Following my
Friday morning post
where I pointed out what seemed to be an unnecessary delay from the Governor’s office in response to an open record request, they delivered at 4:30 pm. Turns out, there is a lot to break down in who knew what, and when, in regards to Tax Commissioner Ryan Rauschenberger’s DUI arrest. The public record leaves us no choice but to dig further into how the “Good Old Boys Network” operates in Bismarck.
Not only did the Governor’s office know about Rauschenberger’s arrest
on or before October 6th
(two full weeks before the public), they allowed you to remain in the dark. That silence allowed a lobbying and advertising firm, Odney Advertising, to craft a politically correct statement for Rauschenberger to give to hand-selected media at a determined time. That decision was Friday, October 20th at approximately 3:00 in the afternoon.
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(Tyler Axness is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. His program, “Afternoons Live,” can be heard weekdays from 2 – 4 p.m. Axness is also the creator and writer of @
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