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A thought, via 538 (h/t BTD ), on going after McCain/Palin... or "not taking the bait," as Armando puts it: She can make game-changing agitation plays that rouse her home team and provoke the other side into counterattacks that – 100% of the time – end up punishing the team who hits back. Democrats would be smart to understand her as such, and I see a lot of reaction that doesn't seem to grasp...
The Sidetrack - 12:01 p.m.
In the state legislature, the battle rages in Utah in 2008. Back in 2001, the software that Tom Delay used to re-draw the district maps in Texas was tested first here in Utah. The result led to a 2002 massacre as the Democrats lost 10 of their 29 seats in the (75 seat) House and 4 of their 11 seats in the (29 seat) Senate. Can you say instant Supermajority for the Republicans? For this reason,...
DailyKos (Utah) - 10:30 a.m. - 4 clicks 
From the Utah Hornet's Nest , on Executive Experience: One thing that dawned on me, in retrospect, was that without giving my IRL information out, that I, Obi wan liberali, have more executive experience than Joseph Biden, Barack Obama, John McCain, and Sarah Palin combined. Though I haven't been a governor for just over a year, and a mayor of a small city, when looking back at the number of FT...
Bob Aagard - Sat 3:28 p.m. - 7 clicks
I want to thank deeply a lot of people, some of whom I know and others of whom I’ll never see. I live in the foothills of the LaSal Mountains in Southeastern Utah. A bit over a week ago, lightning started a wildfire nearby. I learned something very valuable. ...
DailyKos (Utah) - Sat 11:12 a.m. - 12 clicks
At the Republican National Convention, Congrassman Rob Bishop (R-EnergySolutions) And, lost to the world until now, Wayne Holland and Mayor Peter Corroon: www.theworldaccordingtome.us .adHeadline {font: bold 10pt Arial; text-decoration: underline; color: #0000FF;} .adText {font: normal 10pt Arial; text-decoration: none; color: #000000;} Your Ad Here ...
Bob Aagard - Thu 12:04 p.m. - 12 clicks
The title of this post comes from a quote from David O McKay in 1935 (otherwise known as the year before John McCain was born). David O McKay was President of the LDS (Mormon) Church from 1951-1970. Many of you are going to think this is a post about Sarah Palin. It is. And I know I'm going to get a lot of people pissed off at me and calling me sexist. They're similar comments that got Rocky ...
Bob Aagard - Thu 10:30 a.m. - 8 clicks
Manufacturing excitement, via the National Journal: The "homemade" signs seen on the floor of the Republican National Convention tonight are actually a bit of stagecraft. Floor whips--volunteers in plastic red, white, and blue hats--worked their way across the hall handing out paper posters with slogans such as "Hockey Moms for Palin," "Palin Power," and "Environmentalists for McCain." One del...
The Sidetrack - Thu 10:12 a.m. - 12 clicks
Yes, I realize that I seem to be on this real Sarah Palin meme this week. However, its like the only thing happening right now. Besides, she's just too disasterously good to pass up. That being said, Salt Lake City Weekly's Jerre Wroble lived in tiny Wasilia Alaska when Sarah Palin was mayor. His Take: Upon learning she’d won the hotly contested race, Palin and her supporters huddled toge...
Bob Aagard - Thu 9:41 a.m. - 15 clicks
Yeah, that's what he just said when announcing Utah's votes at the Republican Convention tonight. I'll be pulling the video shortly. -Bob www.theworldaccordingtome.us .adHeadline {font: bold 10pt Arial; text-decoration: underline; color: #0000FF;} .adText {font: normal 10pt Arial; text-decoration: none; color: #000000;} Your Ad Here ...
Bob Aagard - Wed 9:33 p.m. - 15 clicks
The intermountain west is running purple from border to border. If you get Howard Dean's 50 State Strategy, read on... With just two Senate seats, Democrats can break the Republican's Supermajority in the UTAH State Senate. The supermajority is a powerful tool used by the Republicans to push through any legislation they want, without regard for public interests. Only public referendums have wo...
DailyKos (Utah) - Wed 7:45 a.m. - 11 clicks
By Rob Miller Utah State Democratic Vice Chair Throughout my time on this planet there have been several, yet rare events that have occurred that were life altering in an inspiring and spiritual nature. Some of those experiences include the day I married my wife Michelle, the birth of my children Abby, Anna, and Sami, the day my father passed away, and being with my grandmother when she fina...
Utah Amicus - Tue 11:02 p.m. - 13 clicks
Senator Robert Bennett was on MSNBC at noon today talking with Chuck Todd about election issues. In response to a question regarding Mitt Romney's Mormon faith and its effect in a national election. Bennett said that Mormon leaders had shared with him that they had learned that the Mormon Church was not as well known as they had thought. So perhaps Utah isn't the center of the universe after al...
RedStateBlues - Tue 11:47 a.m. - 15 clicks
I really enjoy these kinds of comments. # Name: Clint Dunaway | E-mail: cdunaway@dumbass.com | URI: http://www.mormonlayers.com | Elder and cam are right “RAPE IS NOT A LOSS OF VIRTUE.” Natalie you’re stupid and unfortunately therapy won’t help. Posted Aug 29, 11:51 AM | Edit Comment | Delete Comment — Edit Post “Two Mormon Missionaries Raped” | View Post # Now [......
Trapped by the Mormons - Mon 9:08 p.m. - 18 clicks
Apparently, people are wondering if Republican Heartbeat-away-from-the-presidency candidate Sarah Palin is Mormon. They wonder this because she has roots in Idaho. Well, only about 23% of Idaho residents are Mormon. Ad, she belongs to the Assemblies of God. What to they think of the Mormons? Well, their Web Site has several entries on the Mormons Church that are not exacly flattering. -Bob w...
Bob Aagard - Aug 29 - 16 clicks
I still need to finish wrapping up my DNCC coverage over at Utah Amicus, a process that I probably won't get to until after the weekend. I've been home for about six hours now, I'll be leaving again in 12 hours to go to my cabin That's right, I'm taking a vacation to recover from my vacation. But, I wanted to talk about McCain's VP pick. WTF?! He picks someone who has been a Governor for abou...
Bob Aagard - Aug 29 - 17 clicks
Pure inspiration, hope, confidence. And then the details . Just exactly what he plans to do. Not just slogans, but real substance. He is just what this country has been needing for a long, long time. ...
RedStateBlues - Aug 28 - 10 clicks
MEDIA ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 27, 2008 Contact: Rob Skraznas, Event Coordinator, 801-574-7686 Mayor Ralph Becker To Speak at Convention Watch Friends and Family Picnic in Millcreek Salt Lake City – Ralph Becker invites friends and supporters to join him on Thursday, August 28 at a Friends and Family Picnic organized by the Utah for Obama ...
Utah Amicus - Aug 28 - 15 clicks
Former Utah State Senator Karen Hale, State Senator Pat Jones, and Delegate Erika George ...
Utah Amicus - Aug 28 - 12 clicks
Steve Young is a Democrat running for California's 48th Congressional District. I met him on the shuttle going back to the Warwick and found out that he was raised in my hometown of Bountiful, Utah. Check out Steve's website at steveyoungforcongress.com ....
Utah Amicus - Aug 28 - 12 clicks
Today's Trib : But even in Utah's delegation, some ill will remained, including several Obama delegates, galled at what they see as lukewarm support during the historic event and insistence on a televised roll call in the race decided months ago. State Sen. Scott McCoy said he never saw the point in Clinton backers insisting on sticking with their candidate and supporting a public roll ...
Utah Amicus - Aug 28 - 14 clicks
Utah gets failing grade for loan protections By Jennifer Toomer-Cook Deseret News Published: August 28, 2008 Utah is failing consumers by not capping "abusive" interest rates on small-dollar loans that ultimately pull individuals into debt spirals and drag down the U.S. economy, according to a state-by-state scorecard released Wednesday by three national consumer groups....
Utah Amicus - Aug 28 - 15 clicks
It's hard to believe that day one is here. I was out way too late last night (so late that I had save instead of post when I wrote this last night- ...-Bob) So, the links: I got interviewed by Rich Piatt Live, From Inside Pepsi Center Sitting with the Utah Delegation I Got the Smackdown from WWE United States Champ Shelton Benjamin www.theworldaccordingtome.us .adHeadline {fo...
Bob Aagard - Aug 27 - 15 clicks
What's ironic about the blogger access to the DNCC is that there is so much going on (and most of it is not happening inside the convention center) there is little time to blog. Panels, debates, presentations. For now I'm just sending back a picture of the McCain supporters we ran into who traveled all the way from the University of Utah to stand on the streets of Denver and be wrong. He...
Utah Amicus - Aug 27 - 15 clicks
So I finished blogging at Murder She Writes, and and when I was done, I found myself thinking, “And so it is written.” That’s some Bible verbiage there, if I ever have heard it, and TRUST ME, I have heard it. Along with a healthy dose of Book of Mormon verbiage, which was pretty much [...]...
Trapped by the Mormons - Aug 27 - 14 clicks
This past Saturday I found myself in a car with my best friend, his soon to be wife, and my friend’s younger cousin (lets call him YC), all of us on our way up to the Box Elder Fair. I was a bit apprehensive on my way up, after all cows, corn, and country folk aren’t exactly my cup of tea, but I sucked it up none the less. On the drive up I was being my usual annoying self, pointing to any and ...
Blue In Red Zion - Aug 27 - 20 clicks
Here's my posts from Sunday of the 2008 Democratic National Convention: Bob On C-SPAN CSPAN had one of their buses at the Presidential Experience Exhibit at INVESCO field. While we were waiting in line, they offered to have some people come and state what their #1 issue was. Watch the Video at Utah Amicus. Interfaith Meeting -- Part 1 I had the opportunity to attend the Interfaith Gath...
Bob Aagard - Aug 25 - 12 clicks
So, the Utah Republican Party made it official: Just because it's in the party bylaws, doesn't mean it's really how we're really going to do things. As I reported a few weeks ago , the bylaws of the Utah Republican Party clearly state : B. Allocation and Binding of National Delegation. All National Convention delegates and alternates shall be allocated to the candidate receiving the most ...
Bob Aagard - Aug 24 - 17 clicks
As you know, I'll be doing most of my posting about the Democratic National COnvention over at The Utah Amicus. However, every evening, I will be posting highlights on this, my real blog, for all of my on the Amicus. So, here's the posts from day -1: Sidewalks Hurt While walking down 16th Street Mall, I somehow missed a curb, and tripped over it, landing fairly hard. I banged up my kn...
Bob Aagard - Aug 23 - 17 clicks
I think Representative Steve Urquhart is right -- the Deseret News needs to release the recording of their editorial board meeting last Monday with Senator Bramble. The reason this needs to happen is that there is a discrepancy between what the Republicans say Bramble said and what the DNews reported. Why am I standing with Steve on this? Because at worst, it shows just how bad their politica...
Bob Aagard - Aug 23 - 25 clicks
