in the waste bin.

Now we’re trying to figure out a year the Press will close shop. Their stories are as fresh as last week’s stale coffee with a sad dead fly floating in it. Readership is dwindling and they have trouble giving it away as packing paper. Well played Mr. Patrick, if the goal was to kill the CDA Press, you’re closing in on that goal.

Thank you for reading,

Chester, happy that our readership is up.

Tuesday Random News

While not official, Chuckle Berries has heard from a few reliable sources that Pastor Tim Remington will not be running in the election. Someone get Camp Bedke a box of overpriced tissues.  As soon as we have 100% confirmation we’ll post it here. Thank you Pastor Tim!

In other news. Great googly moogly this sheriff’s race is a mud slinging hate-fest.  Notice at the epicenter stand Larry-Boy Spencer and Little Debbie Rose. Remember folks when you dig to the bottom of a rumor and either of those two jokers are involved…its time to disregard the rumor. They each create so much drama, they should start an acting school together called Tweedle’s Wheedles (see end of post for what that means). But back on point, why can’t some of the rumors circling each sheriff’s candidate get squashed already? It’s high time to put up or shut up. If there is definitive proof a candidate has skeletons in their closet, then provide it! Stop perpetuating rumors based off the lies of the aforementioned twins.

Chester’s quick take on the sheriff’s race. It’s the nastiest race we’ve seen in some time. Think Tyson vs. Holyfield, with more gnashing of teeth and smack talk.  Look there are strengths and weaknesses for each candidate. We’ll try to sift the truth from the rumors and give a line up of best to worst candidates. In the meantime we recommend voters do their own research. If you find something bad that has documentation, send it in and we’ll post it. Also a warning. Camp Norris and Camp Grimm, you both have a yahoo you need to ditch. Don’t let Lizard Larry and Little Debbie taint your campaigns…you gotta trust us on this.

 

Larry Da Liz Strikes Again

Speaking of the the male Tweedle Twin, we had a few savvy readers send in this little jewel from a Bonner County Facebook group today. So let’s get this straight. Lizard Larry who is almost 5 years behind on child support and has MAJOR tax and legal debt, was able to graciously spend 50 grand of his own money on a mailer? He’s just that generous of a guy he’ll drop that much change to inform voters? Hold the phone Liz. We’re quite sure you were behind that mailer, but we highly doubt you paid a dime out of your pocket. Either you bilked several people, or one of the cash cows you’ve put blinders on bankrolled it. Regardless, you flaunt this on Facebook to impress the masses to stroke your maniacal ego. (Fishing for a date?) Another point, notice how da Liz paints himself as the Godfather of Idaho Politics. Sociopath much Liz?

Honestly we’re a bit surprised da Liz isn’t behind the shortage of toilet paper at Costco, and selling it for 5 bucks a roll. Sorry for giving him that idea folks…you know you laughed.

Working hard on some big stories, with a couple of guest posts coming soon! Yes, you heard us right, we are going to allow a guest or three to write a post. By our recommendation they’ll remain anonymous. Don’t want any wild ones showing up on their doorstep at 3 in the morning smelling of cheap whiskey, a damaged ego, and heaped up regret. Cough, Cough, Larry, Alex, Cough, Cough.

Chester, with a little help tonight from a bit of Umpqua ice cream.

Wheedle means, “To influence or entice with flattery or guile”, we think it fits…

Alex’s 20 WORST Days

Cruising thru Facebook today, we noticed a comment on a post about Alex Barron. “I met Alex Barron last week for the first time. He told me to not judge him based off the 20 worst days of his life.” This comment made me recall hearing Da Bard say this very thing at a KCRCC meeting, and a few of his speaking engagements.

Since 2020 is the year of the meme, we reached out to our meme maker friends. They brought the heat, and we’re still laughing. Side note, who would’ve ever thought toilet paper and handwashing memes would ever be so funny? Half my Facebook feed is full of them….laughter has been filling the office.

So these memes are meant to put Alex’s statement into perspective, not insinuate he’s like anyone in the memes. Alex, we feel people can judge you off your 20 worst days, if it includes criminal charges and bad business dealings. We give you the memes.

Enjoy—Chester, hurting from laughing.

 

 

 

News for the Week…OH BOY!

Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? LARRY SPENCER!!! Well that might be true considering the rumors surrounding North Idaho’s biggest mud slinger! Word is he flops around between girl friends homes and family members…always sly to make himself look slick and groomed for the public.

This week we’re gonna dive deep into Larry’s lobbying ventures. We’ll also attempt to solve the mystery of  how Larry makes his money, and hides it from the legion of debters he owes.

Rumors we’re working on…..

A billionaire casino owner is building a cabin in District 2, where gambling Kingpin Doug O is running for office. We’ve already verified this is true, but are withholding the couple’s name. What is in the works is looking for a connection to Dougie. Billionaires regularly have  homes in the area, for instance the 13th employee of Facebook has a slick log cabin in Hayden (the first 20 or more employees are all billionaires). Also software bigwigs like those guys from Redmond, WA have cabins that dot the area. But we found it odd that a wealthy casino owner is building in the area. It could be just coincidence, but then again nothing in

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politics happens by accident. If anyone has info on this, please pass it along.

A few keen eyed observers have noticed one Alex Barron is rarely at his home, and have asked if possibly he has somewhere else he hangs his hat full time? Honestly folks, we don’t know. The man is a mystery that cloaks himself in ambiguity. If anyone knows who’s bed Alex keeps his boots under, please let us know (yeah a corny Shania Twain reference…sorry). While on that, we’ve heard from countless readers that when Alex hears something he doesn’t like, he looks at the ground with a scowl and lets out a low growl. Having seen this first hand, we thought it was just a one off show. If anyone gets video of this weirdo behavior, send it in. We’ll edit it to protect your identity, so others can see the growl.

While on the subject of da Bard, it’s come to our attention that a few hard working, dedicated KCRCC members have wanted to approach Alex publicly about being transparent, and demanding him produce documents about his background. But they keep getting submarined and told to not too.  We encourage you to go for it, and tell him anyways. Whats the harm of telling a political candidate be honest and tell the truth? If you get a slap on the wrist from management, we’re quite sure many in the community will rally to support you. Go Team!

A guy Lizard Larry grew up worth has a goal to be the wealthiest guy in Utah over the next few decades, and is rapidly on his way there. We’ll cover this in our lobbying post. Maybe this is how he always has money to pay attorneys…..

While on subject of bullies, it appears some Norris supporters have engaged in bullying anyone who disagrees with them on who should be sheriff. We’ve seen the screenshots, and have observed this behavior firsthand. Thankfully it appears to be a small minority of his supporters, including one campaign helper (shout out to Little Debbie). Just stop it already! Just ’cause Lizard Larry gets off on dividing this community, doesn’t mean you guys need to engage in such dirty tactics. We’d like to think you guys are better than this, and can clean up your act. We’re happy you have a favorite candidate….you have earned a cookie. But that gives you no right to harass, bully, insult, or belittle others that disagree with you on the sheriff’s race. Why not find some common ground to agree on? It’s perfectly normal to agree to disagree on the sheriff’s race. Note: Most of this has gone on in private local Facebook groups, and are prayer is this helps squash it. Just play nice folks, we as a community need to be united, not divided.

Stay informed, and keep the tips rolling in

Chester

NOTE: Cabin pic is unrelated, source is Zillow