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Jackley Rallies Big Republican Crowd at Rapid City Candidates’ Event; Ravnsborg Absent

The day after his impeachment in the South Dakota House of Representatives, killer Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg appears not to have driven to a big Republican candidates’ event hosted by South Dakota Strong at Black Hills Harley-Davidson in Rapid City. In a showroom full of Republican candidates and operatives, Ravnsborg’s challenger, former Attorney General Marty Jackley, was the guest speaker:

South Dakota Strong, FB, 2022.04.13.
South Dakota Strong, FB, 2022.04.13.
Right-wing radical activist Ed Randazzo, at SD Strong event, 2022.04.13.
Candidate for Pennington County GOP delegate and Jackley backer John Santana (left) and right-wing radical activist Ed Randazzo, at SD Strong event, 2022.04.13.
That's a pretty big crowd for Jason Ravnsborg to ignore. SD Strong, FB, 2022.04.13.
That’s a pretty big crowd for Jason Ravnsborg to ignore. SD Strong, FB, 2022.04.13.
Insurrectionist Big Liar and GOP candidate for District 30 House Pat Baumann (left) and Lt. Gov. Larry Rhoden (right), SD Strong, FB, 2022.04.13.
Insurrectionist Big Liar and GOP candidate for District 30 House Pat Baumann (left) and Lt. Gov. Larry Rhoden (right), SD Strong, FB, 2022.04.13.

Those folks all look like Ravnsborg’s kind of people, all smiling and drinking the party hogwash. And since Ravnsborg has been suspended from his job, it’s not like he had anything else to do on April 13. But Jackley came to woo the crowd, and Ravnsborg did not.

SD Strong is promoting primary candidates for delegate who will support Jackley at convention:

SD Strong, FB post promoting Jackley delegate candidates Teresa Thompson of Meade County and Denise Maher and John Santana of Pennington County, 2022.04.18.
SD Strong, FB post promoting Jackley delegate candidates Teresa Thompson of Meade County and Denise Maher and John Santana of Pennington County, 2022.04.18.
Maybe one day after a historic reprimand by the House of Representatives is too soon to show one’s face. But it’s only seven weeks until the primary that picks a lot of delegates and nine weeks until convention; if Ravnsborg is serious about winning renomination, he can’t waste a single day. Has impeachment ended the Ravnsborg campaign? Has this permanent blot on Ravnsborg’s record quashed any hope he might have of standing up to Jackley’s challenge?

15 Comments

  1. Ed has man boobs? Who knew? This event looks like a white supremacist nursing home just before the hoods arrive.

  2. grudznick

    grudznick’s close personal friend Lar knows all about my longstanding dispute with Mr. Randazzo, dating back to when Ed worked for Mr. Howie, the insanest of them all. Mr. Howie owed grudznick money for a long time after he overgodded on us all with our campaign donations.

  3. Dicta

    Not gonna comment on anyone’s physical appearance given how ugly I am, but I will say that Ed is one of the more grating sycophants I’ve come across.

  4. mike from iowa

    Stone waste of white. Why not let Federalist Society pick and train yer candidates. Couldn’t be much worse than you’ve been gettiing.

  5. “Grating sycophant” would make Ed a perfect fit with Jason. But there Ed is, smiling with a Marty delegate.

  6. It’s so white, so white, refrigerator white. Their futures so bright with no shades but white.

  7. All Mammal

    Looks like the SD page of classless, soggy crackers on Southern Poverty Law Center’s website. They’re the group the SPLC organization is tracking for their official status as a hate group.
    https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018/04/30/south-dakota’s-family-heritage-alliance-reveals-disturbing-track-record-spreading-anti

    That Randazzo must be related to the condescending and sloth-like investigator Randazzo with the RCPD who spends half the work day standing on the corner just off campus of the courthouse, snickering and spitting with his colleagues on their perpetual smoke breaks while hitting on nicotine vape pens.

    When a group cannot name one selfless thing they come together for, their fear becomes a strong, tight grip of pressure. Kick some truth to them and their blue-haired heads will burst.

    My Dicta-pull a towel around your face and look in the mirror. You are the most adorable lil Korean nun baby E.T! Something that adorable cannot be ugly.

  8. All Mammal

    I would have to suspect the Riemans, who own Black Hills Harley Davidson, might be members of the same group as the Uhres..? Hopefully the NDN Collective tests them out since the largest grossing Harley shop sure looks like it sponsors a grip of wicked racists.

    Missed my chance to hand out my derogatory FDT stickers. Drats.

  9. Ryan

    how dare all these people be born… with … light skin! the devils!

    rabble rabble rabble

  10. Well…it is no surprise, looking at the crowd, that Taffy Howard has had a successful career representing this area in the Legislature. Did she attend?? Notice Congressman Dusty was present.

  11. Arlo, I didn’t see Taffy in the pictures. No Steve Haugaard or Kristi Noem, though obviously Kristi’s popular and manly local Lieutenant was there, with his son Reggie, who is running unopposed for precinct committeeman in Pennington 5-2. There’s another delegate Jackley should be able to count on.

    By the way, Mark Vargo is running unopposed for precinct committeeman from Pennington DT. Anyone care to speculate on whether he can offer the argument for the prosecution at the Senate impeachment trial on June 21–22, then come to convention and vote for Ravnsborg a day or two or three later?

  12. grudznick

    Where has Ms. Taffy gone? I fear she’s fallen off the face of the campaign. She probably should be stepping it up, flashing her skirt around and getting on the news more.

  13. RST Tribal Member

    Inbreeding evident in that lollygagging crowd. Scary. Glad I don’t go to Rapid City that often with those single minded bunch of community and state brain thrust out on a fun day from the old folks home. Wonder how many called pipeline Johnson grandson with that forgotten look in their eyes? He was probably busy fleecing their retirement funds for another uncontested campaign for two more years.

    The Let’s Gather at a Bike Shop flyer probably had many looking for the Two Wheeler Dealer and not the hog shop. Keep in mind, Ms. Kitty Cat Noem doesn’t campaign in state, she is a boot in. It is the big seat she seeks right next to her 45 in the white house or jail house. Place doesn’t matter as long as she is his girl.

    The SD AG on political vacation probably did not want to politicize the event sharing the stage with criminal coverup specialist Marty Jackley. Or, the likes of Randazzo. There are some people even a convicted misdemeanor killer will not not associate with, it seems.

  14. Bonnie B Fairbank

    Politics and pale faces aside, ain’t they no Reptilians that know even the rudiments of Photoshop? The Randazzo tituation was egregiously eye shattering. Oof.

  15. What’s the given weaving through Cory’s chronicle? Republicans will commit any crime to control the levers.

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