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scott gibson

paynesville, MN
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Posted on 11/17/10 at 09:16 pm in response to Local radio ratings: Who the 25-to-54s listen to

Tofoya is a buzzkill in the afternoon. MPR rules the morning for me: reliable, accurate and even-handed (not bashing one side or the other is not a sign of bias). And is it any surprise that stations that basically talk nothing but extreme politics will get virtually no female listeners. It's a guy-thing.

Posted on 11/12/10 at 11:51 pm in response to Did Minnesotans lie to KSTP's pollster?

Horner and the off-year election cycle are the wild cards. Any poll about who might have voted for Horner is left wanting. We don't know who did or were going to, but then changed their mind about voting for Horner. We don't know the breakdowns and never will. And we don't know how many didn't even feel excited enough to vote in the first place. I think all of this year's votes were fraught with the uncertainty of a populace that didn't know itself what it was going to do.

Posted on 11/12/10 at 11:47 pm in response to Emmer chooses donor Tafoya for first one-on-one post-election interview

Tafoya's political slant is one reason I will not listen to her show. While I enjoy Don Shelby in small bites, I also pretty much avoided his radio show as well. It had a different slant. WCCO was the leader when it has personalities like Cannon or Boone & Erickson. I don't need sports folks like Tafoya or Barreiro or Dark Star or etc. to inform me about politics. They have given away that authority.

Posted on 11/10/10 at 06:41 pm in response to Never out of style: Folksinger-songwriter Chris Smither celebrates 66th birthday Thursday at the Cedar

Nice review, Britt. Chris is a true master. "No Love Today" is yet another great song. His use of a kickboard to accompany himself is a technique adopted by others, such as Ray Bonneville.

Posted on 11/07/10 at 12:11 am in response to Fox9's Collins channels Fox News

Collins should go back where she came from. Fox9 has made it impossible at their website to comment on her performance. It is this kind of stuff that made me long ago decide not to watch any cable news network. This is making heat instead of light. It is coldly cynical and partisan. No one is being informed. Biases are being catered to. We are all diminished.

Posted on 10/30/10 at 10:12 pm in response to What kind of governor would these three be?

Here is the number of Allied Van Lines for those who must move after the candidate they fear wins the governorship: 1-800-348-3702. Better luck in your next state/country. I know there MUST be so many other places you feel would be BETTER places to live than here, so PLEASE act accordingly. We will suffer on without you.

Posted on 10/21/10 at 09:59 pm in response to Battle over education: Michelle Rhee, Tim Pawlenty and teacher unions

How about commenting about Minnesota's schools, rather than D.C.'s? Minnesota schools are at the top, nationally, of many measures of excellence, despite the slams of Tim Pawlenty.

Michelle Rhee doesn't work here. Neither does C. Pearson Yecke. Swifty will try to paint Minnesota's schools and teachers by using the example of the Minneapolis district because it fits his narrative. Unfortunately, that example is unlike almost every other district in the state. It's problems cannot...

Posted on 10/12/10 at 11:10 pm in response to 7th District race tightens, but Peterson has proven to be a survivor in the past

There is no comparable analogy to Peterson in the Republican party. He is more conservative than many Republicans and more conservative than virtually every Democrat. Except for the nameplate, I doubt Byberg would be right of Peterson on most issues. I seem to recall that Peterson had to run several times himself before getting the seat initially.

Posted on 10/02/10 at 12:26 am in response to Campaign puzzler: Emmer's lack of response to DWI attacks

Repubs always trot out Ted Kennedy. He's gone now and if you think Emmer has any of the charm that Kennedy had in Mass. you're sadly mistaken. I won't speak to Ted, but Emmer shouldn't get a pass on the DWI issue, especially in light of TWO former campaign managers with recent DUI-type arrests following Emmer around as well. He hasn't done much to disavow this. (Before someone else posts, I fully recognize that Dayton's history of alcoholism and depression are due consideration as well...

Posted on 09/27/10 at 10:04 pm in response to John Prine brings his cast of characters to the Orpheum Saturday night

I, for one, am glad to have such transcendent songs as the ones mentioned in the pantheon of American popular song. It's enough. It's not that Prine hasn't written great songs since 1971, it's just that those songs were our first exposure to him. Had 'Hello In There' come later, would we have seen it in the same light? I'm sure that you, Britt, have felt that way about other artist's initial offerings. They blew you away. It colors whatever else they might produce from that moment...