Cowboy State Politics

Weekend Update - HD25 Troy Bray 6/25

I scooped the New York Times with the Crickets begging Democrats for help story!! Troy Bray is running in House District 25 in Park County.  We had a wide ranging discussion about guns, taxes and a lot more.

Election Integrity with Chuck Gray 6/22

A flashback to my appearance on the Sean Hannity Radio Program.  Chuck Gray and I discuss the importance of election integrity.  And since he went to the Wharton School of Business, I get his thoughts on the economy

Morning Reload - A Conversation with Brian Schroeder 6/20

Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction Brian Schroeder is running for his first election.  We had a wide ranging discussion about school funding, critical race theory and the failure of the Fairness in Women's Sports Act.  It's a great discussion.

Weekend Update - News From Nepal

A few weeks ago I sat down with a few journalists from Nepal.  Chef Thomas, the owner of the Little Kitchen in Sheridan, Bijaya, and Gyaneshwor Acharya from Baahrakhari Media sat down with me to discuss the state of journalism, the Dhali Llama and a golf tournament on Mount Everest. 

City Council, Yellowstone and Tomi Strock 6/15

My announcement that I am running for Buffalo City Council.  The mainstream media is blaming flooding in Yellowstone on climate change.  Also a discussion with HD6 Candidate Tomi Strock.

Morning Reload - Gordon and Climate Change 6/13

Mark Gordon says that we are facing a "twin headed monster of energy security and CLIMATE CHANGE."  Maybe that's the reason he vetoed legislation that would have helped with our coal and LNG export port.

Weekend Update - Honesty in Journalism...or Not 6/11

The Cow Pie published a false headline and a completely misleading article about Gun Owners of America.  Mark Jones of GOA explains what he actually said.  Also, never before released audio courtesy of Project Veritas--an exchange between the Cow Pie and James O'Keefe.  Boom!

Breaking News - GOA Endorses Harriet Hageman

Gun Owners of American has endorsed Harriet Hageman in her run for the United States House of Representatives.  I caught up with Mark Jones from GOA and Harriet to talk about the endorsement.

Crickets and the Little Swamp 6/8

Crickets has connections to the Johnson County swamp.  In fact, we may have the little swamp to blame for Liz Cheney.  Some details from my trip to Hartville--some comments from Chuck Gray.

Morning Reload - Historical Revisionism, Then and Now 6/6

The favorite trick of Redcoats is historical revisionism.  They do it to the past and they do it to the present.  The Washakie County Lincoln Day Dinner was no exception.  One of the candidates for Superintendent of Public Instruction fell victim to it.

Weekend Update - Roads to Nowhere 6/4

Taxes, Taxes, Taxes.  It's usually a pretty good sign that we are being taxed too much when the government decides to give us some of our money back.  For breakfast, Rep Mark Jennings and Mike Arzy joined me to discuss possible solutions to the giant tax notices we all received.

Ink By The Barrel 6/1

Democrats never let a good tragedy go to waste and Sleepy Joe never misses an opportunity to talk about gun control.  Rod Miller thinks that we need more regulation on guns.  Rex Rammell should have listened to Mark Twain and not picked a fight with a guy who buys ink by the barrel or has an infinite supply of electrons.

Memorial Day and the Rally 5/30

It's Memorial Day, go thank a veteran.  The speech I was going to deliver at the Trump Rally.

Weekend Update - Crickets, the Rally and Abby Angelos

So Crickets is running after all.  She announced her candidacy in a video.  An update on the Trump Rally.  Also I had a great conversation with House District 3 candidate Abby Angelos.

Guns and an Interview with John DeMatteis

John DeMatteis of Johnson County is running the Johnson County Commission; we had a wide ranging discussion.  But I begin with a brief discussion of how Sleepy Joe Biden waited less than 8 hours after a horrific shooting to push his decades long obsession with gun control.

Morning Reload - Word Crimes and Abortion Rallies 5/23

On the day that Roe v. Wade may be overturned, the Red Star is engaged in linguistic criminal behavior.  I begrudgingly come to the defense of their unwitting victim.  Liberty's Place for You is hosting a candidate forum soon.  Mike Pyatt joins me to discuss it and to recount the recent pro-abortion rally that was held in Casper.

Weekend Update - Wyoming Media Collusion 5/21

This week, just about every Wyoming media outlet has been publishing articles bashing the Wyoming Republican Party.  It's the old favorites, Frontier Joe McGinley and Rep Landon Brown trying to explain that he's actually a Republican.  Also a correction from Wednesday's program.

House District 40 with Richard Tass 5/18

A little clean-up from the Laramie County Republican Party meeting on Tuesday or "Story Time with Dani Olsen."  Also a conversation with House District 40 Candidate and Former State Representative Richard Tass.

Update - For Laramie County Republicans

Republicans in Laramie County were disenfranchised by the executive committee.  There were multiple violations of their own bylaws.  Nina Webber was present at the Laramie County Republican convention and gives a first-hand account of what happened there.  It is not what the media is telling you.

Gubernatorial Forum - Brent Bien

Our final discussion with candidates for Wyoming's Governors Mansion.  Brent Bien and I had a wide ranging discussion.  Also, one of the founders of the Redcoated Frontier Republicans has written an article--according to him, Wyoming Republicans are operating a totalitarian state right here in Wyoming.

Weekend Update - Laramie County Leadership

Gubernatorial Forum - Gov Mark Gordon

Third in our series of discussions with candidates for Wyoming's Governor's Mansion is its current resident, Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon.

News Update - Nancy Case Censured by Fremont County

Senator Cale Case was censured tonight for his support of medicaid expansion, dissemination of false and misleading information concerning the Laramie County Republican Party.  The censure resolution also mentions his lack of support for the Wyoming Republican Party.  Full audio of the censure vote courtesy of the Wyoming Conservative Chronicle.

Gubernatorial Forum - James Quick

In the second interview with candidates for the Wyoming Governor's Mansion, I spoke with James Quick from Douglas.

Weekend Update - An Hour With Harriet

At the GOP Convention, I sat down with Harriet Hageman for over an hour.  This is an interview unlike any you have heard from her.  We covered a wide range of topics from wildlife, the trona industry to the Supreme Court.  It's a fascinating discussion.

Gubernatorial Forum - Rex Rammell

First in our series of four interviews with candidates for the Wyoming Governor's Mansion is Rex Rammell.  He has run for public office in Wyoming a few times.  He sat down with me at the Historic Occidental Hotel in Buffalo to discuss his race.

Redcoats, Windmills and a Convention 5/2

A Conversation with Chairman of the Wyoming Republican Party, Frank Eathorne.  The Convention is coming up this weekend and I give Chairman Frank an opportunity to respond to the numerous articles concerning the Wyoming GOP recently. 

Breaking News Update - $334,000 for What? 4/28

The county assessor is required to attend yearly courses to make sure your taxes are assessed accurately.  There is one county assessor in Wyoming that has made no attempt to do that--her entire term.  Elected officials must be accountable to their voters--they must uphold the law.  And this assessor has not done that.

A Constitution Bee 4/27

Schools across the country are refusing to teach the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence.  The Sons of Freedom, a group in Park County, has decided to do it themselves by starting a "Constitution Bee."  If we aren't satisfied with our government it is up to us to do something about it.

Morning Reload - Nancy’s Latest Literature 4/25

Sen Cale Case published a ridiculous op-ed over the weekend.  He wants you to believe that the vast majority of Wyoming Citizens agree with him.  He goes on and on about how extreme the WY Republican Platform is.  But he doesn't mention how many times he has tried to push medicaid expansion through our legislature.

Weekend Update - Bison, Bryan Miller and Breakfast

A new segment on the program--Saturday Morning Breakfast!  Bryan Miller joins me to discuss the upcoming Wyoming GOP Convention in Sheridan.  Also, what Bison, Yellowstone and Ralph Nader have in common.

Indices, Lists and Unhappy Legislators 4/20

All of the Wyoming legislative lists are out.  Each Senator and Representative has been rated as to how conservative or liberal they are.  There are some differences, all of which I explain.  Cowboy State Politics has also been listed on the FeedSpot.com "Best 15 Wyoming Podcasts You Must Follow in 2022." https://blog.feedspot.com/wyoming_podcasts/

Morning Reload - Abortion Is Not Healthcare 4/17

Over the Easter holiday, the Cow Pie published an article about the new abortion clinic in Casper.  In it, the authors try to convince you that the killing of innocent human beings is somehow "reproductive healthcare."  It's not.  I explain in detail why this claim isn't anywhere close to the truth.

Weekend Update - Elites and the Rest of Us 4/16

Over the past 2 years many of the folks in Cheyenne have shown us who they really are--a group of elite Redcoats.  One of the people trying to change that is my friend Ken Pendergraft.  He's running for House District 29 in Sheridan County.  He's the first to sit down and discuss his candidacy with me.

SAPA Analysis with GOA’s Mike Hammond 4/13

General Counsel for Gun Owners of America, Mike Hammond, joins me to discuss Wyoming's new Second Amendment Protection Act--what it does, what it doesn't do and why it's a victory for gun owners.

Morning Reload - Campsites are Racist 4/11

The Red Star now claims that campsites are racist--totally not kidding.  And, a brief discussion of some of the things Governor Gordon mentioned in his campaign announcement.

Weekend Update - Right All Along 4/8

Elections are supposed to be a battle of ideas.  But, there are reasons why conservative messages don't resonate with everyone.  In a speech from 25 years ago, Rush explains why.

Liz’s Long List of Left-Wing Support 4/6

Liz Cheney has a long list of left-leaning donations to her congressional campaign.  But who are they really?  The Wyoming media is telling you that it is just Democrats that hate President Trump.  But, that isn't the truth, far from it.

Governor Gordon’s Re-Election Announcement Speech

Governor Gordon announced his re-election bid Monday April 4 in Buffalo, Wyoming. This is his full speech, in its entirety.

Morning Reload - The Red Star’s Choice of Podcasts

With the growing number of podcasts in Wyoming, you would think that the Casper Star Tribune would feature one of them.  Nope! They seem to like one from Virginia that most Wyoming Citizens would definitely not agree with.

Weekend Update - Reiner’s Road to Nowhere 4/2

Luke Reiner, head of the WYDOT has a "Zero Emission Vehicle Strategy" to build electric charging stations in Wyoming.  But, there's a reason we don't already have them.  There's no need for them and they don't make any sense anyway.

Breaking News - New Legislative District Planned 4/1

Breaking News - There's a new legislative district that has been planned in an effort to provide expanded representation.

Signs of Socialism 3/30

Ovie Muntean and Charlie Cole join me to discuss the signs of socialism they witnessed in person and are seeing now.  Ovie Muntean escaped communist Romania when he was a boy and Charlie Cole has extensive experience in Soviet Russia.  Both of them have a terrifying warning for America.

Morning Reload - Media’s 2-Year Game 3/28

It's election season.  And every 2 years, the Wyoming media plays the same game.  They switch up their reporting with a more conservative bent.  This is to convince you that they've been conservative all along.  And, here's why.

Weekend Update - Runnin’ Guns With Scott Weber 3/26

Lost in the debate over the Second Amendment Protection Act is the perspective of the firearms industry.  Scott Weber is the owner of Gunrunner Auctions.  We had a wide ranging discussion about the SAPA bill that is now Wyoming law. 

Putin Knows This... 3/23

For weeks, all of us have been watching Putin's invasion of Ukraine.  The media is sending mixed messages about what Putin is doing.  None of them are really explaining why.  Together with the Ramble Room, we discussed who Vladimir Putin really is with Author of the book, In Russian Wonderland, Charlie Cole.

Morning Reload - Blind Squirrels 3/21

Sometimes, even a blind squirrel finds a nut.  But in the Wyoming media it seems that it is the blind leading the blind sometimes.  County 17 News recounts opines on the old Frontier Republican trope of incivility but the leave out one glaring example of it.

Weekend Update - Wyoming Promise or Is It? 3/19

Wyoming Promise purports to be a Wyoming born and bred political advocacy organization.  But are they really?  Nope, they are just another deceptive outside group with some pretty amazing funding sources.  And there's a fairly prominent Wyoming politician that sits on their board.

Political Pendulums Swing Both Ways 3/16

Liz Cheney has a new website!!  Of course, she didn't put it up; but it is hysterical.  And, now Wyoming Citizens have to pay for an audience with her.  Sleepy Joe has decided to tank our economy--of course all of us knew that.  Also, something we haven't done in a while--a little history lesson!

Morning Reload - Grammar, Wins and Losses 3/14

Really, the budget session was a bit of a mixed bag.  Even though it was an all-out spendathon, conservatives did come away with some wins.  Here's the quick rundown of wins and losses during this past budget session I've been promising.