On this episode of Plain Talk, Senator Kevin Cramer answers listener questions including one on the Mueller report. He says Democrats will never be satisfied no matter how much of the report is released. “If we were to hang Donald Trump on a cross they’d be complaining the nails aren’t rusty enough,” he said. One…
Plain Talk: Republican Lawmaker Beclowns Himself by Objecting to Hindu Prayer, State Epidemiologist Talks Vaccinations
State Rep. Jeff Hoverson (R-Minot), who has styled himself as a champion of religious liberty, embarrassed himself by objecting to a prayer delivered by a Hindu spiritual leader at the 2019 legislative session. Also Jennifer Galbraith, an epidemiologist from the North Dakota Department of Health, talks about the rising number of parents who are opting…
Print Column: North Dakota Is Still Seeing a Rising Tide of Anti-Vaccination Sentiment
MINOT, N.D. – “Measles Count in US This Year Already More Than All of 2018” is a headline which popped up in my feeds this week. It was not an April Fool’s prank (a holiday feels a bit superfluous in the strange days of 2019). The headline is real news from The Associated Press. “The…
Of Vaccinations And Morons
I was purposefully provocative in my Sunday newspaper column this week, headlined “Vaccinate your children, you idiots.” Was it perhaps a little insulting? Sure. I did call vaccination opponents “gullible, conspiracy-addled boobs,” but I think that’s largely an accurate description. And while I wouldn’t normally be so judgmental, being generally in favor of allowing people…