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Matt Singer works for Forward Montana. He also is a partner in DP Productions, a small, Montana-based T-Shirt company.

The Jig is Up

by: Matt Singer

Mon Oct 29, 2007 at 09:57:57 AM MDT

If you've perused Montana's right-wing blogs this weekend, you already know that they've uncovered a startling fact: Forward Montana received money from out-of-state donors. That puts us in a class of our own, especially for a political operation.

Fact: No political candidate or party committee in Montana has received out-of-state funds since 1956.

How they stumbled onto our dirty little secret is beyond me. Sure, I suppose they could have read one of the stories published right after we got the grant (or the press release we put out ourselves announcing it). Or they may have read about it in the Independent last week.

Matt Singer :: The Jig is Up

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I wonder..... (0.00 / 0)

if Montana Dems get any of that "One Hung Low" money or if all of that is destined for the Clinton coffers? I hear the famous "Bo Ling" has re-mortgaged some of his ten pin alleys and donated the proceeds to the democrats.

by: squid @ Mon Oct 29, 2007 at 14:45:00 PM CDT

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Um, I think "One Hung Low"..... (0.00 / 0)

..is yer boy Larry Craig fish face. Comparing the Big Sky Dems to forward MT is not apples to apples even in the slightest. I have R friends that belong to FMT. Do a little research first.

by: Truxton Rolfe @ Mon Oct 29, 2007 at 16:12:03 PM CDT

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Truxton, Please... (0.00 / 0)

Read Carol's original post and you'll see that research just isn't the right's strongest suit.

by: Wulfgar @ Mon Oct 29, 2007 at 16:24:04 PM CDT

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her research (0.00 / 0)

is wikipedia links made look like fact-backing information!

by: jhwygirl @ Mon Oct 29, 2007 at 19:56:20 PM CDT

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Like good old Conrad? (0.00 / 0)

by: Kilgore @ Mon Oct 29, 2007 at 17:16:11 PM CDT

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It matters not to me.. (0.00 / 0)

what you liberals call yourselves, you're still liberals...Quack!!!Quack!!! "R" friends, huh? INO probably falls right in behind the "R".

by: squid @ Mon Oct 29, 2007 at 17:43:06 PM CDT

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I know... (0.00 / 0)

I know...Stupid liberals. When will they ever learn?

by: Kilgore @ Mon Oct 29, 2007 at 16:39:20 PM CDT

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No out of state funds, huh? (0.00 / 0)

Another dishonest little factoid there. Schweitzer raised all sorts of out of state money for his race. Did 1956 just sound like a good year to use?

by: sydneybristow @ Mon Oct 29, 2007 at 16:56:11 PM CDT

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It was a joke. (0.00 / 0)

I'll clarify those in the future.

by: Matt Singer @ Mon Oct 29, 2007 at 17:11:32 PM CDT

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Obviously there are some people reading your blog who are sarcasm impaired. (0.00 / 0)

Doesn't that violate the bush I Disabilities Act, I mean not providing access to your blog for humor/satire impaired right wingnuts?

Where's the liberal compassion? These people can't help that they are stridently literal, annoyingly intensly serious always about everything, and incapible of reading between the lines.

Their brains just don't work like normal folks.

They already forgot about Abramhoff apparently, or they think you already forgot about Abramoff. Either way, it's sad. It's really sad.

Q. How many hard core rightwing conservatives does it take to screw in a compact florescent lightbulb?

A. "THAT'S NOT FUNNY"!!!!!

by: Steve W. @ Mon Oct 29, 2007 at 20:26:41 PM CDT

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Wow, you're a peach, Stevey-boy! (0.00 / 0)

I didn't realize that liberals making jokes sounded like a sick cow. *shrug* I heard a bit of whine and complaint in there, but no real sarcasm or humor.

In fact (a real fact, not a Matt Singer "fact"), I looked it up because the whole blog was extremely confusing, to say the least. Perhaps Lefties just need to learn to write better, Stevey?

by: sydneybristow @ Tue Oct 30, 2007 at 01:40:50 AM CDT

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It's the way your brain works (or doesn't, as the case may be,) Syd. (0.00 / 0)

"Fact: No political candidate or party committee in Montana has received out-of-state funds since 1956."

Anyone who couldn't see that is satire/sarcasm is seriously missing something the rest of us aren't.

Don't let it get you down, but perhaps you might wonder why everyone else saw it for what it was, except for you, Syd?

by: Steve W. @ Tue Oct 30, 2007 at 10:00:43 AM CDT

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You're retracting it then? (0.00 / 0)

You're retracting your factoid then?

by: sydneybristow @ Mon Oct 29, 2007 at 17:38:37 PM CDT

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What are you? (0.00 / 0)

It was dripping with sarcasm. You couldn't see through that?

by: Mathello @ Mon Oct 29, 2007 at 17:45:56 PM CDT

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And another thing. (0.00 / 0)

I can see why someone might have a problem with a candidate taking out of state money, but action groups i don't see a problem. What's wrong with FMT taking money from someone and spending it in this state. Seems to be okay for Montana to me.

by: Mathello @ Mon Oct 29, 2007 at 17:48:02 PM CDT

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No. I stand by it. (0.00 / 0)

As a joke.

Likewise, Fact: Hemingway's chicken still crossed the road to die in the rain.

by: Matt Singer @ Mon Oct 29, 2007 at 18:00:23 PM CDT

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Newsflash: "Matt Singer in socialist plot to promote the year 1956!" (0.00 / 0)

Or maybe it's some secret code for Soros.

by: Jay Stevens @ Mon Oct 29, 2007 at 18:13:27 PM CDT

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Shall we? (0.00 / 0)

Shall we get back to the real issue? Why do you have to resort to out of state donors for your organization? Is your socialistic vision for Montana larger than the potential donor pool?

by: sydneybristow @ Tue Oct 30, 2007 at 01:43:12 AM CDT

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Such a socialist (0.00 / 0)

That we raise money from highly successful businesspeople.

by: Matt Singer @ Tue Oct 30, 2007 at 12:57:13 PM CDT

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