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• If Search and Rescue worked like American health care

  Several days ago, two men who were hiking in the mountains got themselves into a sticky situation and were rescued. However, imagine how things would be different if Search and Rescue worked like our healthcare system:
  
  D: 911, what is your emergency?
  
  V: Yeah, my buddy and [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 2:25pm EST
  

• If Search and Rescue worked like American health care

  Several days ago, two men who were hiking in the mountains got themselves into a sticky situation and were rescued. However, imagine how things would be different if Search and Rescue worked like our healthcare system:
  
  D: 911, what is your emergency?
  
  V: Yeah, my buddy and [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 2:25pm EST
  

• Check out this week's City Weekly

  I haven't gotten a chance to grab one yet (it's hitting newsstands as I type), but I go quoted in this week's City Weekly:
  
  Democratic Party delegate Bob Aagard, of Holladay, thinks a liberal primary challenger for Matheson would be good for the party because it would force' [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 1:58pm EST
  

• Why Pete Ashdown isn't running for Matheson's Seat

  Last Spring, when Jon Huntsman was nominated to be the Ambassador to China, and Jim Matheson was non-committal with whether or not he would run for Governor in 2010, I made a list of people who could run for Jim's seat. It was basically a list of every Democrat I [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 10:50am EST
  

• South Park's Eric Cartman Channels Glenn Beck

  The President wants to Kill Smurfs!? Something must be done!
  
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 7:17pm EST
  

• Every Vote is Important -- Just Ask PG

  Add this to the list of reasons why it's important to vote:
  
  Close election results became dead even last night when absentee ballots were counted during the Pleasant Grove City Council work session. Incumbent Lee Jensen and challenger Milton Fugal have each received 1895 votes.
  
  After' [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 11:23am EST
  

• FoxNews FactChecks Sarah Palin

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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 12:22pm EST
  

• Veteran's Day

  
  
  This is a picture of my great-grandfather's grave. He served in both WWI and WWII. The Armistice with Germany that ended the First World War was signed on my Great-Grandmother's26th birthday. Three of their five sons also served in WWII. The other two were too [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 12:15pm EST
  

• Quote of the Week -- from JM Bell

  Bell does it again. Takes something I wanted to say, and says it better:
  
  See, when you run for, and serve in, an elected office – of any kind – I get to make fun of you, especially if I think you’re an asshat. You volunteered to commented [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 10:14pm EST
  

• Jim Matheson -- Honoring Veterans

  From the e-mail box:
  
  Dear Friends,
  
  We can never say thank you enough to our men and women in uniform--both active duty and veterans. Veterans Day is a time to pause and to reflect on the sacrifices made by our troops.
  
  General Douglas MacArthur said, "The soldier," [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 9:53pm EST
  

• LDS Church to Issue Comment on Non-Discrimination

  And, from the sounds of it, Paul Mero and company aren't gonna like it....
  
  from KTVX:
  
  Numerous sources are now telling ABC 4 that the LDS Church is poised to extend an olive branch of sorts to the gay community.
  
  These sources say the Church' [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 12:19pm EST
  

• Utah's Most Wasteful Pork Project is in Downtown SLC

  Yep. It's the eventually-named Orrin G Hatch Expansion to the Frank E Moss Federal Courthouse.
  
  The Damages?
  
  And now, nearly a year later, Port O' Call has been torn down and the lot is standing idle waiting for federal money to build it.
  
  Documents obtained by [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 11:04am EST
  

• A Challenge for Matheson is a Good Thing -- for Matheson

  That's right, contrary to "popular" belief, a challenger to Jim Matheson will help him. I believe this for two reasons:
  
  1) It will move him further to the left. He doesn't have to go to the extreme that Bob Bennett is going to, but just throw the liberals a [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 9:33am EST
  

• Honest Question to Utah Demcrats

  Really, it's a two-part question, wherein both questions are similar yet different.
  
  1) Is there anything that I'm currently getting with Jim Matheson as my "representative" that I couldn't get with a Republican in his seat?
  2) Is there anything Democrats living in the 1st and 3rd Congressional Districts' [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 9:08pm EST
  

• A Warning To Potential Matheson Challengers

  A few months ago, I got a phone call from a friend I have met through politics. He wanted to ask me a few questions about something.
  
  Specifically, he wanted to know the process for filing as a Democrat to run against Jim Matheson.
  
  I unloaded my knowledge [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 11:25am EST
  

• GOP Congresscritter Grandstands by Butchering Pledge of Allegiance

  (h/t JM Bell)
  
  
  
  Well, can you blame him? After all the pledge was written by a Socialist.
  
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 10:45pm EST
  

• BYU Profs to Legislature: Global Warming is real

  Why do BYU Professors hate America?
  
  (via KSL)
  
  PROVO, Utah (AP) -- A group of scientists from conservative Brigham Young University has criticized state lawmakers over their recent handling of the climate change issue.
  
  The 18 scientists rebuked legislators in a letter sent Oct. 26, [...]
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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 9:57pm EST
  

• McCoy for Congress?

  I realize that this is probably idle chatter, and that he has almost no chance of winning in the general, but I like it (click to enlarge):
  
  
  
  The reasons I like it:
  
  1) I have always liked and admired Senator McCoy.
  2) It [...]
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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 7:08pm EST
  

• McCoy for Congress?

  I realize that this is probably idle chatter, and that he has almost no chance of winning in the general, but I like it (click to enlarge):
  
  
  
  The reasons I like it:
  
  1) I have always liked and admired Senator McCoy.
  2) It [...]
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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 7:08pm EST
  

• Remembering Nov 4, 2008

  In 1992, I remember watching the election returns with my map of the United States that had been printed in the newspaper,coloring the states red and blue depending on how Dan Rather told me the states had voted.
  
  I was 13.
  
  In 2000, I voted for the first [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 5:39pm EST
  

• Shurtleff Out --What does it mean for the other competitors?

  With Attorney General Mark Shurleff suspending his campaign for US Senate to deal with family matters surrounding his daughter's depression, what does it mean for the other people in the race?
  
  Sen Bob Bennett (R)
  
  In the eyes of many, this boiled down to a two-person race --' [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 10:25am EST
  

• BREAKING: Shurtleff Suspends Campaign

  Triibune:
  
  Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff on Wednesday dropped out of his campaign for U.S. Senate, saying he needed to focus on looking after his daughter's health concerns.
  
  "This announcement comes with sorrow because I want to serve my country and I do believe both political'" [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 9:54am EST
  

• War on Christmas, er, FOX

  Remember a few years ago when we fought the War on Christmas? We all lined up, took sides, and then had a fight until January, when a War on Christmas truce was declared until next Christmas season.
  
  It was a war made up and perpetuated by Fox News.
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  Posted: November 02, 2009, 11:38am EST
  

• Mero: Making up history to prove his point

  This is from a couple of weeks ago. I have meant to post it, but with a death in the family and a few other things, blogging has taken a back seat.
  
  However, I just wanted to point out how the Conservative Agenda will re-write history to prove their [...]
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  Posted: October 28, 2009, 10:11am EDT
  

• GOP Chair Says They Will Re-Run Same Theme Vs Matheson

  KSL:
  
  The top man for the Republican party is already setting his sights on next year's election. Michael Steele, chair of the national Republican Party, spoke to Utahns Friday and said they should target Congressman Jim Matheson, in particular.
  
  Matheson's seat in Congress has long been a [...]
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  Posted: October 16, 2009, 6:10pm EDT
  

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  Posted: October 15, 2009, 11:58am EDT
  

• Sen Bennett's Facebook Ghostwriter Needs Spellcheck

  OK, I realize that this is a case of a pot calling a kettle black, but seriously. If you are a United States Senator running for your forth term, make sure whoever you have running your Facebook account knows how to spell words like "campaign."
  
  Otherwise, I'm likely to' [...]
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  Posted: October 14, 2009, 2:25pm EDT
  

• Taking on Sutherland's Pro-disrimination Statement

  I just got a press release from the Sutherland Institute about Salt Lake City's proposed non-discrimination ordinance.
  
  Needless to say, they have some issues....
  
  SALT LAKE CITY — October 12, 2009 — Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker recently released the details of two different ordinances designed to' [...]
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  Posted: October 13, 2009, 11:50am EDT
  

• Michael Jackson's New Song Released Today, Nobody Noticed.

  Over 900 friends on Facebook, nobody has mentioned it yet. It's not even a trending topic on Twitter.
  
  Is Michaelmania dead?
  
  Here it is: This is it by Michael Jackson (after a trailer for the movie):
  
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  Posted: October 12, 2009, 4:25pm EDT
  

• We're Number 37!

  I know this has been making the rounds, but I just had to post it,cause it's that sad:
  
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  Posted: October 12, 2009, 10:25am EDT
  

• Conservatives Rooting Against America

  Hosting a major international sports competition has always been a point of pride for the host country, be it World Cup Soccer or the Olympics. It's the chance for us to have Home Field Advantage, for us to not have to get a stamp on our passports to wave our [...]
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  Posted: October 07, 2009, 10:05am EDT
  

• FTC ruling affects bloggers

  From the DesNews:
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Federal Trade Commission will require bloggers to clearly disclose any freebies or payments they get from companies for reviewing their products.
  
  It is the first time since 1980 that the commission has revised its guidelines on endorsements and testimonials, and [...]
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  Posted: October 05, 2009, 3:27pm EDT
  

• If Air Travel Worked Like Health Care

  From National Journal:
  
  "Great, thank you, I'll be happy to make that booking for you. That's one flight from Washington Dulles to Chicago O'Hare on October 26. Will there be anything else?"
  
  "Wait, hold on. Chicago? I'm going to Eugene. It's in Oregon."
  
  "Yes, sir. The Eugene'" [...]
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  Posted: October 05, 2009, 10:58am EDT
  

• Coach Frank Layden Speaks at Sam Granato Meeting

  One of my favorite people I have met over the years is Coach Frank Layden. Frank is the former coach and President of the Utah Jazz, and is knwn as the Yogi Berra of Utah. Frank tells the story of his early years as coach in the mid-80's when the [...]
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  Posted: September 30, 2009, 10:33am EDT
  

• The Meanace of the Public Library Option

  San Francisco Chronicle:
  
  Of all the current assaults on our noble republic, perhaps none is more dangerous than the public option - specifically, the public library option.
  
  For far too long, this menace has undermined the very foundations of our economy. While companies like Amazon and Barnes [...]
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  Posted: September 28, 2009, 8:46am EDT
  

• Salt Lake CountyDemocrats are Hiring!

  The Salt Lake County Democratic Party (“the County Party”) is seeking a contract Executive Director (“ED”) to guide the development and expansion of this growing organization. Qualified candidates should be able to show proven experience in organizational development and building grassroots programs. Prior background in fundraising, political campaign management and [...]
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  Posted: September 24, 2009, 2:47pm EDT
  

• 2 Videos on CanadaCare vs US "Health Care"

  
  
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  Posted: September 24, 2009, 10:03am EDT
  

• Open Letter to GOP Chair Dave Hansen

  Dear Mr Hansen-
  
  I read in the papers that you oppose the two initiatives making the rounds for 2010.
  
  And I just wanted to say thank you.
  
  Thanks you for continuing to prove that Utah Republicans move contrary to the will of the citizens of [...]
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  Posted: September 23, 2009, 3:42pm EDT
  

• Protect Insurance Companies PSA

  Protect Insurance Companies PSA from Will Ferrellwww.theworldaccordingtome.us

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  Posted: September 23, 2009, 8:19am EDT
  

• If a Tree Falls In the Woods.....

  Six Months ago, I had a little rant about the Utah Democratic Party. It was a response to an anonymous comment to another post.
  
  Well, here's another couple of things on use of new media. The first is a video on new media included in a [...]
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  Posted: September 16, 2009, 10:04am EDT
  

• Senate Site Posts Bloggers' Answers to Senator Buttars

  Back in August, Senator Chris Buttars posted 22 questions about proposed federal health care legislation on The Senate Site.
  
  And, being the hardest working bloggers in Utah, the boys over at The SideTrack got to work dissecting and answering each and every question (see here, here, [...]
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  Posted: September 15, 2009, 12:59pm EDT
  

• This is why I don't make bets....

  Info from The Wiz of Odds:
  
  Alen Howard, a history teacher at Rockwell Charter High in Eagle Mountain, Utah, is a University of Oklahoma graduate stuck in the middle of Brigham Young territory. Howard was so sure the Sooners would beat the Cougars last Saturday that he told [...]
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  Posted: September 14, 2009, 2:58pm EDT
  

• Right-Wing Hate Speech and 3 Nephi 11

  
  
  "For verily, verily I say unto you, he that hath the spirit of contention is not of me, but is of the devil, who is the father of contention, and he stirreth up the hearts of men to contend with anger, one with another. " Book of Mormon, [...]
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  Posted: September 14, 2009, 2:04pm EDT
  

• Matheson's Almost-There Town Hall

  Last week, Jim Matheson held a town hall. Sorta. Well, it was like the other town halls he's had where it was via telephone. Except this time, you could call in to it. That is assuming you got the memo.
  
  Unfortunately, I had to go to work, so I [...]
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  Posted: September 14, 2009, 7:30am EDT
  

• Jon Stewart Returning to Work After 9/11

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  Posted: September 11, 2009, 2:26pm EDT
  

• 8 years

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  Posted: September 11, 2009, 12:01am EDT
  

• Glenn Beck = Mormon = Socialist

  Last week, Glenn Beck ranted about "Socialist" artwork at Rockefeller Center. So, naturally, I took him to task for it. Using his same logic, I called the religion he and I share Socialist and Paganist.
  
  The Daily Utah Progressive goes a step further, pointing out that when [...]
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  Posted: September 11, 2009, 11:12pm EDT
  

• Doing Your Job, No Matter What

  Sometimes, we get caught up in how difficult our jobs are. I think there is inspiration in how this reporter keeps going.
  
  It's not fatal!
  
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  Posted: September 11, 2009, 10:24pm EDT
  

• Health Care: What is the Public Option and Why is it Important?

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  Posted: September 10, 2009, 7:33pm EDT
  

• I stand behind Joe Wilson

  At the President's Speech before Congress last Night, South Carolina Congressman Joe Wilson shouted back at the President.
  
  "You Lie"
  
  And now, he is being blasted by the left for his breech of decorum. His opponent has raised over $200,000 since Rep Wilson's breach of decorum.
  
  I [...]
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  Posted: September 10, 2009, 10:46am EDT
  

• He;s the President, Reporters Should Learn How to Spell His Name

  20 hours later, the typo is still there.
  
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  Posted: September 03, 2009, 6:04pm EDT
  

• A response from the Lt Gov's Office

  A response to the email I sent this morning:
  
  Mr. Aagard,
  
  Thank you for contacting the Lieutenant Governor's Office and for your concern.
  
  You are correct that there are some disclosure reports not online. We try very hard to get the reports online as soon [...]
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  Posted: September 03, 2009, 10:12am EDT
  

• Glenn Beck's Crazy Artwork Conspiracy Proves Mormonism is Comunist Paganism

  (Note: I do not believe Mormonism is Communist nor Paganist. However, Glenn Beck (a fellow Mormon) does give us a pretty good argument)
  
  In the following video clip (from Huffington Post) Glenn Beck takes a look at some artwork around Rockefeller Cneter.
  
  
  
  In the first [...]
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  Posted: September 03, 2009, 8:57am EDT
  

• Dear LG Bell: Fix Herbert's Mistakes,Please

  Dear Lt Governor Bell,
  
  Congratulations on your new job. I hope that you are successful in being a moderating voice in the Executive branch of our government. I realize that you have only been in the job for a few days, but there is a problem that needs to [...]
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  Posted: September 03, 2009, 8:26am EDT
  

• College Dropout Carlos Boozer's Stay In School Message

  The tall guy will make $12.70 in the time it takes you to watch this.
  
  

  "Stay In School" PSA from State of Alaska on Vimeo.

  
  
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  Posted: September 02, 2009, 2:40pm EDT
  

• I *ALMOST* agree with Gayle Ruzika

  The story, from KSL:
  
  

  Video Courtesy of KSL.com

  
  
  And the big, bad controversial video:
  
  
  
  Now,it does have a bit of a political message. After all, someone wears an Obama shirt, and the pledging service to Barack Obama is a little much.
  
  And I [...]
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  Posted: September 02, 2009, 1:22pm EDT
  

• Who is Paying to Kill Health Care?

  From Indecision Forever:
  
  
  
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  Posted: September 02, 2009, 7:40am EDT
  

• VIDEO: Gerrymandering in Utah

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  Posted: September 01, 2009, 9:30am EDT
  

• The Texting While Driving Video That Must Be Seen

  WARNING: This video is like those you watched in Driver's Ed. In other words, if you don't like the sight of blood, move on.
  
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  Posted: August 31, 2009, 7:36pm EDT
  

• There Really *IS* a Pill For Everything....

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  Posted: August 31, 2009, 11:13am EDT
  

• Greatest Motivational Speech Ever Caught on Film

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  Posted: August 31, 2009, 10:20am EDT
  

• Chaffetz Town Hall Gets Testy

  All of the info I have is in the video:
  
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  Posted: August 27, 2009, 11:39pm EDT
  

• Bob Bennett: Club For Growth Grossly Misleads Americans

  From a Bob Bennett for Senate press release (emphasis mine):
  
  Salt Lake City – Senator Bob Bennett’s campaign today responded to the inaccurate campaign ad released by Club for Growth regarding Bennett’s bipartisan and revenue-neutral health care reform plan.
  
  “It looks like the negative campaign season has started [...]
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  Posted: August 26, 2009, 10:55am EDT
  

• RIP Ted Kennedy

  The Democratic National Convention paid tribute to Senator Ted Kennedy on June 25, 2008.
  
  Exactly one year later, Senator Kennedy died of brain cancer.
  
  here is that tribute:
  
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  Posted: August 26, 2009, 7:52am EDT
  

• Glenn Beck's lack of sincerity

  Tribune Television Critic Vince Horiuchi:
  
  Perhaps Beck's biggest fault is his lack of sincerity. He cries not for the future of America, as he so dramatically does on camera. He weeps for ratings (which, after this controversy, reached a personal high of 2.4 million viewers daily).
  
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  Posted: August 25, 2009, 9:22am EDT
  

• Buttars blows $1,468.80 to Remind Us The Death Panels Haven't Come For Him Yet

  Turns out Senator Chris Buttars is still alive. After he got silenced for teaching Utah's Children about gay people and their pig sex,I kinda forgot he existed.
  
  But, he couldn't just forward a bunch of lies about ObamaCare to his friends. Nor could he email a PDF of the' [...]
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  Posted: August 21, 2009, 9:31pm EDT
  

• Dear Michael Moore:Don't Eff This One Up

  I am not a fan of Michael Moore. Let me rephrase that: I'm not a fan of Michael Moore movies. I didn't get Bowling for Columbine (are guns good or bad? He gave more arguments for the former rather than the latter, yet the conclusion was the latter, I think). [...]
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  Posted: August 21, 2009, 7:40am EDT
  

• Getting Informed, Sharing the Wealth About SLC Council District 3

  Since they tell the story better than I could, I'll let Ramblings of a Corny Person do the talking:
  
  So my city district, District 3, is having a big race for the City Council seat. Since there will be no encumbent and parties are not involved, seven men and' [...]
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  Posted: August 20, 2009, 8:30pm EDT
  

• Gary Herbert makes me not hate him so much

  When politicians do a good thing, we need to show them some praise.
  
  Tribune:
  
  Gov. Gary Herbert is poised to sign a conservation easement that will protect 252 acres -- the site of an ancient Indian village -- from development of a train station and commercial [...]
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  Posted: August 19, 2009, 2:37pm EDT
  

• LIVEBLOG: The Legislature is talkin about ethics

  I'm at the State Capitol this morning attending a hearing about ethics reform. Congressman Bishop is going to be joining us. I'm going to be updating this as we go, so be prepared for spelling and punctuation errors as we go.
  
  9:04 glad to see these things run even [...]
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  Posted: August 19, 2009, 8:58am EDT
  

• Stupid, Moronic Liberal Socialist Government!

  I bet they won't be able to keep their grubby hands off my medicare!
  
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  Posted: August 17, 2009, 12:09pm EDT
  

• Doug Wright is a Moron

  So, KSL's Doug WWright has been teasing that he will have a major announcement regarding the 2010 Governor's race this morning.
  
  By the time he got to the announcement, he stated that every major, well-known name that has been on the rumored list of people possibly running had declared [...]
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  Posted: August 17, 2009, 11:06am EDT
  

• How to Count LDS Missionaries in the 2010 Census

  I read that, once again (it seems like I've read this two or three times) the US Census Bureau has told Utah's elected leaders it won't count missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
  
  However, there is a solution to this conundrum. I'm an expert' [...]
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  Posted: August 17, 2009, 9:34am EDT
  

• Red State Update: Death Panels, Guns, & Health Care Town Hall Yell Meetings

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  Posted: August 15, 2009, 3:21pm EDT
  

• "Best Health Care in the World" Fails Glenn Beck

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  Posted: August 15, 2009, 8:47am EDT
  

• RepINO Matheson's town halls to zero town halls this month

  How do you prove that you really care about the people you are supposed to represent?
  
  Well, randomly calling them on the phone and inviting them to a "telephone town hall" which has already started is a great way to do it.
  
  not.
  
  But instead of hosting [...]
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  Posted: August 14, 2009, 4:06pm EDT
  

• Don't Text and Drive

  One of my biggest pet peeves is people who think their phone is the most important thing they have. Whether in line at the bank or grocery store or driving, they are on it, ignoring what they should be paying attention to.
  
  And texting while driving is just plain [...]
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  Posted: August 14, 2009, 11:35am EDT
  

• UtDems: Celebrate Utah's "Blue Dog" Me: Hell, no!

  I got invited by the Utah Democratic Party to come celebrate Utah's Blue Dog Democrat, "Representative" Jim Matheson on August 31 in Millcreek Canyon.
  
  My initial reaction is "Hell, no."
  
  You see, I used to support Jim Matheson. I understand the need to run a more conservative Democrat [...]
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  Posted: August 14, 2009, 9:35am EDT
  

• Oh, I want to go! I want to go!

  NCM Fathom, Warner Home Video and Turner Classic Movies present The Wizard of Oz 70th Anniversary Hi-Def Event featuring the first ever High Definition presentation in movie theatres nationwide of The Wizard of Oz. This One Night Event will take place in over 440 movie theatres nationwide on Wednesday, September [...]
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  Posted: August 12, 2009, 9:48am EDT
  

• 10 Years ago: Salt Lake City Tornado

  

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  Posted: August 11, 2009, 1:32pm EDT
  

• Bob Bennett vs the Birthers

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  Posted: August 11, 2009, 12:40pm EDT
  

• Gary Herbert's "success" as Lt Governor

  City Weekly:
  
  His primary accomplishment as Lt. Gov. was bringing the state's elections office into the digital world, a job he only semi-accomplished because the website is essentially an electronic version of a physical government office. It's complicated, seldom works right, fails at inopportune moments (say, election night), [...]
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  Posted: August 11, 2009, 12:21pm EDT
  

• Hatch: Birthers not Nutcakes

  Rolly:
  
  Us and them» Remember when Sen. Orrin Hatch called those attending a protest rally against the war in Iraq "nut cakes" during then-President George Bush's visit to Salt Lake City?
  
  I asked Hatch's office if he then thought the screaming mobs that have been disrupting [...]
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  Posted: August 11, 2009, 8:55am EDT
  

• Horrible Birther Poll Reporting by KSL/DesNews

  The Results:
  
  Do you believe that Barack Obama was born in Hawaii and, therefore, is a U.S. citizen?
  
  Definitely a U.S. citizen: 48%
  Probably a U.S. citizen: 19%
  Probably Not a U.S. citizen: 4%
  Definitely not a U.S. citizen: 5%
  Don't Know: 23%
  
  (n=402, Conducted Aug' [...]
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  Posted: August 10, 2009, 12:15pm EDT
  

• Glenn Beck Doesn't Let Facts Get In His Way

  Brother Glenn H Beck (The H stands for Hatemonger) of the First Quorum of the Chaffetzing is at it again:
  
  
  
  Holy Limbaugh, Batman! You mean that if I log into the Cash for Clunkers web site, the government takes control of my computer?
  
  Well, [...]
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  Posted: August 10, 2009, 9:01am EDT
  

• YOU Have The Power To Change Zion

  Jesse Fruhwirth over at the City Weekly writes about an epiphany he had at last week's Twilight Concert Series show. It should be required reading:
  
  As the crowd "Hey-hoed" their way into a frenzy--hands in the air because they just don't care--I thought about the energy that an' [...]
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  Posted: August 08, 2009, 11:37am EDT
  

• Herbert/Bell: Nobody Hates Them. Nobody Knows Them Either.....

  Check ou this KSL story about Lt-Gov Designate Greg Bell and Soon-to-be Gov Gary Herbert:
  
  

  Video Courtesy of KSL.com

  
  
  
  Some highlights:
  
  An overnight Dan Jones poll for KSL-TV and the Deseret News shows of 214 Utahns, 36 percent approve of Bell as the next lieutenant [...]
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  Posted: August 08, 2009, 11:15am EDT
  

• RIP John Hughes: "Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. "

  Even though I was in high school in the mid-90's, when John Hughes was on the down slope of his career, John Hughes defined my high school days.
  
  
  
  Dear Mr. Vernon, we accept the fact that we had to sacrifice a whole Saturday in detention for whatever' [...]
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  Posted: August 06, 2009, 8:47pm EDT
  

• Health Care Reform: The Truth About A CanadaCare Scare Tatic, and apersonal story on the subject

  Ottawa Citizen:
  
  Both CNN and McConnell made a big deal out of Shona Holmes, an Ontario woman who claims she was forced by Ontario's health system to go to the United States for life-saving surgery for a brain tumour. She claims that in 2005 delays in access to [...]
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  Posted: August 06, 2009, 10:54am EDT
  

• Utah Republicans are to blame for your property tax increase

  Remember those Utah RepublICAN billboards last year?
  
  Especially the one that said "I Can pay fewer taxes?"
  
  Yeah, about that:
  
  Taxes will be the topic Tuesday night at a "truth in taxation" hearing in Riverton. Many are expected to voice concerns about a new law requiring [...]
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  Posted: August 04, 2009, 6:16pm EDT
  

• Carl Wimmer is a moron

  This shouldn't surprise me. After all, he is the same person who went off on zoos being socialist.
  
  Tribune:
  
  A conservative legislator wants to give Utah a way to avoid swallowing any federal medicine for health-care reform.
  
  "Even if the feds come out with'" [...]
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  Posted: August 03, 2009, 7:08pm EDT
  

• We're no longer last in voter turnout.

  DesNews:
  
  Despite regular encouragement by local civic and religious leaders, Utah suffered the second-worst voter turnout in the nation in last November's election, according to estimates released Monday by the U.S. Census Bureau.
  
  It estimated, based on surveys, that only 53.1 percent of U.S. citizens in Utah [...]
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  Posted: July 22, 2009, 9:10pm EDT
  

• Health Care: Canada vs US

  This was written by a Canadian who has been living in the United States for 17 years.
  
  CanadaCare doesn't seem so bad, does it?
  
  Myth: Taxes in Canada are extremely high, mostly because of national health care.
  
  In actuality, taxes are nearly equal on both sides' [...]
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  Posted: July 22, 2009, 12:07am EDT
  

• Small Business Closed In Havor of Having Insurance for Teenage Daughter With Acne

  From the Provo Daily Herald:
  
  My husband and I are cancer survivors, which makes us uninsurable. We applied for an individual health insurance policy for our 17 year old daughter so she could have coverage separate from our health history, but she was turned down because of a [...]
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  Posted: July 21, 2009, 11:53am EDT
  

• "Best Health Care in the World" Kills California Teen

  "Beware Government Health Care because some bureaucrat will decide whether or not you get treatment instead of your doctors."
  
  Because that doesn't happen now, right? Right? We're the United States of America! We have the best health care in the world, right?
  
  Wrong.
  
  The lawyer for [...]
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  Posted: July 20, 2009, 3:27pm EDT
  

• "Choice" in health care

  I just had an inline chat with a friend of mine about health care.
  
  What's funny about it is that she called me biased biased because I'm uninsured. Yet, she isn't biased, being an insurance sales person, but I digress.
  
  One of the topics in health care reform [...]
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  Posted: July 18, 2009, 11:23am EDT
  

• Sutherland Gets Snarky

  It's not often I agree with the Sutherland Institute. However, when it comes to SB 81 (2008), we stand on the same side.
  
  And, well, I am a fan of snarkyness.
  
  So it was with great pleasure when I read their response to State Representative Chris Herrod's comments [...]
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  Posted: July 18, 2009, 8:57am EDT
  

• President Obama Remembers Walter Cronkite

  
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  Posted: July 18, 2009, 10:04pm EDT
  

• And that's the way it is....

  Walter Cronkite announced his retirement from the CBS evening news on my first birthday. Therefore, I have no memories of watching him deliver the news.
  
  Yet, at the same time, he occupies some deep memories in my head. I feel like I'm missing something if I watch the Apollo' [...]
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  Posted: July 17, 2009, 9:10pm EDT
  

• Channel 4's Fart Joke

  
  
  "Wind Power" Ha! Todd GROSS?!? Ha!Ha!
  
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  Posted: July 15, 2009, 9:12pm EDT