Archive for March, 2006
Friday, March 31st, 2006
I am an excellent judge of people. Most everybody thinks they are too. But I really am. For me, it’s a sport. I live in constant fear that I’ll meet someone who exceeds my contribution and commitment to making the world a better place.
I first met Christine Johnson among the six-hundred […]
Posted in Greatest Hits, Human Rights, SLC Politics, Salt Lake City, Utah Politics | 10 Comments »
Thursday, March 30th, 2006
While the recent events in Utah’s Emery County have been overshadowed by the Diebold disaster in California, in the end, they may prove to be more devastating.
The dynamic behind the unraveling of Diebold seems like something akin to the adage about lying which escapes me right now - something about how once you start lying, […]
Posted in Political Corruption, Utah Politics, Voting Rights | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, March 29th, 2006
If you aren’t up to speed on the Diebold issue, and have as little time as the rest of us. You should at the very least be aware of this and this about the proven vulnerablities of the Diebold systems.
WoPo-Sunday, March 26, 2006; Page A07
MIAMI — Among those who worry that hackers might sabotage election […]
Posted in Political Corruption, Utah Politics, Voting Rights | No Comments »
Tuesday, March 28th, 2006
(Wed 29th SL Trib article)
A letter from the Emery County District Attorney David Blackwell and County Commissioner Ira Hatch accepting Elections Clerk Bruce Funk’s resignation effective April 1st was hand-delivered to Bruce’s office today. (I will post the letter soon.)
The only problem is, Bruce hasn’t resigned. Bruce was elected by the people, and […]
Posted in Crimes, National Politics, Political Corruption, The Constitution, Uncategorized, Voting Rights | 16 Comments »
Tuesday, March 28th, 2006
By now, anyone with an ear to the ground on electronic voting in Utah knows about what is going on in Emery county. Brave souls are doing their jobs by ensuring that the machines do not endager the votes or the voters. Watch out! We wouldn’t want to void that warranty.
Utah is […]
Posted in National Politics, Utah Politics, Voting Rights | 10 Comments »
Monday, March 27th, 2006
Background
Private Fuel Storage L.L.C. (PFS) plans to build and operate a for profit, centralized, away-from-reactor, high level nuclear waste facility for up to 40 years on the Skull Valley Band of the Goshute Indian Reservation. This site is less than 50 miles from downtown Salt Lake City. In February, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued […]
Posted in Nuclear waste storage, This Blog | 1 Comment »
Monday, March 27th, 2006
When: Friday, April 28 at 12 p.m.
Where: State Office Building Auditorium
(North building at the Utah State Capitol, first floor)
Why: To raise public awareness and say “No Way!” to high-level nuclear waste storage less than 40 miles from the Wasatch Front. Join elected officials and community leaders in encouraging Utahns to write the Bureau of […]
Posted in Chris Cannon, Nuclear waste storage, This Blog | 1 Comment »
Monday, March 27th, 2006
Dear Concerned Citizen,
A matter of statewide importance is being brought to our attention regarding a proposed temporary holding facility for 44,000 tons of nuclear waste. Private Fuel Storage LLC (PFS) plans to build and operate a high level nuclear waste facility for up to 40 years on the Skull Valley Band of the Goshute Indian […]
Posted in Nuclear waste storage | 3 Comments »
Monday, March 27th, 2006
You would have to be following local politics to know that an avowed white supremacist filed to run as a candidate on the Democratic Party ticket for the Utah State House of Representatives. Jack Gray is obviously a man of character and tremendous bravery or hatred, or both.
It won’t be long before the local media […]
Posted in Human Rights, Utah Politics | 12 Comments »
Sunday, March 26th, 2006
Markos, founder of DailyKos talked to CNN about blogging the impact of bloggers.
www.dailykos.com is the biggest political blog in the world, and has more readers on a daily basis than Fox Cable News or the top five progressive magazine’s subscriber base combined.
Markos has written a book called “Crashing the Gates” which is a raw, unemcumbered, […]
Posted in This Blog | 3 Comments »
Sunday, March 26th, 2006
Surprise and shock were expressed by many over the large turnout at the first ever candidate training seminar hosted by the Salt Lake County Democratic Party at the SLC library on Saturday, March 25.
Over 100 candidates attended the three-hour seminar. The quality and passion of the many citizen candidates is inspiring. The turnout reflects the […]
Posted in Religion, Republicans, Utah Politics | No Comments »
Sunday, March 26th, 2006
It never hurts to be reminded of what will in the end prove to be the greatest crime of this administration. Here is a good article. Depleted Uranium for Dummies
Posted in Crimes, War | 1 Comment »
Saturday, March 25th, 2006
Joe Wilson, unlike so many cowards among the many former Bush administration appointees, is out there telling the truth to overflow audiences. As was the case when he spoke at The Hinckley Institute here in Salt Lake in January Play or download MP3 (sponsored by KCPW). I urge everyone to give it […]
Posted in 4th Estate (Media), National Politics, Political Corruption, Republicans, War | 1 Comment »
Friday, March 24th, 2006
March 24, 2006 (Washington, DC) – Today, David Brock, President & CEO of Media Matters for America, released the following statement in response to Republican operative Ben Domenech’s resignation from WashingtonPost.com:
“We at Media Matters are pleased the Ben Domenech will no longer be employed by the Post, but serious questions remain about why he was […]
Posted in 4th Estate (Media) | No Comments »
Friday, March 24th, 2006
Today, G. Gordon Liddy said that “those in the news media … would rather the United States lose a war than have history write that George W. Bush was a successful president.”
So I got to thinkin. What WOULD have to be true for “history [to] write that George W. Bush was a successful president.” […]
Posted in Human Rights, Laugh, National Politics, War | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006
Written by Steve Olsen prior to deciding to file as the democratic challenger to Ron Bishop for U.S. Congress 1st District.
Introduction
First off, thank you for opening this booklet and reading it (at least the first sentence). I hope you’ll spare a few more minutes of your valuable time while I make my case for this […]
Posted in Religion, Republicans, Utah Politics | 11 Comments »
Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006
Between having to call in law enforcement to quell a republican caucus meeting chaired by the contentious SL county party chair James Evans, and the kind of comments made by Limbaugh wannabe Blaine Nichols in “His” Davis County Clipper column its little wonder the LDS Church’s 1st Presidency is asking for calm.Nichols actually wrote”
As long […]
Posted in Religion, Republicans, Society, Utah Politics | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006
“The Mission was Indeed Accomplished!” is the title of an article written by Gregg Palast in the Gardian. While the logic is pretty bulletproof - that reducing oil production in Iraq, his Texas oil buddies get rich - it is difficult accept the cruelty of such a motivation.
The answer will surprise many of you: and […]
Posted in Political Corruption | 2 Comments »
Monday, March 20th, 2006
Video of President Bush today you didn’t see on the news.
In case you missed it, NPR’s Morning Edition did a good objective review of the lead up to the invasion of Iraq and what we heard then and what we know now.
And I ask Ken, as a friend, to watch this video from a 60 […]
Posted in 4th Estate (Media), War | 4 Comments »
Monday, March 20th, 2006
I deeply regret the title of this post. I did not want OneUtah to appear one-sided. But I also insist that outrage is the most balanced and reasonable response an American can have when our Consitution is openly subverted without even an attempt at judicial reasoning.
I challenge anyone who consider’s themselves a patriot […]
Posted in 4th Estate (Media), Human Rights, Impeachment, National Politics, Republicans, The Constitution, This Blog | 2 Comments »