voting time ~ september 2012 ~ rabble rouser of the month!

nakoula bassely nakoula (cerritos, calif. ~ filmmaker in hiding) created film called "innocence of muslims" that sparked violence in the muslim world when he posted a 14 minute trailer on youtube. what also sparked controversy was that using the internet violated his probation, so posting the video got him arrested for a bizzare reason unrelated to the content/political results of the film. this is creating some chatter all the way up to the president.

ron edge (baker city, oreg. ~ otec customer) rejects otec using new "smart meters" because he doesn't trust the spread of the information collected and because of potential effects on his health. he already got cancer & other ailments from agent orange in vietnam, which the VA has told him wasn't caused by agent orange. so forgive him to be a bit gunshy about what officials tell him is safe for his health. besides, he is prepared to fend for himself off the grid if they cut off his power.

Hank III !!!

click the hyperlink to hear today's special sunday morning edition of the rabble rouser show, which featured Hank 3.

that is the entire 3 hour show. if you're listening for just the part with Hank, that begins at 1 hour & 12 minutes into the show. (the first bit of the show is a bit sloppy. hey! it was sunday morning! but the part with Hank is sweet.)

enjoy it. Hank is one of the most real people in the industry. send him emails in thanks for keeping true! and also while yr at it, check out the photos from the boise show on sunday 09/02/2012.

"oregonian" one more time

dear “oregonian” I sent a letter last year, that seems to have not meant much if at all. I never received any comment and the complaint has grown. Last August, I determined that the Oregonian represented eastern Oregon in less than 2% of it’s articles and central Oregon in less than 5%. I didn’t bother to compile statistics again this year because the paper still features mostly of national and international syndicated stories and then a heavy dose of Portland stories with only Portland-area businesses finding it relevant to advertise. However, should I want to compile the statistics again this year on how frequently eastern Oregon is represented, I would not be able to very easily. In my last letter I started by saying:

“I read the “Oregonian” pretty much everyday, primarily because of the easy availability. Although the “Oregonian” is available all over Oregon, I don’t find it to represent all of Oregon very well.”

The difference now being that I am not able to read it every day because it is not available easily all over Oregon anymore. So, now, not only does the paper not report on eastern Oregon, it does not even distribute daily. We can only get the Sunday paper. This change was no great surprise, and, honestly, once a week is enough for me. However, this recent decision to stop distribution east of the Dalles magnifies the frustration. It’s precisely that the paper is called the “Oregonian” when it does not represent the entire state, only a very small portion of it. So, now that you don’t report on most of the state or make available to all parts of the state, I wish to again request the paper please change the name to the “Portlandian.” It would be representative, plus I believe Portlanders would really get a kick out of that.

Thank you for your consideration,

daniel “kid” yoshida
KEOL, La Grande

EOU vs Montana St-Northern

Dear Coach Camp, Congratulations on the victory. Two of them to start the season. I especially want to applaud you for a nice game plan on Saturday. Other than some lack of execution plays, which are quite understandable, that was a pretty well-played game. Not sure if it was worth the $12 I paid to get in, but it was fun. Unlike last year, when I wanted to write to you often irritated with play calling, I loved the consistency on Saturday. A couple criticisms I do have would help the heart rates of the fans in the stands. It could have been a little easier win based on two second half field goal situations. 1. Up by seven points, facing a fourth and ten at the 15 yard line, you chose to go for the first down/touchdown. Next time that happens, please warn me so I can sit closer to the ambulance down by the beer garden. I understand that college coaches like to take gambles and that the kicker isn’t exactly David Akers and it was into a head wind, but come on! A 30-yarder to take a two score lead is a no-brainer. It would have done wonders for the kicker’s confidence to make it, about as much as it takes away confidence not being given the chance. Plus, there are much better odds of converting the 30-yard field goal than a fourth and ten. That field goal would have been gold considering that EOU ended up with the ball back 56 seconds to go in the game tied at 14. Instead of kneeling on the ball to run out the clock, we needed a quick scoring drive. I certainly praise you for a quick, well-orchestrated march into field goal range, even though the 37-yard field goal into a cross wind was comparably more difficult than the one you didn’t attempt in the third quarter. I am, to put it simply, a Mark David fan right now. 2. That final field goal situation. On a third down run, QB Pine slides down short of the first down with 20 seconds left. EOU immediately calls a timeout. No, more like, EOU immediately calls a timeout!?! I hope that was an on-the-field decision by a player to stop the game clock with 18 seconds. My only thought was, here we go again trying for another first down… I could understand Montana-Northern calling a timeout, if they had any left. I cannot understand not letting the clock wind down. Why not either win the game on the last play or go to overtime? Why give the other team three hail marys? All that said, those two situations were about my only complaints with the game. I like the defense, a lot. And the new running back is a decent replacement for Sampson, provided he can keep his helmet on. And as obscene as it may sound, I think I like Pine more than Ware. He scrambled well under pressure, and would have had an even better day if a few passes into the receiver’s hands had been held onto. There are some weapons to be sure. Good luck against Carroll again. And who am I to say? Maybe an unorthodox play call on a fourth down will be what it takes to win. daniel "kid" yoshida