Right Wing Blogging in North Dakota

When you think of North Dakota you generally think of open prairies, rolling hills, farmland, and small towns with friendly people.  North Dakota is also home to a growing extremism - especially in print and internet formats which can reach across the wide open spaces to foment right-wing feelings.  

Rob Port, Right-Wing Blogger

Most visible of these is the Say Anything Blog.  Say Anything is a popular political and current events blog created and run by Rob Port of Minot, ND who has proclaimed the website to be "North Dakota's most popular political blog."  The blog was started on September 10, 2003 and has since become the most widely read political blog in North Dakota.  The main themes of the blog are decidedly anti-democrat, anti-immigration, and pro-conservative.  In 2007, after writing an op/ed for The Dakota Beacon, a right-wing North Dakota magazine, entitled "The Appalling State Of Our Indian Reservations", Say Anything's owner and chief contributor Rob Port made national headlines when he was banished from the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation by the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Tribal Council.

I chimed in against Mr. Port and the numerous people who followed his postings.  As a member of the Tribe I defended the Tribe's position and was quite shocked by the violence, hatred, and blatant racism this blog created and lauded.  In one instance my life was threatened.  Regardless, following this incident the Say Anything Blog exploded in popularity.
 

Check it out and see for yourself.  The link to the blog is http://sayanythingblog.com/.  You can also check out some of the news articles about Mr. Port's expulsion from the Turtle Mountain Reservation below:
 

http://sayanythingblog.com/entry/the_appalling_state_of_our_indian_reservations/

http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2007May17/0,4670,BloggerBanished,00.html