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  • The 7 Stories Obama doesn’t want told

    Originating with Politico, then picked up by Yahoo and going viral is an article about the “storylines” Obama doesn’t want to catch on. The article by John Harris starts by saying that politics is about storytelling. He says: No one understands this better than Barack Obama and his team, who won the [...]
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    Posted: November 30, 2009, 9:47am EST
    by hollyonthehill

  • Arabs Have Stopped Applauding Obama

    So writes Fouad Ajami, a Lebanese-born educator and author writing in the Wall Street Journal. The subtitle reads: “A foreign policy of penance has won America no friends.” The John Hopins University professor writes that the Obama has not made the world anew and that frankly, there is little he can [...]
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    Posted: November 30, 2009, 9:00am EST
    by hollyonthehill

  • Jason Chaffetz on stepping up

    Congressman Jason Chaffetz talking to a crowd of concerned citizens about the importance of stepping up and being involved – so few people do, but those that do make all the difference. Policy and principle plus hard-work = success. [...]
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    Posted: November 29, 2009, 7:10am EST
    by hollyonthehill

  • SEIU leader threatens Boy Scout

    Number of comments: 9
    Have you seen this story yet? In Allentown, Pennsylvania Kevin Anderson decided to clear a hiking trail for his Eagle Scout project. That drew the ire – and fire – of the president of the Allentown SEIU chapter.  Nick Balzano told the city council that the union was considering filing [...]
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    Posted: November 28, 2009, 6:56am EST
    by hollyonthehill

  • Black Friday

    Number of comments: 6
    While more shoppers than last year – an estimated 134 million up from 128 million people last year – planned to shop Thanksgiving weekend and braved the crowds for store openings as early as midnight, Obama has his own version of Black Friday. He has SHATTERED the budget record for [...]
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    Posted: November 27, 2009, 8:17pm EST
    by hollyonthehill

  • Obama needs another czar

    Number of comments: 6
    Seriously. With the 30-something special masters he has appointed, can he PLEASE find a protocol czar?  It’s not just one incident that breaches presidential protocol – it’s a string of them, occurring with alarming regularity. Peggy Noonon writes in the Wall Street Journal that The Obama bowing pictures are becoming iconic [...]
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    Posted: November 27, 2009, 5:15pm EST
    by hollyonthehill

  • Herbert and Bishop address GOP SCC

    Governor Herbert addressed the Republican state central committee on November 21. Personable and approachable, he came early and stayed for the entire meeting. When it came time for him to talk to the audience, he started by saying that the had just returned from the Republican governors confab and that [...]
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    Posted: November 27, 2009, 3:45pm EST
    by hollyonthehill

  • The Great Thanksgiving Hoax

    Number of comments: 7
    By Richard J. Maybury Each year at this time school children all over America are taught the official Thanksgiving story, and newspapers, radio, TV, and magazines devote vast amounts of time and space to it. It is all very colorful and fascinating. It is also very deceiving. This official story is nothing [...]
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    Posted: November 26, 2009, 6:28am EST
    by hollyonthehill

  • Chaffetz’ plan for Afghanistan

    Number of comments: 1
    On Monday, the Hinckley Forum is hosting Rep. Jason Chaffetz. The title of his remarks is “Mr. President, My Recommendations on Afghanistan” In advance of President Obama’s widely anticipated address concerning the future of U.S. military policy in Afghanistan, Utah Congressman Jason Chaffetz provides his insights and recommendations on the issue. [...]
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    Posted: November 26, 2009, 11:25pm EST
    by hollyonthehill

  • Utah GOP supports ethics

    At the most recent meeting of the GOP State Central Committee, discussion about the Utahns for Ethical Government’s ethics reform bill took up at least half of the meeting. David Irvine, drafter of the UEG bill, presented his reasons for this bill. He said that some of their goals were [...]
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    Posted: November 25, 2009, 10:04am EST
    by hollyonthehill

  • Remember this?

    No new pork? Openness? Transparency? Accountability? Apparently folks in DC hope we DON’T remember…. [...]
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    Posted: November 22, 2009, 7:46am EST
    by hollyonthehill

  • Lousiana purchase, redux

    Number of comments: 2
    In a place where people are used to backroom deals and creative arm-twisting, yesterday’s version of pay-to-play was quickly dubbed the new Louisiana purchase. Senator Mary Landrieu (from Louisiana of course) got Harry Reid to include an extra $300,000,000.00 in the bill for her state.   Sweeping onto the Senate floor [...]
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    Posted: November 22, 2009, 7:37am EST
    by hollyonthehill

  • Obama has lost the middle

    Number of comments: 10
    This month’s election results in New Jersey and Virginia confirm what recent polling has been showing – independents are abandoning Obama and his far-left agenda. With independents making up 43% of all voters nationwide, that’s a big deal. Among those independent voters, his approval rating has dropped from a high [...]
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    Posted: November 19, 2009, 9:09am EST
    by hollyonthehill

  • Ethics committee

    Number of comments: 2
    In today’s interim meeting of the ethics committee, a “joint resolution on ethics complaint procedures” was introduced.  This bill creates an independent ethics commission, would require legislators to pay their own attorney fees unless they are found not guilty, provides subpoena powers, sets up the process for filing a complaint [...]
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    Posted: November 19, 2009, 10:38pm EST
    by hollyonthehill

  • Utah’s unethical ethics initiative

    Number of comments: 5
    After hearing from citizens about the serious flaws in the bill, the makers of the initiative put up a post to rebut the concerns.  Unfortunately, they continue to misrepresent what the initiative will do. For example, one of the major problems with the bill is the requirement to divulge the names [...]
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    Posted: November 17, 2009, 11:21am EST
    by hollyonthehill

  • Matheson in trouble

    Number of comments: 6
    Senator Bob Bennett is not the only Utah politician in trouble.  Congressman Matheson, the lone Democrat in Utah’s federal delegation, is under fire from the left and the right. Called a DINO by Utah liberals, he is no conservative, either. His ranking with the American Conservatives Union is a rock-bottom 38. (Ok, [...]
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    Posted: November 14, 2009, 12:09pm EST
    by hollyonthehill

  • Bennett in trouble

    Number of comments: 10
    Utah’s “junior” Senator is in trouble. From local publications like the Salt Lake Tribune and the Deseret News, to national news sources like Politico, “The Hill”, and the LA Times, everyone is talking about the Utah Senate race. According to Beltway insider publication, “The Hill“, the battle for the Republican Senate [...]
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    Posted: November 14, 2009, 9:59am EST
    by hollyonthehill

  • Tribute to our armed forces

    Number of comments: 2
    Happy Veteran’s Day. I grew up in a military family. My Dad was career Air Force and served a tour of duty in Vietnam, leaving behind a very pregnant wife and a 2 other kiddos, one age 3 and one 18 months. I remember a family friend who gave me [...]
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    Posted: November 11, 2009, 9:52pm EST
    by hollyonthehill

  • Dems to face backlash

    Number of comments: 10
    Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind., chairman of the House Republican Conference, told ‘Fox News Sunday’ that the House health care reform vote proves Democrats have not listened to American concerns about over-spending, bailouts and government takeovers. He said that Democrats will pay at the polls because their actions prove they are NOT [...]
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    Posted: November 10, 2009, 10:33pm EST
    by hollyonthehill

  • So this is how liberty dies…

    Number of comments: 10
    …with thunderous applause. In Star Wars III, Senator Palpatine finally usurps control of the Republic to create a new Empire. He said: “”In order to ensure our security and continuing stability, the Republic will be reorganized into the first Galactic Empire, for a safe and secure society which I assure you [...]
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    Posted: November 08, 2009, 11:27am EST
    by hollyonthehill

  • Obama’s Frightening Insensitivity

    Number of comments: 9
    NBC stations around the country – hardly a right-wing news organization – are carrying a story today about Mr. Obama’s handling of the Fort Hood shooting yesterday. Acccording to the story After news broke out of the shooting at the Fort Hood Army post in Texas, the nation watched in horror as [...]
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    Posted: November 06, 2009, 7:15am EST
    by hollyonthehill

  • Tragedy at Fort Hood

    Number of comments: 1
    A soldier slated for deployment to Afghanistan – a psychiatrist, no less – opened fire at an Army base in Texas. A life-long Muslim, Major Nidal Malik Hasan allegedly yelled Allahu Akbar!, as he opened fire at close range, killing 13 people and wounding 30 others. The shooting took place 1:30 [...]
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    Posted: November 06, 2009, 11:13pm EST
    by hollyonthehill

  • Shurtleff suspends Senate campaign

    Number of comments: 1
    This morning on the Doug Wright show, Attorney General Mark Shurtleff announced he is suspending his campaign for the US Senate. In a letter sent to supporters, he said I have chosen to take pause because my daughter’s health is very fragile. She is struggling with emotional issues and has recently [...]
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    Posted: November 04, 2009, 11:02am EST
    by hollyonthehill

  • Chaffetz on proposed medical device tax

    Congressman Jason Chaffetz takes a minute to talk about the new tax imposed on ALL “medical devices”, roughly 80,000 different items. [...]
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    Posted: November 04, 2009, 7:05am EST
    by hollyonthehill

  • Election results

    Nationally, the Republicans took 2 big governorships out of the hands of Democrats – Virginia and New Jersey – both by very comfortable margins. In VA, the GOP also swept the Lieutenant Governor’s race and the Attorney General’s race. In the NY23 race, Democrat Bill Owens defeated Conservative Party candidate [...]
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    Posted: November 04, 2009, 1:28am EST
    by hollyonthehill

  • Let Your Voice Be Heard

    From Congressman Mike Pence [...]
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    Posted: November 02, 2009, 5:44pm EST
    by hollyonthehill

  • Let Your Voice Be Heard

    From Congressman Mike Pence [...]
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    Posted: November 02, 2009, 5:44pm EST
    by hollyonthehill

  • Standing on principle

    Number of comments: 10
    Heard of Doug Hoffman yet?  He’s the former Republican, now Conservative party candidate whose popularity just forced Republican candidate Dede Scozzafava to drop out of the NY23 race.  Scozzafava is a liberal Republican who supports gay marriage, abortion rights, big labor, union bosses and card check.  Before Scozzafava dropped out [...]
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    Posted: November 02, 2009, 4:18pm EST
    by hollyonthehill

  • By the numbers – Pelosi’s health scare bill

    Number of comments: 5
    The  Wall Street Journal just published an article titled “The Worst Bill Ever“.  In it, they say Speaker Nancy Pelosi has reportedly told fellow Democrats that she’s prepared to lose seats in 2010 if that’s what it takes to pass (Pelosi)Care, and little wonder. The health bill she unwrapped last Thursday, [...]
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    Posted: November 02, 2009, 11:55am EST
    by hollyonthehill
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