Last updated on 2013.04.04
Shad Olson decided to dress up for Halloween as an unbiased television journalist. Newscenter 1 is paying him to keep that costume on. Rapid City's NBC affiliate has decided to help Olson "begin a new chapter" as part of their news team.
Readers may recall that ABC affiliate KOTA suspended Olson from anchor duties in April 2010 after he spoke at a Tea Party rally. Olson could have stayed and fought for journalists' rights to engage in political affairs; instead, he quit and went to play political consultant and radio talk show host. His political consulting for Gordon Howie apparently contributed to Howie's drubbing in the 2010 primary. As for his radio success, well, whatever wealthy donors he had subsidizing his program must have gotten tired of waiting for Olson to expand his audience. Or maybe Shad finally got tired of talking to the same Gordon Howie–Bob Ellis fanatics and wanted to spend his time interacting with fellow citizens living in the real world.
Shad Olson's podcasts are still available online. If you're a masochist, go ahead and listen to few, and watch for any new episodes. If schadenfreude is more your speed, watch Shad Olson's election night coverage next Tuesday and see how hard he has to struggle to keep from grimacing when he report's Barack Obama's re-election.
The ironic thing about Shad was that when he was on the air prior to his Tea-Party love, he was pretty well liked and didn't seem to have a political view. He was the only Black Hills newscaster I could tell you by name and it had nothing to do with his political views. I think if he keeps his mouth shut, he will be fine.
Gigolo can be a good life albeit somewhat unfulfilling: he's still young but clearly knows enough not to swallow.
Colonel Kurtz, your obsession with homoerotic imagery remains intact, I see. You really should freshen your material. It's flattering, but you must know that you remain my least imaginative and least loquacious detractor and certainly the least appealing among my stalkers of either gender. Can't blame a guy for being picky. After all, you're just an errand boy sent by grocery clerks. But that doesn't alleviate actionability. At least, that's what my attorney tells me. (Wink.)
i must say that this comment from Imam Olson brought some mirth to this aging hippie.
Wow, it took you a long time Mr. Olson, to come up with all those big 20 dollar words to answer Larry with. It looks like two years of research to respond. Good work on those words, that loquacious detractor was a good one. Personally though, I always though detractor was a John Deere but that is just me. (wink.)
"I think if he keeps his mouth shut, he will be fine."
JoeBoo, have you ever heard of a New Age Theocracy?
No Jerry, a detractor would be an IH. You know, the red kind. :)
I prefer the green ones as they are easier to work on. A long time ago, I helped put a new clutch system in a 4020 and we broke it in two like a toy. As long as you keep everything level, you can put it right back the way you took it apart. Green is for me! I used the red kind with a rake a few times and it is too broncy for my liking. Now days, I give a big ole nod to that New Holland and really like the Kubota as well.
Mr. Olson: it's not impossible that i'm your father.
Jerry, Shad opens his mouth, and words like that spill out quite naturally. What brought this post back to your attention, Shad?
Jerry, I like the green ones too. Nice we agree on something.
We can agree on many things Sibson I am sure.
Welcome again to the streets of Madville Shad. Ladies and gentlemen, we are in the presents of a "REAL" wordsmith.
Dont worry folks Shad, is only an agravation to us. It appears however that he is a real buzz kill to anyone running for office in his own party.
We have talked up on the Mount a few times, the last of which was a couple of days after his release from his contract with KOTA. He had just partisapated in an online discussion about his actions of the previous days. After that he climbed halfway up the Mount for what was several memorable exchanges. I'm sure the RCJ still would have it archived. Shad wasn't haveing his best day and had trouble keeping his facts straight.
I have been waiting for a long time to ask this question. How about a debate between Shad and Cory?
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Bill D, I think an audience would find a conversation between Chad and me quite interesting, if at times a bit too heavy on the vocabulary. I could throw in some colorful adjectives and metaphors, just to keep things zesty. But what topic would we debate? Or could Shad and I create an ongoing KTTW remix of Crossfire?
No doubt Mr. Olson has genes from Genghis Khan.
http://genetics.thetech.org/original_news/news11
I spent 31 glorious years in a 2wd 135 hp White with a Cummins diesel that is the only diesel that does not sound like a diesel. And I have what is left of my spine and hearing to show for it.
Personally, I like the Crossfire idea but I have a feeling that Shad wouldn't. He does real good when he has a bunch of people chearleading for him without any hecklers, but has some problems when pushed. Archive the time frame of my last post on the Mount in the RCJ to see what im talking about.
The only analogy I can think of to describe Shad is that of an average race horse.
He breaks fast but covers to much track before the 8th. He doesnt like to be crowded, and tends to migrate to the outside rail, " to the right." He is uncontrollable down the stretch and wont respond to the whip.
And Larry, I know you aren't Shads daddy. That would be Big Wheel Bobby Ellis
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Mike I just got a Kubota. Its a nice machine but doesnt come with the guidance system to make everyone safe if there's a blindman on it.
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My White didn't either,but somehow it always managed to wake me before we hit any fences. I did run a disk up on the duals one spring watching the neighbor's daughter mow grass in her bikini. Every time I got close to the fence near her she would put on a long sleeve white shirt. Silly girl.