Obama Prompts Idaho Free Speech Movement

The election of Barack Obama has prompted a free speech movement among the Red State residents of Idaho.
Elementary school children on a school bus in Madison County caused a stir among some parents when they chanted “Assassinate Obama! assinate Obama!” School officials, alerted by at least one concerned parent, sent memos to teachers advising [...]

Note The Kiosks With Notices

The Veterans had trouble getting publicity for the November 11 parade without getting crosswise of an ordinance that prohibits posting flyers in the downtown area.

Not only is it illegal to post on signal boxes and lamp posts, merchants were reluctant to place the signs in their windows. Doug Foote, a retired Idaho Air [...]

Do You Stereotype People?

Sometimes we play a little game of STEREOTYPE with some young (and old) relatives during long road trips. In this politically charged atmosphere, THE GUARDIAN thought it might be fun to share…remember this is for FUN!
Here are some samples and they can change with explanations.
–SUBARU is liberal.
–F-350 V-10 Ford is Idaho Conservative
–RECYCLER is liberal
–BUICK [...]

It’s HOW You Say It That Impresses

With the current endless allegations and counter allegations raging in the political media these days, we thought it appropriate to share the GUARDIAN’s latest exploits.
Many locals are unaware that editor Dave went to Harvard, but didn’t graduate. Few note that he once worked on Broadway in New York. And only 10 days ago [...]

Down Side Of Absentee Ballot

Traveling in New Hampshire this week where all the license plates remind us, “Live Free or Die.”
Local discussion here in the Granite State seems to be about absentee ballots–when not talking about “leaf peepers” and the awesome progression of fall color across the state.  Today, in Boise the clerk has begun mailing 50,000 ballots requested by voters [...]

Aimless Visitors On Boise Streets

Sunday the GUARDIAN bumped into some real nice tourists from Canada pouring over a highway map at a local coffee shop.
Being the know-it-all GUARDIAN, we asked if the visitors needed some directions.
“We went to your capitol, but it was boarded up, so we went to the Depot and it too was closed. Do you [...]

What You See NOT What You Get

After the non-interest by the Legacy Media (that’s old things like TV and newspapers) in the posting about Jim Risch’s senate campaign site popping up on the official Bannock County site, we did a little checking– we used to to call that “investigative reporting.”
Looks like they way to sell Fords for instance is to put [...]

GUARDIAN Proclaims Kristin Armstrong Day

Not to be outdone by the local mainstream media or politicos, the BOISE GUARDIAN has proclaimed Saturday, August 16 to be KRISTIN ARMSTRONG DAY. (We can ride tandem on the bike of a winner too.)
We aren’t surprised to see local politicians jump on this one, but you read the proclamation “first on the GUARDIAN.” [...]

IDAHO HOUSING FUNDS GO TO GOP

A reader tells us the Republican Party was given funds from the Idaho Housing and Finance Association–the agency that has its board appointed by the Guv and includes legislators, but it isn’t really a state agency.
Public records at the Idaho Secretary of State site show the “quasi-governmental” corporation donated $500 to the Republicans for the [...]

Random Kindness, Pay It Forward

The elderly man look confused and embarrassed as he stood silently at the counter of the Flying-J truck stop on Federal Way recently.
The GUARDIAN walked in on the scene as the line behind the old guy grew to about five restless customers clutching junk food and beer. The young clerk didn’t know what to [...]