tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7592841981416728347.post9055305527684028201..comments2023-05-25T03:08:18.166-06:00Comments on Montana Headlines: The governor: "Take responsibility when you're wrong..."Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7592841981416728347.post-31153763916595459882008-08-06T11:46:00.000-06:002008-08-06T11:46:00.000-06:00Click on the link if you want to see the ad.Yes, i...Click on the link if you want to see the ad.<BR/><BR/>Yes, it is an effective ad -- keep in mind that most Montanans (probably quite wisely) only follow politics casually, and the ad was designed for the "casual voter." The political junkies who write and read political blogs know a lot more in the way of hard facts about things in politics, so someone like you is much more knowledgeable about details.<BR/><BR/>You are right that it is hard to think of the governor admitting when he is wrong. When the Stockgrowers made him back down on the split-state proposal, he was irritated and blamed them for rejecting a "lifeline." He didn't stop to consider that maybe the Stockgrowers had a better approach and that his, designed to please environmentalist concerns, might be wrong.<BR/><BR/>When he signed the multistate brucellosis agreement and then told the press he hadn't signed it -- and was caught in the lie -- he changed what the definition of "is is." He said that he really hadn't signed something until he had publicized it. One can well imagine that something isn't real to the governor until he's been on TV talking about it, but the truth is that he had signed the agreement and then said he didn't.<BR/><BR/>But we Republicans tend to notice these acts of stubborn refusal to admit a mistake (a trait that Dems found detestable in Pres. Bush) -- but perhaps we aren't noticing places where the governor has admitted that he messed up. Others will have to enlighten us.Montana Headlineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16149094528547382638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7592841981416728347.post-50701933886192918942008-08-06T10:52:00.000-06:002008-08-06T10:52:00.000-06:00I haven't seen the ad yet, so I don't know what he...I haven't seen the ad yet, so I don't know what he says exactly. But it seems odd he would go for the humilty angle of saying "admit when you are wrong." Obviously, that is not something he does.<BR/><BR/>In fact, can anyone remember a time when the governor has ever admitted making a mistake? When anything goes wrong, he is quick to point the finger of blame at anyone beside himself. If anyone can think of a time that he admitted making a mistake, I'll eat my computer. Is it really a good ad when you tell such a whopper?<BR/><BR/>Will the press let him get away with that garbage? Oh, I guess we all know the answer to that question.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7592841981416728347.post-51698236383340012462008-08-05T13:43:00.000-06:002008-08-05T13:43:00.000-06:00Anon 1 -- that is a pretty serious accusation, if ...Anon 1 -- that is a pretty serious accusation, if it is true. If you have evidence of the governor putting his campaign slogan on other official government documents, send them our way. <BR/><BR/>Until then, that has to go into the unsubstantiated rumor bin.<BR/><BR/>Anon 2 -- I understand your skepticism about the governor. You are very right that it can very well seem ridiculous to imagine the governor admitting to a minor mistake, but that is something we've only learned through episodes like this.<BR/><BR/>We preferred to give the governor the benefit of the doubt when this story first broke, though. And it was not unreasonable to hope that he would act in a reasonable fashion.Montana Headlineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16149094528547382638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7592841981416728347.post-10369721832078524132008-08-05T09:51:00.000-06:002008-08-05T09:51:00.000-06:00"As we have noted before, it would have been simpl..."As we have noted before, it would have been simple for the governor to say -- oops, we goofed and weren't watching the calendar closely enough. The matter would have blown over in days."<BR/><BR/>And I have some oceanfront property in Arizona that I would like to sell you...<BR/><BR/>Give us a break.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7592841981416728347.post-81432199586914790312008-08-05T08:23:00.000-06:002008-08-05T08:23:00.000-06:00The "Montana is on the Move" slogan has appeared i...The "Montana is on the Move" slogan has appeared in many official state documents and communications from state agencies. One would have to wonder if there was some illegal coordination taking place between the executive branch and the Schweitzer campaign.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com