Category Archives: Politics

Fargo Forum Alternative: 2009 Fargo Flood: Some 1,700 National Guard troops helped reinforce the dikes and conduct patrols for leaks in 2009 Fargo Flood.

Fargo Mayor Dennis Walaker cautiously expressed hope that the river would stay below 44 feet _ the limit of the reinforced dikes. Walaker said there was not enough time to build the levees any higher. Fargo escaped devastation from flooding … Continue reading

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Fargo Forum Alternative: Evacuation of Meritcare Hospital Closed because of Fargo Flood…. Pics Pictures and Video.

Put The Fargo Phantom in your Favorites FARGO, N.D. (FargoFloods.com) March 26,2009  MeritCare Hospital is Closed due to the Fargo Flood on the Red River in North Dakota. The first time in histoy that Meritcare has been Evacuated.  Meritcare insists … Continue reading

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Fargo Flood Picture Gallery

100s of Flood pictures taken on the way in to sandbag. Put The Fargo Phantom in your Favorites SandbagSavior.com

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“It’s uncharted territory,”Says Fargo Mayor Dennis Walaker Plus More Fargo Flood Pictures Pics Video

FARGO, N.D. (FargoPhantom.com)– – Shifting from confident to jittery, flood-fighters in and around Fargo, N.D., intensified their dike building Wednesday after a dire new forecast called for the Red River to swell to its highest level ever by Saturday. Authorities … Continue reading

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**Update 2009 Fargo Flood** Mayor of Fargo says” Levels are Higher Then 1997 Fargo Flood.

Prepare for 42 feet on Saturday Put The Fargo Phantom in your Favorites

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Fargo Forum Alternative: Worlds Hottest Female Politicians

Peruvian lawyer Luciana Leon was voted the world’s most beautiful female politician followed by fellow countrywoman Mercedes Araoz Home secretary Jacqui Smith and former transport secretary Ruth Kelly may have been among Blair’s Babes when the former prime minister took … Continue reading

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Fargo Forum Alternative: This is definitely an historic moment….

By: Kirsten Jackson This is definately an historic moment….someone that was left out of the picture from the previous article is Martin Luther King. Obama is going to be a historical figure and I have felt since the beginning that … Continue reading

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Become a “Radical” Conservative Republican and by all means VOTE. Last but not least DON’T GIVE UP YOUR GUNS!

Barack Obama along with the help of his Democrat majority run Senate and Congress will easily pass the policies and laws needed to advance his oppressive socialist agenda and this will cause so much damage to our socioeconomic system….. along … Continue reading

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Fargo Forum Alternative: Kent Conrad’s questionable ties to Countrywide VIP Program.

Kent Conrad’s Bad Decision An ongoing federal investigation is raising some concerns over Countrywide mortgage practices. While I am very concerned about Countrywide’s involvement in this potential scandal, I believe Sen. Conrad when he says he wasn’t aware of the … Continue reading

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Fargo Forum Alternative: But until the ballots are cast on Nov. 4, it remains undecided.

No matter how deeply they delve into people’s thought processes, however, polls will never be perfect predictors of election results. Like the brain of an undecided voter, the electorate as a whole may lean toward one candidate or another, but … Continue reading

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The Coen brothers’ “Burn After Reading”

The Coen brothers’ “Burn After Reading” is a screwball comedy that occasionally becomes something more. Fargo ND, The characters are zany, the plot coils upon itself with dizzy zeal, and the roles seem like a perfect fit for the actors … Continue reading

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Fargo Forum Alternative: Rural America Roars

Perhaps no geography in America is as misunderstood as small towns and rural areas. Fargo ND, Home to no more than one in five Americans, these areas barely register with the national media except for occasional reports about the towns’ … Continue reading

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Former North Dakotan Heads Massive Internet Event At Republican National Convention

Chad Everson, a former North Dakotan…. and a North Dakota Ambassador, has got more on his hands than his Raku pottery business, the Clay Empire. Everson is also the owner of Grizzly Groundswell, a conservative political blog that in the … Continue reading

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Fargo Forum Alternative: Why Let Hollywood Choose The Next President.

The Real World Survivor American Idol Temptation Island Who Wants to Marry A Millionaire? Since the early part of this decade, America has enjoyed their reality tv. I remember when Survivor first came on–I was glued to my tv set. … Continue reading

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Fargo Forum Alternative: Zip It liberals Its our Turn

The left has spent the last three day trying to kill the Palin candidacy in the crib. Their allies in the media realize that if she is allowed to define herself, they are looking at the most formidable Republican politician … Continue reading

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Fargo Forum Alternative: John McCain’s Response to Barack Speech in Denver.

McCain’s response From spokesman Brian Rogers, the truce of McCain’s television ad apparently over 5 min after the speech was given: “Tonight, Americans witnessed a misleading speech that was so fundamentally at odds with the meager record of Barack Obama. … Continue reading

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Fargo Forum Alternative: Democratic Convention: Barack Obama The Mile High Messiah in Denver.

The Mile High Stadium was packed with Democratic Frenzy. The dawning of a new day in Denver, Colorado according to Sen. Dick Durbin, Introducing now Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama. Barracks acceptance speech… with profound Humility and great gratitude I … Continue reading

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Fargo Forum Alternative: 2008 Democratic Convention:Joe Biden Fires Up the Base and Threatens Russia, Pakistan, Afghanistan.

Newly-nominated Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden on Wednesday counted on his long resume of foreign policy experience to slam the Bush administration and link Republican presidential candidate John McCain to an entrenched Iraq war policy and threatens Russia in … Continue reading

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Fargo Forum Alternative: Bill Clintons 2009 Democratic Convention Speech. Bill Clinton Still Has Swagger…

Bill Clinton Still Has Swagger… greeted by an extended round of applause as he walked on stage to deliver his speech that lasted nearly three minutes. Watch as Clinton tries to calm down the enthusiastic crowd. I am honored to … Continue reading

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Fargo Forum Alternative: Lets Face it Hillary Hit it out of the Ball Park.

Lets Face it Hillary Hit it out of the Ball Park. DENVER — Looking like presidential Timber, Hillary Rodham Clinton summoned the millions of voters who supported her in the primaries to send Barack Obama to the White House Tuesday … Continue reading

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No Way No How No McCain

The best line of hillary’s Speech. That or the traveling pantsuit.

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Fargo Forum Alternative: Whats with the Chinese in the Olympics?

The Chicago Tribune reports on a brutal baseball game between the US and China that featured five American batters getting hit by Chinese pitches: Our relations with China were nearly broken at the plate. A near-brawl with our Olympic hosts … Continue reading

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Fargo Forum Alternative: Sweetie, Inflation Ate My Rebate Check

Inflation Takes Steam Out of Rise in Spending Fargo ND, Consumers spent more in June, but only because the things they bought cost more. Driven primarily by energy and food prices, inflation grew 0.8 percent over May, the biggest monthly … Continue reading

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Fargo Forum Alternative:Barack Hits Fargo Moorhead

Democrats Unite in Fargo. Fargo,ND. Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, speaking before veterans, their family members and others in Fargo this afternoon, said the country must do better by those who serve in the military. Speaking for about 20 … Continue reading

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Fargo Forum Alternative: Who asked this Idiot?

Ralph Nader…What a Irritating Loser? Literally. Fargo ND. Back in Feburary, Ralph Nader suddenly announced his candidacy for the presidency. He went on Meet The Press, did the cable rounds. Then he slunk back into obscurity, because no one had … Continue reading

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Fargo Forum Alternative: The Power of The Blog.

Blogger Politics North Dakota. By:Mean Mr Mustard Many readers know about Talking Points Memo or Huffington Post. A New York Times article shows that in state races smaller, local blogs may have greater impact on a race. The Franken-Coleman race … Continue reading

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Fargo Forum Alternative: Here Piggy Piggy

How To Catch a Wild Pig. Fargo ND. There was a Chemistry professor in a large college that had some exchange students in the class. One day while the class was in the lab the Prof noticed one young man … Continue reading

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