Posted: October 25, 2011 at 7:44 am

Technology Produces a Frontrunner in the GOP Gubernatorial Primary

In a primary season with few conclusive results so far, the latest ground breaking news in the  Republican gubernatorial primary settled a couple things: Laurel furniture salesman Ken Miller appears to be the Republican front-runner, while the dry-cleaning guy, the insurance executive, the terrorism consultant, and the childhood addict lag behind.

While other candidates showed potential early on, they have failed to keep the attention of Montanans like Ken Miller, who has recently released the big news that he will be employing campaign technology that is only a decade old. This is exciting stuff.  Apparently it isn’t too hard to receive the text messages either, as it only takes a few paragraphs to explain how this is done.

Plus, as Miller explains in a press release, the technology is being brought to us by actual real life entrepreneurs.  (Not sure why these guys are different than other campaign consultants, but Miller thought it worth mentioning so it must be so.)

High tech advancements have been a major factor in GOP races this cycle from the beginning.  There was Jeff  Essmann’s announcement by conference call–where 13-or-14 planted Essmann supporters were able to ask questions without even being hung up on.  It is really a shame that no press were able to attend the call because it took place at like 9pm or something.

Then we had the slick 1990′s video effects that were featured in the Derek Skees campaign video, which for some reason has been removed from the internet.  And who could forget Rick Hill’s innovative use of Wikipedia to generate earned media statewide.  Livingstone’s campaign consultants are rumored to be trolling for bloggers to cover the primary from a Livingstone perspective, so we’ll surely see more excitement in the future. Ken Miller’s press release is pasted below the fold.


Dear Montanan,

I'm pleased to announce our campaign is now working with a group
of young, Montana entrepreneurs with a technology that will allow
us to reach our supporters with text messaging. 

This will be a really powerful way to keep in touch with the
Miller Team across Montana, and needless to say, we're excited
about this new initiative.


In order to utilize this service, you will need to sign up so we
can reach you by text.


You can either do this through your cell phone or through
Facebook. 

To sign-up from your cell phone: 

1. Simply Text "Add miller (county#)" to (406)551-6818 to join
and stay involved with occasional updates from the M4G team! 

2. You will need to know your county number (1-56) so we can let
you know about information specific to your area of the state.
This website is a good resource to help you identify your Montana
County number:
http://www.bprlicenseplates.com/Montana%20-%20county%20codes.htm.


To sign up via Facebook: 

1. Click on the Facebook button at the bottom of this page to
take you to the Ken Miller for Governor Facebook page. If you
haven't already clicked "Like", please do so. If you already
"Like" the page, then...

2. Click on "Txt Messaging". 

3. Click "Subscribe". This will show you how to add your phone. 

We hope you will sign-up for this service and we look forward to
being able to contact you about our campaign by text message. 

Viewert is a Bozeman-based company founded by a team of MSU
entrepreneurs in 2010. The company specializes in Facebook
applications including ViaTxt, the least expensive and
easiest-to-use text message notification tool on the market. 
For more information on Viewert, please visit:
http://www.viewert.com/index.php. 

I'm glad to be working with this team of Montana business
leaders, and wish them much success with their enterprise.

We will continue to work on integrating cutting-edge technology
into our campaign, especially when we can utilize the resources
of Montana companies. 

As part of our growing grassroots campaign across Montana, we
encourage you to keep in touch with us through a variety of
mediums we are employing to update our supporters about the
campaign. We have a very active Facebook page, and you can also
follow us on Twitter, and sign up for our regular email updates
through our website at www.miller4governor.com. 

Sincerely,

Ken Miller
Republican Candidate for Montana Governor

14 comments

    • Larry Kralj, Environmental Rangers

      p.s. And the comments under this article should scare the HELL out of you. The Teatards are nuts.

        • Larry Kralj, Environmental Rangers

          This is bullshit. Time to Che GueVARA their asses! Who’s with me? They can’t do this to my America while I’m still breathin’ and have a gun in my hands. If you RIDE with an outlaw, you DIE with an outlaw! I didn’t want it this way, but that’s the way it is. I accept that. And the people who WORK for this outfit are the outlaws. Stop me randomly and you die. It’s simple, isn’t it?

    • Larry Kralj, Environmental Rangers

      In the Navy I believe that they call this asstalkin’, or more appropriately, talkin’ out one’s ass! What a dipshit. Dorky Stapledumb is gonna DRILL and DIG and CUT his way to prosperity! What a disphit. Come ON, Dorky! Is that really the best you got? Bein’ a pimp for the corporate fascists? Rapin’ Montana for China?

      BTW, Dorky, how many of the above activities have YOU done? Cut a lot of trees, didja? Drill much? Mine much? You are SO full of sh*t it’s pathetic. Go clean the latrine, sailor! That MIGHT be sumthin’ that the Navy taught you that you can do well, but you sure as hell didn’t learn anything USEful!

      You see, the ONLY problem with talkin’ out one’s ass is that in order to DO so, one must FIRST insert their head up there! And I THINK that Lt. Stapledumb has done so. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!

      • Larry Kralj, Environmental Rangers

        p.s. Dorky, go take care of the Berkley Pit first and THEN get back with us! You see, Dorky, not EVERYone wants to live in a toxic sh*thole. Maybe you do, but I certainly don’t. You must be the new Alan Coalson Olsen, an urepentant pimp for the Kockh brothers. Do YOU work for Haliburton too, as Coalson does?

        But I must say that this new Pubbie talking point of pitting eastern Montana against western Montana is purely sh*t. I see the letters to the ed now appearing in the state dailies (one in the Spitoon today) claiming that eastern Montana is now the repositery of wisdom concerning the economy energy development. Gee, is that REALLY the best that you morons can come up with? That’s really pretty pathetic you know.

        Problem IS, Dorky, you got no vision, boy. When you have your head up that far up your ass, the ONLY thing you see is SH*T! And that’s a vision that most Montanans don’t share.

        Try again. This letter is a joke. Been there done that. Oh, and after you’re done cleanin’ up the Berkely Pit, head on over to Zortman/Landusky while you’re at it and clean that mess up too. IF, that is, you can pull your head out long enough to see your way! Don’t attempt to whizz in our aquifers and call it artesian spring water, Dorky, ’cause you AIN’T foolin’ anyone EXcept for the Teatards that post here like skinner!

    • Larry Kralj, Environmental Rangers

      Lynn, back atcha. THIS is what we need now more than ever. What do get when you combine a star athlete (wrestler) with intelligence, integrity, compassion, passion, and committment? No, no Sen. Mini Barfus. What you GET is Sen. Paul Welstone! Paul represented MY America, not the nutless wonders like Mini Barfus and co. We need more people like paul to come to the for. I know that they’re out there.

      Enjoy.

      http://crooksandliars.com/murshedz/open-thread

      (I don’t see much of Paul in Dorky Stapledumb either. Sad, so sad, that Dorky can’t articulate ANYthing except corporate/fascist talking point SH*T! The Teatards really are without vision a’tall. Just like bush I, they lack the vision thing. Head up ass will DO that to a party.)

  3. Larry Kralj, Environmental Rangers

    Oops. Yes, that should be “fore”. I’m startin’ to spell like Joe Mudd. Where IS ol’ Joe?

  4. Ilikewoods

    Damn Corey Stapleton is an a**hole! Aren’t you people glad he is not our gov, and never will be! Between him and rehberg they are both pushing for the forests and clean water of our state to be so poisoned, none of us will be able to eat the game we hunt and fish for…. none of us could live here without cancers being a part of life… none of us will be able to eat our beef and produce, because it will all be poisoned….looking for the almighty dollar instead! The Man is an Idiot!

    • Paul S.

      Stapleton’s op-ed is wrong. No one is blocking development of Otter Creek, 4 of the 5 land board members (all Dems) voted for the project. So where’s the block. He’s such a liar.

      • Larry Kralj, Environmental Rangers

        Again, ALL the Pubbie/Teatards lack a vision for the future. I mean, turning the entire freakin’ state into another Berkley Pit is NOT a vision. Corky Stumblebum is simply a corporate fascist talking point! (as is every Pubbie candidate for guv) Look, the dude’s outta the Navy now and in desperate need of a job. SOOO, what BETTER way to get some dough than to ingratiate yourself and become a corporate pimp?! It’s a pretty damn sad commentary on the Pubbie party. It has become a party of sycophants, pimps and losers! Oh, and Fundiwackmentalists too.

        I guess that simplest thing to do is ask ol’ Stumblebum just WHAT remains of Montana fifty years from now if we SH*T on the entire state? Hell, some of us even like EASTERN Montana just the way it is, in Ag!

        Where was ol’ Stumblebum for the last fifty years or so as we went through out boom and bust cycles in eastern Montana? And hell, most ALL them Coalstrip jobs went to outta staters anyway. Corky has no answers nor vision.

        If Corky luvs the Chinese so much, maybe he should take his “talents” and vision there!