Montana Politics

Dis-Konnech Montana from the CCP is the theme of this rally, held on the stage before the Montana Capitol. Speakers were Darin Gaub, Army Lt. Col. (Ret), Karen O'Donnell, member of the Montana Election Integrity Project responsible for the Voter Canvass of Lewis & Clark County, and Harvey L. Cooley, Founder of Veterans Uniting as One. For those with an interest in the Convention of States project, Harvey also provides an excellent explanation of how the Article 5 (of the Constitution) authorizes the states to convene a Convention of States to amend the Constitution when all other options for dealing with the problems caused by those who demand control over all the rest of us have failed. It is worth listening to, regardless of whether you choose to agree with the concept or not.

AG Austin Knudsen, Senator Steve Daines, and Governor Gianforte all spoke on behalf of Ryan Zinke, Republican Candidate for Congressional District 1. Feel free to share this video as a Get Out the Vote effort.

Joe Flynn and several other Gallatin County Candidates share their latest news. Joe told us about taking signs around without concern for the party affiliation of those he's checking with. He spoke with one gentleman who told him he's a Democrat but he voted straight Republican--and was happy to host a Joe Flynn sign. I wonder how many other Democrats will join our Red Tsunami...

While Christi has oversight of the Election Integrity process, the work--and the responsibility for doing it right--is done at the county level. Right now, she and her office's attorney (also present and answering questions) are dealing with a 4 foot stack of legal documentation regarding the four Election Integrity Laws ruled unconstitutional by the judge in Billings. This ruling will be appealed to the State Supreme Court after the election. But unless we vote out the current extremely liberal Chief Justice and replace her with Jim Brown, we will be shot down. If we must be angry, focus that attention on the Deep Pockets who hit us with lawfare the minute those laws were passed and signed. There is also a good discussion between Marty Lambert, County Attorney, and Bill Flynn, County Commissioner candidate about who to call regarding questionable election activity. I apologize for the sound quality, particularly on the questions, as there was no second mike for those with questions, and not everyone spoke loudly enough for the rest of us to hear.

MT Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen explains what she does for Montana. It isn't just about Election Integrity.

This clip of the Gallatin County Republicans features many of the candidates, with Matthew Henry, County School Superintendent, providing the drumming. Other candidates include Marla Davis, running for Clerk & Recorder, Jennifer Carlson, running for House District 69, Shelley Vance, running for Senate District 34, Marty Lambert, running for County Attorney, and Joe Flynn, running for County Commissioner. My apologies if I didn't get everyone.

Joe Flynn for County Commissioner, Randy Chamberlain, SD 32, Marty Lambert, County Attorney, Shelley Vance, SD 34, James Cocco, HD 65. The speeches may be short, but they're still worth listening to.

Sheriff Springer shares how crime, drug infiltration, and illegal immigrants affect Gallatin County and takes questions.

"America is in Trouble: This is What We Have to Do" Tamara "Tammy" Hall, with humor and wit, is a premier speaker who has spoken for educators, corporations, volunteers and governmental organizations in 49 states and 8 Canadian provinces. She was a conservative newspaper columnist for The Bozeman Daily Chronicle for 20 years and hosted a weekly radio show "Tammy on Tuesday" for seven years. She presented conservative television commentary for the 2004 and 2008 Presidential elections and throughout the 2002 Montana legislative session. The highlights of Tamara's pro-life involvement was being asked to emcee, entertain and energize 10,000 Montanans during President Bush's 2006 visit at the Billings Metro, emcee for President Trump's visit to Montana and be a featured speaker at the Family Research Council DC Briefing. Tammy is the author of two books "When Life Kicks-Kick Back Survival Skills for Personal Crisis and Life's Challenges" and "Motherhood: A Noble Calling".

Ryan Zinke served two terms as a State Senator, was twice elected as Montana’s Congressman, and served two years as U.S. Secretary of the Interior. Now after a couple of quiet years spent with his family, he is signing up again to serve in Congress to help save America from threats we face both foreign and domestic. He is a constitutional conservative who believes in the vision our forefathers laid out which protects individual liberties separates powers between the three branches of government and ensures the rights of our states. His decisions are based on upholding the Constitution and doing what is right for Montana and America. Also, the last question was actually an explanation about how to deal with accusations that Ryan doesn't live in Montana because he does, in Whitefish, but due to family issues his wife is still dealing with, his opponent is trying to make out that he lives in California. Worth listening to all the way through.

James Brown, as a fourth-generation Montanan whose family homesteaded in Beaverhead County in the 1880s and as a private practice attorney for the last 17 years, represents and defends the interests of Montana’s farmers, ranchers, and small businesses—and will take those same Montana values to the Supreme Court as your next justice. He is running to preserve our rule of law, follow the Constitution, bring accountability back to the judicial branch, and to protect our Montana way of life.

A great time was had by all as we trucked up and down Main Street in Bozeman. This is an abbreviated version as I was mostly interested in enjoying dinner and listening to David Knobel's talk about how we can fix the mess the Toddlers in Grownup Bodies (TGRUBs, mostly Democrats) have made of this country and the world. I left most of the questions out due to time limitations.

This clip is Henry Kriegel's Legislative Update for Americans for Prosperity

We had two guest speakers today, Cong. Matt Rosendale and Elsie Arntzen, Montana's Superintendent of Public Instruction, so I'm doing this as two videos, each of which includes the Q & A for that speaker. Interesting to watch things get a bit heated. At least we did get a 2nd microphone for those with questions--but what do you do when the questioners don't want to use one--and Elsie also forgets she's on camera?

We had two guest speakers today, Cong. Matt Rosendale and Elsie Arntzen, Montana's Superintendent of Public Instruction, so I'm doing this as two videos, each of which includes the Q & A for that speaker. Interesting to watch things get a bit heated. At least we did get a 2nd microphone for those with questions--but what do you do when the questioners don't want to use one--or Matt forgets he's on camera...?

I show some of the items available for the Silent Auction, then share Troy Miller's hard work as Auctioneer for the live auction. Funny how people were more willing to buy the cases of wine and the Citori Shotgun than wanted to bid on the Canadian Moose Hunt or the Spirit of America Bronze Eagle. Sadly, I missed the first minute or so of the actual auction, so it's not clear what the initial bidding war was for. But the rest was well worth watching.

Rep. Rosendale provides a rousing--and funny--take on what his first term in Congress has been like. Sen. Daines provides a lot of reasons for us to ensure we get a Red Tsunami going for the mid-terms.

I did the speakers in three videos so you can pick and choose which to watch. Dr. Jane Gillette is a State Representative and serves as Chair of the Gallatin County Republicans. Gov. Gianforte is--well--Gov. Gianforte. I show up briefly to ask someone to back out of camera range. That's me in the silver hair and black cloak. I did these recordings with my phone and an external mic. Not great, but not bad, either. Learn something new every day.

We were privileged to hear from Stephen Moore, Economic Advisor to both President Reagan and President Trump. Enjoy! I used my phone to record this one. I need to figure out how to keep it from doing auto-focus. Sigh! At least the external mic worked better, so I think I figured out how to set it correctly for future videos.

Sen. Tom McGillvray and Constitutional Scholar Rob Natelson take questions from the audience. Please note: The moderator couldn't find the extra microphone to provide to those posing questions, so some of the questions aren't entirely clear. Kudos to those who made the effort to speak up!

Presentation by Sen. Tom McGillvray and Constitutional Scholar Robert Natelson about what an Article V Convention of States is, and why the States should call one, as well as how such a Convention of States would work. Still learning the ins and outs of the new camera, so used the old camera for the slide show. Nice having two cameras to work with.

Robert Brown answers questions from the audience after his presentation. Again, I apologize for the quality of the audio. Worse, it was getting dark and we couldn't find the lights, so we couldn't see each other all that well, plus Robert was the only one with a mic.

Presentation by Robert Brown about why we should avoid an Article V Convention of States and instead use Article VI of the Constitution to deal with Federal Government Overreach. Specifically, We the People need to educate ourselves about our responsibilities under the Constitution and hold our elected and appointed officials accountable for breaking their Oaths of Office under that Constitution. For more information, go to JBS.org/6not5. Note: I was using a new camera in an unfamiliar venue and failed to adjust the sensitivity of the external mic properly. My apologies if the audio is unclear. I have included a very brief summary above due to this issue. Sigh! Learn something new every day.

Guest speaker MT Attorney General Austin Knudsen; Rep Caleb Hinkle and Darren Pettyjohn share both sides of Ballot Issue No. 9 - CI-121, initiative to Cap Montana Property Tax. I asked AG Knudsen about the status of the 4 Election Reform laws put on hold by Judge Moses (?) in Billings and mentioned how this is confusing us Election Judges. I mention this because I didn't get myself into the video. I apologize for the lack of volume for the other questioners, but no one thought to provide them with mics. Sigh! It was quite an interesting meeting.