tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post4580223006882819988..comments2023-08-25T05:18:29.312-06:00Comments on Madville Times: Tourism: When Economy's Tough, Play to the Localscaheidelbergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03261598066395322681noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-11275882691301431602008-09-20T12:05:00.000-06:002008-09-20T12:05:00.000-06:00As a spectacular demonstration of how Jeff's rabid...As a spectacular demonstration of how Jeff's rabid partisan spin blinds him to the obvious point, you could make Ron Paul President, and South Dakota would still have to look for a new tourism business model to deal with the fact that fewer people are going to come here from out of state when gas is $4 a gallon. Guns are irrelevant to this discussion: it's about energy, the economy, and looking for ways to rely more on our own economic resources.caheidelbergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03261598066395322681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-67844214312073506782008-09-20T11:55:00.000-06:002008-09-20T11:55:00.000-06:00Back on topic, indeed: The Joads grasped this as c...Back on topic, indeed: The Joads grasped this as clearly as I do: you can't solve our economic problems by asking "Who [or what] do I shoot?" Guns have little to nothing to do with figuring out the economic gains and losses of the State Fair or Sturgis (well, that might not be quite the case in Sturgis...).caheidelbergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03261598066395322681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-59151603526034753222008-09-20T11:47:00.000-06:002008-09-20T11:47:00.000-06:00He made it clear when he supported the DC gun ban ...He made it clear when he supported the DC gun ban for years...until one week AFTER the Supreme Court overturned the ban. Then all of a sudden he flip flopped and went with the flow to make himself more appealing to gun owners. But his support for the DC ban showed he was in favor AGAINST private gun ownership of hand guns. The shotguns were ok as long as they were broken down into pieces as to slow the response time of defending yourself against a home invasion...<BR/><BR/>Sorry, back on topic...Lets pray that some of those rich, bitter, gun toting, out of staters, bring a few extra mill with them this year. We sure could use it.Jeff Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01603002275494810625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-9202901948795329392008-09-20T11:04:00.000-06:002008-09-20T11:04:00.000-06:00Obama's not after your shotgun, Jeff. And if you n...Obama's <A HREF="http://www.suntimes.com/news/elections/1171811,hunt091808.article" REL="nofollow">not after your shotgun</A>, Jeff. And if you need more firepower than that to hit a pheasant, you shouldn't be hunting.caheidelbergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03261598066395322681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-45218655169693711402008-09-20T10:49:00.000-06:002008-09-20T10:49:00.000-06:00With pheasant numbers at a 10 year high in Winner,...With pheasant numbers at a 10 year high in Winner, Chamberlain, Pierre, Huron, and Mobridge, maybe those gun owning guys Obama hates so much will have an impact on total tourism dollars. 80,ooo resident and 90,000 non resident hunters dump about 100 million into the state economy. Perhaps the higher forcast in those areas will bring a few extra MILLION in and have an effect on tourism. It's almost hard to believe a blog on tourism and revenue didnt touch on one of the largest tourism revenue resources to this state. GUN OWNERS.Jeff Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01603002275494810625noreply@blogger.com