What I Learned This Election Season
Rep. Jim Matheson: In favor of real-life arbitrary arrest and torture of Americans but against fictional computer games like Grand Theft Auto.
LaVar Christensen: If the Democrats regain control of Congress they will surrender to terrorists, cause rising gas prices and falling moral standards, and even bring back the “hated death tax.†(We’ll be lucky to survive).
Singer-songwriter Orrin Hatch: Has “clout†in the U.S. Senate (seniority entitles him to wield a bigger rubber stamp).
Pete Ashdown: Wiki-enabled, Google-mapped hero of the blogosphere. Also a “Father/Utahn/Small Businessman/American.†(But doesn’t like net neutrality).
Rep. Chris Cannon: President Bill Clinton lied and deserved to be impeached. David Safavian was found guilty of lying and obstructing justice and should get off.
Christian Burridge: Our tallest candidate this year (6 feet 5 inches). He ought to run against Bob Bennett. Looks good on YouTube.
Steve Olsen: Most Utahns are Democrats but just don’t know it yet (even a Reagan Republican can be a Democrat here).
Rep. Rob Bishop: Republicans are right 97 percent of the time (or 3 percent, if you ask a Democrat).
The Sierra Club: Sure, Prop. 3 may be a bait and switch on mass transit versus highways, but we can “stare down the legislature†when it comes to priorities.
Lt. Gov. Gary Herbert: Diebold electronic voting machines are secure and accurate, and you can vote by talking into your index finger. (Nice pajamas!)
America needs Utah: Because without us, Idaho, Wyoming and Montana would be the only states still supporting Bush.
UPDATE: Please read the comment section for Pete Ashdown’s position on net neutrality.
Richard Warnick




October 31st, 2006 at 9:39 pm
I like net neutrality, I just want to keep the government out of my routers and I take a different view on how it should be enforced.
November 1st, 2006 at 12:25 am
LaVar Christen’s appearence (pudgy, middle aged WASLDS) and politics (neo-conservative) seem to be the satirical creation of a Pat Bagley cartoon. Sometime’s when his commercials come on TV, I sincerely laugh at how unintentionally silly and shallow his campaign is.
“America needs Utah”
ROFLMAO!
I still think LaVar was the creation of a Pat Bagley cartoon somehow brought to life through some sort of science fiction magic. I mean, come on his name is LaVar for crying out loud! LaVar! How much more of a Utah Republican stereotype could this guy be?!
November 1st, 2006 at 7:57 pm
Nice post. Thanks for the roundup. Go Pete Ashdown!
November 2nd, 2006 at 8:15 am
What I’m hoping to learn this week: Can someone direct me to information about “Matrix”? If I have that right, it’s some kind of valley-wide fiber-optic construct that Comcast would thwart, maybe. I would appreciate being redirected.
November 2nd, 2006 at 11:09 am
Caveat– Is it possible you’re thinking of UTOPIA?