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A new Face Enters the Political Arena

Lyle Johnstone, Candidate for Idaho State Representative, District 26 I take great pleasure in announcing my candidacy for the Idaho State House of Representatives, District 26! Please join me in taking Idaho back to a sovereign state position. When elected to the State House of Representatives: I will support our protected right to self-defense. I […]

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John Livingston

Dummy Scrimmage Hero

Anyone growing up in Ohio and playing football in college and high school like I was blessed to do, would early in life become familiar with the term “dummy scrimmage hero”(DSH) It is not a term of endearment, nor was it ever invoked in a haphazard fashion. Call an opponent a “dummy scrimmage hero” and […]

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John Livingston

It is All about Families

Two years ago, I approached a “Conservative Think Tank” in Idaho about developing a strategy and then tactics to make a plan that would focus political issues in such a way to encourage people who are not usually involved in politics to become engaged in the process. Many new people coming into our state have […]

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John Livingston

The Political Economy of Mass Hysteria

Never underestimate the power of peer pressure or the power of the mind. Mass hysteria or technically Mass Psychogenic Illness (MPI) is defined as the spread of symptoms either psychological or physiological that have no bases or environmental or pathologic causes. When I was the Medical Officer on the USS Virginia our Nuclear reactors were […]

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John Livingston

The Great Awakening Part II

Sun Tzu in THE ART OF WAR warns us: “If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will […]

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Bob's Words of Wisdom

Luna Dubs Bundy a RINO

The Pot Calling the Kettle Black Once again, Tom Luna, Chairman of the Republican Party, attacks Ammon Bundy, this time for being a RINO. Wow! We could think of a dozen clichés to fit this press release but The Pot Calling the Kettle Black suits this situation just fine. Let us remind you that Tom […]

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Bob's Words of Wisdom

Liberal Trojan Horses set to Turn Idaho Blue

Why is it that even the most conservative of people like Kevin Miller use Facebook?  Don’t they realize that they are aiding and abetting the enemy who is trying to take away our freedom of speech?  The story about Facebook coming to Idaho was first broken by Kevin Miller host of 580KIDO radio. https://kidotalkradio.com/kuna-braces-for-facebook-big-tech-invasion/  The […]

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Bob's Words of Wisdom

Is Ammon Bundy a Game Changer as an Independent?

Ammon Bundy has caught everyone in the political arena off guard and has turned over Governor Little’s reelection apple cart. Everyone has been thinking that with three viable candidates running against Little in the primary it was going to be an easy win for him. Unfortunately for Little that has changed and you can bet […]

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Op-Ed: You can defend freedom with just ten minutes of your time

Do you want to keep Idaho a conservative state? Are you tired of socialist propaganda sneaking into our state Capitol? There is something YOU can do right now to help keep Idaho the great state we all know and love. It will only take you about 10 minutes to accomplish, and it needs to be […]

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John Livingston

Where’s the Beef?

Every night I read the EYE ON BOISE review post edited by award winning journalist Betsy Russell. I am amazed at how many bills are brought up before legislative committees that remind me of the famous Wendy’s add from the early 80’s. A little old lady gets a burger from a drive in and bites […]

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John Livingston

Asymmetry

The political and moral courage of the conservatives running for governor in Idaho is to be applauded. Janice McGeachin has suffered the slings and arrows of misogynistic abuse from members of her own party and continued to fight for the principles she believes in. Many of the wounds that she bears are self-inflicted and come […]

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John Livingston

Help

I am really tired of politicians putting their fingers up to the wind and trying to figure out what their constituents want and what to promise to be re-elected. How about just telling the people what you believe and if you win fine and if the people want someone else with different ideas, then fine. […]

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