Tag: Politics
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In Kansas, Sarah Palin chooses Todd Tiahrt
Yesterday former Alaska governor and vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin endorsed Todd Tiahrt for the Republican Party nomination for United States Senate from Kansas.
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Kansas news digest
News from alternative media around Kansas for June 25, 2010.
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In Kansas, some campaigns for Congress face charges of hypocrisy
I have been active in the Kansas Tea Party Movement since March of 2009. The basic tenants of it are attractive to me. The emphasis on freedom, liberty, personal responsibility, and love of the Constitution is inspiring. The tea party movement is supposed to be “a new politics” — one of honesty, integrity, and a…
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Hartman state tax issue still a little bit murky
At Wednesday’s forum of candidates for the Republican Party nomination for United States Congress from the fourth district of Kansas, the issue of candidate Wink Hartman and his residency arose. The discussion, however, didn’t lead to much new information about the issue.
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Kansas fourth district Congressional candidate forum
Last night the candidates for the Republican Party nomination for United States Congress from the fourth district of Kansas squared off in a ninety-minute forum at the Orpheum Theater in downtown Wichita.
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Tiahrt rally features Rove endorsement
On Saturday, about 300 supporters of Todd Tiahrt gathered in a steamy hot airport hanger in Wichita to hear the Congressman and his guest, political strategist and commentator Karl Rove. Rove enthusiastically endorsed Tiahrt’s candidacy for the United States Senate from Kansas, one of only two such endorsements he said he is making.
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Big 12 conference more than sports
Hmm. I thought it was just about the sports. But Joe Aistrup, a political science professor at Kansas State University and co-author of Kansas Politics and Government: The Clash of Political Cultures, explains that college conferences are more than sports leagues.
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‘This Week in Kansas’ new to KAKE Television
At the end of May, a Kansas broadcasting institution came to an end: Kansas Week, produced by KPTS public television in Wichita. KAKE Television (channel 10) in Wichita immediately started a similar show titled This Week in Kansas, with the same Tim Brown as host.
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The left flunks economics 101
Who might you guess is better informed on issues of economics: liberals who promote government intervention in the economy, or conservatives and libertarians who oppose that?