Here is why we need fewer, not more, people carrying sidearms. Sources who were present at an Old Faithful Lodge in Yellowstone Park on Wednesday say the lodge was put on active shooter alert after a man dropped a handgun in the men’s bathroom. The…
by James C. Nelson Montana Supreme Court Justice (Ret.) I told my friend, a poet, that I didn’t know how to write this piece—I didn’t know how to be eloquent, heartsick, damn mad, and hopeful all at the same time. I still don’t. So,…
By Jonathan Hutson In the wake of a controversial decision this month to drop the felony intimidation charge against David Joseph Lenio – a 29-year-old White Nationalist who tweeted threats last year to shoot up a grade school in Kalispell, Montana, and “put two in…
by Justin Robbins
Robbins is a frequent and popular contributor to the Cowgirl Blog. You can follow him on Twitter at @JustinRobbins15
I’ll offer the obvious disclaimer that “I wasn’t there”, but not without the qualifying claim that I didn’t need to be. The revolution, such that it was, was televised; or streamed, as the case may be.
By Jonathan Hutson Joni Mitchell sang, “Don’t it always seem to go, that you don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone.” When it comes to free speech, I know what I’ve got, but I am concerned that I may soon be silenced. And if…
Kalispell prosecutors are considering what to do in the case of David Joseph Lenio, the 9/11 truther who has faced felony charges of malicious intimidation and criminal defamation after threatening on Twitter to execute school kids and jews in the Flathead valley. Locals are calling on County Attorney…
Pasted below is an interesting announcement found posted at a Christian bookstore in Hamilton. The poster pretty much speaks for itself. Including the fact that if you “must bring a gun” in order to be admitted to this spiritual gathering. If you fail to show up…
When the history of the 2014 congressional races in Montana is written, literacy will not rank high among the themes. First there was our senator who plagiarized his college paper. Now we have Ryan Zinke, whose official campaign booth has been displaying this sign for…
In case you haven’t noticed, the Montana Twitter scene has become infested lately with a new breed of imbecile: the young Tea Partier. A gang of them have taken to the Twitterverse and call themselves Young Guns, or #MTGOPYoungGuns to be precise. Sources tell me…
by Cowgirl This morning the Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC) has launched a new TV ad pressuring Max Baucus to support background checks for gun sales, something over 79% of Montanans support according to the post recent Montana-specific poll. Starting tomorrow, the ad will run for…
by Cowgirl It might surprise you to hear this, but right-wing Republicans actually agree with President Obama that America needs a radical change in our gun laws. It’s just that they have a different idea of what those changes should be. In the Montana Legislature…
by Lash 2012 was a solid year for the North American Logic Shark. They got to rest from the stunt jumping the 2011 Legislature put them through, but as they say, there’s no rest for the delirious. Our logic shark sighting today comes from the…
When the Daily Inter Lake asked Rep. Jerry O’Neil yesterday about the Newtown school shooting tragedy, the Columbia Falls Republican responded with his concerns about divorce. O’Neil noted that Connecticut gunman Adam Lanza, 20, was from a divorced home. Lanza apparently got the weapons he…
Montana Republican Representative James Knox is sent a message to those who created a Facebook page opposing his position on medical marijuana today. That message came through loud and clear: I’m good with my guns. Knox claims that he himself was getting “death threats” for…
