Good to see Dave Case will be gone.

Money isn’t everything, I remember a well funded Bieter bot named TJ, running for the county commission, putting out literature showing him with guns and trying to be a good Ol boy, losing to Visser with his minimal war chest.

Lachiondo will have to do more than just want to spend money on regressive goodies even with all the money in the world.

Being associated with Bieter the bully might not be a credential anymore. People are getting quite tired of him and his shoving his “projects” down our throats.

What kind of garbage racist headline is this? Now that we have a native woman as the democratic candidate, maybe BG should spring for some additional education for its reporters & editors. Could start by googling “how to avoid offensive stereotypes of native americans.”

EDITOR NOTE–Devon, you are totally out of line in your complaint! Both candidates strongly push their heritage. Here is what Jordan herself told INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY https://indiancountrymedianetwork.com/news/politics/nativevote18-paulette-jordan-wins-idaho-democrats-pick-party-nominee/

Jordan said she is “honored by the widespread support received from my relatives throughout Indian Country.”

“This is a huge step for us and I’m excited to be on this journey with all of you. This is a great indicator of where we as indigenous progressive leaders in rural states can help lead our communities,” Jordan said.

Are you also offended that we call Little a “cowboy?” He was really a sheep man, but still a “rancher.” You can also look for future references to a “feather in her cap” when the likes of Cher endorse her, Little trying to “pull the wool over our eyes,” and other metaphors. It looks like “old white men” will soon be a no-no as well. Perhaps, “wise caucasian males” will replace the offensive term used by “progressive women.” Get over it!

The modern Native woman has a very good chance. Primaries are ‘thinking’ voters who have studied the candidates. November elections are emotional ‘feeling’ voters. Decades of Butch and his pals is like too much time between laundry visits for the emotional voter. It will be successfully exploited by her?

Gosh, I hope not. She will do to Idaho what the libs have done to New Mexico. If we had term limits we could have avoided this problem. The political parties themselves would benefit from term limits by keeping a fresh face on top. Little would be coasting into his second and last term right now if we had them.

Outrageous amounts of George Soros money is about to rain down on Idaho. I still want that 1 point sales tax (Kemthorne) returned to us Butch. You’ve had surpluses. All Republicans drift left with age. Maybe Little will campaign on dropping several taxes. He’d better have something good and appealing.

On the Ada county side. For all the flack Bieter gets for pandering to developers. The two cops on the Ada commission are worse. The county is building up with very little planning. Pretty much anything goes. Biggest problem is getting utilities extended by Boise city. So, might be good to break up the club. The whole valley is going to be a serious mess in a few years because of failure to have and follow an overall master plan. The county commissioners could be the lead agents in such a plan but are mostly silent. They have the best part time job in Idaho.

Honorable mention. ACHD still thinks rock chips and reflectors on a rough two lane will make it a four lane.

Glad still see BG has some pretty big morons on their staff meetings. Pretty sad how this garbage can be a representation of Idaho media. You all there should really be ashamed of yourselves for letting this come to print. Have fun finding jobs after print is completely dead.

EDITOR NOTE–See note to DEVON comment.

As a 5th generation Idahoan the title of this post is post accurate and appropriate.

Those who are new to the state and have no feeling for either the states heritage, culture or diversity can you can go back to where you came from and whine there.

Good job editor! Keep up the great work.

Here’s one reader who appreciates the Boise Guardian “livening things up” a little! And, I’m in general agreement with “She’s In?” – insightful and entertaining. (There are a few people whose mission in life is to find things to be offended by… glad to see their comments, as well. Political Correctness has stifled honest dialogue.)

Gotta say I was surprised to see Ms. Jordan prevail over previous Democrat contender Balukoff (who is a personal friend). But – she raised her profile in a big way over the past few months. And is obviously much more qualified to run on her Native American heritage than Elizabeth Warren, back east.

If Labrador had won, the November race could truly have been about political ideology. (My take is that Jordan is much more “progressive” than Balukoff, what with her endorsements from Planned Parenthood, Our Revolution (?), the Bernie People, Soros Youth, etc.) (I made that last one up.) She’ll need to convince lots of conservative folk statewide, even though she’s running against “the establishment,” and lots of us on the right and left are weary of “business as usual.”

This is a grossly inappropriate headline. To pitch this important electoral race in tired racist stereotypes is lazy and ineffective reporting. I expect you will issue an apology, a retraction and a resubmission with fair, humane and useful content.

The fact that the Editor is actually defending this headline is a clear indication of how ignorant the BG truly is. You are not exactly improving the image most of the country already has of Idaho with this headline and the defense of it.

Smooth headline there. While not exactly racist, it isn’t exactly innocent either. I know this, you know this, everyone knows this. It is a crafty way to conjure up feelings of us against them while still being able to say, “Who me? I’m not racist”.
Try to do better. A dog whistle is the same no matter who blows it.

Is there a list of “dog whistle” phrases somewhere? I am constantly surprised by that phrase.

EDITOR NOTE–As I recall, only DOGS can hear those whistles!

What Bernice said. Your headline was racist and totally inexcusable. Do better.

Not surprised but disappointed that Ada County forgot the nasty person Ullman was last go round. County workers hated her and feared her. Long memory and spiteful. Of course Ada has a short memory. I’ll give her credit for spending little and rallying supporters. Just a shame she is back because she only cares about herself and lookin good. Expect more backdoor deals like Dynamis. Wish there was a watchdog site that people could send anonymous tips to. Interested Dave?

Yeah, Dave,

When ya gonna reign in your bloated staff of reporters?

Oh, about the dog whistle. The point IS that only “dogs” hear it. You obviously are not one of them.

Oh – one more thing. (Sorry!) Since we’re focused on Native Americans…

I love to stop at the historical/interpretive site on the side of US95, near the top of White Bird Hill. For it was there that a few of Chief Joseph’s fellow Nez Perce braves (led by his brother Ollokot) kicked some paleface butt! It was no Little Bighorn, but it was a victory for the Native Americans, who SURELY got one raw deal after another from our early leaders.

At the bottom of the hill (on the OLD hairpin highway) there’s a small, timeworn monument, commemorating the brave white guys who lost. How about an equal monument for the Native Americans at the site of the battles THEY lost?

But, I digress.

EDITOR NOTE–Bikeboy, thanks for your comments, but we really don’t need to continue the “Indian Wars” anymore than we need to continue the Civil War over flags and statues.

Bernice, please ‘do better’ on your US History.
Invoking Gene Autry? That’s low Bernice!

It was not “cowboys” that forced tribes onto reservations.
It was not cowboys that caused the Trail of Tears -that was President Jackson (coincidentally, inspiration for Trump).
It was not cowboys pursuing the Nez Perce.
It was not cowboys showing up at Little Big Horn.
It was not cowboys escorting settlers.
It was not the cowboys! The cowboys were too busy with other things…
So if you like to entertain the racism of “Soldiers and Indians” as a headline, knock yourself out.

Love your work on English 100, but seriously, do do better at History Bernice. I also object to your #3.
I will make note YOU too are using the term “Indian” in your message and painting an awful picture.

Let’s “do better” Bernice, which is TOTALLY different than the “be best” campaign. 😉

The headline was probably “tongue in cheek”. There are some politically correct rules that don’t apply to satire. The issue is though, that politically incorrect statements can harm peoples image, especially among those who are overly sensitive or if there is a contingent who is seriously in to politically correct, and politically correct statements can whitewash (oops is that one of those words?) identity, preference, culture, history, and sometimes facts. The issue in this argument is that the argument is oversimplifying things.

I am glad to see two strong candidates. Little is a 3rd generation rancher. (Were they immigrants – you bet.) Jordan is a Native American whose full heritage has not been put forth, as far as I know. Is she a 3rd generation something commercial, such as rancher? No. I’m sure her heritage is a proud and strong one.

I don’t think it was cool for the Cowboys to inflict their aggression upon the Indians. But the Barney song wasn’t written yet.

This would be a beautiful, productive, and progressive blue state. Need a great Chief.

Critical reading folks.

Again, my comment centered directly on the rhetorical choice of the phrase “Cowboys vs Indians” and the cultural narrative via unequal and negative representation which it invoked in this headline.

At no point did I imply that Cowboy (as a word, identity, or profession)was a bad thing, just that when it is used in the phrase “Cowboys vs Indians” it carries the weight of they way these terms are historically represented–Cowboys as beloved,heroic figures while Indian has been represented quite differently.

Nor did I accuse Cowboys of any of the historical actions you bring up. I pointed out that the writer should be aware of Idaho’s history with native folks and that they should be mindful of it in their writing.

I do find it very telling that you are clearly aware that if the headline had read “Soldiers vs Indians” it would have been clearly racist while the more subtle embedded racism in the way the headline uses the phrase “Cowboys vs Indians” is invisible to you.

……….hundreds of Idaho Indians of various tribal affiliations would ride into Montana on cooperative buffalo hunts. The last great hunt of this type occurred in 1864, signaling the end of a traditional way of life.

Good lord there are a lot of terminally aggrieved posters here. Lighten up people.

Cowboy v Indian is cute. To think otherwise is just to be a perpetually whiny snowflake. Sheesh.

I think if you can read you will see the title is Cowboys AND Indians not Cowboys VERSUS Indians.

David Frazier, your headline is offensive and you know it. You used the headline because you knew it would draw attention. It’s sensationalist, offensive, and racist. Guess you got the attention you wanted, albeit negative.

Note to the editor: I should have been more clear and explicitly stated that the comment was specifically intended for the two commentors who addressed me rather than an attempt to set rules for your blog rather than writing it as a general address to the whole audience.

Your blog, your rules. No argument.

As for with my dialogue with the other two commenters, my dialogue, my rules. 😉

What’s with that headline? Pretty deplorable. Hire some editors with social and racial awareness and tact.

I am an Idaho Indian and proud of that title. We use the term Indian even today on our reservation and in social media.

Even we played “cowboys and indians” as kids and I for one was proud to be like Tonto and my friend the Lone Ranger.

It would be nice to see all of you that think you know Indians to come spend some time with our family at Fort Hall.

I agree – lighten up.

Holy Cow editor! Home run headline. Has CNN called to accuse you of racism yet?

Be careful Indians. All these libtarded privileged white folk bitching at the editor on your behalf think they know what’s best for you. And they have the power to make it the law in some states.

Perhaps I don’t need to give warning. After all most minorities see through it. They know it is exactly this type of thinking in the political power circles and academia that has caused so much trouble. It is very important to the left to keep the race fires burning brightly. Can always count on a leftist to pour gasoline of the smoldering coals.

I’m a little bit Indian. I voted for B. Little because he’s most likely to keep Idaho’s rudder centered. You may have noticed the large influx to Idaho from states run aground by liberals? I don’t want a liberal Idaho. There will be nowhere else to hide. I voted for Trump because Hillary is clearly the nastiest person alive and an obvious unprosecuted crook. This race will be different from that nastiness. I think Little has a serious problem to overcome.

The horse racing folks blame Otter/Little for doing away with the instant racing ( other wise known as slot machines) in there effort to saving horse racing in Idaho. They also blame the North Idaho Indian tribes because they are trying to keep a monopoly on gaming in Idaho

The horse racing group just spent a cool $1.3 million to get a ballot initiative in November to allow the slot machines back at Les Bois race track. The Idaho Press-Tribune reported Treasure Valley Racing LLC was the only donor listed on the Committee to Save Idaho Horse Racing, Create Jobs, and Fund Public Schools’ campaign finance reports filed with the Idaho Secretary of State’s office.

Jordon has to be horse racings folks worse election nightmare . She is a Senior Executive Board representative, Finance Chair and Energy Initiative Chair for the National Indian Gaming Association.

“Cowboys and Indians” ? Seriously? And here I thought it was 2018.

This is not cute. This is not funny. This is belittling, condescending, and it. is. not. ok.

Glu
another perspective
I am part of the Choctaw nation. My great Grandfather was on the trail of tears…The line of Cowboy vs. Indians does not offend me in any way. Heck I love watching the old cowboy vs. Indian movies. Just wish the Indians would win every once in while……:)

Me think you should lighten up brother….

I am not Native American, and I have to agree with “Glu.” When I read the headline I was rather taken aback, as I never in my wildest dreams would expect such a thing from this extremely well-grounded site and Mr. Frazer. Glu is right. It just is neither cute nor funny. It simply is inappropriate. Let’s discuss the merits of the candidates. Period. Of graver concern is that Sharon Ullman, heaven help us all, is on the ballot for any political position… Sigh.

EDITOR NOTE–You sorta hit the nail on the head. The headline simply identified each candidate as they depict themselves. There was no discussion, judgement, bias, or anything else toward either one. Lesson learned after the massive letter campaign from across the USA: Jordan has an active and vast support group. Yesterday was the most read post EVER!

If you content here, expect to be harassed privately so the “journalist” can pretend to not be a creeper.

I’m amused by the earlier comment “most civil dialogue I’ve seen here” followed by all of this “us vs. them the title is/isn’t racist” commentary. My own two-cents on that matter aside, I’m hard-pressed to agree with the prevalence of such aggressive dialogue in the piece itself. The political race is being described as a boxing match, and that sort of rhetoric is present to such a gross extent that it’s no wonder to so many people have forgotten the extent to which we’re all in this together. But it doesn’t look like an effort is being made for all sides to look towards leaders who will benefit all in ways all seek to be benefited as much as all sides are backing their person, damn the rest, it’s my way or the highway. When did Americans decide the self came before the whole?

Sure do wish people would spend less time quibbling about the title. Personally, I thought it was clever. And to be clear, the candidates definitely align themselves with those groups.

That said, what’s wrong with the metaphor? It fits almost perfectly in Idaho–Democratic ideas and progressive thought are in the minority, and persecuted endlessly. And the Republicans in this state certainly like to portray themselves as self-reliant and independent, even though they really aren’t.

Nothing in what Dave said perpetrates any sort of stereotype. But there sure are a whole lot of readers who are doing just that. As a registered Democrat, who has been active in my district and contributed both time and money to Democratic campaigns, I sure wish the people on my side of the aisle would spend less time choosing to be offended and spend more time actually addressing the real issues we all face. I’m a firm believer that many Democrats in Idaho lose because they spend too much time talking about who they are, instead of what they stand for.

As always, just my $.02.

WOW!

The PC hot button got pushed for sure. And Jordan’s supporters most likely are tickled that Dave led with such a heading, because it’s such easy pickens in today’s ID politics.

I am waaaaay more concerned about some things that Jordan has said and who she has taken money from. While I am very impressed by her and actually like her approach to many issues, she has stumbled in the 2nd Amendment when she claims she is “enthusiastically for it” and then caves to the Black Guns are Evil crowd. She should have stuck with her view that “you don’t just take away Tequila out of the liquor lineup if people drink and drive” if you think that will fix the problem. She recognized the nuance. But now she says ARs gotta go. That was weak.

And the Soros donations are very worrisome. Anyone who really knows who Soros is and what he has promoted should be very concerned here. She should have returned that $$ immediately. She is supposed to be for Idaho, not an international cartel of high level criminals against humanity.

I’m not a huge fan of Brad Little, but I will vote for him to stop a Soros surrogate.

Very happy to see Bieter/Obama bot Randy Johnson defeated (Dist 17). 2nd Amendment supporters should be happy about that.

Here’s the bottom line, if you want to know who really is on top of what the major obstacles to improving our condition is, then find out who is supporting Trump’s serious effort to rout international human trafficking. Killing off that disease will go a long way to purging the corruption from the body politic. Learn about the issue and go and find out who your candidate should be.

Georgia !
C’mon no one else has picked up on this one yet?

Georgia, has it’s first FEMALE Democrat candidate for governor.
As I said in my earlier post, it’s a ‘battle of the sexes.
Even the other D candidate in the primary was a female.

SHE will run against the R winner of
a July 24th, primary runoff between Casey Cagle and Brian Kemp. (Current Lt Gov & Sec of State). Two old white guys.

Oh, did you catch that she is a wonderful black woman?
Everyone got your “headlines” ready now?

My bet now, is she will win.

And to those saying money is going to flood to Jordan’s campaign, the money does have many other female Democrat campaigns to send money.

Paulette Jordan would do well to connect with Stacy Abrams for advice and collaboration. Abrams is a VERY articulate, on-message, talented person, with Yale Law School on her resume.
If anyone in Jordan’s campaign is still reading this blog,,, PLEASE ask Paulette to study what Abrams is saying and HOW she is saying it.

This upcoming election will be a PINK WAVE instead of red or blue, and that wave is a 100% reaction against the Trump win.

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/years-pink-wave-women-helping-women-run-office/story?id=52536174