Montana's Governor Brian Schweitzer has trucked some big rigs across the country to New York City to promote tourism to his state (and a new airplane route to serve that purpose). TRMS staffer Andy Dallos popped out of the office to get a look and see if he could pick up some of the give-away jerky mentioned in the press release. Sure enough, he found the governor pressing the flesh and trying to draw as much attention as possible. It's hard to think of more a "westward expansion" promotion than driving modern-day covered wagons to the big city back east to sing the virtues of the land out west and share samples of its bounty. Even that bullhorn in the background makes me imagine this exact scene 150 years ago but with more top hats and new train routes instead of new plane routes.
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Now isn't Montana where the people light their water on fire? Oh nice, I'll surely be going there.....
That's NY, PA and OH as "well"...
Montana is simply gorgeous, a state where the word majestic actually seems to be an understatement. Flaws and problems? Sure, like other states. But from Glacier to Yellowstone and most places in between, it is an awesome place. Yes, i lived there for 6 years and still miss it. Give it a try and you may understand.
Montana is beautiful country. I can literally say that there places in Montana where I've had to stop my car and just stare in wonder at the beauty.
Some of the people who call Montana home (and most of them are transplants), well there too, I often have to stop and just stare in wonder, except this time it's at the stupidity....
Is this a great country, or what!
It is the people in it I often find -polite word-"puzzling". . .
Montana runs ads in Seattle as well. Seems like a waste of money IMHO.
Montana seems really nice, if you want wide open spaces. I doubt I could hack the winter there, though. I drove through and wild Rocky Mountain weather even in summer was pretty extreme at times.
I hear there are some very nice folks there, even a bro-in-law says they have a good sized LGBT community. Schweitzer also seems nice, but I have heard him talking about clean coal and oil drilling, which leaves me less than completely satisfied.
I know we need resources and all, but all that Big Sky might mean lots of solar and wind capability, too. All I ask is to ramp up the cleaner renewables and ramp down the dirtier non renewables.
Maybe pollution is less a problem in less populated areas, but it seems to be a science-backed reality that climate change and the like is related to our pollution, which would eventually be a bigger and bigger problem. Why keep using the dirtier and finite things, when we have other better options? I do not see the higher production and lower demand here affecting our fuel prices positively, either.
This is a governor who is not "getting his name in the headlines" because he is running for re-election... he has served for eight years, and still cares about the well being and growth of our state. Great state, great Governor!!!!
Our governor is great at promoting........himself AND our beautiful state. Tourism is huge here, so whatever he can do to promote us, the better. IMHO, big city folks should step out of their world and come out here and hike our mountains, play our fabulous golf courses, Eagle Bend in Bigfork, comes to mind, and fly fish in our streams and rivers. Brian is serving out his last few months in office, and going out with a bang! I personally hope he takes on our senior senator in D.C. it is time for him to retire.
Yes, Governor Schweitzer believes in clean oil and coal gasification, but he's also helped create a massive wind farm near my hometown in his terms. Brian has been an excellent governor! He and Jag will be missed!
I am glad to know he helped with the wind farm, too. Good luck replacing him.
"Movin' to Montana soon, gonna be a dental floss tycoon."
-Zappa
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smZA9Jv3qH0
Governor Schweitzer has a dynamic personality that, coupled with uncommon intelligence and lively imagination, has served Montana very well.
The Republican candidates seeking to succeed Governor Schweitzer simply cannot measure up, and Montanans will suffer mightily under a Republican administration. Most want to cut funding for education; dip heavily into our current rainy day surplus; and of course, want to cut taxes for the wealthier among us. They want to pass legislation that will remove laws that currently provide high standards for air and water quality; they want to dismantle laws that restrict the discharge of heavy metals into our air and water as a result of miing activities; they want to "drill baby, drill" for oil & gas in highly sensitive & beautiful areas of our state.
As Montana has always been a strongly "red" state, the coming election doesn't look good for Montana's future.
Montana is gorgeous. The people are so friendly and there are so many special places. Every time I'm out in the Montana wilderness or at Yellowstone or Glacier or standing in a river, it reminds me of my place in this world. I'm able to put into perspective everything going on in life and take a breath. My senses are stimulated like they aren't in the city and I just love the contrast from every day life. There are no crowds and as their ad campaign says "there's nothing here." Just the simple things in life that make you appreciate your own life a little more. Thanks, Montana!