Small Town Values: Jewish Church?

Column: Conventions

By Jill Kuraitis, 9-09-08

About a minute into this segment of Jon Stewart’s “Daily Show” Monday night, when “the most respectful and wholesome news team went to find out what small town values really mean,” Idaho Sen. Michael Jorgenson (R-Hayden Lake) tries to explain, but has some trouble finding the words. Or the right words.

Jorgenson sits on the Education, Judiciary & Rules, and State Affairs committees in the Idaho state legislature.

Like this story? Get more! Sign up for our free newsletters.

By Jill Kuraitis, 9-09-08 | comments (4) | email story | print story

NEW WEST FEATURES More>>

Highway 21 runs between Boise and Idaho City, alongside the Boise River, a watershed that could be affected by molybdenum mining. Photo by Peg Owen, Idaho Tourism.

Work Begins to Tap Huge Mineral Deposits in Idaho

By New West Editor

Men's Super G event during the Salt Lake City Winter Games at Snowbasin, Utah, in 2002. Photo by Ken Lund, Flickr.

If Denver Wants Winter Olympics, It Will Have to Show the Money

By New West Editor

White-tailed deer. Photo courtesy of U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.

Montana Deer Hunting Hit Hard by Disease

By Kate Schwab

Grizzly bear. Photo courtesy U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Grizzly Shooting Charges Elicit Outrage in Idaho

By New West Editor

Comments

By Chris, 9-09-08

Jill, this made my day. Thanks for posting it!

By flounder, 9-09-08

Funny. I'm from a small town. Just because McSame has as many houses as many small towns, and a few of his houses have the square footage of a small town doesn't mean he knows anything about them.

By Julie in Boise, 9-10-08

Hilarious. And tell me that guy about 2 minutes in isn't a Log Cabin Republican.

By R. Keith Rugg, 9-11-08

Oy. On so many levels.

Comment policy:

NewWest.Net encourages robust and lively, but civil participation from our readers. By posting here, you agree to the NewWest.Net terms of service. You agree to keep your comments on topic, respectful and free of gratuitous profanity. Contributions that engage in personal attacks, racism, sexism, bigotry, hatred or are otherwise patently offensive will be subject to removal.

Other than using a filter that scans for comment spam, we do not moderate contributions before they are posted and we do not review every thread, so we ask that you help us in keeping the discussions civil and appropriate. Please email info@newwest.net to notify us of comments that may violate these guidelines. Thanks for your help and cooperation. Click here for some tips on how to best interact on NewWest.Net.

Your Comment

Name

Remember my name and email address.

Notify me of follow-up comments.

NEW WEST TOPICS

Column: Conventions