Talk:Butch Otter/Archive 1

Archive 1

Image

Does anyone have a source and license for the image? It is tagged with "nosource" and can be deleted within a week. // Fred-Chess 11:31, 6 October 2005 (UTC)

20 days ago, uploader notified over a week ago. Deleting now. Justinc 23:58, 25 October 2005 (UTC)

Brady badly defeated

Removed the word "badly" from the last line. Brady got 42% (and over 170,000 votes) compaired to Kempthorne's 56%. While a decisive win, it's not a landslide. Compaired with the Presidential candidates (27% for gore, 28% for Kerry) and other state wide Democratic candidates (almost all of which were at least 40,000 votes shy of Brady) Brady did exceptionally well.

• If memory serves Brady actually won in Ada County, albeit just barely. --Faustus37 23:44, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

Assessment comment

The comment(s) below were originally left at Talk:Butch Otter/Comments, and are posted here for posterity. Following several discussions in past years, these subpages are now deprecated. The comments may be irrelevant or outdated; if so, please feel free to remove this section.

This entry was filled with unsubstantiated opinions. It does not seem to be comprehensive of his life and dealings. It appears to be nothing more than a resume.

Substituted at 02:11, 22 May 2016 (UTC)

Dan Adamson

Dan Adamson, a Republican, announced his run for Governor of Idaho on January 6, 2006. He might just give "Butch" a run for his money.

Adamson ran a respectable campaign, but nontheless it was only good for second place in the GOP primary. He's done for the cycle. --Faustus37 15:48, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

ESA

The section entitled "Opposition to Endangered Species Act" is poorly phrased. While Otter was of vocal proponent of Dick Pombo's efforts to amend the Endangered Species Act, writing several editorials championing that legislation, this section does not mention it. While one could plausibly infer that Otter's position on Grey Wolves is linked to distate for the ESA, the title of the segment and the segment itself are at a disconnect. Either information about his support for Pombo's legislation needs to be added or the segment needs to be renamed. Since the latter is simpler, I'll go ahead and do that. —Wgbc2032 (talk • contribs) 10:24, 13 January 2007 (UTC).

Re:

No problem- I just didn't know how to word it at the time. Maybe I'll do some research into the possibility of a section on any "opposition to Endangered Species Act," but at this point the section is sufficient. I did, however, do a little re-arranging and returned the quote from the environmental spokeswoman because I think that the "general unnerving" should probably be a little clearer. Athene cunicularia 19:08, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

page title

Isn't he normally called Butch Otter? Shouldn't that be where the page is? john k 21:37, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

Wolves

Does anyone know when the killing of the wolves is planned to begin? Poor wolves... —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.192.95.244 (talk) 02:26, 7 March 2007 (UTC).

It hasn't been passed yet. There's one month left before the Fish & Wildlife Service goes to ballot to vote whether wolves should remain protected or not. Hopefully they choose what's biological manageable/intelligent and vote against this monster of a governor. If you're interested in voting in support of continued protection for wolves and don't support the ridiculous mindset of 'Slaughter' Otter, visit the Defenders of Wildlife website to sign the petition. --Bentonia School 23:54, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

Conservative?

I'd say he's a centrist. See [1]. 1ne 04:58, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

He doesn't appear on the page you linked to. How do you judge him a centrist based on that page? --Vaughan Pratt (talk) 04:35, 20 October 2009 (UTC)

USA Patriot Act

The 'Congressman' section is entirly unsighted. In particular it states that Otter has decided to support the USA Patriot Act after initially deciding to oppose it. Are there any sources that back this up? RicoRichmond (talk) 18:55, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

Not neutral

This article isn't neutral at all."breezed trough the campaign" . lol — Preceding unsigned comment added by 5.237.21.162 (talk) 18:08, 2 May 2014 (UTC)

Butch?

Is there any explanation for the "Butch" in his name? It's not his given name. Is there any substance to it other than a politician's manufactured attempt to appear homespun and tough?

A passage explaining the "Butch" would be appropriate for a public figure. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 23.119.205.88 (talk) 19:27, 14 May 2014 (UTC)

The official roster of the House of Representatives includes the nickname "Butch" in his official name. See Representative C. L. (Butch) Otter at Congress.gov. Speaking on just personal knowledge, as I recall, each state sets the rules for what name can appear on a ballot for someone running for office. I believe that for nicknames, typically a candidate has to be well-known by that name. Think of Duke Cunningham, the ex-Congressman. I never even knew his real name until I just saw it on his Wikipedia article, but I've known who he is for about 10 years. I agree that the Wikipedia entry for a person whose nickname is part of the official name of the article should have some explanation to the nickname with reputable citations. Hope this helps. Jacknjillauburn (talk) 20:00, 14 May 2014 (UTC)