[Vision2020] Governors New Clothes

[Timothy Rigsby]

Dick:

If memory serves me correct, and it should since I am only 22 years old, I 
believe Butch was married to JR Simplots daughter for some time.  Butch also 
worked for Simplot Co before he was a politician.  

It will be an interesting race for governor with Jerry Brady and Butch Otter, plus 
the possibilities of seeing Jim Risch and my buddy Bruce Perry throw their names 
into the ring as well.

On a side not, Bruce Perry is probably the most honest and genuine person I have 
ever met.  I hope that he not only wins the Democratic nomination but wins the 
office too.


----- Original Message -----
From: Dick Schmidt <dickschmidt at moscow.com>
Date: Saturday, April 9, 2005 3:18 pm
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Governors New Clothes

> Tim,
> 
> I spent a few days in Boise this week and one of the talking heads 
> on the 
> radio made the statement that Governor Dork probably wouldn't be 
> living in 
> the new mansion as they are going to remodel it first and that 
> probably his 
> son-in-law or ex-son-in-law, Butch Otter would be living there. I 
> wasn't 
> listening very closely as something was also said about him 
> (Otter) being 
> Simplot's son-in-law or ex-son-in-law. Do you know the low down on 
> that? Has 
> Otter been married to both Kempthorn's daughter and Simplot's 
> daughter?
> Dick Schmidt
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Timothy Rigsby" <timo5277 at uidaho.edu>
> To: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
> Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 7:34 PM
> Subject: [Vision2020] Governors New Clothes
> 
> 
> > Some of the conservatives in this town who oppose the levy 
> should 
> > reconsider their
> > opposition when one of their own is moving into a slightly used 
> > billionaires home.
> >
> > Isn't it a little peculiar that a governor who is a so-called 
> proponent of 
> > education
> > will move into a billionaires mansion but won't force the 
> legislature to 
> > fund the
> > various school projects throughout the state.  This is the same 
> governor 
> > who would
> > spend money this state does not have to improve a few roads in 
> the state. 
> > Yes, these
> > roadways do need improvements, but will these new and improved 
> roadways 
> > promote the
> > education of the students in Idaho?
> >
> > It appears as though the spending habits and priorities of our
> > conservative legislature are a little out of whack.  What should 
> take 
> > priority in this
> > state, education or roads?  Do we value roads more than education?
> >
> > If people do not value educational programs like Physical 
> Education, 
> > Music, Drama, etc
> > then why are some of the highest paid people in America people 
> who 
> > participate in
> > Athletics, Music, and Acting?
> >
> > What are the priorities of America these days anyhow?  Are they 
> to capture 
> > a super
> > villain?  Is it to fight a war in a country that has oil?  Is it 
> to 
> > educate our
> > children?  Is it to find an alternative to fossil fuel 
> dependency?  How 
> > about a cure
> > for cancer or AIDS?  What do we value and when will we change 
> our values 
> > towards
> > something of substance and worth?
> >
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