I spoke with Rep Hageman right before she was to cross examine Jack Smith. We had time to walk through her decision to run for the U.S. Senate and discuss some of the bigger issues happening right now.

In previous interviews Harriet has called herself a "free speech absolutist." So, I wanted to ask her about the the Trump Administration's FCC's decision to 'go after' talk shows that favor liberal guests. To me, that smacks of the fairness doctrine and 'net neutrality' that conservatives have been fighting against for decades. Why are we the ones suggesting it now?

At length, we discussed some of the issues she planned on asking Jack Smith about. At the end of the program, you'll find out what happened to him when he sat across from our Representative.

Earlier this week, J.D. Wasserberger of Lusk, WY distributed a deceptively edited video of Rep Ken Pendergraft. It purports to show the EXACT OPPOSITE of what Ken said in committee. This is the type of politics that most of us really despise--the politics of personal destruction.

Using my sources, I tracked down Mr Wasserberger and called him. He claimed that it was he who was sent the video and he only forwarded it on. Whether he made the video or not, it is clear from the phone conversation that he knew it was taken out of context. When asked about it, he said, "That's just politics."

Not exactly, it's the WORST kind of politics.

Governor Gordon claims that the Appropriations Committee took a chainsaw to the budget with no rhyme or reason. The Cow Pie's headline claimed the JAC "defunded" WYPBS. But, neither of those things are true. To cut through the media's bullcrap, I talked with Reps Pendergraft and Haroldson--both of whom are on the legislature's Joint Appropriations Committee. Shocker, there's a big difference between what the media is telling you and what really happened.

Don't worry if you don't know what Eco-feminism is, just understand that you are paying for it at UW. The Appropriations Committee called UW for one more discussion on January 9 to discuss some of the course offerings at the school: among those, Eco-feminism, global climate governance and environmental justice.

When asked to explain them, President Ed Seidel basically said the programs aren't offered any more but that he believes they are in the best interests of the State.

Also, a BIG Announcement about The Open Range Record.

The 1,000th EPISODE of Cowboy State Politics! Megan Degenfelder sat down with me earlier this week to discuss her recent gubernatorial announcement.

It's a wide ranging discussion in which I, once again, did the job the mainstream Wyoming press won't do. I asked her the hard questions: everything from windmills, to her time in China and why Wyoming school test scores are mediocre. Nothing was off the table in this very candid interview.

With the legislative session starting in a couple of weeks, you can bet the WEA will swear up and down that we don't spend enough on education. But school districts have proven that we already do. Here's a replay of a great episode from this past September. Don't forget that when we gave raises, they spent that money on other stuff.

Communists haven't confined themselves to NYC. There've been some rumblings about Albert Sommers considering a run for Superintendent of Public Instruction. Bad news. I thought that since Christine and I are dealing with communists in NY, I'd remind you that their influence absolutely made its way here.

Governor Gordon asked Chuck Gray if "he wanted to step outside." Everyone knows what that question means. Everyone, that is, except Amy Edmonds, the governor's spokeswoman. According to her, Gordon just wanted to go have a conversation. Uh huh. The real question is WHY did Gordon say that? No, not the conversation that led up to it, but why was that the last option that Gordon have? He got caught, plain and simple.

And in other news, President Trump pre-endorsed (I guess that's a thing now) Superintendent of Public Instruction Megan Degenfelder for Governor.