“Hours after ABC’s Jonathan Karl reported on government data showing hundreds of created jobs and millions of dollars spent in congressional districts that don’t exist, House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey, D-Wis., late Monday issued a blistering statement demanding an immediate fix to “ludicrous mistakes” on the Recovery.gov Website.
“The [...]
As almost a slap in the face to liberals who have long contested the validity of Fox News, or as liberals like to say “Faux News,” as a legitimate news organization, President Obama has agreed to an interview that will air tonight with Chris Wallace on Fox News.
Is [...]
In the debate over winter parking, I would like to add the following ordinance from Lincoln, Nebraska to the discussion.
Like many municipalities around the country, Lincoln decided to solve the need to remove cars during snow removal by adopting a system that allows the Mayor to alternately ban parking on [...]
The other night, my wife and I sat down and watched the Family Guy Almost Live Comedy Show. At one point they did this little gag about deaf actress Marlee Matlin singing a pop song. To be honest, my wife and I could not stop laughing. When I went to [...]
The other day CacheValleyDaily.com ran an article titled, “Former NoLo Council candidate files trespassing complaint against city” by Amanda Pierce. The article explained how a man, L. Alan Collins who ran for City council this year in North Logan had filed trespassing charges with police against a city employee [...]
“…British Foreign Secretary David Miliband says critics of U.S. President Barack Obama are wrong to complain…
…some expected Obama to revive the global economy and broker Middle East peace singlehandedly…
…In modern politics, he says, “no one country can bring the world to heel.”…
…Obama won election on the premise that governments, businesses [...]
This is a continuation of the post by Jason Williams; The Morality of Taxation. The topic was introduced by Michael Reis, who I must say sounded great when he helped co-host the show the other night. I think he would make a great regular fill-in on the show.
While I [...]
I ran into this post by Jim Bell (correction: Jeff Bell of jmbell.org) at his web site where he published the following video along with the simple statement,
“I caught this over on Crooks and Liars and, frankly, it’s so damn good I have to share it -.”
I originally wrote this as a response to Jason Williams post, Right Wing Extremism here at KVNU. I am Top-Posting it here because of size, because I wanted to be able to embed the videos and because this is important enough of a subject that I felt the discussion [...]
My bad…. Talk about ironic! Over the weekend I republished here at KVNU For the People a copy of an essay from One Cool Site: Blogging Tips on Libel and Blogging titled, “Libel: Blogging Rights and Wrongs.” While looking for a contact email in the copyright section I thought [...]
I thought some of you might like this. I was sitting down to do some work on my Obama database and thought, gee I bet someone else has already done this.
Of course I was going to us a different algorythm but still, don’t think I will waste [...]
While many have become excited over the past years with explosion of Blogging on the net as a new source of information on a wide range of topics, I fear that few who participate in Blogging understand that there are serious legal restrictions on what can be said about an [...]
By Richard Okelberry - Last week I posted an essay containing among other things a series of quotes made by the proprietor of www.OneUtah.org, Cliff Lyon illustrating the level of religious intolerance being preached at his web site. During the follow up discussion I was admonished by some for [...]
I would like to bring up for discussion the question; when can bloggers go too far and cross the line between free speech and making terroristic threats? At what point should the authorities be involved? As an example, here are just two statements made by Cliff Lyon of the hate [...]
Ok… It’s time to finally post this here…
Even if you are a regular here at KVNU For the People, you may not have heard yet that I was able to sucker Tyler’s co-host Marc Neilsen into doing a little acting in a short film for the Caine School of [...]
General Motors (GM) said Monday that Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner is stepping down immediately after the White House rejected restructuring plans submitted by GM and Chrysler.
Wagoner said in a written statement that administration officials asked that he “step aside.”
For anyone who doubts [...]
After stating during his campaign that he wouldn’t support late term abortions for women with mere “mental distress,” Obama has appointed someone who is arguable the highest profile, late term abortion advocate in the entire U.S., Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius to Health and Human Services Secretary of all positions.
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“I have [...]
Almost immediately after Obama’s speech last night before Congress, MSNBC of all places put out a rather in depth scrutiny of some of the claims Obama made during his speech.
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Fact check: Obama glosses over some realities In delivering his to-do list, the president’s assertions deserve scrutiny - (abridged) “OBAMA: “We have launched [...]
February 25th, 2009, by Richard Okelberry -This morning I received the following email on Facebook from one Elena Pektubaeva.
“Hello!!!
I looked your profile, and you have interested me. I wish to get acquainted with you and to study you better.
I search for the serious person for [...]
“… questions have been raised about both the responsibilities of fertility doctors and the psychological aspects of fertility treatment.” - The Octuplets Debate, Part 2 - NYTimes Opinion
Click here to view the embedded video.-
For those of you who support a woman’s right to make her own reproductive decisions [...]
Well, maybe they didn’t steal it, but the refs certainly handed it to them. Now I’m usually not much for if and buts when it comes to football. I understand that there are always going to be fouls that the refs just don’t see, but when a guy is running [...]
One of the most exciting proposals put forward by the Obama administration has to do with putting large amounts of money toward building a new electrical infrastructure to help free us from the dirty electricity produced by coal and natural gas. Unfortunateltly, President Obama has chosen to [...]
During the last election cycle a curious stance against Abortion was making its round through conservative circles. Some were advising fellow conservatives that Abortion was essentially a dead issue because the chance that the Supreme Court would ever overturn Roe vs. Wade was highly unlikely. Therefore, Conservatives were advising other [...]
I wanted to share this video from the 1998 State of the Union Address by Bill Clinton. Close your eyes for just a moment and it’s not hard to imagine that Bush is delivering this speech. For those of you that still believe that Bush was just making up Intelligence [...]
The following is an excerpt from my essay, “Bush Lied and People Died, Right?” at UtahFreePress.com. I have published only an abridged version here because the original is quite lengthy. Heck, even this excerpt is quite lengthy, but I hope it will help put this issue to rest [...]
This is the kind of thing Bloggers live for. As many of you know, when Barack Obama took the Presidential Oath yesterday there was a slight hiccup. Rather than reciting the oath as it was written in the U.S. Constitution, Chief Justice John Roberts had Barack Obama [...]
I originally considered writing another one of my long essays about all the unintended consequences of turning Utah into the state with the highest cigarette taxes at over $3 per pack. I was going to tell you how revenue will actually drop, gangs and organized crime will [...]
While I truly respect Paul Mero of the Sutherland Institute, I on occasion must strongly disagree with him. This is the case with his recent Mero Moment: Alcohol aired on KVNU. Paul seems to be not only arguing against the normalization of Utah’s liquor laws but seems to be [...]
Alert! Alert! Alert! Attention Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks customers, starting tonight, you will lose your favorite Nickelodeon shows on TV and online because of a dispute with Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks. You can stop this! Time Warner Cable customers call 1-800-762-3786 and Bright House [...]
I love Christmas! I love Christmas so much that when I proposed to my wife, I surprised her with a Christmas Tree complete with presents and music one early November day. The ring was hidden in a pocket of a jacket which was one of the presents [...]
A new political controversy is brewing in Cache Valley. While similar to the controversies surrounding Wet Water in Providence and Park Strips in Logan, this controversy is on a much smaller scale. I say small because the controversy that is brewing is over [...]
“President-elect Barack Obama has quietly shelved a proposal to slap oil and natural gas companies with a new windfall profits tax.
An aide for the transition team acknowledged the policy shift Tuesday, after a small-business group discovered the proposal — touted throughout much of the campaign — had been dropped from the [...]
November 30th, 2008 by Richard Okelberry - I know that it is taboo right now to criticize the Obama Presidency. After all, he hasn’t even taken office. However, as some of you may know, I am compiling a database at UtahFreePress.com of every campaign promise that [...]
November 27th, 2008 - By Richard Okelberry - On November 23rd the Herald Journal along with several other media outlets reported that it was believed that Michael Stark a freshman at USU and Sigma Nu died from alcohol poisoning as part of an apparent hazing ritual. While the story has [...]
October 1st, 2008 by Richard Okelberry - Recently, I noticed a new sponsor link at KVNU For the People for a company called Predictify. Predictify, like Intrade is a Prediction Market where everyday people can put their money where their mouth is in [...]
September 21st, 2008 by Richard Okelberry - Following some of the recent controversy surrounding Vehicle Booting on private property here in Logan, Utah, I decided to look a little closer at the law. After researching applicable Utah State Statutes I concluded that this activity might not [...]
September 17th, 2008, by Richard Okelberry - Republicans know that one of the weakest issues for Barack Obama is his energy strategy. This is why Congressional leaders staged a “sit-in” during the recent Congressional break in an attempt to force Democrats to come back into session [...]
September 16th, 2008, by Richard Okelberry - It has been a regular part of Sen. Obama’s campaign to equate a McCain Presidency as being no more that another 4 years of Bush administration policies. To make this point Sen. Biden, Obama’s running mate has regularly quoted [...]
After a long weekend the conversion of my personal Blogs is mostly complete. As many of you know, I author a site called Lincolnsblog.com. While I lived back in Lincoln Nebraska the name made perfect sense, but here in Utah it just wasn’t working. Therefore, [...]
Don’t know what an Avatar is? Well, it’s the little picture that appears next to your posts here at KVNU. When you don’t have an Avatar set up you get the default Avatar that looks like this:
The cool thing about Avatars is that they follow you [...]
Thank God for Hillary supporters to help expose this man.
- Rich Okelberry
[...]Why Obama’s Economic Plan Could Sink the Economy.
By Richard Okelberry – A feud has been brewing between McCain and Obama over what always seem to be an election hot topic, Taxes. McCain has repeatedly labled Obama as a “typical tax and spend liberal,” by regularly stating that Obama’s Economic Plan [...]
by. Richard Okelberry - The answer is simple. I do not conform to and will not take the Democratic Oath as established by the Democratic Leadership Council (DLC). My pro-life stance alone means that I am not welcome in that party. If your looking for the perfect example of [...]
With all the news media focusing on the DNC, Hurricane Gustav and now the RNC, the story about the Justice Department deciding to not prosecute former Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales for mishandling classified information relating to the NSA wiretapping program barely got a mention. [...]
Back in July, Barack Obama visited Afghanistan and took time to sit down with several “tribal” leaders. Well it turns out these tribal leaders are also on the NSA watch list and classified as opium lords with strong connects to both the Taliban and Al Qaida. [...]
Did Michael Moore actually say on MSNBC with Keith Olbermann that, “Gustav is proof that there is a God in Heaven?” While I know that the fact that a hurricane is bearing down on New Orleans during the Republican National Convention certainly deserves some discussion, I find it sickening [...]
While few would dispute the brilliance of McCain in announcing early in the morning following Obama’s “historic” speech that his V.P. choice was going to be the young scrappy Governor of Alaska, Sara Palin, there may have been one major drawback to the choice [...]
I just couldn’t help putting this together this morning. I was going to give Obama a black eye, but figured it might be a bit much. Enjoy…
-Rich Okelberry
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August 21st, 2008 - As the campaigns for president looms, one topic that should be addressed is the role of religion in politics. The recent debate at the Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California between Barack Obama and John McCain is a perfect example of how [...]
Obama video from Saddleback Debate via www.lincolnsblog.com
On August 15th, during a unique Presidential debate at the Saddleback Church in California both Obama and McCain were asked, “at what point does a baby get human rights?” While McCain’s answer was [...]
On August 14th, Paul Murphy of the Utah Attorney General’s office contacted me by phone regarding the recent request I made for a legal opinion concerning the legality of the practice of booting automobiles on private property. He [...]
The following is a statement sent to the Logan City Mayor, City Council & Utah State Attorney General.
For booting to be legal under state statutes it appears that the booting agent must be placing a “possessory lien” against the offender’s vehicle. The only sections of state law that allow for [...]
While I love the debate that has popped up on the For the People Blog over the war in Iraq, it appears that many of us have come across a lot of misinformation. While it is certainly possible to find a long list [...]
Rocky Anderson Interview on KVNU
Logan UT, July 29, 2008 - When I asked Tom Grover on KVNU’s For the People to ask former SLC Mayor, Rocky Anderson which specific crimes he felt President Bush was guilty of and thus impeachable, I expected Mr. Anderson to bring out [...]
While I don’t usually quote anonymous posts on other web sites, these two posts make a point on an issue that I’ve wanted to bring up. While I love Utah and especially Cache Valley, it disturbs me whenever I hear an opposing view to the local traditional norm being met [...]
BBC News > Obama urges Iran to end dispute
In this article French President, Sarkozy said about Obama that, “He’s my friend. I’m the only one in France who knows him.” What do you think about this?
-Rich Okelberry
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The Salt Lake Tribune > National parks aiming to lure young, old minorities.
In this article Emily Sheffield quotes a study done for the national parks and states that, “those not visiting parks are young people, those over 65, racial minorities, people with limited English and those with lower incomes. [...]
The Christian Science Monitor > California burns through its firefighting funds. Homeowner fees ahead?
This article talks about California propositions that would charge Homeowners in fire prone areas extra fees or property taxes. Should house on the Cache Valley benches be charged similarly? What do you think?
- Rich [...]
The Herald Journal > Four or five? County’s flexible
The Herald Journal reported today that the Cache County Council is allowing department heads to decide for themselves whether or not to switch to a 4 day work week.
What do you think about this?
- Rich Okelberry
Sunday, July 13, 2008
To: The City of Logan, Utah; City Council & Mayor
From: Richard Okelberry
Regarding the current Logan City ordinance, governing the practice of “booting” vehicles on private property.
I understand that on July 15th, you will be hearing in discussion before the City Council a proposal by Dennis Shaw [...]
After hearing the discussion on For the People about the practice of “Booting” vehicles on private property I became very intrigued about the legal implications of such a practice. Therefore I decided to dedicate an entirely new post to the subject in hopes of encouraging further discussion on the topic. [...]
Last night Microsoft launched an Update for Windows Operating Systems that caused the firewall ZoneAlarm to refuse internet access. The following is a work around until ZoneAlarm figures out how to deal with this issue. ZoneAlarm is also marketed as EZ Armor and provided to every Time Warner Cable Broadband [...]
While there are many things that I absolutely love about Utah, the Division of Motor Vehicles isn’t one of them. Now I know that few reading this will be shaking their fist shouting “what do you mean? I love the DMV!” Please allow me to explain. You see, years ago [...]
The Political Free Market
While doing my traditional early morning blog stomp across the net, I noticed a slightly different online ad. Unlike its flashing, buzzing and moving competitors’ this static ad simply said “Dick Cheney says: Thanks!” Below a photo of [...]
This is an essay that I originally published in February of 2006 at www.lincolnsblog.com. Given the recent Supreme Court Ruling giving Detainees in Guantamino Bay the right to challenge their detentions in court, I thought that I would repost it here to [...]
Over the last two days I was extremely privileged to be a guest on KVNU’s For the People. While we talked about a variety of subjects, one core thread or discussion point seemed to make its way into most issues. What is the best role of Government and what services [...]
