Back at the end of July, the official South Dakota State News webpage published Governor Noem Announces Chris Young Coming to Sioux Falls for Inaugural Sportsmen’s Showcase and Concert:
Today, Governor Kristi Noem announced that award-winning country music superstar Chris Young will headline the concert at this year’s inaugural Governor Noem’s Sportsmen’s Showcase and Concert. The Showcase and Concert will be part of the annual Governor’s Hunt, a long-standing part of South Dakota’s pheasant hunting tradition. . . .
Governor Noem’s Sportsmen’s Showcase is a family-friendly trade show specializing in all things outdoors, including hunting, fishing, recreation, and more. With room for nearly 100 exhibitors, the Sioux Falls Convention Center & Arena provides the perfect location for exhibitors and visitors alike.
Ah, the glories of marketing pheasant hunting in a state's biggest urban area.
On September 21, Chris Young tweeted:
As we’ve done with all of my concert dates since early this year, everyone’s safety is the top priority so we've canceled our show on 10/24 in SD.
— ChrisYoungMusic (@ChrisYoungMusic) September 21, 2020
In what we suspect was a scheduled tweet, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem's account tweeted on September 22:
Have you had to cancel or postpone your group meeting or function?
— Governor Kristi Noem (@govkristinoem) September 22, 2020
If so, how about making South Dakota the destination for your event this year. We're open for business, and we'd love to have you.https://t.co/aq9H3N18sJ
We can't make this stuff up.
Dakota Free Press has more in Chris Young Cancels Concert; Sanford, Avera, Monument Still Sponsoring Noem Event with No Masks, No Social Distancing…
Speaking of marketing campaigns. KELOLAND reported in One year after South Dakota’s “Meth We’re On It” Campaign:
This article has been revised to reflect the following correction: The governor’s office contacted KELOLAND News to say it is still using the “Meth: We’re on it” campaign.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Nearly one year after South Dakota launched the controversial Meth: We’re On It campaign, the state says these ads were to grab people’s attention and they worked.
“Meth We’re On It’ is what we used in our first awareness campaign and we’re pivoting now to ‘Anyone Everywhere’, the whole idea here is that meth can be used by anyone in South Dakota and it can happen anywhere it doesn’t matter if you live in rural South Dakota or in the urban areas,” Secretary of Department of Social Services Laurie Gill said.
The meth campaign is still being worked on.
Oh good. "Anyone Everywhere" might explain a lot about Governor Positive Pants.
But we're speculating.
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